Billionaire Warren Buffett donated an astronomical amount to charity on July 10. The head of Berkshire Hathaway made his annual summer donation to charity for the 12th time in a row, but this time the amount was a record - he donated Berkshire shares to charitable foundations for...
Pete Freits, a former professional baseball player at Boston College and author of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, was hospitalized. The news spread across social media, with people tweets of praise for his efforts to find drugs to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known ...
Cheers to a new class of billionaires who have pledged to give the majority of their wealth to philanthropy. Fourteen billionaires have signed up to the Giving Pledge, an initiative created by Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett in 2010 to “help solve society’s most pressing challenges”...
When it comes to wealth, we usually know how much our income differs from others in a city, state, or country. But we have no idea what level we have globally. In order to check this, ...
In 2011, billionaire Charles Feeney decided that by the end of 2016 he would get rid of all his wealth. It was not easy, at that time he was 81 years old, and his fortune totaled about $ 1,5 billion, reports The New York ...
Americans and immigrants from former Soviet republics often help residents of the CIS countries, choosing a wide variety of ways to do this. Philanthropists are especially active during the holidays in order to provide a joyful New Year and Christmas to people from these countries. But helping those in need is...
Dr. David Margolis collects water-hewn stones and sells for $ 85 to help sick children at Children's Hospital in Wisconsin, where he works. Through this campaign, called Rocks for a Reason, he has already raised over $ 16, reports Now ...
I have a neighbor, a widow named Virginia. I once asked her what she does in her free time? The pensioner replied: "My niece is studying, and I take her child from school and look after him until she returns." Some Russians are convinced ...
Following Black Friday and Cyber Monday is Generous Tuesday. This is World Charity Day. Action aimed at drawing attention to those in need of help. Time talked about several ways to help without spending a dime. Donate your time One of the best and ...
Party playing cards company Cards Against Humanity has dug a giant pit for Black Friday (the start of the US holiday season), says Meduza. Anyone can join the digging of the hole - for this, the Cards Against Humanity website runs a fundraising campaign for ...