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    May 7, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  1. Dolphins owner giving away $2 billion

    Miami Dolphins owner Steve Ross is getting rid of half of his $4.4 billion fortune — all for the sake of charity.
    Miami Dolphins owner Steve Ross is getting rid of half of his $4.4 billion fortune — all for the sake of charity. Ross became on Tuesday one of the new nine members to join the Giving Pledge, which is a long-term, global initiative created by ...

    Tags: Miami Dolphins, Super Bowl, Charity, Lincoln Center, Football

    2. May 7, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  2. Dolphins owner Steve Ross pledges to give away half his family's wealth

    Miami Dolphins owner Steve Ross recently made a financial commitment to give away half of his family's wealth.
    Sun Sentinel
    Miami Dolphins owner Steve Ross recently made a financial commitment to give away half of his family's wealth. Ross, who is worth an estimated $4.4 billion according to Forbes, became one of the new nine members to join the Giving Pledge, which is a...

    Tags: Warren Buffett, AFC East, Sara Blakely, Charity, University of Michigan

    3. Dec 18, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg gives $500 million in stock to charity

    Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg is donating nearly $500 million in stock to a Silicon Valley charitable foundation.
    Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg is donating nearly $500 million in stock to a Silicon Valley charitable foundation. The 28-year-old Zuckerberg said he and his wife, Priscilla, earmarked the gift of 18 million Facebook shares for health and...

    Tags: Dustin Moskovitz, Microsoft Corporation, Charity, The Wall Street Journal, Human Interest

    4. Oct 24, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. More Americans to increase donations, and not for the tax deduction

    The do-gooding spirit is thriving in the U.S., with 81% of Americans planning to maintain or boost their donations this year, according to a new report.
    The do-gooding spirit is thriving in the U.S., with 81% of Americans planning to maintain or boost their donations this year, according to a new report. That’s nine percentage points higher than 2011 and 18 points above 2010, according to...

    Tags: Warren Buffett, Social Issues, Charity, Human Interest, Bill Gates

    5. Oct 15, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Morningstar founder turned mutual fund data processor into megamart for investment information

    Joe Mansueto's day jobs have been a handful lately: He has been busy turning Morningstar Inc. into a $3.1 billion investment information megamart, buying up media properties and skipping the charity circuit in favor of coaching grade-school soccer on the lakefront.
    Special to the Tribune
    Joe Mansueto's day jobs have been a handful lately: He has been busy turning Morningstar Inc. into a $3.1 billion investment information megamart, buying up media properties and skipping the charity circuit in favor of coaching grade-school soccer on...

    Tags: West Nile Virus, Job Layoffs, Social Issues, Personal Finance, Investments

    6. Nov 25, 2011 | Orlando Sentinel

  6. Matt Damon, Bill Gates, Colin Powell on ABC’s ‘This Week’

    The TV Guy - Orlando Sentinel
    The panel will be Cokie Roberts, Sam Donaldson and Jonathan Karl, all of ABC, and Michael Gerson of The Washington Post....
    7. Sep 21, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Facebook fortunes rise on Forbes 400 list of richest Americans

    L.A. Times Tech Blog
    Facebook is making its mark on the Forbes 400. Founder Mark Zuckerberg and his colleagues have taken key spots on Forbes magazine's annual list of the 400 richest Americans. Zuckerberg, whose estimated wealth jumped by $10.6 billion to $17.5 billion,........
    8. Mar 8, 2011 |Story| KCPQ-LTV

  8. Bill Gates's Philanthropy Costs Him Richest-Man Title

    Bill Gates didn't lose his title as the world's richest man last year; he gave it away by plowing billions into his charitable foundation, experts say.
    Web Reporter
    Bill Gates didn't lose his title as the world's richest man last year; he gave it away by plowing billions into his charitable foundation, experts say. Forbes will release its 2011 billionaires list on Wednesday and Gates, investor Warren Buffett and...

    Tags: Elections, Mexico, Warren Buffett, Carlos Slim, Social Issues

    9. Jan 6, 2011 |Story| Aberdeen News

  9. Maybe you can't give $500 million, but still give

    Good news on the national front to start off the new year. About 60 billionaires have joined The Giving Pledge, a philanthropic campaign started by investor Warren Buffett and Microsoft founder Bill Gates. These people are pledging to give away at least...

    Tags: Elections, Warren Buffett, YouTube, Microsoft Corporation, Human Interest

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