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The Giving Pledge is a charitable campaign, founded by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, to encourage wealthy people to contribute a majority (i.e. more than 50%) of their wealth to philanthropic causes. As of June 2022, the pledge has had 236 signatories from 28 countries.
Dec 14, 2021 · Eleven billionaires signed onto the pledge, including two of Canva’s cofounders, the CEO of digital banking giant Nubank and the cofounder of Pinterest.
The Giving Pledge is a simple concept: an open invitation for billionaires, or those who would be if not for their giving, to publicly commit to give the majority of their wealth to philanthropy either during their lifetimes or in their wills.
The Giving Pledge is an effort to help address society’s most pressing problems by inviting the world’s wealthiest individuals and families to commit more than half of their wealth to philanthropy or charitable causes either during their lifetime or in their will.
May 6, 2022 · The Giving Pledge is a commitment by billionaires to voluntarily give most of their wealth to charitable causes either during their lifetimes or in their wills as bequests to be made after...
- Hans Peter Schmitz
May 31, 2017 · Started in 2010 by Bill and Melinda Gates, worth $88.5 billion, and Warren Buffett, worth $74.2 billion, the Giving Pledge is a commitment by wealthy individuals and families to give away more ...
Jul 31, 2019 · Founded in 2010 by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, his wife Melinda Gates and Berkshire Hathaway investment guru Warren Buffet, the Giving Pledge is a public commitment by individuals and families to give away most of their wealth, either during their lifetime or as a legacy.
