Howard Warren Buffett, grandson of renowned investor Warren Buffett, is a chip off the old philanthropic block. At the recent Social Good Summit in New York, he spoke about the challenges in this age of technology of preserving…
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said that wealthy Americans should pay more in taxes and that the Bush-era tax cuts for high-earners should expire, Bloomberg News reported.
“People at the high end — people like myself — should be paying a lot m…
IBM says it will donate a total of $50 million in free technology and services to 100 U.S. cities that can best use it to boost their efficiency in healthcare, education, transportation and other areas.
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation gave $50 million for new programs at the Smithsonian Institution.
Thirty million dollars of that will go towards programs aimed at underserved students in school districts across the U.S., The Associated Press reported.
The Youth Access Endowment will build on current programs that use websites, distance learning, online conferences and games…
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The biggest U.S. charities saw the sharpest decline in donations in 20 years in 2009, with donations down by an average of 11%, according to The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
Only four of the top 10 saw contributions rise last year. They were Catholic Charities USA, the AmeriCares Foundation, Feed the Children and World Vision. Catholic Charities USA saw a 66% increase in donations….
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U.S. Charities See Sharp Decline in Donations originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 18 Oct 2010 06:41:00.