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Andrew Carnegie Set Up A New Kind Of Charity
Investor's Business Daily· 2 years agoAndrew Carnegie was the richest man in the world. But he didn't want to claim the title for long. Instead, the business titan decided to give away his...
What hundreds of American public libraries owe to Carnegie's disdain for inherited wealth
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Girard, Kansas Carnegie library. National Park ServiceThe same ethos that turned Andrew Carnegie...
Dolly Parton Says Her Philanthropy Isn't for a 'Tax Write-Off': 'Something I Can Take Pride In'
People via Yahoo News· 2 years agoParton was one of four 2022 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy honorees on Thursday in New York City,...
How Web 3 Changes Philanthropy
CoinDesk via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoTen years ago, the rebels hadn’t won. There was no Web 3. No non-fungible tokens (NFTs), no decentralized finance (DeFi), no decentralized autonomous...
Quick grants from tech billionaires aim to speed up science research. But not all scientists approve
AP Finance via Yahoo Finance· 10 months agoIn March 2020, an experiment in science philanthropy was hatched in the span of a five-minute call....
‘Warren and Bill’ Review: Buffett and Gates Give It Away
The Wall Street Journal· 1 week agoBOOKSHELF In 1957 an investor named Warren Buffett wrote to a friend that he was troubled by the...
Long Branch historian's last gift peps up library history room in midst of $6.2M makeover
App.com | Asbury Park Press via Yahoo News· 5 months agoLONG BRANCH - The public library's history room will be getting a colorful new look, including a...
Dead billionaires whose foundations are thriving today can thank Henry VIII and Elizabeth I
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAutomaker Henry Ford's name endures on the foundation formed from his fortune. Hulton Archive/Getty...
What the world would look like if the 1pc gave 10pc
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 5 months agoImagine the possibilities if the richest one per cent of the world’s population each donated 10 per cent of their income, or 2.5 per cent of their total...
Joplin's historic Carnegie Library on market
The Joplin Globe, Mo. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 14—Though damaged by fire twice, Joplin's first library building still has plenty to offer, including its architectural and historical story, preservationists say. The building has been ...
