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Gates and his wife invited Joan Salwen to Seattle to speak about what the family had done, and on December 9, 2010, Bill and Melinda Gates and investor Warren Buffett each signed a commitment they called the "Giving Pledge", which is a commitment by all three to donate at least half of their wealth, over the course of time, to charity.
William Henry Gates II [1] (November 30, 1925 – September 14, 2020), better known as Bill Gates Sr., was an American attorney, philanthropist, and civic leader.He was the founder of the law firm Shidler McBroom & Gates (a predecessor of K&L Gates), [2] and also served as president of both the Seattle King County and Washington State Bar associations. [3]
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.
23.09.2024 - Presidente da Fundação Bill e Melinda Gates, Bill Gates e o Presidente da República, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, durante a cerimônia de Premiação anual da iniciativa Goalkeepers, organizada pela Fundação Bill e Melinda Gates, no Jazz at Lincoln Center. Nova York - Estados Unidos. Foto: Ricardo Stuckert / PR: Date
The Gates Foundation [a] is an American private foundation founded by Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates. Based in Seattle , Washington, it was launched in 2000 and is reported to be the third largest charitable foundation in the world , [ 6 ] [ 7 ] holding $69 billion in assets as of 2020. [ 4 ]
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Gates Ventures is the personal service company of Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates. Known until 2018 as bgC3 , it comprises his personal staff, a think tank on problems of health and global development, and a technology investment portfolio. [ 2 ]
Bill Gates retires as chief software architect and devotes more of his time to philanthropy. [6] 2008: September 2: Competition: Google launches Google Chrome, a browser that would cut into the web browser operating share of Internet Explorer. [28] 2009: October 22: Products: Microsoft launches Windows 7 to the general public. [29] 2009: May 28 ...