"The Giving Pledge" lists all the families and individuals who have committed to the project.
But a recent discussion among some of the Giving Pledge members raised some questions.
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John and Tashia Morgridge similarly were big into philanthropy long before the Giving Pledge.
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The Giving Pledge, conceived by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, is overseen by the Gates Foundation.
Cooperman clearly cherishes the opportunities that the Giving Pledge has given him to spend time with Buffett.
The ultimate goal, Buffett adds, is to get the Giving Pledge into every part of the world.
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Broad is a member of the Giving Pledge and, like Warren Buffett, supports higher taxes for the rich.
First from the jobs and technology Musk creates, and second from his recent signature on the Giving Pledge.
The Giving Pledge, which asks billionaires and near-billionaires to give away a majority of their wealth before they die.
The couple, who spend much of their time now on charitable work, organized the Giving Pledge with Buffett.
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The idea of the Giving Pledge and making a public commitment, we thought, would motivate others, not just the wealthy.
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Rubenstein was the first private equity executive to sign the Giving Pledge, promising to contribute half his wealth to philanthropy.
Like his close friend Warren Buffett, Gates has signed the Giving Pledge, promising to give away the majority of his wealth to charity.
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The Giving Pledge, fronted by Bill Gates, is a very public nudge to the super rich that giving should start early and big.
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He said he was also going to join the The Giving Pledge, a campaign started by Mr Gates and investor Mr Buffet in 2010.
He is a co-founder of The Giving Pledge, an organization that encourages wealthy Americans to donate at least 50 percent of their wealth to philanthropic causes.
Lenfest and his wife Marguerite have given so much money away they no longer make the Forbes 400, which is precisely the goal of the Giving Pledge.
Given his ties to Buffett and his committment to philanthropy, we would not be surprised if Lemann becomes the first Brazilian to sign the Giving Pledge.
Which really led us to commit to the Giving Pledge.
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Together, Gates and Buffett launched the Giving Pledge in 2010, a campaign that has secured pledges from 92 wealthy Americans, including Lucas, to give away the majority of their fortunes.
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Two years ago, Facebook cofounder Mark Zuckerberg signed The Giving Pledge, a public commitment to give away 50% of his wealth or more during his lifetime or upon his death.
He recently launched a foundation, Good Ventures, with girlfriend Cari Tuna and joined the Giving Pledge, an effort by Gates and Buffett to get fellow billionaires to give away at least half their wealth.
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Last year, Gates and fellow billionaire Warren Buffett initiated The Giving Pledge, which is a campaign to encourage the wealthiest people in the U.S. to commit to donating a majority of their wealth to charity.
Buffett kicked off the Giving Pledge project with Bill and Melinda Gates in June in an effort to get all current and former members of the Forbes 400 list to pledge half their wealth to philanthropy.
One of the original signatories of the Giving Pledge in August of 2010, he has in the past year alone donated to efforts to improve education, safeguard wildlife and most notably preserve important pieces of American history.
He has also signed the Giving Pledge.
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He too has signed the Giving Pledge.
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Launched by Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates in June of last year, the Giving Pledge is a long-term charitable initiative that aims to inspire conversations about philanthropy and increase charitable giving in the United States.
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Shortly after launching the Giving Pledge, Gates and Buffett held group dinners with moguls in countries like China, India and Saudi Arabia, and faced cultural hurdles that ranged from civic modesty to perpetuating family dynasties.
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