Fifteen years ago this week, 40 of America's richest families and individuals pledged to give away most of their wealth. In the years since, the Giving Pledge has lost steam even as billionaire wealth ...

When Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates, and Warren Buffett unveiled the Giving Pledge in 2010, it sounded almost radical: convince the world's richest to part with at least half their fortunes for the ...

Craig Newmark's philanthropic strategy is shaped as much by what didn’t work as by what did — leading to an approach that ...

Philanthropist Mackenzie Scott donated more than $7 billion to charities this year, she said in a recent essay. It’s part of her commitment to the Giving Pledge, a promise that rich philanthropists ...

The Giving Pledge keeps giving—as a source of inspiration for philanthropy bloggers, journalists, and commentators. The Giving Pledge is the effort by Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett to ...

Remember the Giving Pledge? It sounds almost quaint today, but back in 2010, dozens of billionaires committed to giving at least half of their wealth to charity. Bill and Melinda Gates launched the ...

The Giving Pledge is a charitable campaign, launched in 2010 by Bill and Melinda French Gates and Warren Buffett, that invites the world’s wealthiest individuals and families to publicly commit to ...

In June 2010, Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates and Warren Buffett started what could be described as the world’s most ambitious fundraising drive. After promising to give away the vast majority of ...