Once in a blue moon we can see humanity shine in our generation. Both sides of humanity apparently shine in this group of billionaires who have rose to the top of one side... success, money and prestige. Now there is a movement to rise up on the other side of compassion and philanthropy.
The Giving Pledge is an exclusive pact among a group of more than 50 of the world’s wealthiest people (including Gates and Buffet), who have pledged to fork over the majority of their wealth to philanthropic causes. Take Buffet, for instance. He pledges to give 99% of his wealth to charity. With a net worth of $42 billion, he’d still have $470 million left to spare.
And while we all cannot give with such substantial gusto, we all can take the 1% Foundation’s One Percent Pledge of giving 1% of our earnings to charity. It is a place to start for us non-billionaires.
And to avoid too much back patting please pay attention to the comment on the bottom of Change.org's article... there is so much to do and so many angles.
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