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This Happened — August 30: Birth Of An American Business Magnate

Updated August 30, 2024 at 11:20 a.m. American business magnate Warren Buffet was born on this day in 1930. Who is Warren Buffet? Warren Buffett is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, a multinational conglomerate holding company. Buffett is often regarded as one of the […]

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Economy Society

The $350 Million Question: What Drove Harvard Gift From Hong Kong Billionaires?

HONG KONG — Harvard University received the largest financial gift in its history earlier this month when the Morningside Foundation, founded by brothers and Hong Kong developers Ronnie and Gerald Chan, donated $350 million to its School of Public Health. “It could be asking for trouble to do good deeds in mainland China,” 65-year-old Ronnie […]

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Ideas Society

The Ice Bucket Challenge, A Lesson For China’s Philanthropy

Chinese have looked skeptically at charitable organizations, for cultural reasons and a series of scandals. But as China’s rich and famous join the ALS challenge, something may be changing.

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Economy Society

The Chinese Philanthropist Who Gets It All Wrong

–OpEd– Chinese philanthropist Chen Guangbiao recently staged yet another high-profile charity event, this time in the United States, by inviting “poor and destitute Americans” to lunch in New York’s Central Park and to accept a cash gift of $300 each. He seems to have three goals: to find and express his personal convictions, to push […]

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Can A Tech Wizard From Idaho Save Mozambique’s Garden Of Eden?

Gregory Carr has an American entrepreneur’s vision for saving African wildlife.

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