It also enshrines him in the pantheon of the most generous philanthropists of all time.
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The couple are former teachers for the Kalamazoo public schools who are now billionaire philanthropists.
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Both members of Congress and private philanthropists need to identify causes worthy of their support.
On balance, I would rather have my co-philanthropists on the long side of this particular bet.
But they have had historical precedent from such past American philanthropists as Carnegie, Rockefeller, and Ford.
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The Institute for Philanthropy was established in 2000 to work with philanthropists to increase effective giving.
AIDS, poverty and climate change, and also helps other philanthropists develop programmes of their own.
Holding a "giving" summit in the autumn to bring charities together with philanthropists, businesses and financiers.
Both men have signed the Bill Gates and Warren Buffett Giving Pledge and are active philanthropists.
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Charities have always used the crowdfunding model in tandem with large foundations provided by wealthy philanthropists.
There are fewer philanthropists being grown and there are greater expectations of the government.
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Yet far too many philanthropists and non-profits shy away from setting goals and measuring progress.
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Their second sound piece of advice is that philanthropists should work together more often.
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Philanthropists are being encouraged to donate as they see fit, to promote the environment, education to health.
Dulany hosts yearly retreats for the Global Philanthropists Circle, which includes some of the world's wealthiest donors.
But the more philanthropists and foundations are open to new ways of approaching their work, the better.
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For one, the world needs philanthropists, nonprofits and changemakers who have creative and innovative approaches to improving communities.
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Philanthropists could be forgiven for thinking that they have been transformed, in ministerial rhetoric, from heroes to tax-dodgers.
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Most inheritors of great wealth can only become philanthropists, collectors of art, women, castles or dull coupon clippers.
The fellowship identifies women philanthropists through a rigorous screening process in order to train to become angel investors.
When it's their money, owners think they're not wealthy enough to be philanthropists.
Their operations, dependent on donor dollars, exist as evidence for foundations, philanthropists and government agencies as proof of activity.
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Finally, many self-made philanthropists seek to translate the lessons that built their business successes into the social sector .
Jonathan Dimbleby, who will host the lecture, called Gates "one of the world's greatest entrepreneurs and most generous philanthropists".
Too many business-minded philanthropists consider government an inconvenience that gets in the way of fixing the problems that concern them.
They are both today among the richest men who ever lived, and among the greatest philanthropists of all time, too.
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