10 posts and columns on philanthropy

Oracle Chairman Makes $50 Million Gift to Study Energy Efficiency

in News on May 12 at 9:00 pm PT

The gift goes toward research into things like better batteries and more efficient lightbulbs.
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Andreessen Horowitz Partners Pledge Half Their VC Income to Philanthropy

in News on April 25 at 1:45 pm PT

Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz say they want to improve venture capital’s image by committing to philanthropy.
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Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen Talks About Giving 2.0

in Media on November 15, 2011 at 3:31 pm PT

There’s a lot to like about Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen. She’s a philanthropist, a Stanford lecturer, the author of “Giving 2.0″ — and she has a trophy husband!
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Sweet Charity: Apple Matches Employee Donations

in News on September 8, 2011 at 4:40 pm PT

Feeling flush, Apple is boosting its philanthropic commitment.
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TED Again: Iconic Conference Kicks Off 2011 With Gates, a Data Artist and a Wrongologist!

in News on March 1, 2011 at 6:15 am PT

Today, the formal program at the famous TED conference begins and runs to Friday, with the theme title: “The Rediscovery of Wonder.” And, in fact, you might wonder how good a conference has to be for BoomTown to miss the Apple iPad 2 launch in San Francisco tomorrow? That good.

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For Facebook, Movie Damage Control

in News on September 24, 2010 at 10:00 am PT

Facebook Inc. executives have sought to discredit a new film’s unflattering portrayal of Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, even as they worked behind the scenes to influence the movie. Those efforts range from attempting to massage the script, according to one of the film’s producers, to promoting an alternative corporate history.

A Hollywood Ending? The Timing of Zuckerberg's $100 Million Donation to Newark Schools Debated at Facebook

in News on September 23, 2010 at 2:55 am PT

The question is: Which movie was Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg thinking about when he decided recently to fork over $100 million to public schools in Newark, New Jersey? Was it a bid to spiff up his image–with a splashy announcement on Oprah Winfrey’s popular television talk show tomorrow–on the very same day of the New York premiere of “The Social Network,” which casts Zuckerberg as the villain in his own creation myth? Or was it another film, “Waiting for Superman,” a just-released gripping documentary about the crisis in public education? Either way, Newark wins.

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Benioff's Philanthropic Shift, in His Own Words

in News on June 17, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

Salesforce.com founder and billionaire Marc Benioff, in an exclusive interview with the Wall Street Journal, announced a decision he and his wife have made to focus their philanthropy for the next 10 years on a new medical center in San Francisco. The plan, which kicks off with a $100 million donation, is a bet that a huge injection of capital in one organization can spark breakthroughs in children’s medicine over the next decade.

The Entire D6 Interview With the Gates Foundation's Melinda Gates (4 of 4)

in News on July 31, 2008 at 12:00 am PT

We’re posting all the interviews from the sixth D: All Things Digital conference that took place in late May. Here’s Part 4 of 4 of an interview Walt Mossberg did with the Gates Foundation’s Melinda Gates. In this video, Melinda Gates answers questions from the audience about the time frame for the foundation, models of philanthropy, how businesses can become more philanthropic, how to improve troubled schools by eliminating “facelessness,” entrepreneurs and how to get better teachers.

Gates Logs Off

in News on June 30, 2008 at 11:00 am PT