Gates CEO: Progress is Slowing Across the World
Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman says inequality is rising across the globe. He discusses the future of philanthropy at the foundation to Bloomberg from the World Economic Forum in Davos earlier this year.
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As the ranks of America's super wealthy grow, the roster of major philanthropists is expanding to include not-so-typical megadonors — among them, a professional clarinetist, a Ph.D. in meat science, and a lawyer who regularly argues before the U.S. Supreme Court.
A new poll of Americans found that nearly half of those who stopped giving to charity over the past five years said they did so because they thought wealthier people could afford to give more — and should. Others said they simply could not afford to give.
Quick grants from tech billionaires aim to speed up science research. But not all scientists approve
Fast Grants is one of many science improvement projects Silicon Valley billionaires launched or backed since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
