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A Scorecard For Companies With A Conscience

Eleven years ago, the Vermont-based ice cream-maker Ben and Jerry?s found itself in a position other companies might have found enviable. Several firms were bidding to buy ...

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How To Raise A Billionaire: An Interview With Bill Gates' Father

Microsoft MSFT +1.82% founder and philanthropist like when his own operating system was still in development? His father, Bill Gates Sr., reminisces. What sort of child was...

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Prime Minister Modi's Energy Has Created Huge Expectations - Bill & Melinda Gates Tell NDTV's Barkha Dutt.

The world’s richest man Bill Gates today called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “double or more than double” what India spends on healthcare services? ...

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Sustainable Development

For Students With A Mission: A Little Capital Goes A Long Way.

Rose Wang wants you to eat bugs. Two billion people in the world already do. Her new company, Six Foods — so named because six legs are better than four — sells...

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Hollywood

Kevin Bacon Helps Feed The Elderly.

Kevin Bacon spent Tuesday helping to prepare and deliver meals to the elderly in NYC.The star helped make and pack meals for Encore Community Services for the home-bound el...

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Thought Factory

Top 5 New Media/Web Platforms For Change

I recently read an article by Sean Parker, the founder president of Facebook and the man behind the revolutionary Napster,that took the music world by storm, speaking about...

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Hollywood

From Leonardo DiCaprio To Eva Longoria: International Celebs Who Have A Philanthropic Side

When he is not starring in some of the most memorable films Hollywood has to offer, DiCaprio gives a lot to charity. He donated to Amazon Watch, Save the Elephants, Tree Pe...

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Sustainable Development

Sean Parker: Philanthropy for Hackers

Today’s young Internet barons should use the talents that made them rich to transform the world of giving In the past several decades, there has been a monumental shi...

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Making Venture Philanthropy Pay In Asia

Philanthropy in Asia is at an exciting new phase and is no longer about merely giving money away. Instead, it seeks to achieve longer-term social impact and affect systemat...

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Not just small change: Indian philanthropy falls short, when will India get its Melinda Gates?

Two Americans are transforming millions of lives in UP and Bihar. Melinda Gates on her last trip to Maoist-affected villages in Jharkhand said she didn’t go there to ...

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