February 12, 2009
Embracing the Bully Pulpit
Bill Gates makes a public plea to urge the wealthy to give more
As part of his growing role as a global philanthropic leader, the software mogul Bill Gates is encouraging governments, foundations, and the wealthy to give more in 2009 as the faltering economy hurts charitable causes and the world's poor. In a letter to the public and in interviews with reporters, Mr. Gates, co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, pushed donors to follow his foundation's lead: The Gates fund plans to increase its giving by $500-million this year, to
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