August 9, 2007
Givers Who Keep on Giving
A movement to inspire the wealthy to donate a higher percentage of their riches gathers steamTwenty-seven years ago, Christopher Ellinger learned to his surprise that he had inherited $250,000, and that another $300,000 would eventually be on its way from his grandparents' estate. At the time, he was barely out of college, living on little money while finding his way as a social-change activist outside Philadelphia.
At first, he says, his new wealth was overwhelming, but
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