Articles About Philanthropy

Twenty-five years in the bat of an eye.  I was fortunate enough to attend the final extravaganza at Chicago’s United Center to bid farewell to “The Oprah Winfrey Show” as it concluded its quarter-century run.  Winfrey’s gala farewell as the “Queen of Talk” was attended by more than 20,000 fans and it was the hottest […]

Two of the nation’s leading billionaire philanthropists are joining forces to encourage others to donate as much as half of their wealth to charities.  Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett are teaming to create the Giving Pledge, “an effort to invite the wealthiest individuals and families in America to commit to […]