Hacker News with Generative AI: Philanthropy

Nonprofit news media leaders are struggling to stop leaning on foundations (theconversation.com)
You’ve probably heard the adage about not putting all your eggs in one basket.
Nonprofit Media, Journalism, Funding, Philanthropy
4 points by rntn 3 days ago | 0 comments
The Old Model of Billionaire Philanthropy Is Ending (bloomberg.com)
Bill Gates is an optimist. He believes the world will be a better place in 20 years, that diseases like polio, measles and malaria will be eradicated, and that there will be other rich people lining up to fill the void when, as he announced last week, his foundation shuts its doors in 2045.
Philanthropy, Bill Gates, Wealth, Technology, Public Health
8 points by petethomas 7 days ago | 0 comments
Bill Gates tears into Elon Musk for 'the deaths of the poorest children' (theverge.com)
Gates calls out the ‘stunning’ reductions in USAID funding during an interview with The New York Times.
Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Philanthropy, Public Health, Criticism
22 points by breadwinner 15 days ago | 6 comments
Bill Gates pledges 99% of his fortune to Gates Foundation (apnews.com)
India and Pakistan trade fire and accusations as fears of a wider military confrontation rise
Philanthropy, Wealth, Gates Foundation, India, Pakistan, Military, International Relations
8 points by trilogic 15 days ago | 3 comments
My new deadline: 20 years to give away virtually all my wealth (gatesnotes.com)
Philanthropy, Wealth, Gates Foundation
678 points by nrvn 15 days ago | 654 comments
Bill Gates accuses Elon Musk of 'killing' children with USAID cuts (ft.com)
Bill Gates accuses Elon Musk of ‘killing’ children with USAID cuts
Philanthropy, Tech Industry, Controversy
18 points by jmsflknr 15 days ago | 1 comments
Warren Buffett announces retirement from leading Berkshire Hathaway (theguardian.com)
Warren Buffett, the billionaire investor and philanthropist, has announced his intention to retire at the end of this year. He is 94 years old.
Retirement, Business, Finance, Philanthropy
4 points by axelfontaine 20 days ago | 0 comments
The Zuckerbergs Founded Two Bay Area Schools. Now They're Closing (nytimes.com)
Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, opened the schools to help communities of color. Some families wonder if the shutting of the schools is related to his D.E.I. retrenchment.
Education, Silicon Valley, Social Justice, Philanthropy
24 points by KnuthIsGod 25 days ago | 33 comments
From Code to Cash: Stack Overflow Co-Founder's Unorthodox Path to Philanthropy (forbes.com)
Jeff Atwood, known for co-founding Stack Overflow, has recently taken a bold step in philanthropy by committing to give away half his wealth within five years. In this conversation, we discuss his motivations, his call to other business leaders to utilize their resources toward solving pressing societal problems and his unique approach to community-centered giving.
Philanthropy, Business, Technology, Community, Social Impact
27 points by axiologist 26 days ago | 2 comments
The Zuckerbergs Founded Two Bay Area Schools. Now They're Closing (nytimes.com)
Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, opened the schools to help communities of color. Some families wonder if the shutting of the schools is related to his D.E.I. retrenchment.
Education, Philanthropy, Social Impact, Silicon Valley, Facebook
10 points by reaperducer 28 days ago | 1 comments
We don't have to sit back and just watch the horror unfold (scientificdiscovery.dev)
This month, I signed a pledge to donate at least 10% of my lifetime income to effective charities. And this week, I decided to donate 19% of my annual income, with more than 80% to a charity working in Nigeria to complete a water and sanitation project. The project was being funded by USAID, but that funding was suddenly canceled by the Trump administration without notice.
Philanthropy, International Development, Nigeria
15 points by salonium_ 40 days ago | 0 comments
Desperate rich people to fund drug research (theguardian.com)
Each year, hundreds of potentially world-changing treatments are discarded because scientists run out of cash. But where big pharma or altruists fear to tread, my friend and I have a solution. It’s repugnant, but it will work.
Philanthropy, Drug Research, Healthcare, Wealth Inequality
20 points by pkol 73 days ago | 0 comments
Ronald Read – Philanthropist, investor, janitor, and gas station attendant (wikipedia.org)
Ronald James Read (October 23, 1921 – June 2, 2014) was an American philanthropist, investor, janitor, and gas station attendant.
Philanthropy, Investing, Biography, People
11 points by thecosas 81 days ago | 0 comments
James Harrison, whose blood donations saved >2M babies, has died (npr.org)
Australia's most prolific blood and plasma donor, James Harrison, has died at age 88. Known as the "Man with the Golden Arm," Harrison is credited with saving the lives of 2.4 million babies over the course of more than half a century.
Health, Australia, Blood Donation, Philanthropy
311 points by anigbrowl 81 days ago | 99 comments
Ben Horowitz donates Cybertruck fleet to the Las Vegas police (techcrunch.com)
Andreessen Horowitz co-founder Ben Horowitz has donated a fleet of Tesla Cybertrucks to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police, the department has confirmed to TechCrunch.
Technology, Police, Tesla, Philanthropy
17 points by impish9208 83 days ago | 4 comments
The Transformative Effect of MacKenzie Scott's Big Gifts (cep.org)
Since 2019, MacKenzie Scott has given more than $19 billion in unrestricted support to more than 2,000 organizations, stating that her aim “has been to support the needs of underrepresented people from groups of all kinds.”
Philanthropy, Nonprofits, Social Impact, Giving
8 points by tuanx5 93 days ago | 1 comments
Gates warns of deaths if Trump and Musk don't reinstate foreign aid funding (fortune.com)
Bill Gates is worried that "millions" of lives are on the line if U.S. foreign aid funding isn't reinstated.
Politics, World Health, Philanthropy, Foreign Aid
22 points by geox 94 days ago | 17 comments
DOGE's war on "waste" looks suspiciously like a war on science (vanityfair.com)
Welcome to the golden age of reverse philanthropy, an era in which America’s richest barons, who were once committed to funding medical research, the arts, and international aid, are now hanging such fields out to dry.
Dogecoin, Philanthropy, Science, Economics
39 points by ar813 102 days ago | 1 comments
Jeff Bezos fund ends support for climate group (theguardian.com)
Jeff Bezos’s $10bn climate and biodiversity fund has halted its funding of one of the world’s most important climate certification organisations, amid broader concerns US billionaires are “bowing down to Trump” and his anti-climate action rhetoric.
Climate Change, Philanthropy, Politics
12 points by n1b0m 106 days ago | 1 comments
MacKenzie Scott donates over $2B in 2024 to 199 organizations (yieldgiving.com)
I love words, and this year this one has been on my mind a lot. It’s another one that seems to have undergone a kind of semantic shriveling.
Philanthropy, Donations, Nonprofits
81 points by Geekette 152 days ago | 92 comments
The next time Wikipedia asks for a donation, ignore it (2022) (unherd.com)
No one wants to be a bad person, and you probably felt pretty bad when you saw the heart-breaking appeal and just carried on clicking. Wikipedia is midway through a six-week fund-raising drive in Anglophone regions including the United States, the UK, New Zealand and Australia. The banner ads beg for “just £2”, which doesn’t sound like much, for all that free information. But before you start feeling too guilty, it’s worth considering some facts.
Wikipedia, Donations, Online Content, Charity, Philanthropy
49 points by xqcgrek2 159 days ago | 19 comments
Ask HN: Who needs help this holidays? (ycombinator.com)
Happy holidays HN. I am hoping to continue the generosity, tradition, and good will of Alexander Thomas Drummond (u/atdrummond), who contributed tens of thousands of dollars to community members here during the Holidays to help people who were struggling [1].
Community, Holidays, Help, Giving, Philanthropy
174 points by toomuchtodo 173 days ago | 45 comments
Craigslist Founder Gives $300M to Fund Critical US Infrastructure Cybersecurity (yahoo.com)
Craig Newmark, the 71-year-old founder and former CEO of classifieds site Craigslist, is alarmed about potential cybersecurity risks in the US.
Cybersecurity, Philanthropy, Infrastructure, United States
31 points by teleforce 180 days ago | 11 comments
What We Learned from Red Teaming Our Top Charities (givewell.org)
Our four top charities — Malaria Consortium’s seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC), the Against Malaria Foundation’s (AMF) insecticide-treated net (ITN) distribution, Helen Keller International’s (Helen Keller) vitamin A supplementation (VAS), and New Incentives’ conditional cash transfers to increase infant vaccination — have received over one billion dollars in funding based on our recommendations.
Philanthropy, Nonprofits, Research, Charity Evaluation
47 points by ctoth 182 days ago | 21 comments
MrBeast's Faux Philanthropy (unherd.com)
Jimmy Donaldson dropped out of a community college near his home in North Carolina at the age of 18 to crack one of the mysteries of modern life: what makes a video become a viral sensation on social media?
Social Media, Influencers, Business, Philanthropy
108 points by elsewhen 210 days ago | 88 comments
Musk gives random petition signer a $1M check (businessinsider.com)
Elon Musk gave a $1 million check to a man who signed his petition to support free speech and the right to bear arms — and he's not stopping there.
Elon Musk, Philanthropy, Free Speech, Gun Rights
6 points by geox 215 days ago | 1 comments
Indian entrepreneur, industrialist, and philanthropist, Ratan Tata, dead at 86 (wikipedia.org)
Ratan Tata (28 December 1937 – 9 October 2024) was an Indian industrialist and philanthropist who served as chairman of Tata Group and Tata Sons from 1990 to 2012, and then as interim chairman from October 2016 through February 2017.
Business, India, Obituaries, Philanthropy
387 points by Brajeshwar 226 days ago | 136 comments
Behind Harris's Rise: Laurene Powell Jobs, Silicon Valley's Wealthiest Woman (nytimes.com)
The alliance between Kamala Harris and Laurene Powell Jobs is a genuine friendship that has thrust the press-shy billionaire philanthropist into the political spotlight.
Politics, Philanthropy, Silicon Valley, Wealth
5 points by ChrisArchitect 241 days ago | 1 comments
The Texas Billionaire Who Has Greenpeace USA on the Verge of Bankruptcy (wsj.com)
Greenpeace, Texas, Environmentalism, Business, Philanthropy
24 points by voisin 258 days ago | 10 comments
Warren Buffett's breakup with the Gates Foundation will hurt the world (vox.com)
Philanthropy, Business, Warren Buffett
4 points by yakito 301 days ago | 2 comments