Friday, December 10, 2010

Facebook?s Zuckerberg signs Giving Pledge; commits to give away majority of wealth

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Facebook founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, has signed the Giving Pledge,�committing�to donate the majority of his fortune to charitable�organizations. The Pledge, which asks its signers to give away the lion’s share of their wealth during their lifetime, was organized by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Wall Street mogul�Warren�Buffet. Other notable signatories of the pact include: Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, AOL co-founder Steve Case, and film director George Lucas. Mr. Zuckerberg, who has been quoted as saying wealth is both an “advantage” and a “responsibility,”�made his�first sizable donation of $100 million to New Jersey’s Newark Public School system this past September.�”There’s so much that needs to be done, it

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