"When I started Craigslist in the mid-1990s I never thought I'd become rich. But I did. A lot of people in tech around that time also got lucky. Millions even billions were made simply by being in the right place at the right time."
"After donating more than $450 million over the past decade or so I was well on my way to doing it on my own. But I thought being more public about giving might help convince someone else with a lot of money to give it away, too."
"It makes no sense to me that others with this kind of money would criticize anyone doing this. The pledge allows donors to choose whichever charitable causes they want."
Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist, has committed to donating up to $1 billion to nonprofits through the Giving Pledge. He has already donated $450 million and aims to inspire other wealthy individuals to contribute their fortunes to charitable causes. Newmark believes that having excessive wealth is unnecessary and emphasizes the importance of giving back. He acknowledges criticism from some billionaires regarding the pledge but maintains that it allows donors to choose their preferred charitable causes, advocating for philanthropy among the wealthy.
Read at sfist.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]