By Christopher Zacher Jamie Forbes turned a passion for giving into his life’s work. For Jamie Forbes, philanthropy is a family affair. In his work as a philanthropy advisor, he focuses on helping individuals and their families discover the joy of giving. As a Founding Partner at Forbes Legacy Advisors, Jamie works with families to…
By Amanda Goldberger For nearly 100 years, philanthropy has looked fairly similar. Early in the 20th century, the giants of the industrial revolution – Rockefeller, Ford, and Carnegie – launched the first “golden age” of philanthropy with the novel concept of organized giving. While modern philanthropy has its roots many centuries earlier, these titans revolutionized…
Why Sierra Visher Believes the Definition of “Philanthropist” Extends Far Beyond the Wealthy By Laura A. Roser “I used to think of philanthropists only as people who give their money,” says Sierra Visher Kroha. “You know, you have so much wealth to give away and that qualifies you for the space, but I’ve been learning…
How Philanthropy Creates Children (and Adults) Who Are More Giving, Grateful and Independent By Laura A. Roser I come from the “Me Me Me Generation”, characterized by wiser elders as being selfish and entitled. We get married later (if at all), have less kids, post a plethora of selfies and do crazy things—like go…
“Never in the history of mankind has the gap between imagination and creation been so narrow. With our new and powerful tools of creation including 3D printing, genomics, machine intelligence, robotics, software, synthetic biology, and others, we can now create the kind of world we could previously only dream of.” – Bryan Johnson, Founder The…
John D. Rockefeller endeavored to “to solve the problem of giving money away without making paupers of those who receive it.” Rockefeller went on to say: “I investigated and worked myself almost to a nervous breakdown in groping my way, without sufficient guide or chart, through the ever-widening field of philanthropic endeavor. It was forced…
These celebrities collectively gave away almost $64 Million of their wealth to charitable causes. Actress Jami Gertz and husband Antony Ressler — $10,569,002 Musician Herb Alpert –$9,104,829 Actor Mel Gibson — $6,853,020 Director, Producer, George Lucas — $4,250,000 Writer Nora Roberts — $3,000,000 NFL Player Ndamukong Suh — $2,600,000 MLB Player Lance Berkman and his…
Warren Buffet once advised Bill and Melinda Gates to “Don’t just go for safe projects. Take on the really tough problems.” So, that’s what they did. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation focuses on two major initiatives: 1. to improve extreme poverty and declining health in developing countries, and 2. to improve the educational system…
