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Melinda French Gates responds to Warren Buffett's will and the debate in philanthropy

"So I think this has just been a good evolution to his thinking on how he wants to do his giving."

Fortune

Melinda French Gates tells Oprah Winfrey she runs every major life decision by her three closest female friends: ‘They are my truth council’

The powerhouse trio of Melinda French Gates, Oprah Winfrey, and Gayle King talk all things female friendships.

Fortune

Steve Ballmer, who was once Bill Gates’ assistant, is now richer than his onetime mentor

Ballmer was employee No. 30 at Microsoft but got most of his wealth from a sweetheart deal.

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Warren Buffett warns Gates Foundation there is no guarantee his support of the charity will continue once he’s gone: ‘No money coming after my death’

The 93-year-old gave another $4 billion to the foundation on top of the previous $39 billion already donated, but that may be the end.

Fortune

Bill Gates’ daughter Jennifer is pregnant with second child

Gates is already mother to one-year-old daughter Leila

The Independent UK

Bill Gates’ daughter Phoebe confirms relationship with Paul McCartney’s grandson

Phoebe Gates, 21, and Arthur Donald, 25, first sparked romance rumors in October 2023

The Independent UK

US Philanthropist Melinda French Gates Endorses Biden

American philanthropist Melinda French Gates, the ex-wife of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, endorsed President Joe Biden on Thursday for November's US election, arguing that he is the best candidate for women.

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Billionaire Melinda French Gates just endorsed a presidential candidate for the first time ever

“While Trump has boasted about rolling back the rights of women, Biden understands that the future of our country depends on them,” French Gates wrote in an op-ed published today.

Fortune

Melinda French Gates Never Loved the $130 Million Mansion She Shared With Bill Gates

Sounds like she likes her new home a lot better.

Marie Claire

Inside the small-town poker game crashed by Bill Gates: ‘Bill smelled the bulls**t on the cattle rancher’

The billionaire joined a group of regular workers at Wyoming Fossils in Kemmerer on Monday for a $600 game of Texas hold ’em

The Independent UK

Melinda French Gates Models Three Strong Lessons for Philanthropists

Gates' willingness to pivot and her focus on her charitable giving vision provide an excellent example for current and future philanthropists.

Kiplinger

Bill Gates to tell his ‘origin story’ in memoir

Source Code: My Beginnings, out next year, will include ‘some of the tougher parts’ of the entrepreneur’s early life

The Guardian - UK

Melinda French Gates Gives $1 Billion in Support of Women's Rights

Melinda French Gates will give $1 billion to philanthropic individuals and organizations advancing women’s rights globally, over the next two years.

Kiplinger

Less than 2% of philanthropic giving goes to women and girls. Can Melinda French Gates change that?

For years, less than 2% of philanthropic giving in the U.S. has gone to benefit women and girls, but that could change in part thanks to new resources that Melinda French Gates has pledged in recent weeks

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Melinda Gates Allegedly Forced To 'Limit' Her Donations To Women And Reproductive Rights 'To Stay Relevant'

Melinda Gates has stepped away from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, fighting gender inequalities with her brand new non-profit organisation instead.

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Openai CEO Sam Altman Joins Giving Pledge Billionaires

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Melinda French Gates commit to philanthropy through Giving Pledge and personal donations.

Al Jazeera

Melinda French Gates says she’s donating $1bn in support of women, families

Philanthropist says it is ‘frustrating’ that some believe it is not the right time to discus gender equality.

Fortune

Melinda French Gates is going her own way: Donating $1 billion to women’s rights after leaving the foundation she created with her ex-husband

Her lodestar: “Set your own agenda, or someone else will set it for you.”

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The Independent UK

Who is getting part of Melinda French Gates' $1 billion initiative to support women and girls

Melinda French Gates plans to donate $1 billion over the next two years to organizations supporting women and girls around the world

International Business Times UK

Billionaire Bill Gates' Trust Sells Microsoft, Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway in Q1, Walmart Stake Increases by 200%

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation recently revealed selling millions of shares of Microsoft and Berkshire Hathaway in Q1, coinciding with Melinda Gates' resignation as co-chair of the trust.

The Independent UK

Melinda Gates is giving away $1 billion in the next years. Here’s where it’s going

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will change its name to the Gates Foundation

WEKU

Melinda French Gates resigns as co-chair from the Gates Foundation

French Gates says she is "immensely proud" of the work of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the decision to step down as co-chair was not easy. Her last day is June 7.

International Business Times

Melinda Gates To Leave Gates Foundation, Keeps $12.5bn For Her Work

Philanthropist Melinda French Gates announced Monday she was leaving the nonprofit foundation she established with her ex-husband Bill Gates -- an organization that has become one of the most influential in the world.

Axios

Melinda Gates steps down from Gates foundation

The ex-wife of Bill Gates will still have $12.5 billion to commit.

The Guardian - US

Melinda French Gates to step down as co-chair of Gates Foundation

Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates had pledged to continue work together through trial period after filing for divorce in 2021

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