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FrankWA businessman Ted Powell donates $100 million to Perth's Murdoch University and animal hospital
Now this is what rich people should be doing
WA businessman Ted Powell donates $100 million to Perth's Murdoch University and animal hospital
Perth businessman Ted Powell's donation to Murdoch University is the biggest donation ever received by a tertiary institution in the state and was inspired in part by his late wife's love of animals.
Jenny MathiassonI'm a soft-hearted nerd and for years I've made #Kiva #microloans whenever I've had one repaid.
I'm poor so that $25 has to work its way back for me, but so far I've supported people (often self-employed) in 11 countries.
Today I added Colombia to that list, bumping it up to 12: and this time it's about #solarpower! ☀️
You can lend it some dosh here if you feel inclined: https://www.kiva.org/invitedby/jenny5091/for/2824263?utm_source=social_share_link&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=social_share_checkout&utm_content=jenny5091
(I'm aware Kiva isn't perfect, but few things are.)
pdougmc#philanthrophy Melinda French Gates to resign from Gates Foundation, will pursue own philanthropy with $12.5 billion grant https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/13/melinda-french-gates-to-resign-from-gates-foundation-will-pursue-own-philanthropy-with-12point5-billion-grant.html
Tracy RosenbergDonor Revolt pushes for reform of philanthrophic intermediaries. " If you receive a tax break for making a charitable #donation, those donations should benefit someone other than the donor within a reasonable amount of time". #philanthrophy https://www.thedailybeast.com/philanthropists-like-abigail-disney-want-to-reform-charitable-giving?
A good read on the folly of equating private #philanthrophy with a public social safety net. "Gifts bestowed by godly figures, according to their whims, for the betterment of humankind as they interpret it. Sound familiar?" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/01/philanthropy-broken-giving-foundations-democracy/?
Your daily reminder that the super-rich are a drain: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2018/10/rich-people-philanthropy-inequality-wealth #latestagecapitalism #capitalism #inequality #scams #philanthrophy #jacobin