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More Billionaires Pledge to Donate Wealth

   VOA News 09 December 2010
   Facebook  CEO  Mark  Zuckerberg talks about the new Facebook messaging
   service at an announcement in San Francisco, 15 Nov 2010

Photo: AP

   Facebook  CEO  Mark  Zuckerberg talks about the new Facebook messaging
   service at an announcement in San Francisco, 15 Nov 2010

   The billionaire founder of [1]Facebook, and 16 other extremely wealthy
   individuals and families in the United States have agreed to give most
   of their fortunes to charity.
   Mark  Zuckerberg's social media empire is estimated to have earned him
   $6.9  billion.  The  26-year old entrepreneur says some wealthy people
   wait  until  late in their lives to give back. He says it is a mistake
   to wait "when there is so much to be done."
   The  new  donors  have  joined a charitable project called the "Giving
   Pledge"  started  by  billionaires  Warren Buffett and Bill Gates. The
   group  now  has 57 members and is looking for new recruits outside the
   United States.
   The  pledges come at a time when the economic crisis has increased the
   need for social services and decreased overall charitable donations.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

References

   1. http://www.facebook.com/

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