Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Craigslist founder Craig Newmark signs the Giving Pledge. (Getty Images—Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Bob Woodruff Foundation) ...

Craig Newmark's philanthropic strategy is shaped as much by what didn’t work as by what did — leading to an approach that favors scale, networks, and trusted intermediaries over scattershot giving.

Philanthropist Mackenzie Scott donated more than $7 billion to charities this year, she said in a recent essay. It’s part of her commitment to the Giving Pledge, a promise that rich philanthropists ...

Remember the Giving Pledge? It sounds almost quaint today, but back in 2010, dozens of billionaires committed to giving at least half of their wealth to charity. Bill and Melinda Gates launched the ...

The Giving Pledge was designed to hold the world’s richest people accountable for donating at least half their fortunes in their lifetimes or wills–but so far, only John and Laura Arnold have actually ...

In 2010, Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates and Warren Buffett issued a bold call to action: They promised to donate the majority of their vast fortunes to philanthropy. They invited their fellow ...