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posted by janrinok on Friday November 11 2016, @01:08PM   Printer-friendly
from the you-can-only-spend-so-much dept.

About half of the top 50 philanthropist dollars in the United States in 2014 were given by tech entrepreneurs, according to The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Overall, the technology sector gave away $5 billion that year, though their charitable contributions dropped precipitously last year to $1.3 billion (possibly skewed due to the absence of "mega-gifts," such as a $2 billion donation by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in 2014).

"There is a very real surge of philanthropy from tech sector leaders," says David Callahan, founder and editor of Inside Philanthropy, a news website that tracks nonprofits. "Many of these folks believe in giving early in life while still in their careers, as opposed to a more traditional model of waiting until later in life."


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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by RamiK on Friday November 11 2016, @06:45PM

    by RamiK (1813) on Friday November 11 2016, @06:45PM (#425761)

    1. Price your tablet\phone 100% higher then it should be.
    2. Reach out to school districts and offer 2 for the price of 1 where by the 1 free is given as a donation.
    3. Reach out to ISPs and offer service lock-in for half price and order by bulk.
    4. Profit!

    And remember kids: Giving money to universities to train your future employees is donations too!

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