Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Appoints Board of Trustees

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Appoints Board of Trustees Feb 2, 2022

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has appointed a board of trustees, with Strive Masiyiwa, Baroness Nemat (Minouche) Shafik, Thomas J. Tierney, and Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman joining co-chairs Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates as members. More
Gates Foundation Commits $2.1 Billion to Advance Gender Equality Globally

Gates Foundation Commits $2.1 Billion to Advance Gender Equality Globally Jul 6, 2021

As part of the Generation Equality Forum convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and France, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation today announced a commitment of $2.1 billion over the next five years to advance women’s economic empowerment, strengthen women and girls’ health and family planning, and accelerate women’s leadership. More
Patriotic Billionaires Want to Pay More Taxes

Patriotic Billionaires Want to Pay More Taxes Nov 25, 2019

Ultra-wealthy Americans such as George Soros, Bill Gates and Abigail Disney want to help improve American lives by paying more in taxes. More
Michael Bloomberg Announces 2nd Annual Global Business Forum and One Planet Summit

Michael Bloomberg Announces 2nd Annual Global Business Forum and One Planet Summit Jul 11, 2018

Michael Bloomberg today announced the second Bloomberg Global Business Forum will be held in New York City on September 26th at the Plaza Hotel during the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly. More
14 More Philanthropists Join The Giving Pledge

14 More Philanthropists Join The Giving Pledge Jun 4, 2018

Today the Giving Pledge announced that 14 philanthropists joined the group throughout the previous year, bringing the total to 183 from 22 countries since the pledge began in 2010 with 40 American philanthropists. More
Roger Federer And Bill Gates To Hit The Court For Charity Tennis

Roger Federer And Bill Gates To Hit The Court For Charity Tennis Jan 26, 2018

Nineteen-time Grand Slam tennis champion Roger Federer will play his first-ever match in the Bay Area on Monday, March 5, at 7 p.m. More
The Alzheimer's Association Welcomes Bill Gates to the Trenches to Dig Deep into Alzheimer's Disease

The Alzheimer's Association Welcomes Bill Gates to the Trenches to Dig Deep into Alzheimer's Disease Nov 15, 2017

This week, Bill Gates announced his commitment to the Alzheimer’s cause. The Alzheimer's Association welcomes him and applauds his efforts to seek an end to Alzheimer’s, which he details in the piece titled Why I’m Digging Deep into Alzheimer’s." More
Global Leaders Unite To Bring Polio One Step Closer To Eradication

Global Leaders Unite To Bring Polio One Step Closer To Eradication Jun 14, 2017

This week, global health leaders gathered at the Rotary Convention in Atlanta to reaffirm their commitment to eradicating polio and pledge $1.2 billion to finance efforts to end the disease. More
Bill Gates Hears Young People Debate Tough World Issues

Bill Gates Hears Young People Debate Tough World Issues May 30, 2017

Last month, global entrepreneur and philanthropist Bill Gates surprised students by sitting in the audience as they debated some of the most challenging global issues facing their generation. More
Red Noses Are A Good Exchange

Red Noses Are A Good Exchange May 16, 2017

On May 5th at Leadercast, the largest leadership event and community in the world, people put on Red Noses and helped launch a new Good Exchange. More
Bill Gates Says Robots That Take Jobs Should Be Taxed

Bill Gates Says Robots That Take Jobs Should Be Taxed May 2, 2017

Philanthropist Bill Gates suggested recently that robots taking over human jobs, which currently happens particularly in manufacturing automation, should have to pay income tax. More
Red Nose Day Returns For 2017

Red Nose Day Returns For 2017 Jan 30, 2017

Comic Relief Inc., the charity behind Red Nose Day, today announced the return of the fundraising campaign. More
Celebrate Red Nose Day Tonight

Celebrate Red Nose Day Tonight May 26, 2016

Tonight in the U.S., Julia Roberts, Will Ferrell, Elton John and over 65 stars are coming together to have fun, raise money and change lives on “The Red Nose Day Special,” airing May 26th on NBC. More
Bill And Melinda Gates Reveal Which Superpowers They Want

Bill And Melinda Gates Reveal Which Superpowers They Want Mar 1, 2016

Bill and Melinda Gates have released their annual letter, this year answering the question “If you could have one superpower, what would it be?” More
Read Leonardo DiCaprio's Speech On Climate Change From Davos

Read Leonardo DiCaprio's Speech On Climate Change From Davos Feb 3, 2016

In January, Leonardo DiCaprio attended the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland to receive the prestigious Crystal Award. More
Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation To Match (RED) Donations To Global Fund

Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation To Match (RED) Donations To Global Fund Feb 1, 2016

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland last week, (RED) – the AIDS organization founded by Bono and Bobby Shriver – marked ten years since its 2006 inception at the same location. More
Bill Gates Helps Launch Middle East Thought Leadership Programme

Bill Gates Helps Launch Middle East Thought Leadership Programme Dec 21, 2015

The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have launched a global thought leadership platform to help frame and stimulate regional and global debate on vital development issues shaping the Middle East. More
The World’s Most Generous Donators

The World’s Most Generous Donators Oct 22, 2015

Ranked according to their total donations to date, Business Insider has compiled a list of the 20 most generous people in the world. More
Kristen Bell Named Celebrity Ambassador For Polio Eradication

Kristen Bell Named Celebrity Ambassador For Polio Eradication Oct 9, 2015

Kristen Bell is the newest face to join Rotary’s ‘This Close’ public awareness campaign for polio eradication. More
UN And Gates Foundation Present Vision To Eradicate Malaria By 2040

UN And Gates Foundation Present Vision To Eradicate Malaria By 2040 Sep 29, 2015

A new report released by the United Nations and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation presents a vision to eradicate malaria by 2040 that involves new strategies, tools and financing and urges world leaders to expand their commitments to fight a disease that still kills about one child every minute. More
LTTS Attends Launch Of UN Global Strategy For Women's, Children's And Adolescent's Health

LTTS Attends Launch Of UN Global Strategy For Women's, Children's And Adolescent's Health Sep 28, 2015

LookToTheStars.org’s CMO Edward Martin attended the launch of the United Nations Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescent’s Health in NYC last week and filed this report. More
More Big Names Join Global Citizen Festival

More Big Names Join Global Citizen Festival Sep 22, 2015

Over a dozen world leaders and prominent activists have announced their on-stage participation in the 2015 Global Citizen Festival. More
Stephen Hawking Hosts First Ever reddit AMA

Stephen Hawking Hosts First Ever reddit AMA Jul 28, 2015

While advances in artificial intelligence are poised to solve some of humankind’s most difficult problems, iconic theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking cautions that the technology could spell the end of the human race if left unchecked. More
Bill Gates To Invest $2 Billion In Renewables

Bill Gates To Invest $2 Billion In Renewables Jul 13, 2015

Philanthropist Bill Gates says he’s already invested about one billion dollars in various innovative companies combating climate change, and he plans on investing another two billion over the next five years. More
One Direction Launches Action/1D Manifesto

One Direction Launches Action/1D Manifesto Jul 8, 2015

One Direction has today launched the action/1D manifesto for the future asking their fanbase of millions to describe the kind of world they want to live in by sharing powerful and emotive pieces of creative content, including film and photos using the #action1D hashtag on their social media channels. More
Bill Gates Praises Prince Alwaleed For Pledging His Wealth to Philanthropy

Bill Gates Praises Prince Alwaleed For Pledging His Wealth to Philanthropy Jul 2, 2015

HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Alwaleed Philanthropies, today announced his intention to donate all of his wealth to philanthropy over the coming years to help build a “better world of tolerance, acceptance, equality and opportunity for all.” More
Warren Buffett's Secret Millionaires Club Announces Grand Prize Winners

Warren Buffett's Secret Millionaires Club Announces Grand Prize Winners May 28, 2015

Genius Brands International proudly announce the winners of the 4th annual Warren Buffett's Secret Millionaires Club “Grow Your Own Business Challenge” sponsored by the Fairholme Foundation. More
Bill And Melinda Gates Honored With Spirit Of Helen Keller Award

Bill And Melinda Gates Honored With Spirit Of Helen Keller Award May 22, 2015

Helen Keller International (HKI), a leading global nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting the causes and consequences of preventable blindness and malnutrition, continued its year-long Centennial Celebration with the 2015 Spirit of Helen Keller Gala on Monday, May 18, 2015. More
Bill And Melinda Gates To Be Honored By Helen Keller International

Bill And Melinda Gates To Be Honored By Helen Keller International May 12, 2015

Helen Keller International, a leading global nonprofit dedicated to fighting the causes and consequences of preventable blindness and malnutrition, will celebrate its Centennial Anniversary with the 2015 Spirit of Helen Keller Gala. More
Bill Gates Says We’re Not Ready For The Next Epidemic

Bill Gates Says We’re Not Ready For The Next Epidemic Apr 22, 2015

According to philanthropist Bill Gates, the greatest risk of global catastrophe today is an outbreak. More