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Co-founder of Microsoft Paul Allen donates half his billions to charity

Instrumental in the development of the Microsoft Empire and one of the wealthiest men in the world, Paul Allen has recently pledged to give away over six billon dollars to charity (speculation has been on what types of charities these will include, and have been reported as causes varied as medical and cancer to third world countries teaching jobs). He is following in the footsteps of former richest man in the world, Bill Gates, who challenged him to see More

Charities Financial Situation Suffer As Global Crisis Deepens

A recent survey brought to the surface the fact that the confidence of charity leaders has dropped ever since the financial crisis started and continues with government spending restrictions. It is also a possibility that the financial conditions of the charity bodies will get worse in the upcoming 12 months. Sir Stuart Etherington, chief executive of NCVO (National Council for the Voluntary Organizations) cited the rising concern of voluntary organizations under such strained economic conditions.

The reduction in cash and More