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Warren Buffett
Were we to use more than 1% of my
claim checks on ourselves, neither our
happiness nor our well-being would be
enhanced. In contrast, the use of the
remaining 99% on the health and welfare
of others can have a huge effect.
He once commented, "I want to give my
kids just enough so that they would feel
that they could do anything, but not so
much that they would feel like doing
nothing."
His charities includes:
Substantial amount in the area of the
Nuclear Threat Initiative in Washington.
- World Food Programme in Italy.
-Girls Incorporated, a nonprofit
organization that focuses on giving
confidence to girls in attaining Media
literacy, economic literacy, adolescent
health, violence prevention and sports
participation.

Manoj
Bhargave

H

e was nominated E&Y
Entrepreneur of the year in 2012.
Bhargave believes that personal
involvement is also necessary instead of
simply giving money.
He has pledged 90% of his wealth to
charity, with an emphasis on a common
sense approach to philanthropy.
Bhargava's charities have funded crores

of rupees to hospitals for the poor and
education for disadvantaged women in
rural areas. Bhargava set plans to spend
large chunk of his money to develop
villages in Uttarakhand, India.
The first Indian to sign up for The Giving
Pledge. He says I strongly believe that those of us,
who are privileged to have wealth, should
contribute significantly to try and create a
better world for the millions who are far
less privileged.

Azim
Premji

A

zim Premji Foundation, a nonprofit organisation, with a vision
to significantly contribute to
achieving quality universal education
currently functions across various states
in India in close partnership with various
state governments working in the area of
improving school education.
He is said to have already given more than
25 per cent of his personal wealth to
charity and has also planned to give away
the rest of 25% in the next 5 years.
One thing commonly found in the mindset
of donors is that they devote personal
time and energy to monitor and supervise
the actions of the charitable trusts and
institutions to ensure that they are run
smoothly as planned.
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