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A window into the hearts and minds of billionaire donors

  • Written by Hans Peter Schmitz, Associate Professor, University of San Diego
imageSpanx founder Sara Blakely has signed the Giving Pledge.Marla Aufmuth/Getty Images for Massachusetts Conference for Women

As the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic toll increases, many billionaires and their foundations are making very public efforts to pitch in.

This push to give money to support everything from food banks to vaccine research comes...

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