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MacKenzie Bezos's $17 billion pledge tops a growing list of women giving big

  • Written by Elizabeth J. Dale, Assistant Professor of Nonprofit Leadership, Seattle University

Shortly after her divorce from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos became final, MacKenzie Bezos promised to give at least half of her assets away.

By divorcing the world’s richest person, the novelist and former accountant became the third-richest woman in the world and the wealthiest woman to sign onto the Giving Pledge, a commitment to give away...

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