'charity' Tag

• Holiday Toys for Tohoku Project

  December 8, 2013

  Here’s where I’ve decided to allocate my charitable giving this year: toy gift cards for children in Tohoku. By no means is this a solicitation for a donation, and I appreciate that many of you are already overwhelmed with opportunities for charity during this holiday season. With that caveat, if you’re looking to for another, […]

  posted in Uncategorized by mark bivens

• The Giving Pledge

  August 9, 2010

  In case you haven’t heard, last week around 40 billionaires in the U.S. announced their voluntary commitment to the Giving Pledge, promising to donate at least half of their fortunes to charity, joining a program that Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett started in June to encourage other wealthy people to give. While the […]

  posted in venture capital by mark