Band of billionaires pledge to give to charityon USA Today | August 4, 2010
 In an unprecedented show of generosity, a band of 40 American billionaires have pledged to give at least half their fortunes to charity. The wealthy families and individuals — including cable TV mogul Ted Turner, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison and filmmaker George Lucas — are the first to join an organization founded by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and billionaire investor Warren Buffett in ... read full story Panera to open more pay-what-you-can restaurants CLAYTON, Mo. — As the first crowd of customers filed into Panera's nonprofit restaurant here, only the honor system kept them from taking all the food they wanted for free. Ronald Shaich, Panera's chairman, admitted as he watched them line up that he had no idea if his experiment would work. The idea for Panera's first nonprofit restaurant was to open an eatery where people paid what they could. The ... read full story | Explore and share Signup for digests of our blog, videos, news, and library (sample)
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