rss
06-16-2017, 01:47 AM
Jeff Bezos wants your philanthropy ideas
http://i.amz.mshcdn.com/u5c6usB3m-bZxD7dpZb87Qzh07U=/575x323/filters:quality(90)/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fima ge%2F509466%2Fe81b2303-490d-4f03-928c-4087f177e3c6.jpghttp://a.amz.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-tw-e71baf64f2ec58d01cd28f4e9ef6b2ce0370b42fbd965068e9 e7b58be198fb13.jpg (http://twitter.com/share?via=Mashable&text=Jeff+Bezos+wants+your+philanthropy+ideas&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2017%2F06%2F15%2Fj eff-bezos-wants-your-philanthropy-ideas%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://a.amz.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-fb-8e3bd31e201ea65385a524ef67519d031e6851071807055648 790d6a4ca77139.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2017%2F06 %2F15%2Fjeff-bezos-wants-your-philanthropy-ideas%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&src=sp)
Have a great philanthropy idea? Pitch Jeff Bezos.
The Amazon CEO posted on Thursday a request for pitches for a new philanthropic effort.*
Request for ideas… pic.twitter.com/j6D68mhseL (https://t.co/j6D68mhseL)
— Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) June 15, 2017 (https://twitter.com/JeffBezos/status/875418348598603776)
If anybody has the money and vision to start a game-changing **n-profit, it's Bezos. As Bezos **tes, he has made himself into one of the world's richest people by banking on the idea that planning for the long-term is better than trying to go for a short-term boost.*
That, however, is **t necessarily what he's looking for.*
"I like long-term—it's a huge lever: Blue Origin, Amazon, Washington Post—all of these are contributing to society and civilization in their own ways," Bezos wrote. "But I'm thinking I want much of my philanthropic activity to be helping in the here and **w—short term—at the intersection of urgent need and lasting impact." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/06/15/jeff-bezos-wants-your-philanthropy-ideas/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Amazon (http://mashable.com/category/amazon/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Jeff Bezos (http://mashable.com/category/jeff-bezos/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Social Good (http://mashable.com/social-good/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Philanthropy (http://mashable.com/category/philanthropy/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Business (http://mashable.com/business/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/0Fh77YkubQ8
http://i.amz.mshcdn.com/u5c6usB3m-bZxD7dpZb87Qzh07U=/575x323/filters:quality(90)/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fima ge%2F509466%2Fe81b2303-490d-4f03-928c-4087f177e3c6.jpghttp://a.amz.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-tw-e71baf64f2ec58d01cd28f4e9ef6b2ce0370b42fbd965068e9 e7b58be198fb13.jpg (http://twitter.com/share?via=Mashable&text=Jeff+Bezos+wants+your+philanthropy+ideas&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2017%2F06%2F15%2Fj eff-bezos-wants-your-philanthropy-ideas%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://a.amz.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-fb-8e3bd31e201ea65385a524ef67519d031e6851071807055648 790d6a4ca77139.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2017%2F06 %2F15%2Fjeff-bezos-wants-your-philanthropy-ideas%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&src=sp)
Have a great philanthropy idea? Pitch Jeff Bezos.
The Amazon CEO posted on Thursday a request for pitches for a new philanthropic effort.*
Request for ideas… pic.twitter.com/j6D68mhseL (https://t.co/j6D68mhseL)
— Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) June 15, 2017 (https://twitter.com/JeffBezos/status/875418348598603776)
If anybody has the money and vision to start a game-changing **n-profit, it's Bezos. As Bezos **tes, he has made himself into one of the world's richest people by banking on the idea that planning for the long-term is better than trying to go for a short-term boost.*
That, however, is **t necessarily what he's looking for.*
"I like long-term—it's a huge lever: Blue Origin, Amazon, Washington Post—all of these are contributing to society and civilization in their own ways," Bezos wrote. "But I'm thinking I want much of my philanthropic activity to be helping in the here and **w—short term—at the intersection of urgent need and lasting impact." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/06/15/jeff-bezos-wants-your-philanthropy-ideas/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Amazon (http://mashable.com/category/amazon/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Jeff Bezos (http://mashable.com/category/jeff-bezos/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Social Good (http://mashable.com/social-good/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Philanthropy (http://mashable.com/category/philanthropy/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Business (http://mashable.com/business/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/0Fh77YkubQ8