New — a big $25 million gift from Slack founder @stewart and Away CEO @jennifer to UNICEF for Covid work.
The billionaire couple recently created a new charitable foundation to fund their philanthropic work.
The billionaire couple recently created a new charitable foundation to fund their philanthropic work.
https://twitter.com/stewart/status/1387397939178491908
Butterfield here specifically challenges the tech industry to raise another $100 million for the cause.
Look at the stock market, he says. Tech folks can afford it.
Look at the stock market, he says. Tech folks can afford it.
https://twitter.com/stewart/status/1387397946803638277?s=21https://t.co/HVsFgiLLYb
Pretty rare for tech industry leaders to explicitly acknowledge how the pandemic has made them richer.
Smart of @stewart to play to that and pitch it as a “karmic opportunity.”
Smart of @stewart to play to that and pitch it as a “karmic opportunity.”
https://twitter.com/stewart/status/1387397947697123336
$100mm from the tech industry is actually a pretty low bar.
Just take these ten folks. They have accured enormous gains over the last decade, and even over just the last four months.
And that's to say nothing of the billions they've already set aside in foundations or DAFs.
Just take these ten folks. They have accured enormous gains over the last decade, and even over just the last four months.
And that's to say nothing of the billions they've already set aside in foundations or DAFs.
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