To mark the birth of their first child, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Pricella Chan announced the formation of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Their aim for this charitable foundation is to help make a better world for their daughter's generation to live in.
Framed as a letter to their daughter, the announcement stated their belief that "we have a moral responsibility to all children in the next generation" and that "we believe all lives have equal value. They plan to focus on two ideas: "advancing human potential and promoting equality.". . . "Today your
mother and I are committing to spend our lives doing our small part to
help solve these challenges."
To accomplish this goal, Chan and Zuckerberg pledged that: "We will give 99% of our Facebook shares -- currently about $45 billion -- during our lives to advance this mission." The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative will not just be throwing money at problems but building partnerships and long-term investment in the future of the next generation world-wide.
This generation of young technological billionaires is restoring my faith in the future.
Ralph
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