Benjamin Soskis

George Mason University

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Fellow at the Center for Nonprofit Management, Philanthropy and Policy at George Mason University.

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced this week that he and his wife will set aside 99 percent of their Facebook shares over the span of their lifetime for charitable causes.

Zuckerberg’s Gift

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