She is one of the richest women in the world – and apparently also the most generous. Mackenzie Scott, ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezoshas donated $2.7 billion (about 2.2 billion euros) from its own account to 286 charitable organizations. Scott shared that a blog entry Together.
Among nonprofits there are also those that have been “underrated and overlooked in the past,” the authors say. For example, institutions of higher education and arts centers for organizations dedicated to racial and gender equality.
In December last year, Scott, who acquired four percent of Amazon shares after his divorce from Bezos, had his own Information $4.2 billion – in four months – Donated to food distributors, emergency, education and human rights organizations.
“get some sleep”
“Find new creative ways to help,” she encourages others, too. “If you have more cash than you need, hire some extra manpower to pay for the next five years.” And the tip was, “Stop working every weekend. Get some more sleep.”
51 year old working with Dan Jewett, a science teacher from seattle, is married, he had promised to give away most of his property. Scott was published by American Magazine »Forbes« Listed with a net worth of $58 billion, she is the third richest woman in the world. L’Oreal successor François Bettencourt Meyers is at the top.
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