How Billionaire Couple Tegan and Brian Acton Are Giving in the Bay Area and Beyond

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How Billionaire Couple Tegan and Brian Acton Are Giving in the Bay Area and Beyond

Part of an ongoing series on family philanthropy, we take a closer look at the giving of Tegan and Brian Acton, co-founder of WhatsApp. After an acquisition windfall, the Actons are giving extensively in the Bay Area and nationally.

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Can Brian Acton and Signal Use Philanthropy to Chart a Better Path for Tech?

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Can Brian Acton and Signal Use Philanthropy to Chart a Better Path for Tech?

A Facebook buyout made him a billionaire. Now, WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton is using philanthropy to improve tech for the common good. We look at his first major move. 

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A Tech Billionaire Focuses on the Nexus of Nonprofits and Tech. Here's Some Advice

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A Tech Billionaire Focuses on the Nexus of Nonprofits and Tech. Here's Some Advice

WhatsApp's Brian Acton is turning to philanthropy full-time, tapping a $6.6 billion fortune and Silicon Valley chops to start a nonprofit focused on nonprofits and tech. A guest contributor offers some wise words. 

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The New WhatsApp Billionaires and the Rise of the Living Mega Donor

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One trend revolutionizing philanthropy is the way that relatively young people -- like the WhatsApp founders -- are making great wealth in a very short time and then cashing out, leaving them with both the resources and time to be large-scale philanthropists, living mega donors, for many years to come. This phenomenon only dates back to the late 1990s. But it's growing.
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