Jeff Bezos asks Twitter for philanthropy ideas that can help ‘right now’
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is rethinking his approach to philanthropy in hopes of better assisting people who need help right now. Earlier this afternoon, Bezos asked Twitter users for suggestions on where his money and efforts would be best directed. “This tweet is a request for ideas,” Bezos said, explaining that he wants his philanthropic work to be less focused on the long term and more “at the intersection of urgent need and lasting impact.”
The businesses led by Bezos (Amazon.com, Blue Origin) and the newspaper he owns (The Washington Post) each have long-term missions that he claims “are contributing to society and civilization in their own way.” But it sounds as though Bezos wants his philanthropy endeavors to be “the opposite” of...