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Bill and Melinda Gates

Why Giving Away Our Wealth has been the Most Satisfying Thing We’ve Done

Our staff here at Kinship United had the incredible opportunity to hear Melinda Gates speak at the 2016 Global Leadership Summit hosted at Willow Creek. We were inspired by her talk and the impact that she and Bill have been able to make over the years through their foundation. Here is an interview that they did together at TED, to give you a taste of what these two incredible people are like.

In this enlightening conversation, Bill and Melinda discuss their foundation, the way it came to be, and the issues that they are passionate about. It’s inspiring to see the way that this power couple works together as a team to use their wealth for enormous good, and the way that their generosity has added to their own lives as well.  Bill calls the work of the Gates Foundation “the most fulfilling thing that they’ve ever done.” Watch this talk for some insight into the lives of this wealthy, but exceedingly generous couple, and the good they’ve been able to accomplish with their influence.

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