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    Brin, the billionaire co-founder of Google, is giving $1 million to the society, widely known as HIAS, which helped his family escape anti-Semitism in the Soviet Union and establish itself in this country. "I would have never had the kinds of opportunities I've had here in the Soviet Union, or even in Russia today" Brin said. The gift is small, given Brin's estimated $16 billion in personal wealth, but he said it signaled a growing commitment by him and his wife, Anne Wojcicki, to engage more substantially in philanthropy. Full Article at The Seattle Times
    I would have never had the kinds of opportunities I've had here in the Soviet Union, or even in Russia today
    Sergey Brin – Sergey Brin SOURCE: The Seattle Times 4 weeks ago
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  1. Our foundation is not soliciting proposals. Please make sure to include that.
    SOURCE: The Seattle Times 4 weeks ago
  2. While everyone was criticizing him, he was generating a whole lot more money for his foundation, and ultimately, when he got serious about philanthropy, he did it really well ... I'd like to learn from that example.
    SOURCE: The Seattle Times 4 weeks ago
  3. We've given away over $30 million so far, which isn't so tiny, but obviously small in terms of our, um, theoretical wealth ... Our philanthropy is something I want to take my time with and develop and systematize.
    Sergey Brin – Sergey Brin SOURCE: The Seattle Times 4 weeks ago

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