| Katie Couric Discusses “The Giving Pledge” with Steve Case |
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| Friday, 31 December 2010 10:44 | |||
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CBS News Anchor and Managing Editor Katie Couric discuss philanthropy on this week's @katiecouric, a weekly online webshow she hosts at CBSNews.com. Couric will be joined by AOL Co-founder Steve Case and private investor Ted Forstmann who recently signed "The Giving Pledge." This initiative invites the wealthiest individuals and families in America to commit to giving the majority of their wealth to philanthropy. Other recent signers to the pledge include Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, investor Carl Icahn, and former junk-bond king Michael Milken.
During the interview, Case and Forstmann discuss why they signed the pledge, how they motivate and inspire other Americans to be philanthropic, and what can be done to help job creation and innovation in America. @katiecouric is a weekly online webshow on CBSNews.com. The webshow is hosted by Katie Couric, Anchor and Managing Editor of the CBS EVENING NEWS, and features candid one-on-one interviews with top newsmakers from the worlds of politics, business, entertainment and more. Past interviews have included Glenn Beck, First Lady Michelle Obama, pop star Justin Bieber and Sesame Street's Elmo. The webcast is available at: www.cbsnews.com/ | |||
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About the Author: Kurt Martin is a Founder and Group Publisher of Progressive Media Group (PMG) and the Publisher of Nonprofit Technology News. During his 4 years as Publisher of The NonProfit Times, he grew the imprint from a single newspaper to a community of websites, online job boards, email newsletters and digital editions of the print editions. Prior to taking the role of Publisher he was the East Coast Sales Manager for Broad Daylight, Inc. a knowledgebase company. He also held management roles in advertising and ciruclation sales at American Banker/Bond Buyer (Thomson), Faulkner & Grey (Thomson) and SourceMedia (Investcorp.) Kurt graduated from Montclair State University with a B.A. in Political Science and Public Administration. |