“You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.” — John Bunyan
The concept of extravagant generosity received a lot of mileage over the past few weeks thanks to the incredible philanthropy of MacKenzie Scott, who has given away almost $6 billion this year to hundreds of nonprofits across the country.
Scott, ex-wife of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, became one of the wealthiest women in the world in the aftermath of the couple’s divorce agreement. She has since signed the Giving Pledge, committing to give away at least half of her fortune (recently estimated at between $50 billion and $60 billion).