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David Risher, employee number 37 at Amazon, will take over as CEO of Lyft by mid-April. Shares rose 6% after hours on the news.

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/PRNewswire/ -- The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy is pleased to announce the following recent appointments to its Board of Directors and its...

Plus, Elon Musk’s $5.7 billion gift to an undisclosed charity sparks questions about transparency and tax deductions

Over the years, the Chronicle has talked with hundreds of major donors about what motivates them to give. Here’s a collection of some of the best advice we’ve heard.

Plus, nonprofits weigh ethical concerns about Facebook against the practical need to reach donors.

Jennifer and David Risher started the #HalfMyDAF campaign to encourage people to give more from their donor-advised funds. They also support Worldreader, a nonprofit David co-founded to provide books to young people in underserved places.

Bezos still thriving after costly divorce April 28th 2021 at 08:00:00 GMT +0300 The world’s wealthiest man alive is 57-year-old Jeff Bezos, whose original official name is Jeffrey Preston Jorgensen. Born when both his mom and dad were still teenagers, he dropped the name Jorgensen and picked up his stepfather’s surname ‘Bezos’ after the mother divorced and remarried. He is now the owner of Amazon - a powerful online shopping platform. According to many wealth measuring authorities like...

× As incoming Amazon CEO Andy Jassy steps into the limelight, a portrait of a leader much like Jeff Bezos emerges By Katherine Khashimova Long, The Seattle Times Published: February 15, 2021, 6:00am Share: FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2019, file photo, AWS CEO Andy Jassy, discusses a new initiative with the NFL during AWS re:Invent 2019 in Las Vegas. Amazon announced Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, that Jeff Bezos would step down as CEO later in the year, leaving a role hes had since foun...

Former Amazon board member Tom Alberg reviews the new book, ‘Working Backwards’ February 9, 2021 at 11:24 am Madrona Managing Director Tom Alberg, one of Amazon’s first investors, speaks with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos at a Madrona event in 2015. (Madrona Photo) [Editor’s Note: Tom Alberg, managing director at Seattle-based venture capital firm Madrona Venture Group, was an Amazon investor who served on the company’s board of directors from 1996 to 2019. He’s the author of the forthcomin...