Philanthropy quote of the day by Melinda French Gates: "It's important to acknowledge that giving away money your family will never…"

• Melinda GatesHanding away money you were never going to spend anyway is easy to praise and, according to the person doing it, not actually all that impressive.
• Melinda French Gates, one of the most prominent philanthropists in the world, said exactly that about her own giving.
• "It's important to acknowledge that giving away money your family will never need is not an especially noble act," she wrote.