Tech billionaire and
Green, CEO of digital ad firm
He told Nelson that while most members are good people, the church is "actively and currently doing harm in the world." He accused the church of hoarding more than
Green announced a
Green made the giveaway announcement via The Giving Pledge, an organization through which 230 wealthy people have promised to donate the majority of their fortunes to help solve worldwide problems.
Forbes reported Green's
In his giveaway pledge, Green said he's convinced that money can't buy happiness. He wants to combine money with people and time to create a data-driven, rational philanthropy, to deploy capital against humanity's toughest problems.
Green's family has set up a foundation called Dataphilanthropy to "invest in projects where we can apply data to understand progress, mistakes and opportunities."
Green wrote he didn't have an ideal home life as a kid and struggled financially well into adulthood.
When he was 17, Green met a homeless man in
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