--- title: "Lunchtime Links: Mark Zuckerberg’s $500M Gift" id: "15033" type: "post" slug: "lunchtime-links-mark-zuckerbergs-500m-gift" published_at: "2012-12-19T17:16:49+00:00" modified_at: "2026-03-15T19:21:45+00:00" url: "https://associationsnow.com/2012/12/19/lunchtime-links-mark-zuckerbergs-500m-gift/" markdown_url: "https://associationsnow.com/2012/12/19/lunchtime-links-mark-zuckerbergs-500m-gift.md" excerpt: "A generous gift from Mark Zuckerberg. Plus: What makes a good work environment?" taxonomy_category: - "Executive Leadership" taxonomy_post_tag: - "AssociationsNow" - "Business" - "corporate giving" - "Leadership" taxonomy_content_format: - "Article" taxonomy_role: - "Association CEO / Executive Director" - "C-Level" - "Executive Team" - "VP" taxonomy_persona: - "Association Professionals" --- [Home](https://associationsnow.com/) » [Articles](https://associationsnow.com/format/article/) » Lunchtime Links: Mark Zuckerberg’s $500M Gift Just in time for the holidays, Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg decided to be a foundation’s not-so-secret Santa. The gift is Zuckerberg’s largest gift so far, worth nearly $500 million in stocks. What other generous acts have you seen lately? Is it the giving season? That and more in today’s Lunchtime Links. **Facebook Elf:**Mark Zuckerberg is giving [a rather large gift (opens in a new tab)](http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-facebooks-mark-zuckerberg-donates-500-million-in-stock-to-charity-20121218,0,4267705.story) to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation: almost $500 million in stock, to be exact, the *LA Times* reports. Eighteen million shares will be earmarked for health and education issues, which is Zuckerberg’s largest to date. The move comes after Zuckerberg joined the [Giving Pledge (opens in a new tab)](http://givingpledge.org/) , where the nation’s richest people pledged to donate most of their riches to society. **Geek Think:**Technology makesthe world go round, or so it might seem. One thing’s for certain: It definitely makes an association. But what [technology mindset (opens in a new tab)](http://jeffhurtblog.com/2012/12/18/five-conference-technology-mindsets/) do you have in your association? From an “app-4-everything” to a “techno-maniac,” Jeff Hurt’s blog post names five different types of techies. Which one are you? **Best in Show:**What makes your company great? Jamie Notter’s [blog post (opens in a new tab)](http://www.getmejamienotter.com/2012/12/why-arent-you-a-best-place-to-work/) offers a couple of reasons, based on the [Forbes list (opens in a new tab)](http://www.forbes.com/fdc/welcome_mjx.shtml) of best places to work. Some of his ideas? A company’s continued commitment to a hacker culture, trust in its top dog, and employees who describe the company as “exciting” or “fast growing.” Bottom line: Opportunities for career advancements and a solid company culture can contribute to very happy employees. What’s your association doing to make itself the best it can be for its employees? **Time of Your Life:**Just how does *TIME* pick its Person of the Year? From more generalized picks such as “the protestor” or even a planet of the year “Endangered Earth,” *TIME* has spoken this year with President Barack Obama on its cover as the [2012 Person of the Year (opens in a new tab)](http://poy.time.com/2012/12/19/person-of-the-year-barack-obama/) . Though it’s been labeled a [“no-brainer” (opens in a new tab)](http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/12/19/time-person-of-the-year-apple-cook/) by CNN, not everyone has to agree with the decision, whose runner-ups included Apple CEO Tim Cook and Yahoo’s Marissa Meyer. Do you think that *TIME* magazine made the right decision? What are you reading over lunch? Let us know in the comments. (AN illustration/iStockPhoto/Thinkstock) [Chloe Thompson](https://associationsnow.com/author/chloe-thompson/) Chloe Thompson is a contributing writer to Associations Now. 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