In total, about $13.6 billion was pledged toward the recovery in grants and loans, with about half going to Indonesia.
THE NEWS After burning through most of the $100 million pledged toward the start-up Portfolio, an ambitious, glossy business magazine, Cond?ast Publications shut it down after just two years.
Most of the $100 million pledged toward the start-up is gone, sunk into the very expensive printing, paper, marketing and editorial costs that go with creating a magazine, especially one published by Condé Nast.
To date, a total of $10.2 billion has been pledged toward the Fund's initial capitalization from more than 30 countries.
A little over two years ago, Los Angeles committed $4.5 billion toward ending homelessness — the most money voters anywhere in the country have pledged toward the problem.
At the event, co-hosted by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the British government, a total of $4.6 billion was pledged toward family planning.
In less than a week the company received almost 4,000 Facebook "likes" and on the day I am writing this post, there is $33K pledged toward the $60K goal.
Billions of dollars from aid organizations and government agencies have been pledged toward the relief effort, yet many basic human needs, including food, shelter, and sanitation, continue to be unmet.
As of this writing it appears that Bornstein might be well on his way to tying this one up in a big shoelace-appropriate bow -- the first four hours of the campaign generated 1,120 backers pledging $16,387 toward the $25,000 goal. .
Less than five months ago, G-20 leaders in Toronto exchanged far friendlier words, pledging to work toward "shared objectives".
