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Microsoft is adding a new organization under its belt today: Microsoft Philanthropies. As one might infer from the name, Microsoft Philanthropies will be dedicated to humanitarian causes with a technology lean, akin to Google.org. It will be led by Brad Smith, who was appointed to the role of company-wide president in September and has been with the Microsoft since 1993. In a blog post written by Smith himself, the president details his vision for the organization: Through Microsoft Philanthropies, we will contribute in new and more impactful ways to a societal ecosystem that connects the benefits of technology to those…

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