a news about Facebook founder and I don't understand the meaning of some sententences
I only quote part of the news which I don't understand so there is a link to the news below.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/25/technology/25facebook.html?_r=1&ref=technology

1.I don't understandand the word "yet" in the last sentence.

PALO ALTO — Mark Zuckerberg, America’s youngest billionaire at 26, has not spent much money on himself. Forbes estimates his fortune at $6.9 billion, but Mr. Zuckerberg, chief executive of Facebook, has yet to sell any sizable portion of his holdings in the company.

2.Why does it would be more effective if the founder's name was not anonymous? (I don't understand it from "But Mr. Booker..." to "his name was attached to it" actually.)

Mr. Zuckerberg says he was hoping to do just that. On the Oprah show and in a later press conference, Mr. Zuckerberg and Mr. Booker both said that the Facebook co-founder wanted to make his gift anonymous. But Mr. Booker persuaded him that the grant, which challenges New Jersey officials to raise matching funds, would be more effective if his name was attached to it. And they said that the timing was driven by factors out of their control.

3.I don't understand the word gift in the last sentence. Does it mean money here?

Mr. Zuckerberg said that the $100 million would be used to start a new foundation called Startup: Education. The entire gift is earmarked for Newark and comes with no strings attached, giving “flexibility to try out new things,” he said.

4.What does "mind-boggling" mean in the last sentence?

“It is truly exceptional for any age group,” said Patrick M. Rooney, executive director of the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, which tracks giving. “Clearly when you look at most philanthropists, significant gifts like these are made late in life or after death. For someone to do this in their 20s is mind-boggling.”

5.What does the word gift mean in the first sentence?

Mr. Rooney said Mr. Zuckerberg’s is only the third gift of $100 million or m
ore made this year in the United States. Last year, there were only six donations of that size or larger, he said.

6. I don't understand the whole paragraph,especially the sentences said by Lester M. Salamon. Besides, the word striking in the last sentence I don't know what it means either.

“We have been seeing a very interesting phenomenon of dot-com billionaires making very generous gifts, in many cases with a different attitude than was in the past,” said Lester M. Salamon, director of the Center for Civil Society Studies at Johns Hopkins University. “People are striking it rich at an ever-earlier age.”

7.I don't understand the whole paragraph, especially the last sentence, "Mr. Zuckerberg is giving shares to the foundation that will be sold to other private investors, a relatively new development in Silicon Valley".

But even in those situations, those individuals established their philanthropies well after their companies went public. Mr. Zuckerberg’s gift is unusual, in part, because Facebook is still privately held, and there is no public market for its shares. Mr. Zuckerberg is giving shares to the foundation that will be sold to other private investors, a relatively new development in Silicon Valley.

Question

a news about Facebook founder and I don't understand the meaning of some sententences
I only quote part of the news which I don't understand so there is a link to the news below.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/25/technology/25facebook.html?_r=1&ref=technology


1.I don't understandand the word "yet"  in the last sentence. 

PALO ALTO — Mark Zuckerberg, America’s youngest billionaire at 26, has not spent much money on himself. Forbes estimates his fortune at $6.9 billion, but Mr. Zuckerberg, chief executive of Facebook, has yet to sell any sizable portion of his holdings in the company.

2.Why does it would be more effective if the founder's name was not anonymous? (I don't understand it from "But Mr. Booker..." to "his name was attached to it" actually.)

Mr. Zuckerberg says he was hoping to do just that. On the Oprah show and in a later press conference, Mr. Zuckerberg and Mr. Booker both said that the Facebook co-founder wanted to make his gift anonymous. But Mr. Booker persuaded him that the grant, which challenges New Jersey officials to raise matching funds, would be more effective if his name was attached to it. And they said that the timing was driven by factors out of their control.

3.I don't understand the word gift in the last sentence. Does it mean money here?

Mr. Zuckerberg said that the $100 million would be used to start a new foundation called Startup: Education. The entire gift is earmarked for Newark and comes with no strings attached, giving “flexibility to try out new things,” he said. 

4.What does "mind-boggling" mean in the last sentence?

“It is truly exceptional for any age group,” said Patrick M. Rooney, executive director of the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, which tracks giving. “Clearly when you look at most philanthropists, significant gifts like these are made late in life or after death. For someone to do this in their 20s is mind-boggling.” 

5.What does the word gift mean in the first sentence?

Mr. Rooney said Mr. Zuckerberg’s is only the third gift of $100 million or m
ore made this year in the United States. Last year, there were only six donations of that size or larger, he said. 

6. I don't understand the whole paragraph,especially the sentences said by Lester M. Salamon. Besides, the word striking in the last sentence I don't know what it means either.

“We have been seeing a very interesting phenomenon of dot-com billionaires making very generous gifts, in many cases with a different attitude than was in the past,” said Lester M. Salamon, director of the Center for Civil Society Studies at Johns Hopkins University. “People are striking it rich at an ever-earlier age.”

7.I don't understand the whole paragraph, especially the last sentence, "Mr. Zuckerberg is giving shares to the foundation that will be sold to other private investors, a relatively new development in Silicon Valley". 

But even in those situations, those individuals established their philanthropies well after their companies went public. Mr. Zuckerberg’s gift is unusual, in part, because Facebook is still privately held, and there is no public market for its shares. Mr. Zuckerberg is giving shares to the foundation that will be sold to other private investors, a relatively new development in Silicon Valley.

Answer

yet - 还没

But Mr. Booker...his name was attached to it - 布克先生劝扎克伯格先生说他的拨款，如果说明是他所捐献的，将更加有效 （用他的名誉和影响力）

gift - 是的，在这里是指他的捐款。但是这词汇可以有不同的含义；只要是‘礼’都能称上是 gift.

mind-boggling - 令人难以置信

gift - 如以上

“We have been seeing a very interesting phenomenon of dot-com billionaires making very generous gifts, in many cases with a different attitude than was in the past,” said Lester M. Salamon, director of the Center for Civil Society Studies at Johns Hopkins University. “People are striking it rich at an ever-earlier age.” - “我们一直看到网络公司的亿万富翁们奉上非常慷慨的捐献，这是一个很有趣而以往不同的现象，” Lester M. Salamon 说。“现在的富翁比以往的发达的更早。”（Lester M. Salamon 是约翰霍普金斯大学公民社会研究中心主任）

Mr. Zuckerberg is giving shares to the foundation that will be sold to other private investors, a relatively new development in Silicon Valley - 扎克伯格先生将把股份发给将出售给其他私人投资者的基金會。这是在 Silicon Valley 里较新的一个发展。

希望你明白

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