In 2011, the Verizon Foundation awarded more than $66 million in grants to nonprofit organizations throughout the United States and groups in New York and Connecticut that focused on education programs, domestic violence prevention and using technology to deliver or enhance health care received more than $13.2 million.
The Verizon Foundation helps people to live healthy, safe and independent lives by addressing disparities in education, health care and sustainability for a better community.
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The Charities Aid Foundation has set up a scheme, called the Social Enterprise Assist, that will render interest-free loans of up to £10,000 each to help social enterprise start-ups.