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Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
The foundation was founded on December 1994 and was first named as the William H. Gates Foundation. The main focus of the foundation were global health and community needs in the Pacific North west.
In October 2006, the foundation created two trust structure called Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation which distributes grant money, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust which manages endowment assets.
The foundation believes that every life has an equal value. They work to help all people lead a healthy life. In developing countries, they focus on the improvement of people's health and lifting them out of hunger and poverty. In the United States, they seek to ensure that people have access to opportunities that would lead them to succeed in school and in life.
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www.gatesfoundation.org
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Twitter - @gatesfoundation
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In October 2006, the foundation created two trust structure called Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation which distributes grant money, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust which manages endowment assets.
The foundation believes that every life has an equal value. They work to help all people lead a healthy life. In developing countries, they focus on the improvement of people's health and lifting them out of hunger and poverty. In the United States, they seek to ensure that people have access to opportunities that would lead them to succeed in school and in life.
Web Address
www.gatesfoundation.org
Social Media Links
Facebook - www.facebook.com/billmelindagatesfoundation
Twitter - @gatesfoundation
YouTube - www.youtube.com/gatesfoundation
Flickr - www.flickr.com/photos/gatesfoundation
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Recent News from Gates Foundation
Bill Gates: The Billion Dollar Man
Foundation: Gates Foundation
Bill Gates isn't just a billionaire, he's a "true icon in the realms of technology, business, and philanthropy," according to 24/7 Wall St. The Microsoft co-founder, who has a net worth of $113.9...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
Bill Gates isn't just a billionaire, he's a "true icon in the realms of technology, business, and philanthropy," according to 24/7 Wall St. The Microsoft co-founder, who has a net worth of $113.9...more
Children Also Suffer from Tuberculosis
Foundation: Gates Foundation
"The most destructive pathogen on the planet," tuberculosis is described by the US Agency for International Development as one of the world's leading infectious disease killers. Despite being...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
"The most destructive pathogen on the planet," tuberculosis is described by the US Agency for International Development as one of the world's leading infectious disease killers. Despite being...more
Giving Platforms Collaborate to Back Black-Led Nonprofits | Barron's
Foundation: Gates Foundation
Jones initiated a similar effort last August in conjunction with Black Philanthropy Month at Givebutter—a fundraising platform that's free...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
Jones initiated a similar effort last August in conjunction with Black Philanthropy Month at Givebutter—a fundraising platform that's free...more
African Govts Collaborating with Tech Innovators to Strengthen Local Health Supply Chains Report
Foundation: Gates Foundation
A new report from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation finds that Africa is home to a "robust ecosystem of innovators improving the safety and efficiency of health supply chains," Quartz...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
A new report from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation finds that Africa is home to a "robust ecosystem of innovators improving the safety and efficiency of health supply chains," Quartz...more
African Governments Are Collaborating With Innovators to Strengthen Local Health Supply Chains
Foundation: Gates Foundation
African governments are collaborating with innovators to strengthen local health supply chains.Salient Advisory surveyed more than 80 companies across four African countries for a report emphasizing...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
African governments are collaborating with innovators to strengthen local health supply chains.Salient Advisory surveyed more than 80 companies across four African countries for a report emphasizing...more
Tech Innovators, African Governments In Partnership To Improve Local Health Supply Chains
Foundation: Gates Foundation
the report titled “Innovations in Digitizing Health Supply Chains in Africa” is the first pan-African landscape of health supply chain...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
the report titled “Innovations in Digitizing Health Supply Chains in Africa” is the first pan-African landscape of health supply chain...more
The Role of Philanthropy in Advancing Artificial Intelligence
Foundation: Gates Foundation
Google's Eric Schmidt and his wife, Wendy, have donated $125 million to create the world's largest AI scholarship program, the New York Times reports. The initiative, called AI2050, is a joint...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
Google's Eric Schmidt and his wife, Wendy, have donated $125 million to create the world's largest AI scholarship program, the New York Times reports. The initiative, called AI2050, is a joint...more
Lacf And Enterprise Bank Share Common Purpose Of Supporting A Sustainable &Amp; Thriving ...
Foundation: Gates Foundation
When Steve Laurent moved to New Mexico from Utah in 2008, he and his family "really missed Los Alamos while gone," he tells the Los Alamos Daily Post. "It's a wonderful community and it's where...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
When Steve Laurent moved to New Mexico from Utah in 2008, he and his family "really missed Los Alamos while gone," he tells the Los Alamos Daily Post. "It's a wonderful community and it's where...more
Innovation in Maternal Health: Challenges and Opportunities
Foundation: Gates Foundation
When it comes to women's health, "there are many reasons to invest in maternal health," the World Health Organization's chief medical officer writes in an op-ed in the New York Times. "Maternal...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
When it comes to women's health, "there are many reasons to invest in maternal health," the World Health Organization's chief medical officer writes in an op-ed in the New York Times. "Maternal...more
Collaborative Granting $161 Million For Social Change
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation
Some $161 million is going toward gender equality and health initiatives in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. That's up from the original goal of $500 million, and is backed by some of the world's...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation
Some $161 million is going toward gender equality and health initiatives in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. That's up from the original goal of $500 million, and is backed by some of the world's...more
Illustrative Grants from Gates Foundation
United Way of King County-$1,500,000
University of California Berkeley Foundation-$250,000
Education Writers Association-$960,962
Business-Higher Education Forum-$910,000
Higher Education Policy Institute-$5,384,226
Center For Law And Social Policy-$400,000
Building Changes-$750,000
Building Changes-$5,383,920
Washington Low Income Housing Alliance-$335,508
MDRC-$13,000,000
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Beyond the Four Walls are Empowered Rural Nepalese Women
Social entrepreneur, Stefan Wolf , founded the Beyond the Four Walls, which builds cyber “resource centers” (aka Internet cafes) in rural areas for young women to run.