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Michael Saunders is Senior Editor of TopGovernmentGrants.com and TopFoundationGrants.com and a network of comprehensive sites offering information on foundation and government and grants as well as federal government programs.

He also maintains sites providing resources on social entrepreneurship and social innovation. All of the sites seek to highlight innovative approaches to improving communities across the nation and the world.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: What to know about the $51B charity

May 24, 2020 2:04 am Published by Michael

Foundation: Gates Foundation
Sign up here.Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is the second-richest person in the world and has recently devoted more of his time to philanthropy.In mid-March, Gates stepped down from the board of Microsoft, as well as the board of Warren Buffett’s company Berkshire Hathaway, so he could dedicate

Arts, culture communities weigh post-COVID world options

May 23, 2020 8:10 pm Published by Michael

Foundation: Greater Worcester Community Foundation
Arts, culture communities weigh post-COVID world options – News – telegram.com – Worcester, MA The meeting, conducted via Zoom, was presented by the Worcester Cultural Division, Worcester Cultural Coalition, and Greater Worcester Community Foundation, and drew more than 50 representatives of

Game-changing technologies can transform our food systems

May 19, 2020 2:00 am Published by Michael

Foundation: Gates Foundation
Game-changing technologies can transform our food systems | EurekAlert! A pipeline of new technologies could transform our food systems, ecosystems and human health, but attention to the enabling environment is needed to realize their potential And the global food system will need to change

NCCFF receives state grant to replace student computers

May 16, 2020 4:26 pm Published by Michael

Foundation: Nebraska Community Foundation
Taking classes via the internet is not working for everyone.To help narrow this current gap in internet learning ability, the Nebraska City Community Foundation Fund (NCCFF) was just awarded $17,785 by an anonymous donor and the Alice DeVoe Donor-Advised Fund, an affiliated fund of Nebraska

Bay Area Foundation to hold annual 24-hour fundraiser for non-profits

April 28, 2020 1:37 am Published by Michael

Foundation: Bay Area Community Foundation
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Will Donor-Advised Funds Meet Their “Rainy Day” Promise?

April 28, 2020 1:03 am Published by Michael

Foundation: Boston Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation
In 2007, before the Great Recession, the National Philanthropic Trust (NPT) reports that assets in donor-advised funds totaled $31.97 billion nationally (or $39.8 billion in inflation-adjusted dollars). To this end, NPQ conducted interviews with leaders at NPT and Vanguard and at community

Philanthropy Row Collaborations Confront Corona Virus

April 27, 2020 11:45 pm Published by Michael

Foundation: Community Foundation of the Ozarks
And today, collaborative solutions put forth by the CFO, The United Way of the Ozarks, and the Community Partnership of the Ozarks, to support local and regional COVID-19 Corona Virus relief efforts. “Yeah, Philanthropy Row is a term that we came up with as we’re a stone’s throw from each other,”

Moody's CSR Report Highlights 2019 Milestones, COVID-19 Efforts

April 27, 2020 10:03 pm Published by Michael

Foundation: Moody’s Foundation
CSR and social investing are part of the fabric of our company,” added Arlene Isaacs-Lowe, Global Head of CSR and President of Moody’s Foundation.The report highlights milestones Moody’s achieved in 2019 in each of its CSR strategic focus areas, outlined below.Empowering people with financial

Central Indiana Senior Fund awards nearly $400K in grants

April 27, 2020 9:18 pm Published by Michael

Foundation: Central Indiana Community Foundation
Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF) is an $850 million public foundation working to mobilize people, ideas and investments to make this

World Changing Ideas Awards 2020: General Excellence Finalists and Honorable Mentions

April 27, 2020 8:56 pm Published by Michael

Foundation: Nike
Read about the winner: a 3D printer so large it can print the walls of a house in 24 hours.Finalists4 Day Week Global, Perpetual GuardianAeroFarms, AeroFarmsBank of the West, Bank of the WestClimate-positive movement, Max BurgersCreator, CreatorEnd Plastic Waste Initiative, AdidasEos Bioreactor,