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Dr. Caira Woods, a senior program officer at the Gates Foundation, shares how the foundation is building the capacity of nonprofits during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Victoria Vrana, a deputy director on the Philanthropic Partnerships team, shares about the launch of PowerOf, a new online platform that connects people eager to make a difference with organizations…
SEATTLE, May 4, 2020 – Earlier today at the Coronavirus Global Response Summit, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a commitment of $125 million towards the international collective effort…
SEATTLE, April 15, 2020 – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced an expansion of its funding for the global response to COVID-19. The increase includes an additional $150…
CEO Mark Suzman reflects on the foundation’s unique position to respond to the COVID-19 crisis and shares an update on the foundation’s more than $250 million commitment to funding response…
SEATTLE, March 24, 2020 – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced grants totaling $3.7 million to support efforts in the Seattle-King County region to respond to the coronavirus…
SEATTLE, March 10, 2020 – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome, and Mastercard today committed up to $125 million in seed funding to speed-up the response to the COVID-19…
We are joining forces with Wellcome and Mastercard to beef up our COVID-19 response—backed by $125 million in both new funding and money already earmarked to tackle this epidemic. The…
SEATTLE March 4, 2020 – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced today that it will commit an additional $5 million to help public health agencies in the greater Seattle…
