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Gates Library Foundation distributes new 1998 grant applications
Carol RavaBill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: 206.709.3100Email: [email protected] REDMOND, Wash. — The Gates Library Foundation today announced that applications for the second round of grants have been distributed to the…
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New Plan To Speed AIDS Vaccine Development Released
Bernadette Simmons InterScience, in LondonPhone: 011.44(0).171.331.0331Email: [email protected] Mark ChatawayInterScience, in LondonPhone: 011.44(0).171.331.0331Email: [email protected] GENEVA — The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) unveiled a new global scientific strategy to accelerate AIDS…
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William H. Gates Foundation Makes $1 Million Gift to Bellevue Art Museum
Barbara JirsaBellevue Art MuseumPhone: 425.454.3322 ext. 108 BELLEVUE, Wash. — Bellevue Art Museum announced today a $1 million gift from The William H. Gates Foundation, providing a significant leadership gift…
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Gates Library Foundation Hires International Library Programs Manager
REDMOND, Washington — The Gates Library Foundation announced today that Carol Erickson, director of the International Relations Office for the American Library Association (ALA), will join the Foundation as international…
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Saint George’s School Receives $2 Million Gift
Joan R. Clarke, Development DirectorSaint George’s SchoolPhone: 509.466.1636 SPOKANE, Wash. — Saint George’s School today announced receipt of a $2 million grant from the William H. Gates Foundation. The grant…
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CARE to Receive $850,000 for Kosovo Aid
Allen ClintonCARE USA Press OfficePhone: 404.681.2552, ext. 206, Email: [email protected] ATLANTA, Georgia — CARE, the Atlanta-based international relief and development organization, is to receive $850,000 in emergency grants to aid…
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Gates Library Foundation to give one-time Scholarship to University of Alabama library student
Annabel Stephens, Ph.D.School of Library and Information Studies, UniversPhone: (205) 348-1517, Email: [email protected] MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Gates Library Foundation is giving a one-time scholarship to provide tuition for a…
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Bill and Melinda Gates announce Gates Library Foundation 1998 grant recipients
Carol RavaBill & Melinda Gates Foundation Phone: 206.709.3100Email: [email protected] MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Bill and Melinda Gates announced today that more than 1,000 U. S. libraries will benefit from the 1998…
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Over 95% of Alabama libraries receive grants from Gates Library Foundation to bring computer access to patrons
Richard AkeroydBill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: 206.709.3206 REDMOND, Wash. — Alabama is on its way to offering computer and Internet access at every public library in the state, as the…
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Gates Library Foundation Hires Former Connecticut State Librarian
Susan DurganAPCO AssociatesPhone: (206) 239-0155 REDMOND, Washington — The Gates Library Foundation today announced that Richard Akeroyd, former Connecticut state librarian, has joined the Foundation as library programs director. “We…