Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced grants to nine community philanthropic partners in the Pacific Northwest to re-grant foundation money, supporting its goal of reducing intergenerational poverty.
With this initiative, the foundation aims to help expand local philanthropy through increased citizen engagement in local grant making decisions that will lead to community prioritized solutions focusing on local needs.
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William D. Eggers and Paul Macmillan of Dowser write about the social entrepreneurs slowly and steadily dirsupting the world of philanthropy. According to Forbes, philanthropy disruptors are those that believe “no one company is so vital that it can’t be replaced and no single business model too perfect to upend.”