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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF or the Gates Foundation) is the largest private foundation in the world, founded by Bill and Melinda Gates. It was launched in 2000 and is said to be the largest transparently operated private foundation in the world. The primary aims of the foundation are, globally, to enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty, and in America, to expand educational opportunities and access to information technology. The foundation, based in Seattle, Washington, is controlled by its three trustees: Bill Gates, Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett. Other principal officers include Co-Chair William H. Gates, Sr. and Chief Executive Officer Susan Desmond-Hellmann. It had an endowment of US$44.3 billion . The scale of the foundation and the way it seeks to apply business techniques to giving makes it one of the leaders in venture philanthropy, though the foundation itself notes that the philanthropic role has limitations.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Guiding Principles )〕 In 2007, its founders were ranked as the second most generous philanthropists in America, and Warren Buffett the first.〔(The 50 most generous Americans ) 〕 As of May 16, 2013, Bill Gates had donated US$28 billion to the foundation.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Foundation Timeline and History – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundationlegacy may focus more on philanthropy than on Microsoft - Computerworld )〕 ==History== *In 1997, the foundation was formed as the William H. Gates Foundation.〔http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9101858&intsrc=news_ts_head 〕 During the foundation's following years, funding grew to US$2 billion. On June 15, 2006, Gates announced his plans to transition out of a day-to-day role with Microsoft, effective July 31, 2008, to allow him to devote more time to working with the foundation. *In 2005, Bill and Melinda Gates, along with the musician Bono, were named by ''Time'' as Persons of the Year 2005 for their charitable work. In the case of Bill and Melinda Gates, the work referenced was that of this foundation. *In April 2010, Gates was invited to visit and speak at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he asked the students to take on the hard problems of the world in their futures. He also explained the nature and philosophy of his philanthropic endeavors.〔Guo, Jeff; McQueen, Rob, ("Gates asks students to tackle world's problems : Disease and education among biggest challenges" ), ''The Tech'', Volume 130, Issue 21, Friday, April 23, 2010〕〔Guo, Jeff, ("In interview, Gates describes philanthropic journey" ), ''The Tech'', Volume 130, Issue 21, April 23, 2010. (video & transcript). "After he spoke at Kresge Auditorium, Bill Gates sat down with The Tech to talk more about his college tour, his philanthropy, and the philosophy behind it."〕 *In 2010, the foundation's founders started the Commission on Education of Health Professionals for the 21st Century, entitled "Transforming education to strengthen health systems in an interdependent world."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Public Health Global Watch )〕 *A 2011 survey of grantees found that many believed the foundation did not make its goals and strategies clear and sometimes did not understand those of the grantees; that the foundation's decision- and grantmaking procedures were too opaque; and that its communications could be more consistent and responsive. The foundation's response was to improve the clarity of its explanations, make "orientation calls" to grantees upon awarding grants, tell grantees who their foundation contact is, give timely feedback when they receive a grantee report, and establish a way for grantees to provide anonymous or attributed feedback to the foundation.〔(Improving our Work with You: A Progress Report - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ). Gatesfoundation.org (2012-09-06). Retrieved on 2013-07-18.〕 The foundation also launched a podcast series.〔(Gates Foundation's Spotlight page on SoundCloud - Hear the world's sounds ). Soundcloud.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-18.〕 *In 2013, Hillary Clinton launched a partnership between the foundation and the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation to gather and study data on the progress of women and girls around the world since the 1995 United Nations Fourth World Conference On Women in Beijing.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Hillary Clinton launches global data project on women and girls )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Wyss, Clinton Foundations Partner on Full Participation by Women and Girls )〕 This is called "No Ceilings: The Full Participation Project."〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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