The role of prizes in innovation
By Owen
"'Prize philanthropy' is useful for breaking a bottleneck where government
bureaucracy and markets are stuck," says Thomas Vander Ark, who recently left
conventional philanthropy at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to run the X-Prize ... http://www.owen.org/blog/647
Owen's musings http://www.owen.org/blog
Subject: Gates Foundation January 27th Saturday, 2007 10: Bill Gates brings Vista to The Daily Show
By Jonathan Tigner
There will no doubt be a lot of talk about Vista, as well as some chat about the
Gates foundation. We here round the 10 reservation are hoping that MS Bob gets
an honorable mention. http://www.activewin.com/awin/comments.asp?HeadlineIndex=38129
ActiveWin.com Headlines http://www.activewin.com/
Subject: Gates Foundation January 27th Saturday, 2007 WHAT SHOULD BILL GATES DO?
National Center for Policy Analysis - Dallas,TX,USA
Proponents of "socially responsible investing" claim that the Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation could change the world by adopting mission
investing. ... http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?page=article&Article_ID=14118
Subject: Gates Foundation January 27th Saturday, 2007 Philanthropy Goes Mainstream
By Sean Stannard-Stockton
After the meeting, I was walking down the streets of the San Francisco’s Financial
District and talking about Aligned Investing and The Gates Foundation with one
of my co-workers. I made a comment about some of the various opinions ... http://www.tacticalphilanthropy.com/2007/01/philanthropy_go.html
Tactical Philanthropy http://www.tacticalphilanthropy.com/
Subject: Gates Foundation January 27th Saturday, 2007 What Should Bill Gates Do?
American Enterprise Institute - Washington,DC,USA
With all due respect to even the Gates Foundation’s billions, its funds,
spread over many hundreds of stocks, have no effect on the market value of
any ... http://www.aei.org/publications/filter.all,pubID.25519/pub_detail.asp
Subject: Gates Foundation January 27th Saturday, 2007 Gates Announces New Grants For Healthcare
Playfuls.com - Targu Mures,Romania
In 2000, the Gates Foundation in Seattle launched the Global Alliance for
Vaccines and Immunizations. The initiative has brought vaccination levels
in poor ... http://www.playfuls.com/news_004230_Gates_Announces_New_Grants_For_Healthcare.html
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Subject: Gates Foundation January 27th Saturday, 2007 Bill Gates should…?
By Steve D.
With all due respect to even the Gates Foundation’s billions, its funds, spread
over many hundreds of stocks, have no effect on the market value of any single
stock. Selling a “bad” company would have no more impact than scooping a ... http://seekerblog.com/archives/20070127/bill-gates-should/
Seeker Blog http://seekerblog.com
Davos: Easterly on Poverty
By JoeDuck
I’ve been impressed with Gates Foundation and still trying to find out more about
whether ... I’ve been very impressed with the ability of the Gates foundation to
focus laser-like on key health issues like malaria and fund accordingly. ... http://joeduck.wordpress.com/2007/01/26/davos-easterly-on-poverty/
Joe Duck http://joeduck.wordpress.com