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Microsoft Giving Programs
Microsoft's national corporate philanthropy is focused on creating greater access to information technology in disadvantaged communities worldwide. This is accomplished through the support of higher education, youth programs, nonprofit technology solutions, public libraries and the creative community.
http://www.microsoft.com/about/corporatecitizenship/citizenship/giving/apply/default.mspx

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
The foundation awards the majority of its grants to U.S. 501 (c)(3) organizations and other tax-exempt organizations identified by our staff. In deciding how to invest our resources most responsibly, we look for projects that: * Help reduce inequities in neglected areas * Produce measurable results * Catalyze increased momentum, scale, and sustainability of change * Collaborate with government, philanthropic, private-sector, and not-for-profit partners * Favor preventative approaches * Leverage support from other sources * Advance our current strategies, accelerating the work we are already supporting
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/ForGrantSeekers/

The National Cristina Foundation
National Cristina Foundation (NCF) provides computer technology and solutions to give people with disabilities, students at risk and economically disadvantaged persons the opportunity, through training, to lead more independent and productive lives. Every day, across America and around the world, National Cristina Foundation is working to ensure that used computer technology resources that no longer meet an enterprise's or an individual's needs are given a second productive life as a tool for developing human potential.
http://www.cristina.org/

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Is a clearinghouse of information for community-building efforts.
http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/mfh/nnw/nnwindex.cfm

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