Who We Are,
What We Do,
And How We Do It
Ray Blakeney, Program Recruiting Manager
January 2012
EVERY PERSON DESERVES
THE CHANCE TO LIVE A
HEALTHY, PRODUCTIVE LIFE.
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Our History
1998
2000
2006
2008
Bill and Melinda
read an article
about rotavirus.
They officially
create the
foundation.
Warren Buffett
decides to give
Berkshire
Hathaway stock.
Bill joins Melinda
full-time at the
foundation.
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What We Focus On
 What affects the most people with the most
urgent needs?
 Where can we make the greatest impact?
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How We Focus
 Form critical partnerships
 Find scalable, sustainable solutions
 Leverage science and technology
 Take big risks
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Our Areas of Focus
25%
United States Program
25%
Global Development Program
50%
Global Health Program
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Our Approach to Giving
STEP ONE:
Develop Strategy
STEP TWO:
Make Grants
STEP THREE:
Measure Progress
STEP FOUR:
Adjust Strategy
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Adjust
Strategy
1
Develop
Strategy
3
2
Make
Grants
Measure
Progress
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2010 Grants Paid Summary
(by Program Area)
Global
Development
Program
$489,797
Global
Health
Program
$1,485,337
For the year ended December 31, 2010. Amount in thousands.
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United States
Program
$380,966
Operations/
Non-Program
Grants
$114,245
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How We Advocate
 Make speeches
 Leverage the power of media
 Facilitate meetings
 Encourage policies
 Sponsor public campaigns
 Commission reports
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GLOBAL
DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM
Areas of Focus
Increasing opportunities for the world’s poorest
people to lift themselves out of hunger and poverty.
Agricultural
Development
Helping small farmers boost their productivity,
increase their incomes, and build better lives.
Financial Services
for the Poor
Expanding access to safe, affordable financial services—
especially savings—in developing countries.
Water, Sanitation,
and Hygiene
Providing hundreds of millions safe and sustainable
access to sanitation and improving the quality of their
water and hygiene.
Global
Libraries
Providing free access to computers and the Internet
in thousands of public libraries in emerging economies.
Special
Initiatives
Pursuing other ways of making focused, innovative, and
results-driven investments in partnerships we believe can
have an impact on people’s lives.
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GLOBAL HEALTH
PROGRAM
Areas of Focus
Harnessing advances in science and technology
to save lives in developing countries.
Enteric and
Diarrheal Diseases
Working to develop and deliver low-cost interventions
that prevent and treat diarrhea-related illness.
Family Planning
Improving health and saving lives by increasing access to
high-quality, voluntary family planning services.
HIV
Reducing the burden of HIV by accelerating the development
of prevention technologies and demonstrating effective and
efficient models for delivering HIV prevention and treatment.
Malaria
With proven control programs and promising new
research, making headway against the eventual
goal of malaria eradication.
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Areas of Focus (cont.)
Maternal, Neonatal,
and Child Health
Advancing the use of practical tools and strategies to
reduce the number of mothers and newborns who
die during and immediately after childbirth.
Neglected and Other
Infectious Diseases
Working with our partners to reduce the burden of
neglected diseases, such as guinea worm and river
blindness.
Nutrition
Focusing on preventing malnutrition in young children to
ensure proper physical and cognitive growth and improve
disease resistance.
Pneumonia
Through improved access to affordable vaccines,
significantly reducing the number of children in
developing countries who contract pneumonia.
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Areas of Focus (cont.)
Polio
With our partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative,
exploring every avenue to help eradicate this crippling
disease.
Tobacco
By accelerating the adoption of strategies to prevent and
reduce tobacco use, reducing the occurrence of
tobacco-related disease in developing countries.
Tuberculosis
Developing and introducing with our partners new
ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat tuberculosis.
Vaccines
Focusing on the discovery, development, and delivery of
vaccines, which offer the greatest and most costeffective way to prevent disease.
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UNITED STATES
PROGRAM
Areas of Focus
Providing greater opportunity through improving
high school and postsecondary education, access
to information, and stable housing.
Education
College-Readiness
Ensuring that students graduate from high
school ready for college.
Postsecondary
Success
Ensuring that students earn a postsecondary
credential with value in the workplace.
U.S. Libraries
Ensuring access to computers and the Internet.
Pacific Northwest
Breaking the cycle of family homelessness.
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The World Today
TOGETHER WE CAN
HELP PEOPLE
IMPROVE THEIR LIVES.
Businesses
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Governments
Individuals
Nonprofits
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