Jan 11, 2017 | News, Uncategorized
Jonathan Bell A billionaire’s pledge to give away his fortune, vital for several Bermudian charities, has come at last to its end. Five years ago American tycoon Charles Feeney declared that he would donate the last of his riches by 2017. He founded Atlantic...
Jul 15, 2015 | News, Uncategorized
The Bermuda Community Foundation has approved more than $411,000 in grants to support various local organisations. According to a statement, the foundation’s (BCF) board of directors formally approved 57 grants from six donor funds. Almost a quarter of the funds —...
Apr 16, 2015 | News, Uncategorized
By Jonathan Bell It opened with ambitious pledges, plus vows to give out millions annually, and now — just over a year later — the Bermuda Community Foundation has reportedly distributing nearly $1.5 million in grants. The annual report for BCF yesterday announced...
Oct 9, 2014 | News, Uncategorized
AN OPINION: Dr Myra Virgil Without doubt, these are tough times for nonprofits in Bermuda. Greater need, particularly in the human services area, means donors are examining their charitable investments more closely, to ensure they have maximum impact on the most...
Sep 10, 2014 | News, Uncategorized
A new approach to philanthropic giving in Bermuda Middlemen, facilitators, longterm planners, the Bermuda Community Foundation is a relatively recent addition to the charitablegiving landscape on the island. Where the foundation, in existence for little more than 18...
Jul 22, 2014 | News, Uncategorized
Leanne McGrath Updated: Jul 22, 2014 08:01 AM Eight charities will share more than $400,000 in grants from the Bermuda Community Foundation (BCF). Through the Buechner Society Fund for Family Literacy and Literature, three non-profit groups will collectively benefit...
