Jun 9, 2020 | News, Uncategorized
At 13, Thomas Olunloyo was homeless. Now, he is the chief executive of a multibillion-dollar company, ever thankful for the education he got and the hospitality jobs that helped pay for it. So when Covid-19 shuttered restaurants and left some students trying to do...
May 28, 2018 | News, Uncategorized
News Staff The Bermuda Community Foundation donated nearly $1.3 million to good causes in 2016-17. The foundation, formed four years ago to “create an enduring source of funds for ever dedicated to the good of Bermuda”, provided support to 99 not-for-profit programmes...
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...
