A Glimmer of Hope Foundation
The A Glimmer of Hope Foundation was founded by Texas-based philanthropists Philip Berber and Donna Berber to reduce extreme poverty in rural Ethiopia. In 2010, Philip and Donna were ranked #7 by Barron's in its list of '25 Best Givers' in the world,[1] and dubbed as "capitalist crusaders," by the New York Times Magazine.[2] From 2001 to 2010, the foundation had funded more than 4,000 projects throughout the country.[3] A Glimmer of Hope also runs a local program within Austin for at-risk youth and senior citizens.[4][5]
Founding
A Glimmer of Hope was founded by the Berbers in 2000 using $100 million in proceeds from the sale of online trading company CyBerCorp to Charles Schwab. The foundation uses a business-based model, with the goal of being a self-sustaining charity.[6] The foundation is headquartered in Austin, Texas, and runs a national office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.[7]
Programs
By 2007, A Glimmer of Hope had distributed just over $24 million for the construction of water wells, veterinary clinics, and schools in Ethiopia.[8] Additionally, A Glimmer of Hope allocated $5 million in 2003 for programs in Austin, Texas.[9] One of the foundation's most notable Austin programs is the annual "Camp Glimmer," a seven-week summer program for under-privileged youth.[10]
Partners
A Glimmer of Hope works with a number of partners in providing relief internationally. Among the foundation's supporters are:
- The Clinton Global Initiative[11]
- Irish rocker Bono's ONE Campaign[12]
- The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation[13]
- Charity: Water, with whom A Glimmer of Hope has collaborated on 123 projects in Ethiopia[14]
- Matt Damon's H2O Africa Foundation[15]
- Whole Planet Foundation, a division of Whole Foods Market[16]
- The Austin Tennis Academy [17]
- Water 2 Thrive[18]
- Netri Foundation[19][20][21]
- Dave and Isabel Welland, two of the foundation's most generous supporters[8]
- Tibor P. Nagy, former US ambassador to Ethiopia[8][22]
References
- ↑ Best 25 Givers, Barron's, December 04, 2010
- ↑ Capitalist Crusaders, New York Times Magazine, December 5, 2010
- ↑ Capitalist Crusaders, New York Times Magazine, December 5, 2010
- ↑ "A Glimmer of Hope earmarks $5M for Austin". November 12, 2003.
- ↑ Dunn, Julie (August 27, 2000). "Venture Philanthropy For Africa, Out of Austin". New York Times. Retrieved October 13, 2008.
- ↑ http://www.philanthropyjournal.org/archive/56245
- ↑ http://www.agoodcause.com/component/option,com_organisations/task,vieworganisation/cid,1483/Itemid,75/
- 1 2 3 Lewis, Nicole (February 22, 2007). "The Audacity of Hope". The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
- ↑ Austin Business Journal (November 12, 2003). "A Glimmer of Hope earmarks $5M for Austin". Austin Business Journal. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
- ↑ Ball, Andrea (May 11, 2008). "At Tennis Academy, Winning Also Means Helping the Needy". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
- ↑ http://www.clintonglobalinitiative.org//Page.aspx?pid=2646&q=221871&n=x
- ↑ http://www.one.org/c/us/partner/509/
- ↑ http://www.msdf.org/Programs/Childhood_Health.aspx
- ↑ http://www.charitywater.org/projects/projects.htm
- ↑ http://www.h2oafrica.org/Our_Partners.html
- ↑ http://www.wholeplanetfoundation.org/newsroom/newsletters/empower-the-poor-through-microcredit/
- ↑ http://austintennisacademy.com/news/archives/ATA_WaterWellProjectUpdate.pdf
- ↑ http://www.watertothrive.org/about-partners.html
- ↑ http://www.fundacion-netri.org/en/proyecto.aspx?idp=34
- ↑ http://www.fundacion-netri.org/en/proyecto.aspx?idp=40
- ↑ http://www.fundacion-netri.org/en/proyecto.aspx?idp=36
- ↑ http://www.iaff.ttu.edu/Home/OIA/TPNBio.pdf