This news put a HUGE smile on my face today– Bolder Giving, a remarkable organization which I first got to know a few months ago and blogged here, has just been awarded a three-year $675,000 challenge grant from the Gates Foundation.  This award will support the work the nonprofit does in educating people about how they can make philanthropy a way of life, giving boldly and generously to the issues and communities they care about.

Apparently, Bolder Giving’s revolutionary and thoughtful approach to philanthropy has been inspirational for some of the deepest pockets imaginable.  Anne Ellinger, one of the founders of the organization, wrote in today’s email bulletin:

“Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffet have launched a Giving Pledge that invites their fellow billionaires to publicly commit to give at least half their wealth, and we’re told that Bolder Giving’s work played a role in encouraging them!  Honestly, that was one of our most outrageous and hoped-for dreams when we launched the project!”

If you haven’t already gotten to know Bolder Giving, you can find their website here, or watch Melinda Gates talk about the Giving Pledge on the Charlie Rose Show here.

Don’t you just love it when good work gets its just reward?? :)