Although not affiliated with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the following organizations may provide additional guidance or support for your project.

For Organizations

• The Foundation Center
  This organization provides access to private foundation information, directories, books and periodicals, grant maker files, and bibliographic databases.
   
  
  
• TechSoup.org
  Non-profits seeking technical support or hardware may find assistance through CompuMentor's TechSoup.org, which provides free information, resources, and support.
  
  

For Individuals

• United Way
  United Way of America serves individuals as well as organizations through training, resources, and technical assistance. This Web site can direct you to a United Way organization in your local community.
  

Scholarships and Financial Aid Information

• FedMoney.org
  This Web site offers detailed descriptions of the U.S. federal government's student financial aid programs.
  
  
  
• FinAid! The SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid
  FinAid offers an annotated collection of information about student financial aid, including scholarships, loans, and other types of aid. FinAid’s sister site FastWeb allows users to search a database of 600,000 scholarship opportunities. Users must register for FastWeb’s free scholarship search.
  
  
  
• Pacific Northwest Scholarship Guide
  This online search engine and companion book detail scholarship opportunities for students in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.