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The Economy and Our Work
November 21, 2008
SEATTLE, Nov. 21 -- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation issued the following news release:

The financial crisis is affecting everyone, from our foundation to our partners. We know that it has hit our grantees, and the people they're trying to help, especially hard.

Non-profit groups rely on steady funding to carry out their work, but with an uncertain economy and a volatile stock market, funders are having an increasingly difficult time meeting their commit . . .

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