A Conversation with Brock Bierman, USAID
You can have the greatest rules and regulations and policies, and you can have the most money that you possibly can have, but if you don’t have good people… you won’t see success.
October 17, 2019
In the Headlines
Catbird and Imp-fowl Are All Aflutter. Here’s Why
Getting the Basilica ready to tell its story involves a complex choreography of effort involving 48 subcontractors and vendors, and construction work continued apace even as the site received its first high-profile visitors last month.
October 15, 2019
Music 2.0: Physics, Coding + Your Choice of Fruit
“Children become explorers, and this way they see that the information in school textbooks isn’t just boring text: scientific knowledge and terms help us better understand everything that surrounds us.”
October 10, 2019
What to Expect When You Are Expecting… a Funding Response from ABF
Our grant-making process presumes collaborative planning between the America for Bulgaria Foundation and its grantees and includes the following steps.
October 3, 2019
Over 200 Attend Bishop’s Basilica Soft Launch
After lying buried for nearly fourteen centuries, the Bishop’s Basilica of Philippopolis and its mosaics will once again become an integral part of the life of Bulgaria’s second city. Plovdiv
October 1, 2019
Not a Born Entrepreneur? Try BASE
Vladislav Simov started his first company when he was only 18. When he was about to invest his family’s entire savings in his first truck, the dealer asked him, “What
September 18, 2019
Giving Is Good, Giving Effectively Is Better
It is a common misconception that if you are giving, you are necessarily doing good or doing it well. In business, your customers will let you know if they don’t
September 17, 2019
Small Donations Go Far. Here’s Why
How far can a 5-lev donation go? Further than you think. A donation is worth more than its monetary value; it tells those working on the ground that you support
September 17, 2019
Can You Hear the Birds Chirping? [new podcast series]
Imagine you are standing on a wide-open field. The air is crisp; birds are chirping away nearby. Take 36 steps going in a straight line. Stop and turn to the
September 17, 2019