The TakePart Top 10 Weekly Roundup is now here to give you the very best of Katie, Nicole, Giulia, Gina and Kerry! If you worry about missing your favorite bloggers’ posts as they push their way down the page each and every week - Never Fear! Check out our most popular posts of the week, as well as a few TakePart blogger favorites.

Katie:

Woody Guthrie: This Grammy Is Your Grammy / This Grammy Is My Grammy

Rambo Fights for Burma’s Freedom + 5 Steps You Can Take To Help Burma In 5 Minutes

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Nicole:

“Yes We Can” Obama Music Video a Unique Celebrity Endorsement

Top 10 US Grant, Scholarship and Fellowship Awarding Foundations

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Giulia:

Ba-Da-Bling Commercials Pulled in New York

“Safe Sex or No Sex” Shirts Get Teens Suspended

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Gina:

10 Internet Videos Featuring Celebrities Advocating For A Cause

Close Up: An Introduction to Iranian Cinema and Cinematic Rainbows

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Kerry:

Sheryl Crow’s Apocalyptic Peak-Oil Song

Solar Powered Soldiers Wear Uniforms with Built-In Batteries

Check out these Top Ten U.S. foundations awarding grants, scholarships and fellowships to innovative, fresh thinking people and organizations looking to promote democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, and promote international cooperation. Got a great million dollar idea for promoting civil rights and social action, but don’t know who to turn to for the big bucks? Get a proposal together and follow the links below!

1) The Ford Foundation

to find out about current programs funded by the Ford Foundation, and to gain information on grant proposals.

2) The Open Society Institute and Soros Foundation Network

to find out about current programs funded by the Open Society, and gain information on grants, scholarships, and fellowships.

3) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

to find out about current programs funded by the Gates Foundation, and gain information on grants awarded to US 501 C3 organizations and other tax exempt organizations.

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