Donations are changing lives right now So many individuals, trusts, foundations and businesses are making a difference through Birmingham. See a snapshot below of the generous donors who are taking action on the causes they care about, from young people facing disadvantages, to making breakthroughs in our understanding of cancer. We are adding new stories all the time - check back soon. Google DeepMind is funding scholarships to increase diversity in artificial intelligence A ground-breaking trial designed to reduce the number of women dying from bleeding after childbirth in Africa and Asia is being supported by alumni and two grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Professor Robert Stockley is funding PhD student Celine Chen's research into the causes of COPD Commonweal Housing is helping students research housing issues, through bursaries in memory of their founder Robert Spier is supporting brain cancer research in memory of his wife Jean Santander Universities is opening up students' horizons internationally Martin Baker Aircraft is supporting a foundation year for young people who didn't get the chance to study engineering at school The Sir Josiah Mason Trust is helping more young people go to University The Lloyds Banking Group has transformed the lives of 100 students, through Lloyds Scholarships Volunteers are helping trees fight back against ash dieback disease The Wolfson Foundation is helping fight climate change, by creating glasshouses for vital research Could you support students in need and fund vital research? If you are inspired by the generous gifts above and want to put your own mission into action, get in touch to see whether this could be a good fit for you.