Area of workParticipation & Dissent, Information Ecosystems
Geographic focusGlobal
Year 2023
Status Current Partner
Type
Non-Profit
Amount committed (US$)100,000
Funding typeGrant: US Public Charity
Funding purposeOther
DescriptionThis grant is to support survivors and victims of disinformation campaigns in Syria to directly advocate to policymakers and tech companies about the harm caused by disinformation attacks and the need for Tech regulation.
DescriptionTo support Tous Elus, which exists to increase representation in politics by providing people with the information they need to participate in elections, supporting people who typically do not stand for election to do so, and building national and local community to bring energy and imagination to local democracy.
DescriptionTo provide funding for the Field Study on UK Tax Payer Statements, which will research the impact of distributing to UK taxpayers statements that explain how their taxes are being spent.
Funding typeGrant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent
Funding purposeProgram Grant
DescriptionTo support University of Johannesburg's Media Policy and Democracy Project (MPDP) to carry out advocacy and further investigative reporting of instances of state-surveillance in Southern Africa.
DescriptionTo educate Spanish-speaking audiences on how to identify misinformation and disinformation related to the 2020 census and election, and will also help identify and debunk disinformation aimed at reducing Latino-participation in these events.
DescriptionYayasan Malaysiakini is a foundation formed under the auspices of Malaysiakini, Malaysia's oldest online news portal. Its main project Sokong, is a digital fundraising platform that aims to connect donors and nonprofits in Malaysia, in an effort to provide increased, consistent and long-term funding for these organisations.
Area of workParticipation & Dissent, Information Ecosystems
Geographic focusAsia
Year 2023
Status Current Partner
Type
Non-Profit
Amount committed (US$)102,000
Funding typeProject Agreement
Funding purposeProject Agreement
DescriptionThis grant will provide support to Perludem to build strong and solid CSO Coalition against election disinformation, and to coordinate multi-stakeholder forums that bridge collaboration of CSOs, social media platforms, and elections administrators to prevent and combat election disinformation in Indonesia.
DescriptionLuminate is providing funding for the Norman Lear Research Center of the Univeristy of California to undertake a content analysis of the portrayal of social media and its industry in news and entertainment.
DescriptionTo support Greenpeace UK's efforts in ensuring audit is fit for purpose in the 21st century, including the production of Paris-aligned financial statements, through building increased scrutiny of and pressure on auditors and their regulators among civil society and investors.
Funding typeGrant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent
Funding purposeProgram Grant
DescriptionTo support PIN, which is working as part of a cohort to strengthen the data and digital rights ecosystem in Nigeria. PIN will address threats and challenges to digital rights in Nigeria through a blend of: 1) building capacity of civil society actors; 2) supporting strategic litigation efforts; and 3) raising public awareness of digital and data rights more broadly.
Funding typeGrant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent
Funding purposeGeneral Funding Grant
DescriptionTo support the first edition of the Responsible Mining Index, designed to encourage continuous improvement in responsible mining by transparently ranking the performance of some of the world's largest mining companies on economic, environmental, social, and governance (EESG) issues, and highlighting leading practice.
DescriptionTo support Intervozes, a non-profit civil society organisation established in 2003 to guarantee and improve the human right to communication, including freedom of expression and seeking, receiving and impart information and ideas, privacy, and data protection.
DescriptionThis Project Agreement seeks to help The Territory impact campaign transition to a long-lasting initiative with permanent impact - an institute that helps traditional communities in the Amazon Region become storytellers and shape the public debate from their perspective.
DescriptionTo support research and policy engagement on data governance in the Health and Education sectors during COVID-19 and its impact towards public service delivery in Indonesia.
DescriptionTo support Instituto Igarape, an independent think and do tank devoted to evidence-based policy and action on complex security, justice, and development challenges in Brazil, Latin America, and Africa.
DescriptionTo support a one-day event in 2012 called 'People, Technology, and Government' showcasing the use of technology tools for open government and for enabling increased transparency and accountability.
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