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.
DescriptionTo support InfoNet, which develops open source technologies that give individuals the ability to share public information, therefore improving government transparency and enabling communities to build social capital for democratic social action.
DescriptionTo support OpenOil, a provider of financial analysis and commercial advice on natural resource assets for public policy, in creating a community of open financial modellers.
DescriptionTo provide funding for a Guardian Activate conference in Africa, which seeks to increase collaboration among players in media, technology, civil society, and business in order to improve both the quantity and quality of civic innovation in South Africa as well as other countries in the region.
DescriptionTo support Aspiration to deliver a series of workshops to determine the feasibility of technology backed interventions to meaningfully address the problem of disinformation.
Funding typeGrant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent
Funding purposeProject Grant
DescriptionTo support FGV Department of Public Policy Analysis (FGV DAPP)'s project focused on near real-time monitoring of disinformation and fake news in Brazil's 2018 elections, with the goals of positively influencing public debates and informing electoral authorities and policymakers on how to deal with related challenges.
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 Temblores' work in Colombia, with a focus on increasing visibility of systematic police violence while supporting citizens' capacity and tools to access the justice system.
DescriptionThis funding is part of Luminate's participation in the NetGain Partnership, a philanthrophic collaboration seeking to advance the public interest in the digital age. NetGain's current work is focused on addressing the harms wrought by Big Tech and exploring and advancing meaningful reform.
Funding typeGrant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent
Funding purposeProject Grant
DescriptionTo support ClientEarth's ongoing work to embed proper consideration of climate change and other environmental and social risks and impacts into the heart of accounting and audit practices, and ensure appropriate accountability and governance.
DescriptionTo support the Instituto de Tecnologia e Sociedade do Rio de Janeiro (ITS), a non-profit that uses technology opportunities to drive positive social change.
Funding typeGrant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent
Funding purposeGeneral Funding Grant
DescriptionTo provide support to the annual Paris Peace Forum to mobilise collective action around governance and to the organisation helping implement and develop the most promising projects and solutions presented at the annual event.
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