Investment descriptionThis is a grant to Access Now, an organisation that defends and extends the digital rights of users at risk around the world. It specifically supports both its Digital Security Helpline, a resource offering real time, direct technical assistance and advice to users at risk around the world, and the work of Access Now Europe.
Investment descriptionAfrica Check is a non-profit, non-partisan fact checking group established in June 2012 with the aim of improving the quality of news and information in Africa. This is a network grant to support their collaboration with other Luminate investees.
Investment descriptionThis is a core grant to Africa Check to enable them to expand their impact in South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya. Africa Check is a non-profit, non-partisan fact checking group established in June 2012 with the aim of improving the quality of news and information in Africa.
Investment descriptionThis Project Funding will support the Digital Africa Research Lab in addressing the threat posed by the misuse of social media in the 2019 Nigerian general election and post-election period.
Investment descriptionThe amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism is a non-profit investigative journalism organization that works to promote a free, capable media and an open, accountable, just democracy. This is a core grant to support their ongoing work to hold power to account.
Investment descriptionamandla.mobi empowers citizens to initiate both online campaigns and offline advocacy to protest for a more just society and take co-ordinated, strategic action. This is a core grant to support the organisation's growth.
Investment descriptionThis grant supports the American Immigration Council's Justice Campaign in building a network of pro-bono lawyers to provide services to people in geographically isolated detention centers in the Unites States.
Investment descriptionThe grant supports the Good Governance Program of the Aspen Kyiv Institute, a non-partisan organisation that facilitates dialogue and mutual understanding among Ukrainian leaders to promote value-based leadership, a culture of dialogue, and discussion of policy and good society fundamentals.
Investment descriptionThis grant supports the Conference on Fairness, Accountability and Transparency, a project of ACM. This multi-disciplinary conference brings together researchers and practitioners interested in fairness, accountability, and transparency in socio-technical systems.
Investment descriptionThe Latin American Alliance for Civic Tech (ALTC), formerly known as the Latin American Civic Innovation Fund (LACIF), will seek to spur the development of the civic tech ecosystem in the region by 13-18 projects and platforms.
Investment descriptionThis is a project grant to Avina Americas to support the establishment of a three-year collaborative regranting mechanism (called Initiativa por los Derechos Digital en Latinoamerica - Indela) envisioned to strengthen and further develop the digital rights ecosystem in Latin America.
Investment descriptionThe Big Debate is a town-hall debate show broadcast on national TV in South Africa, produced by the Black Stripe Foundation. This grant is to support season 10 of the show. The Big Debate provides a forum for constructive collective discussion of important and topical events in South Africa by bringing together a wide range of different perspectives.
Investment descriptionOur grant to BudgIT will help the organization scale within Nigeria by expanding into Abuja to strengthen its work on institutional engagement, and also enable the organization to expand its team to execute on its 3-year goals and objectives.
Investment descriptionThis is a core grant to Campaign Bootcamp, which aims to provide people with the skills, confidence, and community necessary to run effective campaigns.
Investment descriptionThis renewal grant to the Center for Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) at Stanford will continue funding for two programs - ON Leadership Forum (ONLF) and Leadership Academy for Development (LAD) – and will include support for a new program called the Ukrainian Emerging Leaders Program. CDDRL’s programs have facilitated the training of mid-career professionals and leaders on building the capacity for democracy reform in emerging countries, and therefore is directly relevant to GCE work. This grant will allow the center to bring together all three program networks (currently 1,115 individuals) to further strengthen the alumni community, create new curriculum in policy reform, and to expand access by making the content remotely accessible using technology.
Investment descriptionFounded in 2014, the Center was established to bridge gaps between the academy and policymakers –and between lawyers and technologists.
Investment descriptionThe Center aims to be a resource to tech platforms to identify cyberhate problems and develop proactive solutions, producing cutting-edge research to enable online civility, protection of vulnerable populations, digital citizenship, and youth engagement. The CTS is a project of ADL, and builds off ADL's experience in tracking hate against marginalized groups.
Investment descriptionThis is a core grant to Centre UA, an advocacy centre in Ukraine that was founded in 2009 to promote European reforms, advocate transparency and accountability of the government, contribute to enhancing the quality of politics and policies, and fight for the freedom of speech.
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Funding typeEquity
Investment descriptionThis is a follow-on equity investment in Change.org, an online petition platform empowering individuals to initiate and win campaigns for social change.
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Funding typeEquity: Bridge
Investment descriptionThis is an extension to the Series C round in Change.org, an online petition platform that empowers individuals to initiate and win campaigns for social change.
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