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Year

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New Media Ventures

Civic Empowerment

United States

2017

600,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus United States

Year 2017

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 600,000

Funding type Capital Budget

Funding purpose Project Grant

Description To support New Media Ventures, a seed fund and angel network investing in media and technology startups that support advocacy movements, create new narratives, and drive civic engagement. This investment supports NMV Innovation Fund in financing early-stage, for-profit and non-profit startups with seed funding.

New/Mode

Civic Empowerment

United States

2020

20,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus United States

Year 2020

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 20,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Other

Description To pilot an Accessibility Fund to subsidize the costs of online organizing tools for grassroots organizations and campaigns.

No Ficción

Civic Empowerment

Latin America

2021

85,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Latin America

Year 2021

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 85,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description To support the implementation of impact campaigns for films highlighting the crisis of impunity in Mexico.

Nossas

Civic Empowerment

Latin America

2018

1,000,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Latin America

Year 2018

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 1,000,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description To support Nossas in scaling and refining their Civic Empowerment model.

Nossas

Civic Empowerment

Latin America

2016

480,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Latin America

Year 2016

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 480,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description To support Nossas in the expansion of its model for people-powered political participation at the city-level, originally developed by Meu Rio.

Nossas

Civic Empowerment

Latin America

2013

475,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Latin America

Year 2013

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 475,000

Funding type Grant: Expenditure Responsibility

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description To support Meu Rio, a city-focused platform for civic engagement and people-powered political action.

Olas Altas Productora

Civic Empowerment

Latin America

2021

50,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Latin America

Year 2021

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 50,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description To support an impact campaign for "La Vocera", a film about the first indigenous woman to formally aspire to the Mexican Presidency. The impact campaign for the film is designed to contribute to the effort of making Mexican politics more inclusive and representative.

Open Cities Lab

Civic Empowerment

Africa

2019

240,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2019

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 240,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description To support Open Data Durban, a non-profit civic technology lab that implements and advocates for open data, open government, and civic technology through projects, events, workshops, and dataquests. They work with government, citizens, civic society, and the media to democratise knowledge and enable informed decision making and evidenceâ€based planning.

Open Collective Foundation

Civic Empowerment

Global

2020

275,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Global

Year 2020

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 275,000

Funding type Grant: US Public Charity

Funding purpose Other

Description To support internet freedom projects through the "Internet Freedom Support Fund", jointly created with the Ford Foundation.

Open Institute International

Civic Empowerment

Africa

2021

400,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2021

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 400,000

Funding type Grant: US Public Charity

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description To support expanding Open Institute's active citizen work at the Kenyan Coast.

OpenUp

Civic Empowerment

Africa

2017

900,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2017

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 900,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description To support Open Up in scaling its work and assisting local municipalities in narrowing the gap between government and citizens.

OpenUp

Civic Empowerment

Africa

2017

70,189

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2017

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 70,189

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose One-Off Funding Grant

Description To support a project by OpenUp and Grassroot called Delivering the Accountability Stack.

OpenUp

Civic Empowerment

Africa

2015

300,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2015

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 300,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description To support Code for South Africa, a civic technology lab using data and technology for social change.

OpenUp

Civic Empowerment

Africa

2020

650,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2020

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 650,000

Funding type Grant: Foreign Public Charity Equivalent

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description To support tool development, open data, and data training to support an active citizenry and help communities and governments work better.

Our Future Engagement and Empowerment Initiative

Civic Empowerment

Africa

2021

200,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2021

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 200,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Agreement

Description To support the Run-To-Win initiative that aims to increase the capacity and chances of youths in Nigeria to participate and get voted into elected offices.

ParliamentWatch

Civic Empowerment

Europe

2017

400,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Europe

Year 2017

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 400,000

Funding type Project Agreement

Funding purpose Project Grant

Description To support a cross-media campaign to promote Candidate Check, a vote-matching platform, leading up to the 2017 federal elections in Germany.

Personal Democracy Forum

Civic Empowerment

Global

2013

150,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Global

Year 2013

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 150,000

Funding type Grant: Expenditure Responsibility

Funding purpose One-Off Funding Grant

Description To support Personal Democracy Forum 'Poland-Central Eastern Europe' (PDF-PCEE), a two-day event in 2014 exploring the interaction between open Internet and open government.

Personal Democracy Forum

Civic Empowerment

Global

2012

175,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Global

Year 2012

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 175,000

Funding type Grant: Expenditure Responsibility

Funding purpose Project Grant

Description To support the Personal Democracy Forum's creation of The DoTank, a news-blog/online hub for reporting and analysis on groups working globally on government transparency, anti-corruption, open data, and civic hacking.

Personal Democracy Forum

Civic Empowerment

Global

2012

75,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Global

Year 2012

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 75,000

Funding type Grant: Expenditure Responsibility

Funding purpose One-Off Funding Grant

Description To support the Personal Democracy Forum in convening government transparency organisations and activists from East and Central Europe.

Personal Democracy Forum

Civic Empowerment

Global

2013

100,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Global

Year 2013

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 100,000

Funding type Grant: Expenditure Responsibility

Funding purpose One-Off Funding Grant

Description To support the WeGov project, a hub for current reporting, analysis, and background on groups working on government transparency, operated by the Personal Democracy Forum.

Personal Democracy Forum

Civic Empowerment

Global

2013

100,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Global

Year 2013

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 100,000

Funding type Grant: Expenditure Responsibility

Funding purpose Project Grant

Description To support Personal Democracy Media's efforts to develop a new facility in New York, to be called the Personal Democracy Center, which will serve as an accelerator / incubator for civic start-ups and related purposes.

Praekelt Foundation

Civic Empowerment

Africa

2012

275,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2012

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 275,000

Funding type Grant: Expenditure Responsibility

Funding purpose Program Grant

Description To support the Praekelt Foundation's work on JoziHub, a technology hub in Johannesburg that seeks to catalyse the development of new technology ventures by creating an environment where social entrepreneurs, techies, and other stakeholders can interact.

Praekelt Foundation

Civic Empowerment

Africa

2010

825,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus Africa

Year 2010

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 825,000

Funding type Grant: Expenditure Responsibility

Funding purpose General Funding Grant

Description To support Praekelt Foundation in its pioneering use of mobile technology to drive positive social change.

Purpose

Civic Empowerment

United States

2016

175,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus United States

Year 2016

Status Alumni Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 175,000

Funding type Program

Funding purpose Project Grant

Description To fund research on the civic tech movement to better inform policies, products, investments, and civic actions.

Race Forward

Civic Empowerment

United States

2019

600,000

Area of work Civic Empowerment

Geographic focus United States

Year 2019

Status Current Partner

Type Non-Profit

Amount committed (US$) 600,000

Funding type Grant: US Public Charity

Funding purpose Project Grant

Description To support Race Forward as they launch a 24-month practitioner cohort to support organizations in creating and amplifying more accurate and humanizing immigration narratives.

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