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Resources to help you find financial support for your work, no matter which type you seek.
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Sovereign Tech Fund
GermanyStrengthening Digital Infrastructure and Open Source Ecosystems in the Public Interest
Includes funding from Ford, Hewlett, Luminate, MacArthur, OpenSocietyFoundation, and Chandler foundations totaling over half a billion dollars
APAC Cybersecurity Fund
San FranciscoGoogle.org, Google’s philanthropic arm, is providing $15M to The Asia Foundation to launch the APAC Cybersecurity Fund in partnership with CyberPeace Institute and Global Cyber Alliance to bolster cyber capabilities of 300,000 underserved micro and small businesses, nonprofits, and social enterprises.
The Lenfest News Philanthropy Network is a community of practice designed to support and build capacity for fundraising and development professionals in journalism.
Civic Power Fund
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)We are the first donor fund dedicated to community organising. We will provided targeted long-term funding in key geographies across the UK.
The Internews Risk and Response Fund
CaliforniaThe Risk and Response Fund is a $10 million pool of unrestricted resources that can be deployed with speed when a crisis strikes. It will also ensure Internews has unrestricted funds to cover the organizational risks and costs inherent in operating a multinational nonprofit with programs in the places that need information most.
Cheeri IMM
Hong KongBy making it easy for impact funders and fundees to define, measure, analyze, report and manage their impact projects, we help purpose-driven organizations such as social enterprises and nonprofits get trust-based, continuous funding.
The Center for International Media Assistance's donor profiles on major public and private funders of global media development work
Civitates
BrusselsCivitates provides funding for civil society actors to come together, revitalise public discourse, and ensure that all voices are heard. Because we need a strong civil society to shape vibrant and open European democracies that work for all.
Philea (Philanthropy Europe Association) is the leading organisation for foundations, philanthropic organisations and networks working for the common good in Europe. It aims to create connections and knowledge sharing between its members.
The EMIF is entrusted with an objective of public interest to support fact-checking and media literacy initiatives, as well as fundamental research projects, with a view to addressing the phenomenon of online disinformation in Europe and promoting a more resilient and fact-based digital information ecosystem.
World Summit Awards (WSA)
Salzburg, AustriaWSA (World Summit Awards) is a unique awards system, selecting and promoting local digital innovation to improve society.
Lunda
EuropeDonation software built by progressives for progressives. We empower progressive causes because we believe that positive change happens when we work together!
Multitudes Foundation
EuropeWe identify political changemakers in Europe and provide them with financial resources, strategic advice, practical support and a community of practice to advance their mission of reimagining politics.
Our nonprofit organization, OpenAI, Inc., is launching a program to award ten $100,000 grants to fund experiments in setting up a democratic process for deciding what rules AI systems should follow, within the bounds defined by the law.
We work with communities to build the internet infrastructure and skills they need to participate fully in a digital society
The Global Fact Check Fund will award grants in an open competition for one or a series of programs to support third-party organizations in strengthening the capabilities of fact-checking organizations across the world.
Join the 100,000+ WordPress Fundraisers using GiveWP to raise more money online
Growing & Sustaining African Civic Tech
South AfricaA Playbook for learning about funding and financing options for the African civic technology community.
Buoyant Ventures
Illinois, USAWe invest in digital solutions to climate change.
Oslo Governance Centre
Oslo, NorwayThe Oslo Governance Centre (OGC) is UNDPs dedicated Global Policy Centre for Governance issues. It promotes transformative governance for peaceful, just and inclusive societies.
El Premio Latinoamericano Democracia Digital es un concurso online y gratuito donde pueden participar todas las iniciativas digitales de diversa índole (web, blogs, redes sociales u otras herramientas) que promuevan un cambio positivo en la sociedad.
This library of final reports from grant funded projects in the deep tech and research space is a great place to find relevant information without having to write it all yourself!
OpenGrants delivers a best-in-class database of grant funding and a marketplace of grant writers, consultants and technical assistance providers. Integrate the power of OpenGrants into your product using our API.
OpenGrants is a grant search engine and marketplace of grant experts
Skoll Foundation
Palo AltoIn 1999, Jeff Skoll created the Foundation to build a sustainable world of peace and prosperity for all.
Dignity and Justice Fund at the Ford Foundation
Ford Foundation Building, East 43rd Street, New York, NY, USAThe Dignity and Justice Fund is a pooled grantmaking fund designed to make high-impact grants to advance social justice and equity globally. Includes a $10M+ grant from Apple.
Sovereign Tech Fund
GermanyThe Sovereign Tech Fund supports the development, improvement and maintenance of open digital infrastructure.
We provide resources to reimagine project-restricted giving
"Journalists and bloggers in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan can enter this contest." - International Journalists' Network
City of Seattle Digital Equity Grants
Seattle, WA, United States of America2023 applications for digital equity grant opportunities from the City of Seattle are now open for organizations and community groups looking to help close the digital divide. This year, the City is offering $545,000 for qualifying projects with Technology Matching Fund (TMF) grants.
Sovereign Tech Fund
BerlinStrengthening of digital infrastructures and open source ecosystems in the public interest
Responsible Computing Challenge
Mountain View, CA, USAThe Responsible Computing Challenge - supported by the Mellon Foundation, Omidyar Network, Schmidt Futures, Craig Newmark Philanthropies, USAID, Mozilla - fund academic teams that combine faculty and practitioners from Computing, Humanities, Library and Information Science, and Social Science fields in order to reimagine how the next generation of technologists will be educated.
CS Fund is launching a new funding program on Just Transitions to advance social and ecological justice for a future grounded in justice, joy, belonging, and liberation for all beings.
The Stellar Development Foundation currently holds 30 billion XLM to be used for promoting and enhancing Stellar.
Madica
LagosMadica is a structured investment program for pre-seed stage companies in Africa. Madica aims to empower mission-driven founders by democratizing access to world-class company building support, which is available today only to a few well-networked entrepreneurs.
National Science Foundation program supporting the facilitation, creation and growth of open-source ecosystems for the creation of new technology solutions.
Schmidt Futures is a philanthropic initiative of Eric and Wendy Schmidt.
At ex/ante, we’ve created an experimental sandbox for inventive teams to build solutions that advance free societies and counter authoritarianism. We bet early on novel technology that advances democratic values and individual rights. We seek to restore personal control over assets, data, and networks. We provide the right resources to kick-start, build, and scale these concepts—leveraging diverse partners and risk-forward capital.
EEA Grants
BrusselsThe Grants have two goals – to contribute to a more equal Europe, both socially and economically – and to strengthen the relations between Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, and the 15 Beneficiary States in Europe.
Nadace OSF
Prague, CzechiaThe Czech OSF was founded in 1992 and since the very beginning has been member of the Open Society Foundations international network. The goal was to re-establish democratic principles in our country, contribute towards the development of a free society, transparency and equality of all people indiscriminately.
Giving Gap
Seattle, WA, United States of AmericaGiving Gap exists to advance racial equity in giving and mobilize positive action for Black lives by connecting people to causes they care about.
Hispanics in Philanthropy
Oakland, CaliforniaBuild, fund, and fuel Latinx power with us.
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