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Resources to help you find financial support for your work, no matter which type you seek.
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The Cleveland Foundation’s mission is to enhance the lives of all residents of Greater Cleveland, now and for generations to come, by working together with our donors to build community endowment, address needs through grantmaking, and provide leadership on key community issues.
Media Democracy Fund
Media Democracy Fund, Connecticut Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC, USAAt the crossroads of digital technology and social justice.
Bots for Charity
Direct Relief, 6100 Wallace Becknell Road, Santa Barbara, California 93117, USADirect Relief began leveraging the Facebook Chatbot technology to better solicit their stakeholders.
Voqal grantmaking is a philanthropic program that promotes social equity in creative and disruptive ways. We have a deep commitment to racial and social justice. We invest in leaders, organizations, and movements who are closest to injustice and are fighting for collective liberation. We are committed to the promotion of social, economic, and racial justice
Organizations in Western New York and Southeast Michigan within our four core funding areas are now welcome to apply through our online process.
National Lottery Community Fund
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)The National Lottery Community Fund distributes over £600m a year to communities across the UK, raised by players of The National Lottery
The Greater Washington Community Foundation works to strengthen the Washington metropolitan region by encouraging and supporting effective giving and by providing leadership on critical issues in our community
Democracy Engine
Washington, DCDemocracy Engine offers a suite of fundraising tools to empower donors to support the organizations and issues they care about at any level, in any party, in any state.
Astraea’s CommsLabs is a radical global movement-building initiative that equips LGBTQI activists with the tools, skills and knowledge they need to securely organize and advocate in online spaces.
Fannie Mae serves the people who house America. We are a leading source of financing for mortgage lenders and our financing makes sustainable homeownership and workforce rental housing a reality for millions of Americans.
Open Tech Fund (OTF)
2025 M Street Northwest, Downtown, Washington, DC 20036, USAWe support the research, design, development, and deployment of technology-focused projects that counter online censorship and combat repressive surveillance, to enable global internet users to exercise their fundamental human rights online.
The Barr Foundation is a private, Boston-based foundation with core programs in Arts & Creativity, Climate, and Education.
Sobrato Family Foundation
Mountain View, CA, USAThe mission of the Sobrato Family Foundation is to support low-income residents in Silicon Valley who seek stability and opportunities for upward mobility.
As the nation's largest public health philanthropy, we strive to build a national Culture of Health that will enable all to live longer, healthier lives.
Learn more about the @casefoundation, where they invest in people & ideas that will change the world.
The Challenge is a three-phase, prize-based competition to find technology-based solutions that address or improve opioid abuse prevention, treatment and overdose avoidance and response.
The Digital News Innovation Fund (DNI Fund) is a European programme that's part of the Google News Initiative, an effort to help journalism thrive in the digital age.
Welcome to the Ford Foundation. We envision a just, fair, and peaceful world with opportunity for all
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation provides education, scholarships, exhibits, events, and media related to the lives of Ronald and Nancy Reagan.
Higher Ground Labs is an incubator and accelerator for political technology. We help entrepreneurs building tools to help democratic campaigns win.
Health Innovation Tech Challenge
New York CityOne Idea, One Minute to Apply, and the Chance to Win $50,000!
Since 2000, the Montpelier Foundation has worked to transform James Madison's Montpelier from a privately owned estate into a destination for more than 125,000 visitors each year. Learn more about the Foundation and support Montpelier's future.
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Menlo Park, California, United StatesEspecially the Transparency, Participation, and Accountability grantmaking
Kiva
Kiva, Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, USASupport women, entrepreneurs, students and refugees around the world with as little as $25 on Kiva. 100% of your loan go to support borrowers.
London Civic Innovation Challenge
City Hall, London, UKIn partnership with the Social Tech Trust, the Civic Innovation Challenge is calling on tech startups and innovators to develop solutions to London’s biggest challenges.
The Siragusa Family Foundation is a private foundation that is committed to sustaining and developing Chicago’s extraordinary nonprofit resources.
Kaiser Permanente Foundation
Oakland, CaliforniaKaiser Permanente | Our News and ViewsNews and views from one of America’s leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans.
Expanding opportunities in America’s cities
The MacArthur Foundation supports creative people and effective institutions committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world
Razoo
Alexandria, VARaise money online for your nonprofit or charity. Create an online fundraising page for your campaigns and events, or donate to any US registered nonprofit.
The only solution designed to activate employees for good and maximize impact through workplace giving and volunteering.
Charitable giving on the blockchain - revolution.eth
The Duke Endowment
North CarolinaSince 1924, The Duke Endowment has worked to help people and strengthen communities in North Carolina and South Carolina by nurturing children, promoting health, educating minds and enriching spirits.
Pew's work lays the foundation for effective policies and practices by invigorating civic life, conducting research, informing and engaging citizens, linking diverse interests to pursue common cause, and insisting on tangible results.
In many innovation settings, ideas are generated over time and managers face a decision about if and how to provide in-process feedback to the idea generators a
With support from the NetGain Partnership, researchers J. Nathan Matias and Sarah Gilbert from CAT Lab and Jo Lukito from the Center for Media Engagement at University of Texas Austin produced two reports that detail the challenges faced by independent researchers who conduct platform research, and provide recommendations for how to overcome them.
The Parker Foundation was founded on October 5, 1971 for charitable purposes leading to the betterment of life for all people of San Diego County.
Learn about and give to any of Canada's 85,000 charities online.
National Democratic Institute (NDI)
455 Massachusetts Ave, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20001The National Democratic Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working to support and strengthen democratic institutions worldwide through citizen participation, openness and accountability in government
Robert Bosch Foundation
Germany (Deutschland)The Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH is one of Europe’s largest foundations associated with a private company.
The New profit Accelerator Initiative
225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, USAIt identifies, connects, advises, and invests in diverse social entrepreneurs who are creating innovative solutions to persistent problems in their communities
DonorsChoose.org connects teachers in high-need communities with donors who want to help.
The Code for America Technology Awards recognize outstanding products and implementations of government technology.
A global organization that identifies and invests in leading social entrepreneurs -- individuals with innovative and practical ideas for solving social problems.
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