Foundation initiatives
These are broader efforts by foundations to create or re-shape entire fields with dedicated waves of funding. A historic example is the Ford Foundation's popularization of legal clinics at law schools to provide pro bono services to the poor.
100 Resilient Cities
- www.100resilientcities.org
- Foundation initiatives, Get funding, Graveyard, Meet the others, Peer networks, Socialize online, The People
We help cities around the world become more resilient to the physical, social, and economic challenges that are a growing part of the 21st century.
Astraea Foundation CommsLabs
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.
Data for Health
The lack of data disproportionately affects low- and middle-income countries with 60 percent of these countries not reporting any data, covering 2 billion people.
25 East 78th Street
New York, NY 10075
Find That Charity
- findthatcharity.uk
- Civic data, Data schemas and standards, Foundation initiatives, Get funding, Nonprofit tech, Open data publishing portals
'Find that Charity', developed by David Kane and supported by 360Giving, is a tool for finding data about non-profit organisations.
Ford’s Public Interest Technology campaign
Technology at work for the public
320 E 43rd St, New York, NY 10017, USA
Open Internet for Democracy
- openinternet.global
- Adjacent Fields, Build something, Digital security and privacy, Foundation initiatives, Get funding, Playbooks and design principles, The People
The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), the National Democratic Institute (NDI), and the Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) are facilitating an initiative to identify and promote internet norms and principles essential to democratic governance.
Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement
Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement