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.
Collaboration Circle
We have the potential to help transform the wider grant-making landscape and redefine how social justice work is enabled in the UK and beyond.
Beast Philanthropy and Rockefeller Foundation Strategic Partnership
Beast Philanthropy, the charitable organization founded by Jimmy Donaldson, the world’s #1 creator known globally as MrBeast, and The Rockefeller Foundation today announced a strategic partnership to...
New Pluralists
New Pluralists is a funder collaborative investing in a growing ecosystem of people, organizations, and ideas working to bring pluralism to life in communities across the U.S.
Global Democracy Coalition
The Global Democracy Coalition is a multi-stakeholder alliance of over 160 democracy organizations worldwide, working together to advance and protect democracy globally.
Humanity AI
A broad coalition of philanthropic leaders today announced Humanity AI, a $500M five-year initiative dedicated to making sure people and communities beyond Silicon Valley have a stake in the future of...
Democracy Strategy Partners
We are a group of passionate donors, donor advisors, and foundations deeply concerned about the present and future of American democracy. We specifically focus on driving strategic investments towards...
The Democracy Futures Project
The Democracy Futures Project is an initiative to develop the capacity of philanthropies to think long-term about American democracy.
Berlin Global GovTech Centre
The GGTC’s mission is to help governments turn technology into tangible public value by connecting national GovTech ecosystems with a global network of experts from government, industry, and academia.
Trust for Civic Life
The Trust for Civic Life invests in local efforts that help people connect and create their community’s future together, ultimately reshaping civic life and building a stronger democracy.
GEOfundos
A única plataforma em Portugal que reúne todas as oportunidades de financiamento
Digital Democracy Initiative (Denmark)
The Digital Democracy Initiative (DDI) is a programme aimed at safeguarding inclusive democracy and human rights in the digital age.
Initiative for Digital Public Interest (IDPI)
The Initiative for Digital Public Interest (IDPI) is launching a fund to support civil society engagement on digital public infrastructure (DPI) projects, with a focus on governance, human rights prot...
AI Collaborative
Advancing AI in the public interest.
Local Infrastructure Hub
The Local Infrastructure Hub is a national program designed to connect cities and towns with the resources and expert advice they need to access federal infrastructure funding in order to drive local...
Election Day to Every Day
Democracy Fund program dedicated to bridging critical gaps to support the safety, strength, and sustainability of groups working at the frontlines of our democracy.
Public Interest Tech Fund
The Fund is a shared space for philanthropists to leverage one another’s expertise, incubate investment strategies to advance visionary concepts, and catalyze big ideas that can transform the use of t...
Digital Square
Digital Square is a PATH-led initiative funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and a consortium of other partners to transform d...
GovTech Global Partnership (GTGP)
The World Bank's program to "support countries in adopting sound practices and solutions in GovTech, and to ensure a broad global partnership for effective exchange and transfer of knowledge and good...
maze impact
We are an impact investment firm that offers financial and non-financial tools to everyone committed to delivering positive social and environmental outcomes.
Lever for Change
Lever for Change connects donors with problem solvers to find and fund bold, effective solutions to accelerate social change.
Press Forward
Building on years of work and investments, a growing group of national, regional, and local funders have come forward to invest in local news and information.
European Democracy Hub
The European Democracy Hub acts as a hub for expertise on European democracy support, bringing together analysts and policymakers.Â
Civitates
Civitates 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 ope...
The Agency Fund
We invest in ideas and organizations that expand human agency.
The Bloomberg Philanthropies City Data Alliance
The Bloomberg Philanthropies City Data Alliance is identifying 100 mayors that are the most sophisticated, ambitious, and advanced at harnessing data and help them set a new standard for local governm...
Funding For Real Change
We provide resources to reimagine project-restricted giving
National Science Foundation's Smart & Connected Communities Virtual Organization
Pushing the Boundaries of Scientific Innovation to Create a Smarter, Sustainable, and Resilient Future for Communities
CS Fund Just Transitions
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.
Transparency & Accountability Initiative (TAI)
The Transparency and Accountability Initiative (TAI) is a donor collaborative working toward a democratic world where power and resources are more equally distributed; people are informed and empowere...
Co-Develop
A global not-for-profit fund to achieve the catalytic possibilities of digital public infrastructure
Omidyar Network - The Tech We Want
The Tech We Want is four-year, $8 million portfolio of work focused on connecting and empowering a new wave of leaders, companies, and technologies that are built on inclusivity, mutualism, sustainabi...
Design 4 Democracy
Our mission is to ensure that information technology and social media play a proactive role in supporting democracy and human rights globally.
Solutions Bank
Solutions exist. Let's make them a reality.
Open Internet for Democracy
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...
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.
Democratic Innovation in Megacities
NDI is partnering with Living Cities—an organization that harnesses the collective power of the world’s largest foundations and financial institutions to get dramatically better results for low-income...
Find That Charity
'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
Living Cities
We take risks, catalyze fresh thinking and test new approaches in order to creatively disrupt the status quo.
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.
NetGain
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 rep...