The purpose of this grant is to provide capacity building support to LION (Local Independent Online News Publishers), a fiscally sponsored project of Poynter Institute for Media Studies, Inc., for strategic planning and board training.

To support Georgetown University’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life in hosting a gathering of Catholic leaders from around the country to discuss the problem of polarization within the Catholic Church in the United States, and the ways in which Catholics can contribute to our national political culture in a way that decreases hyper partisanship and polarization.  

This project grant will support the German Marshall Fund of the United States’ (GMFUS) strengthening of its cybersecurity infrastructure. GMFUS will use this support to upgrade its information technology systems to improve network security and incident response. 

To provide capacity building support to The Equity Alliance to build out its HR policies, including developing a policy handbook, and devote additional resources to other capacity-building work, which could include an audit of organizational processes or other activities as needed.

To support the Wesleyan Media Project in their work to organize data to hold platforms accountable to the American public and to advance America’s democratic promise. This grant will fund research and scholarship into how best to collect and publish data regarding political advertising on platforms, with a focus on ads that involve race and gender.

Support the professional development of senior management at No Labels Foundation to strengthen the organization and its management practices.

To support the Georgetown University Institute of Politics in hosting an inaugural series of six dinners with existing leaders among public service professionals to take place in the winter and spring of 2019. Dinners may be held in private rooms at restaurants or in the homes of participants. The size of each group will vary, but will typically be 6-8 people to keep the gatherings intimate. 

To support the Win/Win coalition’s efforts around automatic voter registration implementation in Washington state.

To provide a restricted grant for Issue One to hire a consultant to strengthen the organization’s internal grant making processes and procedures.For more on Issue One’s background and program areas, please refer to R-201410-01360.

Improve  understanding about the attitudes and behaviors of tea party members in order to better inform strategies to address polarization and strengthen political institutions.

Taxpayers for Common Sense (TCS) will plan to host a series of small confidential meetings (fewer than 20 people from various sides of the issues) to discuss three things: areas of agreement, areas of disagreement, and common definitions to minimize misunderstanding. The purpose of this grant will be to explore the idea of convening these meetings and secure buy-in from key leaders.

The Oklahoma Media Center (OMC) project, led by the Local Media Foundation, will strengthen Oklahoma’s local news ecosystem. This grant will support the early activities of the OMC as it builds out local staff and partnerships and sets itself up to serve the informational needs of Oklahomans.

The Faith Matters Network’s Daring Compassion Movement Chaplaincy Project, a fiscally-sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, offers holistic wellness accompaniment to those leading social events, movements, and organizations.

The purpose of this grant is to convene a group of journalists and people passionate about the news along with one or two featured journalist guests over a meal. The idea, dubbed “Let’s Read the News,” is a form of book club for journalism.

For the development of a tool mapping funding flows in the field of democracy reform.

The purpose of this grant is to support the planning for the creation of a collaborative for independent media organizations in Chicago. The Chicago Reader, fiscally sponsored by Public Narrative, will lead this effort and use this support to provide the administration needed to get this effort off the ground.

To support a strategic planning process for The Vance Center for International Justice Initiatives to develop Lawyers for Reporters, a nonprofit law firm providing pro bono legal services to nonprofit and local news reporting organizations throughout the United States. The goal of Lawyers for Reporters is ensuring that no journalists needing legal support will be turned down because of financial constraints.

This grant supports Facing History and Ourselves in their mission to promote understanding, pluralism and civic engagement through classroom programming. 

Vote Early Day, a fiscally sponsored project of Tides Center, is a nonpartisan movement of media companies, businesses, nonprofits, election administrators, and creatives working to ensure all Americans have the tools to vote early.

The purpose of this grant is to provide funding for the Reed 2018 CCES team module, which is a survey that captures the public’s opinions about election administration and voting.