Local Independent Online News Publishers Inc.

The purpose of this grant is to support the sustainability of news publishers with training and education from the Local Independent Online News Publishers (LION). For this project, LION will create a pilot program to help educate independent publishers on sustainability to support a healthy local news ecosystem.

Human Rights First

This grant will support Vets for American Ideals (“VFAI”). VFAI will continue to organize support amongst its chapters of veterans to speak out against anti-Muslim rhetoric. VFAI do so by with expanded capacity in the form of a field coordinator and a junior communications associate. 

MOAA Military Family Initiative

The grant will provide support for the Military Officers Association of America Military Family Initiative (“MOAA-MFI”) to continue establishing a baseline, evidence-based understanding of the state of military family absentee voting. The second phase of the Military Voting Education Project (MVEP) will significantly increase MOAA-MFI’s brand presence in the military family voting market to increase organic referrals in a future third phase.

Chicago Reader

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.

Common Cause Education Fund

The Common Cause Education Fund’s (CCEF) Media and Democracy Program is committed to working to ensure that our communications ecosystem achieves its potential as a key engine of democracy.

The Miami Foundation Inc.

The purpose of this grant is to grow and continue The Fund for Nonprofit News, hosted at The Miami Foundation, in support of NewsMatch, a fundraising campaign for nonprofit news.

NEO Philanthropy Inc.

The State Infrastructure Fund (SIF), a collaborative fund of NEO Philanthropy, works to protect and advance the voting rights of Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) and other historically underrepresented communities.

BRIDGE Infrastructure Fund

A fiscally sponsored project of NEO Philanthropy, Inc., BRIDGE Infrastructure Fund’s Spark Accelerator program provides funding, training, and other resources to organizers, founders, startup nonprofit organizations, and existing grassroots organizing and social justice advocacy groups working in under-resourced communities.

University of Oregon Foundation

Gather is a project that supports community-minded journalists and other engagement professionals through an online platform that’s a hub for critical tools, resources, and conversations for journalists.

Democracy Fund
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