To provide support for the Deliberative Media Lab’s research on the intersection of people of color and social media platforms, situated within the new Democracy Initiative at the University of Virginia.
Strategy: Digital Democracy
Public Knowledge
From the Grant Start Date up to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, August 14, 2020, the Grant funds are restricted for the following purpose:
To support the creation of a Communications Justice fellowship at Public Knowledge to examine early career diversity in tech advocacy nonprofits, publish research and findings, and promote practices to increase representation of marginalized and lower-income applicants.
Any remaining funds from this Grant as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, August 14, 2020, are hereby released from the project restriction outlined above and can be used to support Grantee’s charitable, educational, and/or scientific purposes as described in Grantee’s charter documents.
President and Fellows of Harvard College
To support the Technology and Social Change Research Project in researching coordinated inauthentic activity to promote mis/disinformation that could impact US democratic processes including rule of law issues, elections, and their impact on Black, Indigenous, and people of color.
Bold Impact
The purpose of this grant is to support Bold Impact in their coordination work to organize action within their stakeholder network to generate momentum to advance data policy innovation within a human rights framework through the event series Rights x Tech.
Upturn, Inc.
From the October 01, 2019 up to May 01, 2020, the Grant funds are restricted for the following purpose: To support Upturn’s research, publication, and coordination on the topic of discriminatory targeting by social media platform companies.
Any remaining funds from this Grant as of May 01, 2020 are hereby released from the project restriction outlined above and can be used for General Operating Support.
Free Press
General operating support for Free Press.
Social Science Research Council
To support scholarship at the intersection of critical race, digital studies, and social media platforms; especially as it relates to discriminatory targeting, hateful activities, content governance, and human / civil rights protections in the United States, with a particular focus on people of color and women.
The German Marshall Fund of the United States
The purpose of this grant is to support the Digital Innovation & Democracy Initiative in creating space for thoughtful policy development that addresses the role of platforms in our democracy and engages a diverse network of experts.
Center for Media Justice
General operating support for MediaJustice.
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
General operating support for Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the Digital Justice Initiative.