Our team is growing! Please consider applying if you bring a passion for and skills in monitoring, evaluation and learning. Details below.
You would join a dynamic and fun team in a grant-making philanthropic fund that supports open, democratic, just and pluralistic societies in Europe.
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Good question. If all profits are reinvested in the newsroom, for-profit outlets may be considered. Please join the information webinar.
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We are launching a 1m Euro call for independent journalism because it is the best bulwark for defending the rule of law and democracy when they are under threat.
@majasever.bsky.social @journalismfestival.com @journalismfund.bsky.social @theintlfund.bsky.social @mediapart.fr @erdelyip.bsky.social
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π Hello, BlueSky! We're so glad to be here, along with our director @elisapeter.bsky.social
A bit about us: We're a 5 year old pooled-fund bringing 23 foundations together working to promote and protect:
- civic space (online and offline)
- the right to assemble
- access to trustworthy information
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It's also true that there will be so much of this kind of thing - fraud on a completely new scale - that our underfunded media and our shattered attention spans might find it hard to cope. People are already used to the next administration's corruption and it's not Jan 20 yet
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"exiled and diaspora women human rights defenders targeted through digital transnational repression face not only the same digital threats as men human rights defenders, but also gender-specific forms of online harassment, abuse, and intimidation."
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Building a Safe and Accountable Internet β Center for Countering Digital Hate | CCDH
CCDH's STAR Framework is a blueprint for policymakers to combat online harms and fortify democracy in the digital age.
π‘Imagine an internet where user safety and well-being are priorities, transparency is non-negotiable, and social media companies' are accountable and responsible to users.
This future is possible with CCDH's STAR Framework.
Read more π
counterhate.com/research/sta...
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Banner image that features text headline "Giving Tuesday."
Save the Date! Join CDT on 12/3 for #GivingTuesday, the online global philanthropy movement. Support digital rights by donating to CDT today! cdt.org/2024givingtu...
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Why Funders Must Support Local News Before, During and After the Election
To safeguard our democracy, funders cannot wait until the next election cycle to fund and support local news.
Our democracy depends on a well-informed public. Local journalism is a critical tool to defend democratic values, build trust, and empower communities. The question is not whether to support local journalism, but how swiftly we can act to do so. democracyfund.org/idea/why-fun... #localnews
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β οΈDid Romaniaβs far-right presidential candidate get a visibility boost from murky TikTok accounts?
YES!
Mr. Georgescuβs unexpected first-round victory Romanian presidential elections last Sunday was fueled by a manipulative Social Media campaign, especially on TikTok.
Why manipulative?π½
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Great training, thanks a lot!
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Founder and creative director of Bellingcat and director of Bellingcat Productions BV. Author of We Are Bellingcat.
journalist @telegram.hr β’ Δekam sovu iz Hogwartsaβ‘οΈ
Journalist, trade unionist, president of the European Federation of Journalists.
Executive Director, CommsHub, Meliore Foundation. @avaaz (trustee), @prospectmagazine.co.uk (editorial board). Formerly @open-society, @opendemocracy.net. βDoes the woman reviewing the newspapers own a hairbrush?'
EU law and tech policy, mostly musings on content moderation, platform governance, privacy, AI. Now: Co-Founder & Director @awo.agency. Fellow at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Then: EU Parliament. UN. Mozilla. PhD in EU law.
Civitates is a philanthropic initiative for democracy and solidarity in Europe. We are a donor-led effort supporting independent civil society organisations and public interest media outlets.
Rights, politics, climate, money and how it all connects.
Co-Founder & Chair, Better Politics Fund
Founder & ED DearMoney
https://substack.com/@dearmoneyletters
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media funding in CEE & elsewhere
I write stories and make videos about climate change.
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Program Manager Informed Societies @ Adessium Foundation.
Digital rights & tech policy
France Director, Crisis Action. Working to protect civilians in conflicts. Recovering journalist. Views my own.
International Journalism Festival #ijf26 | 20th edition | 15-18 April
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Reading&music&sustainability as a way of life.
A senior adviser working at the intersections of the global #education, #climate and #philanthropy sectors. A π¬π§π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ living in π©π°. Dad to Keir, servant to Sunny the 13 year old Shiba Inu π, lifelong Blades fan βοΈ and lover of all things cricket π .
Founder of European Democracy Consulting (eudemocracy.eu), European Democracy Consulting Stiftung (edcstiftung.eu, epfo.eu) and EuropeanConstitution.eu πͺπΊ PhD candidate, Uni Innsbruck
Sucker for #europeanparties, #eudemocracy and #eureform.
Founder & Executive Director of https://DefendDemocracy.EU/
Busy defending democracy against hybrid & technological threats.
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Consultant & Systems Convener: at the intersection of governance, monitoring, evaluation, research & learning
Co-founder @act4delivery
Collaborating w/#Politeia
Projectmanager NewDemocracy project @BertelsmannStiftung
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Pro-public education. Pro-democracy. Pro-diversity. Pro-choice. Pro-human. Pro-love.
Posts reflect personal views and not that of my employer or any other organizations with whom I engage.
A national and international social justice organizer, sociologist and architect of the United Vision Project countering the rise of authoritarianism in the largest known effort to reach people across extreme differences at depth and scale.
