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María Teresa Ronderos, Award-Winning Reporter, to Lead Open Society’s Work on Independent Journalism

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05/15/2014

... to promote viable, high-quality media, particularly in countries transitioning to democracy. She will oversee a program with a 2014 budget of $12.8 million. María Teresa Ronderos, ...

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Ford Joins Other Major Foundations in Requiring Funded Projects to Be Open Through Creative Commons License

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02/04/2015

Ford Joins Other Major Foundations in Requiring Funded Projects to Be Open Through Creative ... be required to make foundation-funded materials subject to a Creative Commons license allowing others, free of charge...

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Latin American Director at Open Society Foundations Comments on Rio Olympics Human Rights Abuses

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07/19/2016

... situation unfolding ahead of the Summer Games next month in Rio de Janeiro is shaping up as a depressing replay, human rights activists warn. Pedro ... used as an excuse to coerce citizens. “These events are...

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Originally Funded by Open Society Foundations, ACLU Shifts Gears in Campaign to Cut Jail Population

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08/04/2016

... Funded by Open Society Foundations, ACLU Shifts Gears in Campaign to Cut Jail Population The American Civil ... head the Campaign for Smart Justice when it was launched in November 2014 with a...

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Open Society Foundations Public Health Division Director Writes Op-Ed on Health Financing in the Post-Aid Era

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07/22/2016

... Health Division Director Writes Op-Ed on Health Financing in the Post-Aid Era Aids activists have been sounding the ... funding from middle income countries (MICS) will result in a failure to...

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With Support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, MIT To Conduct an Environmental Scan of Open Source Publishing

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06/25/2018

... Publishing The MIT Press has announced the award of a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to conduct a ... self-determination. The MIT Press has long been a leader in...

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Six International Parks Selected as Finalists in 2015 Urban Land Institute Urban Open Space Award Competition

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06/08/2015

Six International Parks Selected as Finalists in 2015 Urban Land Institute Urban Open Space Award ... communities. This year’s finalists are Marina Bay in Singapore; Millennium Park in Chicago,...

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Conservative Activist O’Keefe Targets Liberal Foundations, Foiled By Open Society Program Staff

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05/23/2016

... Program Staff As Dana Geraghty recalls it, March 16th was a “rather quiet Wednesday.” That afternoon, she was in her cubicle at the Open Society Foundations, on West ... oversee the nonprofit group’s pro-...

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Study Funded by Open Society Foundations Finds Digital Devices Are Key to Success for Black and Latino Males

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05/24/2016

... Devices Are Key to Success for Black and Latino Males A newly released report reveals that improving life outcomes ... rely heavily on their access to trusted resources, both in face-to-face interactions and...

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The Rockefeller Foundation, the Open Society Foundation, and the Ford Foundation Working With Rebuild by Design In Puerto Rico

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11/30/2017

... and the Ford Foundation Working With Rebuild by Design In Puerto Rico The “Resilient Puerto Rico Advisory ... will offer recommendations to help rebuild Puerto Rico in a way that makes the...

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Surdna Foundation, Open Society Foundations and Ford Foundation Collaborate to Start Amplify Fund

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01/05/2018

... and Ford Foundation Collaborate to Start Amplify Fund In 2018, Neighborhood Funders Group (NFG), a social justice-focused membership organization of community ... power structures and put decisions about local...

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Open Society Foundations Hosts Artistic Activism: Connecting Social Activism and Artistic Practice

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04/07/2017

... social issue campaigners and activists have employed a variety of marketing and communications efforts to attract ... activists have turned to the arts for inspiration and as a way to engage audiences, through...

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Open Society Foundations Award $5 Million Challenge Grant To Strengthen Innocence Project

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07/09/2014

... Million Challenge Grant To Strengthen Innocence Project A $5 million challenge grant from The Open Society ... future as a leading criminal justice advocacy institution in the United States...

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Open Society Foundations Founder George Soros Writes in WSJ About $500 Million Investment in Migrants

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09/20/2016

Open Society Foundations Founder George Soros Writes in WSJ About $500 Million Investment in Migrants The world has been unsettled by a surge in forced migration. Tens of...

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Ford, Rockefeller, Atlantic, Pershing Square, Bloomberg and Open Society Named in Forbes' Big Bet Philanthropy

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11/30/2016

... Pershing Square, Bloomberg and Open Society Named in Forbes' Big Bet Philanthropy For the superrich and the ... clarity of desired results, whether the bet offers a clear role for philanthropy to “move...

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Commonwealth Fund Releases Study on Making Health Data Useful to Patients Through Open APIs

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12/07/2016

... to view and share their data readily and rapidly. Picture a mobile phone app that updates a patient’s doctors and pharmacy whenever a prescription is ... or that allows test results from...

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Rockefeller Foundation Partners with African Development Bank to Open Doors for Nigerian Women in ICT

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04/04/2019

... African Development Bank to Open Doors for Nigerian Women in ICT The Bank, together with its partners - The Rockefeller ... Microsoft and Facebook announced the holding of the class in March on International...

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Open Society Foundations' 6-Month Paid Paternity Leave Leads Generous-Parental-Leave Club

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03/30/2016

... Foundations, one of the largest nonprofit organizations in the world, and her organization are leaders in the recent paternity-leave movement gaining momentum at ... residing in London with...

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Open Society’s Soros among Brookings Top Politically Influential Global Billionaires List

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09/16/2014

... West's Global Billionaires Political Power Index is a ranking of the top global billionaires in terms of overall political power. There are a number of ... has assessed their overall...

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Pershing Square, Ford, Open Society Among Funders of Measures for Justice, Putting Data to Better Use

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08/10/2017

... crowded jails, tense courtrooms, and cops on the beat is a far cry from the air-conditioned spaces data wonks usually ... Plenty of well-heeled funders are inclined to agree. In fact, some of the hottest names...

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