Appendix IV: Alternative Sources of Support
Funding for Internet freedom, journalism, software development, and human rights projects from sources other than OTF.
The following table contains alternate funding sources which support efforts relevant to the fields of Internet freedom, software development, journalism, and human rights, broadly speaking. Sources are organized by general subject matter. We're always seeking to grow this resource and make it as useful and inclusive as possible, so if you know of a funding source that should be on here, please let us know by contacting us at [email protected]
Note: This list is shared for information purposes only. OTF cannot assist with fundraising efforts of individual projects or refer projects to specific funders. Inclusion of a funding entity on this list does not represent an endorsement by OTF.
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Categories
Rapid Response
Organization
Fund
Access Now
The Social Science Research Council
Internet Society Foundation
FOSS Responders
Digital Defenders Partnership
Incide
United Nations (OCHA)
Agir Ensemble pour les Droits de l'Homme (AEDH)
University of York Centre for Applied Human Rights
International Media Support
International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)
Freedom House
Urgent Action Fund for Women's Human Rights
Euro-Mediterranean Foundation of Support to Human Rights Defenders (EMHRF)
Justice and Peace Netherlands
Frontline Defenders
Rapid Response for Journalists & Scholars
Organization
Fund
Free Press Unlimited
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE)
International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF)
La Maison Des Journalistes
Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
Rory Peck Trust
Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI)
Scholars at Risk Network
International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN)
Institute of International Education
In-Kind Digital Infrastructure
Organization
Fund
eQualit.ie
Google
CloudFlare
Amazon
Google
Twilio
US Government Internet Freedom and Security
Organization
Fund
Department of State
ISC Project
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Privacy and Security
Organization
Fund
Mozilla Foundation
NLNet Foundation
Prototype Fund
Facebook
Facebook
Cisco
Next Generation Internet (NGI)
Core Infrastructure Initiative
Open Source Technology Improvement Fund (OSTIF)
Calyx Institute
AirVPN
Library Freedom Project
Digital Rights
Organization
Fund
Reset
Mozilla
Digital Defenders Partnership
Freedom House
Access Now
Sigrid Rausing Trust
Hivos
Ford Foundation
Media Democracy Fund
Democracy Council
American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)
Renewable Freedom Foundation
Digital Freedom Fund
The Developer Society (DEV)
Information and Communications Technologies for Development (ICT4D) including Deploying Internet Connectivity
Organization
Fund
International Development Research Center (IDRC)
Microsoft
Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
Comcast
Internet Society
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
OpenCellular
Catholic Relief Services
CRDF Global
Asia Pacific Telecommunity (APT)
USAID Development Innovations
Peace Corps Small Grants Program
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Google
Inveneo
Mercy Corps
SPIDER
Startup Incubators and Entrepreneurship
Organization
Fund
Garage 48
Mach37
Hackers/Founders
United For Iran
3fs
National Science Foundation (NSF)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Global Innovation Fund
Google
PeaceTech Accelerator
DevLabs
Coinbase
Snap, Inc.
The Thiel Foundation
Samsung
Comcast NBCUniversal
Code for Science & Society
Fellowships
Research
Organization
Fund
The Social Science Research Council
National Science Foundation (NSF)
University of Illinois Fellowship Finder
The Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Tinker Foundation Incorporated
Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG)
Harvard Library Innovation Lab
Berkman Klein Center & MIT Media Lab
Stanford PACS Digital Civil Society Lab
Venture for America (VFA)
Al Jazeera Media Institute
Azavea
PrivacyCo/Top10VPN.com
Policy & Advocacy
Organization
Fund
Ford Foundation/Mozilla
Open Society Foundations
CIPE/NDI/CIMA
Shuttleworth Foundation
Human Rights Watch
Google
National Endowment for Democracy (NED)
Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP)
Eisenhower Fellowships
Data & Society
Internet Law & Policy Foundry
Voqal
Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)
International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
Free Press
Coding and Software Development
Organization
Fund
Python Software Foundation (PSF)
Google
Mozilla
SAGE
Protocol Labs
Outreachy
Rails Girls
Google
General Assembly
Coding it Forward
Cybersecurity Tech Accord/UN Office of Disarmament Affairs
Microsoft
Social Justice and Global Challenges
Organization
Fund
Laura and John Arnold Foundation (LJAF)
Omidyar Network
Knight Foundation
The Reva & David Logan Foundation
Siegel Family Endowment
Bond
Ariadne: European Funders for Social Change and Human Rights
National Endowment for Democracy (NED)
Swedish International Development Agency (Sida)
European Commission
Open Society Foundations
Finland Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad)
Enabel (Belgian Development Agency)
Cisco
Dropbox
Community
Gender & LGBTQ
Organization
Fund
American Refugee Committee
Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice
Coalition of African Lesbians
Governments of Indonesia and Australia
Mediterranean Women's Fund
Third Wave Fund
Women Living Under Muslim Laws
Women's Rehabilitation Center (Nepal)
Women Development Advocacy Center (Nepal)
Freedom House
Womanity Foundation
Mama Cash
International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF)
GiveOut
FRIDA
Journalism & Media
Organization
Fund
MacArthur Foundation
Scripps Howard Foundation
Ethics & Excellence Journalism Foundation
Free Press Unlimited
Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF)
Google
Open Society Foundations
Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
Rory Peck Trust
Social Science Research Council/Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership
University of Toronto
Moment Magazine
Mother Jones
Open Society Foundation
University of Oxford
World Press Institute (WPI)
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)
Dutch Journalism Fund
International Media Support
Capacity Building
Organization
Fund
Creative Commons
Open Knowledge International
Internet Freedom Festival (IFF)
Digital Impact Alliance (DIAL)
Arcadia Fund
Linux Foundation
Software Freedom Conservancy
RIPE NCC
Region-Specific
Middle East
Organization
Fund
Arab Human Rights Fund (AHRF)
Euro-Mediterranean Foundation of Support to Human Rights Defenders (EMHRF)
Department of State
Asia-Pacific
Organization
Fund
Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development
Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD)
Information Society Innovation Fund Asia (ISIF Asia)
South and Latin America
Organization
Fund
Indela (Initiative for digital rights in Latin America)
Open Society Foundation
Fund for Internet Strengthening in Latin America and the Caribbean
Africa
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Categories
Rapid Response
Rapid Response for Journalists & Scholars
In-Kind Digital Infrastructure
US Government Internet Freedom and Security
Privacy and Security
Digital Rights
Information and Communications Technologies for Development (ICT4D) including Deploying Internet Connectivity
Startup Incubators and Entrepreneurship
Fellowships
Research
Policy & Advocacy
Coding and Software Development
Social Justice and Global Challenges
Community
Gender & LGBTQ
Journalism & Media
Capacity Building
Region-Specific
Middle East
Asia-Pacific
South and Latin America
Africa