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Major Philanthropies Tackle Inequality by Strengthening How Open Source Code is Developed and Maintained

$1.3 million for research to explore how communities that produce open source code are crucial to address issues ranging from COVID-19 to climate change NEW ...
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Business must do more to restore our democracy — and philanthropy must help

On January 6, we witnessed an unprecedented attack on American democracy — the culmination of a sustained campaign to undermine the integrity of the November ...
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Omidyar Network’s Statement on Senator Klobuchar’s Bill

February 4, 2021 Washington, D.C. — Today, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), who leads the Senate subcommittee on antitrust law, introduced a bill that will, among ...
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Craig Newmark Philanthropies, Omidyar Network and Consumer Reports Announce Partnership to Advance Data Rights

Craig Newmark Philanthropies and Omidyar Network announced a new partnership with Consumer Reports to advance consumer privacy and strengthen data rights in the United States. ...
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A Chronicle of Life During Covid

It’s hard to remember, but when Covid first struck, many hoped the crisis would be short-lived. Officials at the Thomson Reuters Foundation and the Omidyar ...
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Statement from Omidyar Network Regarding the January 6th Assault on Our Democracy

Yesterday was historic—for reasons that were both exhilarating and horrifying. Rev. Warnock and Jon Ossoff’s victories capped a seemingly endless electoral season. Rev. Warnock will ...
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Statement from Omidyar Network Regarding the January 6th Assault on Our Democracy

Yesterday was historic—for reasons that were both exhilarating and horrifying. Rev. Warnock and Jon Ossoff’s victories capped a seemingly endless electoral season. Rev. Warnock will ...
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Bipartisan Coalition of State AGs Bring Suit Against Google’s Search Monopoly

December 17 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, a bi-partisan coalition of more than 30 state attorneys general led by Colorado filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google. ...
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Teen Vogue: Tell Us Your Plan To Reimagine Capitalism and You Could Win $5,000 to Fund Your Idea

2020 has impacted each and every person in the US on a personal level. It’s also revealed glaring structural problems on a much larger scale.  ...
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Winners of Global Photo Competition to Spotlight Human Impact of COVID-19 Announced

By Thomson Reuters Foundation The Thomson Reuters Foundation (TRF) and Omidyar Network revealed today the winners of the ‘COVID-19: The Bigger Picture’ photo competition. Launched ...
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