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Major Philanthropies Launch “BuildUS” Fund to Accelerate Implementation of Historic Federal Investments

The pooled fund will focus grant making on local, state, and federal efforts to achieve a low-carbon, worker-centered, equitable economy  Washington, DC (September 26, 2023) ...
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David Harm waters plants outside of his home in the Ridgeview Homes mobile home community in Lockport, N.Y., in 2022. The plight of residents at Ridgeview is playing out nationwide as institutional investors, led by private equity firms and real estate trusts and sometimes funded by pension funds, swoop in to buy mobile home parks. (AP Photo/Lauren Petracca)

3 winners of private equity reporting grants announced

The Poynter Institute and the Omidyar Network have announced the winners of three reporting grants focusing on private equity. The grants were born out of ...
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Feature: Reimagining Our High-Tech World

The Fall 2023 issue of the Stanford Social Innovation Review featured a piece by Omidyar Network CEO Mike Kubzansky. Although digital technology and society are ...
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Young Leaders in Technology Granted $2 Million to Create Safe and Inclusive Online Spaces

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, August 2, 2023 CONTACT: Kevin Liao, [email protected]  26 Youth-Led Initiatives Join the Responsible Technology Youth Power Fund’s Inaugural Cohort to Build ...
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The Faults in Our Macro Models, and How to Fix Them

July 28, 2023 · Lindsay Owens, Groundwork Collaborative and Mike Kubzansky, Omidyar Network During a breakout session at the latest Stanford PACS Philanthropy Innovation Summit, Mike Kubzansky ...
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Omidyar Network Announces New Class of Reporters in Residence

Omidyar Network Announces New Class of Reporters in Residence Program Aims to Increase Quality News Coverage of Pressing Economic Issues   July 12, 2023 Washington, ...
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STATEMENT: Supreme Court strikes down race-conscious admissions programs

Today, the Supreme Court issued two rulings that struck down universities’ ability to consider race in college admissions. These rulings are a major step backward ...
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Reporters in Residence: Program Update

  Concerned by both the critical challenges at the heart of America’s economic system and the need to focus more public attention on addressing these ...
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Inside the Omidyar Network’s Push to Build a “Culture of Belonging” in America

Re-posted from: www.insidephilanthropy.com “Everyone knows that 11 o’clock on Sunday morning is the most segregated hour in American life.” Martin Luther King, Jr. may have ...
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Omidyar Network Announces Winners of the Future of Data Challenge

For Immediate ReleaseContact: [email protected] Omidyar Network Announces Winners of the Future of Data Challenge  Honors 15 new ideas that challenge, disrupt, and reimagine the way ...
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