Open Society Foundations



The Open Society Foundations was established in 1979 by George Soros to help countries make the transition from communism.


The mission of the foundation is to work to build vibrant and tolerant society whose governments are accountable and open to the participation of the people. They seek to strengthen the rule of law, to shape public policies, to implement innitiatives, and to build alliances across borders and continents.


Working in various parts of the worl, the foundation places high priority on protecting and improving lives of people in marginalized communities.

Web Address

www.soros.org

Social Media Links

Twitter - @opensociety

Facebook - www.facebook.com/OpenSocietyFoundations

Foundation Grants and Resources





    

Recent News from Open Society Foundations


Minneapolis residents will likely vote in November on future of city's Police Department
Foundation: Open Society Foundations

... D.C.-based Open Society Policy Center, the lobbying arm of the Open Society Foundations, a philanthropic group founded by billionaire...more

Sony Global Social Justice Fund awards grants to ninety organizations | Philanthropy news | PND
Foundation: Joyce Foundation, Open Society Foundations

Launched last June, the $100 million fund awarded multiyear grants to ninety organizations across Africa and Latin America, as well as in...more

2021 Annual Meeting - Philanthropy Roundtable | Calendar | PND
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Joyce Foundation, Open Society Foundations

The Annual Meeting is the Philanthropy Roundtable's premier event for philanthropic decision makers committed to strengthening free...more

Subject: $300 Billion Lost to Charities; Soros Fund Shifts Focus; Giving to India
Foundation: Open Society Foundations

“While philanthropy absolutely must continue to mobilize resources for ... When asked what advice she had for her daughters on...more

Maduro's New Blow to Independent Media in Venezuela
Foundation: Ford Foundation, Open Society Foundations

... donations from foreign governments and philanthropic organizations would be a top priority. ... “There is no other source of money,” said Felipe Estefan, the Latin America director for...more

Global Philanthropy Funds Market 2021 Major Manufacturer | Smithsonian Institution, Carnegie ...
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, J. Paul Getty Trust, Lilly Endowment, Open Society Foundations

Attracting Greater Philanthropic Funding: The Private Equity Model MarketQuest.biz has come with a new report titled Global Philanthropy...more

Philanthropic support is a small but growing revenue stream for The Guardian, reaching a record ...
Foundation: Open Society Foundations

Instead, since 2016, The Guardian has operated a U.S.-based philanthropy arm specifically to find financial support for its journalism. It's part of...more

It's High Time to End Conflation of Sex Work and Human Trafficking
Foundation: Open Society Foundations

In turn, this perpetuates the exclusion of sex workers' voices from philanthropic circles and makes funding sex worker-led organizations and...more

A Call For Solidarity and Collective Action: Asian American Philanthropy Letter of Intention
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Blue Shield of California Foundation, Boston Foundation, California Community Foundation, Central Indiana Community Foundation, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga, Essex County Community Foundation, Initiative Foundation, Jacobs Family Foundation, Kalamazoo Community Foundation, Liberty Hill Foundation, Maine Community Foundation, Marguerite Casey Foundation, Marguerite Casey Foundation, Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, Nellie Mae Education Foundation, New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, Northwest Area Foundation, Omaha Community Foundation, Public Welfare Foundation, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Rose Community Foundation, Sierra Health Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Southwest Initiative Foundation, Stanislaus Community Foundation, Surdna Foundation, California Endowment, Chicago Community Trust, Cleveland Foundation, Columbus Foundation, Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, James Irvine Foundation, Kentucky Foundation for Women, Minneapolis Foundation, Missouri Foundation for Health, Nathan Cummings Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation, San Diego Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, Vermont Community Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, William Penn Foundation, Washington Women's Foundation, Whatcom Community Foundation, William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund, William T. Grant Foundation, Yakima Valley Community Foundation, Irvine Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Open Society Foundations, California Wellness Foundation, Simons Foundation, Central Valley Community Foundation

The New York Women's Foundation, the U.S.Grant Foundation and the Sierra Health Foundation are just a few of the organizations in the list.The United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley is...more

How George Soros Became the Right's Scapegoat
Foundation: Open Society Institute, Open Society Foundations

Soros was 13 years old when Hitler took direct control of Soros' native Hungary in March 1944.According to the 2018 Forbes listing, Soros had donated to the Open Society Foundation more than $32...more



Social Enterprise Network Sites


A Gilesgate-based shop and community facility, Hexham’s Core Music, launches a separate workshop where up to six people will be trained how to repair guitars and make ukuleles. The European Social Fund grant supported the project and has secured funds through the County Durham Communication Foundation to equip the workshop in Burn Lane.




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