[bestbits] Internet Freedom among 15 surviving Ford Foundation programs

[Becky Lentz]

For those following philanthropy in the digital rights area this might be of
interest: excerpts belowŠ
http://tinyurl.com/nv4bqus
Š..The foundation has reduced the number of its subject areas from 35 to 15.
The cuts will result in about 800 fewer active grants in Ford¹s portfolio,
which has averaged about 4,000 in recent years. The 15 separate program
areas Ford will concentrate on are grouped under the following seven
headings: civic engagement and government; gender, racial, and ethnic
justice; equitable development; inclusive economies; Internet freedom; youth
opportunity and learning; and creativity and free expression.

In a letter posted on Ford¹s website
<http://www.fordfoundation.org/ideas/equals-change-blog/posts/moving-the-for
d-foundation-forward/> , Mr. Walker wrote that decisions on which programs
to discontinue were based on how central reducing inequality is to their
work, the progress they¹ve made in their goals, and the availability of
other philanthropic supportŠ..

Š..Each year for the next five years, Ford plans to dedicate $200 million to
strengthening institutions through what it calls its BUILD program. The goal
of BUILD is to increase the longevity of social-justice organizations and
networks by providing general operating support and buttressing their
financesŠ.


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