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Expanding Internet access, connectivity and resiliency: meet our newest grant cohort

The Internet Society Foundation is committed to supporting projects that expand Internet access, connectivity and resiliency for communities around the…

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A more inclusive Internet for who? Non-English speakers in digital spaces

Written by Meital Kupfer, Data and Digital Rights Researcher, Pollicy Whose language? What is the language this website is written…

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Building, expanding and securing the Internet: two funding programs now open for applications

Over the past few months, our Internet Society and Internet Society Foundation teams have been collaborating closely to launch our…

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Announcing our 2022 Research Grantee Cohort

Announcing our 2022 Research Grantee Cohort – 18 projects examining the future of the Internet.

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Expanding our Reach and Furthering Our Vision

The Internet Society Foundation (“the Foundation”) exists to support the Internet Society and its mission. The Foundation’s support for the…

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$1.2 million in funding awarded to support digital inclusion in Bangladesh, Colombia and Senegal

We are pleased to announce grant funding to five organizations to promote digital inclusion through the Strengthening Communities, Improving Lives and…

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Announcing second round of BOLT innovation grants to address Internet connectivity gap

We are excited to announce a second round of grant funding to advance Internet access and connectivity around the world…

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Announcing $1.5 million in funding to support Internet resiliency

We are excited to announce a second round of grant funding through our Resiliency program, which aims to help communities…

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A necessity not a luxury: the Internet’s role in humanitarian response

By Brendan Harvey, Executive Director, Help.NGO What are a human being’s basic needs and how do you meet them? Humanitarians…

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What is in a word? Innovation

The Internet Society Foundation believes that innovation is at the core of providing better opportunities for people to transform and…