Across 80 years, the Ford Foundation have been champions for socially inclusive projects and communities. Reducing poverty, injustice, increasing democratic values, and promoting co-operation on the most pressing social issues of our time are the key aims. They have created and sustained thousands of organisation across a broad range of topic areas, and continue to support groundbreaking initiatives and projects around the world.

Providing free end-to-end encrypted messaging and collaborative working spaces.

Element provides secure, free, end-to-end encrypted messaging and collaborative working software. Trusted by over 42,000,000 users worldwide, they believe digital communication should be as trustworthy and secure as face-to-face communication, making it an ideal application for global companies and organisations.

Providing free end-to-end encrypted messaging and collaborative working spaces.

Matrix is an open source network for secure, decentralised real-time communication, with a simple, end to end encrypted system. With the ability to create chatrooms, direct chats, and chatbots, Matrix is customisable to individual needs.

Swarm is a system of peer-to-peer networked nodes that create a decentralised storage and communication service. The system is economically self-sustaining due to a built-in incentive system enforced through smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain.Users remain sovereign owners of their personal data in alignment with fair data principles.

With over 200,000,000 royalty free images, and 10,000,000 video and audio clips, Shutterstock is one of the leading names in liensable media. As well as providing media, Shutterstock has also developed a complex reverse image search functionality, and Shutterstock Labs, an exploratory product research service for future innovation.

Fair Data is based on the simple premise that personal data is a part of the individual. As such, it should be treated as any other inalienable part of human identity. Their Fair Data Principles set the ethical standard for collecting, processing and storing personal data.

Ecosia is a search engine that uses the power of search to create environmental good in the form of planting trees. With over 155,000,000 trees planted, 20,000,000 customers, and 70+ active projects across 35+ countries, people power is the name of the game. All profits go toward climate action, and the engine comes with built in privacy and transparency features to ensure security.

Proton offers secure and private communication and functionality across four areas, mail, calendar, drive and VPN services. Encrypted messaging, and encrypted cloud storage means your data and your information, remains yours. Trusted by over 70,000,000 people and businesses worldwide, they operate out of Switzerland meaning every customer gets the benefit of strict Swiss data privacy laws, regardless of location.

Session is an end-to-end encrypted messenger that minimises sensitive metadata, designed and built for people who want absolute privacy and freedom from any form of surveillance. Direct and group chat capability, as well as voice messaging and attachment capability opens a world of possibility for usage.

Datafund protocol guards personal data, provides safe storage and enables ethical data exchange. Individuals create their own datafund to reclaim, own and manage their data. It provides GDPR-compliant encrypted storage and enables provable, ethical data exchange. Datafund runs on the Ethereum blockchain, a decentralised platform that runs smart contracts.

The IV.AI founding team originated at Google, Amazon, Oracle, and Microsoft with a mission to help professionals make data-led decisions via insights from documents, public internet, social media, and quality language sources that help increase human knowledge. IV.AI fosters a culture of sharing knowledge where ever possible and is fortunate to be able to speak alongside the finest minds in the world about AI, Financial Services, and Data Insights.

Panther is an interoperable end-to-end privacy protocol with multiple components engineered to become the de facto privacy infrastructure for DeFi and Web3.Leveraging zkSNARK cryptography, and state of the art multi asset mixing, network participants can deposit digital assets from any blockchain into Panther vaults and mint zero knowledge zAssets: fully collateralized, private counterparts that are poised to become an ever expanding asset class.

Soax provides residential and mobile proxy services for customers all over the world. With over 1000 clients and 8.5m IP addresses, they can cater to a wide array of proxy needs. They believe in a future where machines can envision and fulfill needs based on data collected in real-time — and they want to help bring this future to life by allowing unparalleled access to the world’s data in a matter of clicks.

Most famous for the Firefox browser, Mozilla design and distribute a wide array of software applications with the aim of making an inclusive and safe internet for all. Other projects include a Facebook Container for data security, Mozilla VPN, and Firefox Monitor to track email address security.

PEN America stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression in the United States and worldwide. They champion the freedom to write, recognizing the power of the word to transform the world. Their mission is to unite writers and their allies to celebrate creative expression and defend the liberties that make it possible.

Connecting organisations and businesses from around the world, Gnome is led by the non-profit Gnome Foundation. Their software solutions aim to simplify and enhance business activity, as well as personal computing experiences.

By creating a more sustainable smartphone, Fairphone are demonstrating the endless possibilities for a fairer future – for everyone. With a focus on climate friendly products, Fairphone are leading the way in environmentally conscious mobile phone technology, nd are both Fair Trade Gold integrated, and the winner of the EcoVadis platinum medal for sustainability.

OpenUK is the UK Organisation for the business of Open Technology being open source software, open hardware and open data “The 3 Opens”. OpenUK's purpose is achieved through three pillars, community, legal and policy, and learning. The focus for 2022 is skills, security and sustainability.

We tweet, we like, and we share— but what are the consequences of our growing dependence on social media? The docu-drama hybrid reveals how social media is reprogramming civilization with tech experts sounding the alarm on their own creations. The Social Dilemma sought to bring to light the issues with data security and social media company data collection.

Women in AI (WAI) is a nonprofit do-tank working towards inclusive AI that benefits global society. They are a community-driven initiative bringing empowerment, knowledge and active collaboration via education, research, events, and blogging. They encourage ethical applications and responsible use of artificial intelligence.

WID's work centers around Digital Tools for Optimizing Community Living and Employment; Accessibility Solutions; and Excellence in Disability Inclusive Emergency Preparedness, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Climate Resilience. WID is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization recognized by the US Internal Revenue Service.

Endless OS was born in 2012, with a mission to help people around the world gain access to knowledge and opportunity through technology. Endless work with non-profits around the world, providing their services to as many people as possible.

Line Group is a leading fiduciary service provider that can package a complete range of private wealth and corporate management services using a client-tailored approach. Line Group are one of Gibraltar´s leading authorities engaged in the incorporation and management of corporate vehicles and the provision of trustee services in Gibraltar as well as over 25 other jurisdictions, for a worldwide client base. Line Group works closely with Hassans International Law Firm Limited, both in the establishment and management of client structures. The Line Group administration teams are highly experienced in providing solutions to challenges, no matter how complex or demanding, and the client is also able to benefit from Line Group’s close working relationship with the senior lawyers at Hassans, who are at the forefront of legislative and regulatory changes, and provides an extremely practical, seamless, cost-effective complementary service.

Mixcloud is an audio streaming platform that supports creators to craft a deeper listening experience and build their own fan communities. It is home to a unique catalogue of 50 million DJ mixes, radio shows and podcasts handcrafted by the world’s finest DJs, online radio stations and cultural tastemakers, available to be listened to for free across all devices. In 2020 we launched Mixcloud LIVE, which is solving real challenges for creators who want to stream legally and monetise online. Mixcloud’s mission is to get more fans directly supporting creators and build a more sustainable future for audio culture. Founded in 2009, the London-based company operates a fair and legal streaming service that ensures artists, songwriters and rights-holders behind the music receive their fair royalties. It also offers a direct fan-to-creator channel subscription model that uniquely enables the long-form audio creator to take part in the online revenue mix.

One of Africa's leading voices in technology and digital news. Reporting on the big issues in Africa to a global audience, Tech Cabal reports on the issues that matter.

For the inquisitive. A place where people and brands can come together to dismantle common ideas or beliefs, see what makes them tick, and put them back together again. Expert event management and planning, whatever the scale or topic.

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