Published 03-22-24
Submitted by Nielsen
Originally published on the Nielsen Foundation
The Nielsen Foundation has committed $325,000 in grants to seven organizations through the 2023 Data for Good grants program. Building upon the 2022 Data for Good grants program, this year’s grants continue to support creative efforts leveraging data to advance media and technology as forces for good, especially to advance representation and inclusion.
“Over the last two years, the Nielsen Foundation has increasingly honed our focus on projects and programs that advance representation in media and technology, especially through data and research,” said Andrea Bertels, President and Executive Director, Grantmaking, Nielsen Foundation. “This outstanding group of Data for Good grantees represents a fraction of the amazing, innovative work across sectors that leverages media and technology as forces for good. We are honored to support and advance this 2023 cohort, and eager to continue this work in the years ahead.”
Supported projects include:
About the Nielsen Foundation
The Nielsen Foundation established the Data for Good grant program in 2017, to support projects by nonprofit organizations that use data in innovative ways and help bridge divides to catalyze long-term change.
The Nielsen Foundation envisions a more equitable world, enabled by inclusive media and technology, where everyone has voice and opportunities to succeed. Our grantmaking is focused on powering and advancing inclusive innovation and representation in the media and technology industries, especially through the use of data and research. We support organizations that drive greater representation, inclusion and equity in media and technology, including initiatives that use data in innovative ways to advance media and technology as forces for good. The Nielsen Foundation is a private foundation originally funded by Nielsen, a global data and analytics company.
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