In June 2018, Luminate commissioned Simply Secure to conduct human- centered research focused on understanding grantees’ experiences of the funding process. This is the public report from that research - a collaboration between Luminate, formerly the Governance & Citizen Engagement (GCE) Initiative at Omidyar Network, and Simply Secure. The interviews and survey were conducted over the course of July - September 2018.
Simply Secure is a US 501(c)3 non-profit building a community of practitioners that puts people at the center of privacy, security, and transparency. We have core team members in New York City, Swarthmore, Berlin, and Toronto. Our small but nimble team collaborates with a global network of professionals to engage domain- specific talent for each project. Read more about Simply Secure.
Simply Secure is a US 501(c)3 non-profit building a community of practitioners that puts people at the center of privacy, security, and transparency. We have core team members in New York City, Swarthmore, Berlin, and Toronto. Our small but nimble team collaborates with a global network of professionals to engage domain- specific talent for each project. Read more about Simply Secure.
Fiscal sponsors can be put in charge of financial administration; incorporate this into project overheads. Fiscal sponsors are mostly a North American phenomenon, uncommon in other parts of the world. Organizations on their way to becoming fiscal sponsors in their respective legal and tax system should be supported so as to make it easier for FOSS infrastructure projects outside the USA to comply with funders’ requirements.