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The fight for press freedom: Perspectives from global media leaders
To mark World Press Freedom Day, journalists and media advocates share their perspectives on what's worrying them and what gives them hope for the future of press freedom.
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Potencia: Insights from three years of Partner Support in Latin America
Since 2020, Potencia has strengthened 55 organisations working to increase civic and political participation in Latin America.
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A new chapter for Reset
As of 1 January 2024, Reset entered a new chapter as a fully independent organisation.
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How funders can support grantees through executive coaching
In 2021 and early 2022, Luminate provided coaching stipends to 78 of our partner organisations, with more than 200 leaders receiving executive coaching. What did we learn?
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Sharing results from Luminate’s 2023 Grantee Perception Report
After collecting baseline data through the Grantee Perception Report (GPR) survey in 2020, we commissioned Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) once again to listen to our partners about their perceptions of Luminate.
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Black Awareness Day in Brazil: Why we must boost political representation
November 20th marks Brazilian Black Awareness Day — an important occasion for Black movements and the anti-racism agenda in the country.
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Announcing 'Democracia A Fondo,’ a special podcast series by Colombian...
The special series "Democracia A Fondo,” an editorial collaboration between Luminate and the podcast "A Fondo" by Colombian journalist María Jimena Duzán, premieres Friday, 17 November 2023.
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Meet our partners catalysing change for women & girls around the world
Many of our partners work daily to catalyse change to improve women and girls’ participation in society. During Women's History Month, we're profiling and celebrating these organisations from around the world.
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Inclusion, representation, and greater democracy: The challenge for some...
In light of attacks on press freedoms and journalists around the world, Argentina newspaper El Litoral recently spoke with Gabriela Hadid about Luminate's work in addressing these challenges in Latin America.
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“Move slow and fix things”: Britons concerned by current pace of AI...
Nearly half of Britons (42%) believe artificial intelligence is currently being released at an unsafe pace, a new poll by global foundation Luminate highlights today.
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2023 Colombian Local Elections: The Case for Greater LGBTQ+ Representation
As we approach the 2023 local elections in Colombia, Luminate's Felipe Estefan reflects on the importance of increasing the political representation and participation of the LGBTQ+ community.
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What you need to know about the 2023 Argentine elections
Within the framework of 40 years of democracy in Argentina, this year's election represents an opportunity to reaffirm the commitment to fairer and more inclusive societies, in which all people can fully exercise their rights.
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Winning Hearts & Minds: Using strategic communications for change
Luminate commissioned a report studying the barriers to collaboration between strategic communications firms and change agents such as nonprofits, activists, and community groups in Kenya and Nigeria.
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Bots versus ballots: Europeans fear AI threat to elections and lack of...
A significant majority of citizens in France, Germany and the UK polled about the possible impact of AI and deepfake technology on elections are worried about the prospect, a YouGov poll commissioned by Luminate has found.
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