Glaser Progress Foundation Grant

_Note: Grants awarded in the Measuring Progress and Independent Media program areas arise from unsolicited proposals sent to the Foundation as well as initiatives generated by the Foundation._

Glaser Progress Foundation

The advent of the 21st Century creates a unique opportunity to rethink what Progress means and how it should be measured.

The Foundation was created, endowed and is led by Rob Glaser, Founder and Chairman of the Board of RealNetworks. Since its creation in 1993, the Glaser Progress Foundation has distributed over 34 million dollars for philanthropic purposes. The Foundation is located in Seattle.

_The Glaser Progress Foundation focuses on four program areas. The following two accept Unsolicited Application Letters.

Description

In his first major campaign speech on March 18, 1968, Robert Kennedy warned against measuring ourselves by wealth alone:

It counts Whitman's rifle and Speck's knife, and the television programs which glorify violence in order to sell toys to our children.

Description

In his book The Media Monopoly Ben Bagdikian writes, "The object of reform is not to silence voices but to multiply them, not to foreclose ideas but to awaken them." The goal of independent media is not to comfort or sell but to inspire and mobilize. It currently serves what Howard Zinn calls the "unreported resistance," the "permanent adversarial culture" - but its real ambition is to give voice to the world's silent majority.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

• The Foundation awards grants to non-profit, tax-exempt organizations certified under Section 501(c)(3) by the Internal Revenue Service.
• As a general rule, the Foundation awards grants to established organizations with a national focus, strong history of success and recognized leadership within its field.

Ineligibility

• It does not make grants to influence legislation or support candidates for political office.