Mission Telecom Strategic Grantmaking (Invitation-Only)

Mission Telecom Strategic Grantmaking

Overview: Mission Telecom's primary grantmaking program providing flexible, risk-tolerant funding to grassroots movements working on systemic change. Both portfolio and opportunistic grants are offered.

Geographic Scope: National (U.S. focus)

Strategic Pillars & Focus Areas:

Pillar 1: Multiracial Democracy & Power Building

Core support for work that builds power for the New American Majority, ensuring equitable representation in the electoral process.
• Expanding the electorate to include Native, Black, AAPI, Arab-American, Latino, disabled and/or LGBTQ voters
• Reflective democracy: increasing representation of elected leaders
• Building grassroots organizing power (on or offline)
• Voter mobilization through advocacy and candidate campaigns
• Redistricting
• State and local campaigns, nomination contests, and ballot initiatives
• Judicial advocacy and elections
• Co-governance models and accountability campaigns
• Thought leadership and content creation/narrative work

Pillar 2: Movement Infrastructure & Innovation

Innovation and tools in direct service of racial and economic justice.
• Experimentation and model building
• Data and technology infrastructure
• Original research
• Communications and narrative
• Training, development, and support of movement organizations and operatives

Pillar 3: Telecom Justice

Work that leverages telecom access and power towards equity for all communities.
• Policy and advocacy for equitable access to affordable and quality broadband
• Promoting affordable broadband access and combating the digital divide
• Increasing connectivity for low-income, people of color, and indigenous communities
• Restoring Affordable Connectivity Program and resourcing of the Universal Service Fund
• BEAD implementation
• Thought leadership

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