Tiffiniy Cheng

Fighting for Internet freedom


So, what's the big idea?

Tiffiniy Cheng is stepping up to call regular citizens to action around web freedom. Through Fight for the Future she is developing innovative, scalable organising approaches that are centered around the creative use of technology, messaging and alliance-building. Their purpose is to defend online human rights and the open web using the very nature of the Internet - collaboration between distributed nodes.

Having participated in a number of her campaigns before, we are eager to get a behind the scenes look. Digital freedom is a concept still alien to many, even regular, users of the web. The result is a lack of understanding or appreciation of potential threats, and therefore garners apathetic responses at best. Now is the time to ensure that human rights are reflected in the digital world as they are in the physical. Working with Tiffiniy and Fight for the Future gives us the opportunity to be integrally involved in and directly support positive action.

Tiffiniy Cheng's flash grant nominations

Twice a year we award a number of small grants to a collection of social change agents, no strings attached, in support of their work. We call these Flash Grants and recipients are selected based on nominations from our Fellows. Each award is worth $5,000.

Female
Rebecca Gomperts
twitter.com/aidaccessusa
Female
Sônia Guajajara
twitter.com/GuajajaraSonia
Female
Delphine Halgand-Mishra
thesignalsnetwork.org/
Male
Charlie Smith
en.greatfire.org/
Male
Mixael Laufer
fourthievesvinegar.org/
Female
Jennifer Helsby
openoversight.com/
Female
Billimarie Lubiano Robinson
github.com/billimarie
Female
Ali Riza Keles
alternatifbilisim.org
Female
Jennifer Briney
congressionaldish.com

Spend breakdown

At the heart of our co-investment fellowship model is the principle that Fellows continue to invest in their own ideas. The Foundation amplifies the Fellow’s investment by matching it at least tenfold, along with covering the cost of their time for the year.

The figures you see here do not reflect each Fellow’s fellowship year funding, but rather the funds unlocked within each calendar year, as the fellowship years start either March or September and Fellows are not required to spend the available funds proportionately throughout the year.

2016

Fellow contribution: $9,090.91
Our contribution: $215,909.09
Total funds: $225,000.00

2017

Fellow contribution: $9,033.09
Our contribution: $192,330.90
Total funds: $201,363.99

2018

Fellow contribution: $31,876.00
Our contribution: $318,760.01
Total funds: $350,636.01
People
Marketing
Software
Travel
Infrastructure
Training
Office space
Legal
Total funding to date:
$777,000.00