*Job Alert!*🔦 Luminate is looking for a Policy Director to lead our policy work on digital threats to democracy. All details below luminate.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?… Please spread the word! cc Luminate Gauri van Gulik Swee Leng Harris Alaphia Zoyab david madden

#Misinformation is one of the biggest threats facing our society.

This week, tune into the #NobelPrizeSummit to hear from experts and Nobel laureates like Maria Ressa on how we can combat this crisis and restore our faith in facts.

Register now: bit.ly/3VVDpGi

📢 We're seeking a Policy Director to join our team in Berlin, Brussels, or London to play a leading role in delivering the Luminate Strategic Initiatives strategy, through policy position development, grantmaking, expertise, and advocacy work.

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Stories have the power to emotionally engage people and create change. How can funders, creative agencies, and change agents better harness the power of strategic communications for impact?

Read our new report, Winning Hearts & Minds, for recommendations. bit.ly/40iZJKw

We're hiring! Are you a super talented strategic comms person? Do you want to help build a better internet? Join Martin Tisné Alaphia Zoyab Jim Peacock Swee Leng Harris Gauri van Gulik & the rest of us Luminate luminate.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?…

These layoffs are deeply, deeply concerning. From Ethiopia, to the ongoing war to Ukraine. to the upcoming US midterm election - specially during moments of crisis platforms have an additional responsibility to ensure that they respect people's rights. 1/4 Human Rights Watch

To everyone losing jobs today - know that there is an ecosystem of people - technologists, academics, activists, journos - who want to make our info ecosystems healthier & corporate accountability stronger & need your skills. We don’t pay as well, but we won’t treat you like this

*Last chance!* Are you awesome at building coalitions & helping different groups work together? Come & lead Luminate's #partnerships work & help expand the funding to build a better internet for all. *Hurry - applications close on 9 October* luminate.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?…

Funders will only succeed in reining in Big Tech & building a better internet by working together. We've set up a new team with that explicit purpose in mind. And we are hiring! Come work w our awesome team luminate.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?… Gauri van Gulik david madden @EliseTillet

We're hiring! Luminate is looking for someone w/ awesome people skills to lead our partnerships work. Help grow the $$$ needed to build a better internet for all. Work w/Martin Tisné Gauri van Gulik Swee Leng Harris @EliseTillet Alaphia Zoyab Poppy Wood luminate.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?…

*Awesome job alert* Want to help grow the funding needed to build a better internet for all? Luminate is looking for a dynamic professional to lead our partnerships work. No funder experience needed - just exceptional people skills. Come & join us! luminate.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?…

📣📣 Job alert! Interested in social media’s role in conflict around the world? 

📱 Our Social Media and Conflict Mediation programme Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue is hiring a Project Officer:
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🧵 on what we do:

On #splicelofi today, we spoke with Yan, founder of Thibi, a #dataviz startup in Singapore. We spoke about where dataviz is headed, and what interesting data journalism business models could come out of it.

Listen here, or in your podcast app.
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EXCLUSIVE: AFP has seen the most comprehensive document yet of climate change impacts

The draft by the UN's climate science advisors 'reads like a 4,000-page indictment of humanity's stewardship of the planet'

From marlowehood Patrick Galey is on @patrickgaley.bsky.social and me
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Interested in digging into the state of political tech? Higher Ground Labs have a webinar on 15 June on their latest Landscape Report. Details here mobilize.us/highergroundla…

We gave up our privacy to fight Covid-19. Can we get it back? In this FT Film, written by playwright James Graham, a suspected Covid-19 super spreader played by Lydia West is interrogated by a data analyst played by Arthur Darvill. Watch the full video: ft.com/video/0685a4ba…

It's no surprise Mobilize is among the top global #startups developing #CivicEngagement solutions 🔧

See how Mobilize and others are using #technology to drive #democracy around the world 🌐 StartUs Insights
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Honor the memory of George Floyd by taking part in the Virtual Day of Action. Learn how at justiceforgeorge-takeaction.carrd.co. #JusticeforGeorge #BlackLivesMatter

Political tech continuing to boom

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