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The Ms. Foundation published research last week advocating for more financial support for women and gender nonconforming people of color leading nonprofits on the frontlines of social justices issues. “At this moment, when women and women’s bodies and gender nonconforming folks are being attacked on a daily basis, are they willing to move 10% to us?” Teresa Younger, Ms. Foundation’s president and CEO, said of other foundations. The Ms. Foundation found that many frontline organizations, like Power Rising, work across issue areas, often in tandem with other groups and in response to unfolding events. The organization advises foundations to build on trust-based giving, to support self-guided capacity building for these organizations, and to diminish grantmaking tied to specific issue areas. ___Associated Press coverage of philanthropy and nonprofits receives support through the AP’s collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc.

Persons: Alex Soros, George Soros, Trump, ” Alex Soros, Shawnda Chapman, ”, ” Teresa Younger, it’s, Laleh Ispahani, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Leah D, Daughtry, grantmaking, Ispahani, Mark Malloch, Brown Organizations: Open Society, Society, Ms, Foundation for Women, OSF, National Women's Law, Alliance for Youth, U.S, Supreme, Foundation, Associated, Lilly Endowment Inc, AP Locations: U.S

☆ Judge shuts down Fox bid to look for links between George Soros and Smartmatic
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Liam Reilly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice David B. Cohen rejected Fox Corp. and Fox News’ attempts to subpoena George Soros, his son Alex Soros, and their philanthropic organization Open Society Foundation (OSF) for documents related to the election defamation case. Fox argued that Alex and George Soros, as well as OSF, possess material necessary to the network’s defense in the defamation trial. The documentation, Fox argued, would establish a connection between George Soros and Smartmatic. “I base that on the finding that the crux of Smartmatic’s claims is that Fox has asserted they were part of rigging [the election], not that Smartmatic was affiliated with George Soros, Alex Soros, or the OSF,” Cohen said. “We’re interested in the closeness of the relationship, what Soros has done for Smartmatic over time,” Marks said.

Persons: George Soros, David B, Cohen, Fox News ’, Alex Soros, Soros, Fox, Alex, Smartmatic, ” Cohen, “, ”, ” Smartmatic, George, Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Trump, Sidney Powell, ” Aaron Marks, Mark Malloch, Brown, Giuliani, Powell, “ We’re, ” Marks, Marks, Benjamin McCallen, “ They’re, ” McCallen Organizations: CNN, Fox News, Manhattan, Fox Corp, Open Society Foundation, OSF, Fox, New, Soros, Trump Locations: York, Smartmatic, New York

Open Society Foundations said Tuesday that it will spin off its support for Europe's Roma communities into a new foundation and pledged €100 million, around $107 million, for that work. The Roma Foundation for Europe, which will be independent of OSF, launches in January and will be based in Brussels, said the foundations. Under Alex Soros' leadership, the foundations announced in July that it would significantly retool its structure and layoff 40% of its staff globally. “We will also keep up — and dramatically increase — our efforts to secure equal treatment for Europe’s largest ethnic minority, the 12 million Roma (who mostly live in Eastern Europe),” Alex Soros wrote. OSF will not have representatives on the board of the Roma Foundation for Europe, said Jovanovic, adding that the decision to start the foundation was made last year, independently of the restructuring.

Persons: Zeljko Jovanovic, ” Jovanovic, Alex Soros, George Soros, Soros, ” Alex Soros, Jovanovic, Alex Organizations: Roma, Roma Foundation for Europe, OSF, OSF's, Office, Associated Press, European Union, European Commission, AP, “ POLITICO, Central European University, Roma Foundation for, European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture, Roma Entrepreneurship Development, Democracy, Roma Education Fund, Associated, Lilly Endowment Inc Locations: Brussels, Roma, Europe, Berlin, “, Ukraine, Moldova, Western Balkans, Eastern Europe, Roma Foundation for Europe

☆ Meet Alex Soros, the 37-year-old son of legendary investor George Soros: Once known for a highflying social life, he is now taking over a $25 billion empire.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Alex Soros, the 37-year-old son of George Soros, has taken over the reins of his father's empire. He has turned his image around and is now at the helm of Soros' Open Society Foundations. Alexander Soros, the 37-year-old son of legendary investor George Soros, has taken over the reins of his father's empire in what is seen as a 180-degree departure from his previous playboy image. Alex — the elder son of George Soros and his second wife, historian Susan Weber — wasn't always in the pole position to take over the empire. An Open Society Foundations spokesperson confirmed to Insider that Alex has been named chair of the Open Society Foundations.

Persons: Alex Soros, George Soros, Alex, Alexander Soros, Alexander —, Alex —, George Soros's, Susan Weber — wasn't, Jonathan Soros, Soros, Joe Biden, Justin Trudeau, Dionysus, Heine, Nietzsche, Marx Organizations: Soros, Society, Soros Fund Management, Wall Street Journal, OSF, Wall Street, Open Society, Canadian, New York Times, New York, NBA, University of California, Biden White Locations: Southampton, —, Berkeley, Budapest

☆ Billionaire George Soros hands control of empire to son Alex
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

June 11 (Reuters) - Billionaire financier George Soros is handing control of his massive empire to his son Alexander, a Soros spokesperson said on Sunday. The spokesperson confirmed the details from an interview with Soros published in The Wall Street Journal on Sunday. But speaking of his decision to turn over the foundation and the rest of his $25 billion empire to his 37-year-old son, who goes by Alex, the elder Soros said: "He's earned it." Billionaire investor George Soros speaks to the audience at the Schumpeter Award in Vienna, Austria June 21, 2019. The OSF board elected Alex as its chairman in December, and Alex now directs political activity as president of Soros' political action committee.

Persons: George Soros, Alexander, Soros, Alex, He's, Lisi Niesner, he's, Carolina Mandl, Rami Ayyub, Michael Erman, Mark Porter Organizations: Soros, Society, Billionaire, REUTERS, OSF, Carolina, Thomson Locations: Vienna, Austria, New York, Washington, New Jersey

☆ Billionaire George Soros hands control of empire to son, Wall Street Journal reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

June 11 (Reuters) - Billionaire financier George Soros told the Wall Street Journal in an interview published on Sunday that he was handing control of his massive empire to his son, Alexander Soros. But speaking of his decision to turn over the foundation and the rest of his $25 billion empire to his son, Alexander, 37, who goes by Alex, the elder Soros said: "He's earned it." Also interviewed by the newspaper, Alex said he's "more political" than his father and that he plans to continue donating family money to back left-leaning U.S. political candidates. The OSF board elected Alex as its chairman in December, and Alex now directs political activity as president of Soros' political action committee. The foundation directs about $1.5 billion a year to groups such as those backing human rights around the world and helping build democracies, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Persons: George Soros, Alexander Soros, Soros, Alexander, Alex, He's, he's, Rami Ayyub, Mark Porter Organizations: Wall Street, Society, OSF, Wall Street Journal, Thomson

☆ Неправительственные организации Джорджа Сороса стали объектом расследования ЕСПЧ
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-03 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +2 min

Согласно отчету, подготовленному в 2020 году, 22 из 100 постоянных судей ЕСПЧ имеют связи с НПО. Причем значительная часть из них связана с Фондом Джорджа Сороса «Открытое общество». В отчете, опубликованном в 2020 году, было обнаружено несколько фактов, которые могут поставить под сомнение независимость ЕСПЧ. Сеть «Открытое общество» отличается количеством судей, связанных с ней, и тем фактом, что она финансирует другие шесть организаций, упомянутых в этом отчете». В то же время ЕСПЧ обвиняется в «отсутствии плюрализма» в толковании закона из-за того, что он в значительной степени принял политические и моральные взгляды этих левых НПО.

Persons: Джордж Сорос Organizations: Rights, ЕСПЧ, НПО, Фонд Джорджа Сороса «Открытое общество, Совет Европы, Европейский суд по правам человека (ЕСПЧ), Европейский центр права и правосудие, Суд, Фонд открытого общества (), Хельсинкские комитеты, Международная комиссия юристов, Центр, Открытое общество Locations: AIRE, Страсбург

☆ Неправительственные организации Джорджа Сороса стали объектом расследования ЕСПЧ – Цензура МД
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-03 | by ( ) cenzura.md time to read: +2 min

В мире Неправительственные организации Джорджа Сороса стали объектом расследования ЕСПЧСогласно отчету, подготовленному в 2020 году, 22 из 100 постоянных судей ЕСПЧ имеют связи с НПО. Причем значительная часть из них связана с Фондом Джорджа Сороса «Открытое общество». В отчете, опубликованном в 2020 году, было обнаружено несколько фактов, которые могут поставить под сомнение независимость ЕСПЧ. Сеть «Открытое общество» отличается количеством судей, связанных с ней, и тем фактом, что она финансирует другие шесть организаций, упомянутых в этом отчете». В отчете также подробно описаны случаи, когда судьи председательствовали в делах, возбужденных НПО, в которых они были лично вовлечены.

Persons: Джордж Сорос Organizations: Rights, Неправительственные организации, ЕСПЧ, НПО, Фонд Джорджа Сороса «Открытое общество, Совет Европы, Европейский суд по правам человека (ЕСПЧ), Европейский центр права и правосудие, Суд, Фонд открытого общества (), Хельсинкские комитеты, Международная комиссия юристов, Центр, Открытое общество Locations: AIRE, Страсбург

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