Our Funders



The New Tactics project is made possible by the support of a number of generous funders. The opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed on this site are those of the New Tactics project and do not necessarily reflect the views of the funders.

The project has received support from the following sources since its inception:

Governments & Intergovernmental Organizations

  • U.S. Department of State
  • Global Opportunity Fund of the British Government
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
  • Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

Foundations and Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs)

  • The Jacob & Hilda Blaustein Foundation
  • The Nathan Cummings Foundation
  • DanChurchAid
  • The Paul & Phyllis Fireman Charitable Foundation
  • Freedom House
  • The Ford Foundation (Chile office)
  • The Fund for Global Human Rights
  • Interchurch Organisation for Development Co-operation (ICCO)
  • The InternationalCenter on Nonviolent Conflict
  • The Henry M. Jackson Foundation
  • The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
  • The Moriah Fund
  • The National Endowment for Democracy
  • The National Philanthropic Trust
  • The Open Society Institute
  • The Sigrid Rausing Trust (formerly known as the Ruben and Elisabeth Rausing Trust)
  • The Reebok Human Rights Foundation
  • The Rockefeller Foundation and the Foundation’s BellagioConferenceCenter
  • The U.S. Institute of Peace
  • Individuals and foundations that wish to remain anonymous.

CVT’s partners in New Tactics project-related activities have received support from institutions that include:

  • The King Baudouin Foundation
  • NorwegianChurch Aid
  • The European Union’s Conference, Workshop and Cultural Initiatives Fund, in conjunction with the South African National Trust.
  • The European Council
  • The British Council
  • Republic of Turkey, Prime Ministry Turkish Promotion Fund
  • Royal Danish Consulate in Istanbul
  • The Open Society Institute

The New Tactics project has also generated earned income from the sale of materials or honoraria from participating in events sponsored by other institutions. It has benefited from thousands of hours of work from individual volunteers, interns and professionals who donated their skills in areas as diverse as publication layout, strategic planning, public relations and database design.

For more information, one excellent resource is the website of the International Human Rights Funders Group: http://hrfunders.org/