The Open Society Institute (OSI), a private operating and grantmaking foundation, aims to shape public policy to promote democratic governance, human rights, and economic, legal, and social reform. On a local level, OSI implements a range of initiatives to support the rule of law, education, public health, and independent media. At the same time, OSI works to build alliances across borders and continents on issues such as combating corruption and rights abuses. OSI was created in 1993 by investor and philanthropist George Soros to support his foundations in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union (except Russia). Those foundations were established, starting in 1984, to help countries make the transition from communism. OSI has expanded the activities of the Soros foundations network to other areas of the world where the transition to democracy is of particular concern. The Soros foundations network encompasses foundations, offices, initiatives, and grantees in more than 60 countries andregions including:Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and Caucasus, Latin America and the Caribbean Central and South Eastern Europe, Africa, the Baltics, and North America.
titles from this organization
Deciding Together: Shifting Power and Resources Through Participatory Grantmaking
Oct 2, 2018
Publisher(s): GrantCraft; Foundation Center
Major Internet Companies as News Editors
Aug 15, 2018
Publisher(s): John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; Gallup, Inc.
Distinguishing Between Factual and Opinion Statements in the News
Jun 18, 2018
Publisher(s): Pew Research Center
American Views: Trust, Media and Democracy
Jan 16, 2018
Publisher(s): John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; Gallup, Inc.
The City Leader's Compass to the My Brother's Keeper Landscape
Nov 17, 2017
Publisher(s): National League of Cities
Why Shrinking Civil Society Space Matters in International Development and Humanitarian Action
Nov 1, 2017
Publisher(s): European Foundation Centre (EFC); Funders' Initiative for Civil Society
Re-energising Europe: A Package Deal for the EU27
Nov 1, 2017
Publisher(s): Open Society Foundations; European Policy Centre (EPC); King Baudouin Foundation; Bertelsmann Stiftung
Avance De Los Derechos Humanos: Actualización Sobre Las Subvenciones De Fundaciones a Nivel Global - Spanish 2017 Edition
Sep 6, 2017
Publisher(s): Foundation Center; International Human Rights Funders Group
Digital Security & Grantcraft Guide : an Introduction Guide for Funders
Mar 1, 2017
Publisher(s): NetGain Initiative
Re-energising Europe: A Package Deal for the EU27
Nov 1, 2017
Publisher(s): Open Society Foundations; European Policy Centre (EPC); King Baudouin Foundation; Bertelsmann Stiftung
Challenging the Closing Space for Civil Society: A Practical Starting Point for Funders - Revised Ed.
May 1, 2016
Publisher(s): Open Society Foundations; European Foundation Centre (EFC); Wallace Global Fund; American Jewish World Service; ARIADNE; Global Dialogue; Sigrid Rausing Trust; Asfari Foundation; Fund Global Human Rights; Funders' Initiative for Civil Society
Justice Programs for Public Health: A Good Practice Guide
Jul 1, 2015
Publisher(s): Open Society Foundations
Humillación y Abusos en Centros de Tratamiento para uso de Drogas en Puerto Rico
May 1, 2015
Publisher(s): Open Society Foundations; Intercabios Puerto Rico
Ethnic Origin and Disability Data Collection in Europe : Measuring Inequality - Combating Discrimination
Nov 1, 2014
Publisher(s): Open Society Foundations
Advancing Trans* Movements Worldwide: Lessons from a Dialogue Between Funders and Activists Working on Gender Diversity
Sep 17, 2014
Publisher(s): Open Society Foundations; Wellspring Advisors, LLC; Global Action for Trans Equality
A Time for Action: Mobilizing Philanthropic Support for Boys and Young Men of Color
Jun 5, 2014
Publisher(s): Annie E. Casey Foundation; Ford Foundation; Atlantic Philanthropies; W.K. Kellogg Foundation; John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; Open Society Foundations; California Endowment; Nathan Cummings Foundation; Bloomberg Philanthropies; Kapor Center for Social Impact
Methamphetamine: Fact vs. Fiction and Lessons from the Crack Hysteria
Feb 8, 2014
Publisher(s): Open Society Foundations; Department of Philosophy at University of North Carolina Wilmington; Department of Psychiatry at College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University; Department of Psychology at Columbia University; Division on Substance Abuse at New York State Psychiatric Institute; Institute for Research in African American Studies at Columbia University