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Article: Sunlight Foundation Announces $4 Million Investment From Omidyar Network
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- March 18, 2009
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To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS
Contact: Sarah K. Steven of Omidyar Network, +1-650-482-2304,
sarah@omidyar.com
Omidyar Network Partner Matt Halprin Joins Board of Directors
WASHINGTON, and REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 18 /PRNewswire/ --
The Sunlight Foundationannounced today it has received a $4 million
grant from Omidyar Networkto support Sunlight's efforts to improve
access to existing government information, digitize new information,
and create new online tools to foster greater government
transparency.
Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm started by eBay
founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife Pam, has strengthened its
investment focus on government transparency by committing a total of ...