GFMD is the ecosystem connector for the global community of public-interest and civic information actors, the organisations that support them, and the institutions whose decisions shape their future.
Partnerships are central to how we play that role. We work with funders, policymakers, multilateral institutions, networks and other partners to convene and connect the community, shape the rules that affect it, build and share infrastructure, and represent and respond around shared priorities.
We are deeply grateful to the organisations that support GFMD and make this work possible. Their trust and partnership give us the capacity to work across organisational and geographic boundaries, respond to emerging needs, and focus where a global network can add distinct value, building collective capacity around challenges that individual organisations cannot address alone.
Our supporters
The organisations below invest directly in GFMD and the community we serve: from flexible, multi-year core funding to targeted support for specific projects and programmes.
- 15% of GFMD’s annual funding is contributed by our members through membership fees
- 2 core funders providing flexible, multi-year support
- 7 current programme and project supporters
Core supporters
Current programme and project supporters
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International Fund for Public Interest Media
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European Union
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Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
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Adessium Foundation
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
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German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
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Gieskes-Strijbis Fonds
With thanks to past supporters
- DT Global Idev Europe S.L.
- Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
- International Media Support (IMS)
- Isocrates Foundation
- National Endowment for Democracy (NED)
- Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
- UNESCO International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC)
- United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
How we work with partners
While each partnership is different, our work together is built around four core functions.
Convene & connect:
Bring actors across the community together around shared challenges and opportunities.
Shape the rules:
Work with partners on policy, advocacy and standard-setting in areas where collective influence is needed.
Incubate & share infrastructure:
Develop funding, knowledge, technology and crisis-response infrastructure that can serve the wider community.
Represent & respond:
Represent shared positions and coordinate collective responses where there is a common need.
Strategic & institutional partnerships
Relationships with multilateral institutions and policymakers whose decisions shape the environment our community operates in. Each entry is what GFMD does through the relationship; follow the link for more on the institution itself.
- United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
GFMD holds special consultative status, used to bring the community’s voice into meetings in New York and Geneva and to convene side events. - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
GFMD holds observer status, used by the Secretariat and members to engage in meetings, including the Council of the International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC). - United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
GFMD leads the Dynamic Coalition on the Sustainability of Journalism and News Media, an officially recognised coalition within the Forum. - Media Freedom Coalition — Consultative Network (MFC-CN)
GFMD sits on the Consultative Network, presenting cases on threats to media freedom, advising on policy, and channelling input from the wider community into the Coalition’s work. - Team Europe Democracy (TED) Initiative
GFMD co-leads the Media and Digital Working Group, connecting perspectives from the community with EU institutions and Member States. - Christchurch Call Advisory Network
GFMD represents community perspectives on digital rights, online harms and platform accountability, alongside members working on human rights, counter-radicalisation and public policy. - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Development Assistance Committee (DAC)
GFMD led work with the Center for International Media Assistance to secure adoption of Development Cooperation Principles on media support, shaping how donors fund the information environment. - Journalism Funders Forum (JFF) and Media Impact Funders (MIF)
GFMD works with journalism funding networks to turn community knowledge and evidence into shared intelligence, stronger coordination and more effective funding for public-interest media.
Networks, coalitions & knowledge partners
The alliances through which GFMD convenes, coordinates and advocates — and the research institutions we work with to generate and share intelligence for the community.
Democracy, digital & development
Safety of journalists
Press freedom & media support
Knowledge & research partners
Partner with us
We welcome partnerships with organisations that share our ambition for a stronger public-interest and civic information ecosystem.
Whether through funding, policy collaboration, shared infrastructure, research and intelligence, or collective initiatives, we’re interested in exploring where working together can create greater value for the community.