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  "description": "50-plus grantees receive funding to strengthen democracy, voter engagement, and more",
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  "publishedAt": "2025-08-01T00:53:54.000Z",
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  "textContent": "July 31, 2025 — Nonprofit broadband provider Mission Telecom announced Wednesday the launch of _Mission Telecom Giving_, a philanthropic initiative that will invest $20 million over five years to support grassroots organizations advancing democracy, movement building and telecom justice.\n\nThe program kicks off with $4 million in grants in 2025, which will provide unrestricted, flexible funding to more than 50+ grantees nationwide, with a special focus on building power and change in the American South.\n\nGrantees include _Down Home North Carolina_, an organization mobilizing working-class communities to strengthen democracy; _Advance Native Political Leadership_, which works to increase representation of Native Americans in elected and appointed offices; _We Must Vote_, a Mississippi-based group dedicated to increasing voter engagement and education in rural communities; and _Black Campaign School_, a leadership development program focused on Black political power building, in addition to many more.\n\n\n\n_****There's a whole community behind your FREE membership...****_\n\n There's a whole community behind your FREE membership... \n\nMTG was challenging the traditional norms of philanthropy by offering minimal reporting requirements and political funding that trusts grantees to lead with autonomy.\n\n“A new grantmaker is flipping the script by investing flexible, long-term $$$ for grassroots movements, advocacy, and policy change to accomplish what this moment requires,” MTG wrote in an email announcement.\n\n“This historical moment demands that philanthropy steps into systems change work with the most powerful resources we can offer,” said **Ashindi Maxton** , director of Mission Telecom Giving, in a statement.\n\nHeadquartered in Englewood, Colorado, Mission Telecom is an affordable broadband provider helping schools, libraries, & nonprofits expand digital access, including through the launch of Mission-Connect _July 10_, a $7/month unlimited 4G/5G wireless plan offered for schools and libraries.\n\nThe ISP provides coverage across the U.S., leveraging the T‑Mobile 5G network to connect organizations in all states.",
  "title": "Mission Telecom Pledges $20M in Grants for Grassroots Movements, Telecom Justice",
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