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Overview
The Human Centered Internet Initiative is a collaborative effort to keep digital spaces humane, inclusive, and respectful. This page supports the ongoing work of building tools, resources, and communities that prioritize people over profit. By focusing on open standards, accessible design, and thoughtful governance, the initiative aims to create online experiences where users feel safe, heard, and empowered to participate.
Our approach centers on practical outcomes you can see and measure. We invest in open source platforms that improve privacy by design, make educational resources easier to access, and nurture communities that model constructive dialogue. Contributions from supporters help sustain long term projects that deliver tangible benefits for learners, creators, educators, and everyday internet users around the world.
Why Your Support Matters
Support from the community makes it possible to pursue goals that mainstream funding sometimes overlooks. Your generosity fuels collaboration between technologists, designers, researchers, and community organizers who share a commitment to humane digital life. When people from diverse backgrounds contribute, the work reflects a wider range of needs and perspectives, resulting in more usable and resilient tools.
Three core impact areas guide our work. First, accessibility and inclusion ensure that products and spaces welcome people with different abilities, languages, and tech experience. Second, privacy and security practices protect individuals while enabling open participation in learning and culture. Third, education and outreach transform theoretical concepts into practical skills that empower communities to shape their own online futures.
- Strengthen open source infrastructure that underpins accessible and privacy minded tools
- Expand community education through workshops, tutorials, and free resources
- Support inclusive governance and diverse participation in decision making
- Bridge digital literacy gaps with clear, actionable guidance for users
- Foster sustainable models that keep humane technology affordable and long lasting
How Donations Are Used
Funding is allocated with care to ensure steady progress and durable impact. A sizable portion supports core development, research, and maintenance of open tools that communities rely on. We also invest in hosting, bandwidth, and security to keep platforms resilient and accessible to users in varied environments.
Beyond infrastructure, donations support outreach efforts that bring new contributors into the ecosystem. This includes creating easy to understand documentation, running inclusive events, and developing learning resources. By aligning resources with clear milestones, we can demonstrate progress while remaining adaptable to changing needs.
- Platform development and ongoing maintenance
- Open source tooling and standards work
- Community education and outreach initiatives
- Accessibility improvements and inclusive design
- Hosting, security, and operational sustainability
- Transparency reporting and open metrics
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Transparency and Trust
Integrity and accountability are central to our work. We maintain open channels for communication, publish clear summaries of progress, and share milestones as they are reached. Public reporting helps supporters see how funds are used and what outcomes are achieved over time. We welcome questions, feedback, and ideas from the community, and we strive to incorporate them into the project’s evolving plan.
To enable sustained trust, we commit to regular updates that describe what has been accomplished, what remains ahead, and how resources are being allocated. The goal is to create a transparent, collaborative environment where everyone can participate with confidence in the long term health of digital spaces built on human values.
Support the Initiative
Contributions of any size are welcome and appreciated. Your support enables steady progress toward a more humane internet, powered by collaboration, learning, and shared responsibility. If you are exploring ways to contribute, consider one of the following options to make your gift today.
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Open Reading List
As part of our commitment to transparency, we also encourage ongoing learning. The linked articles offer perspectives on technology, economics, and culture that influence how we design and use digital tools. We invite readers to engage thoughtfully with these discussions as the initiative grows.