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Open MIC is a project of the Tides Center (www.tidescenter.org) , a 501 (c ) (3) non-profit organization which provides legal framework and back office support for existing and emerging non-profit ventures. |
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Open MIC was conceived and incubated in the offices of Trillium Asset Management Corporation (www.trilliuminvest.org), a leader in the field of social investment and progressive shareholder activism. Trillium manages investment portfolios for a broad array of individuals and institutions. |
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Open MIC was also assisted in its early start-up phase by Platform Equity (www.platformequity.com) a private equity firm that invests in consumer media companies in order to generate superior financial returns and create lasting social, cultural and democratic value. |
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Open MIC's current funding includes generous grants from the Surdna Foundation (www.surdna.org), Rockefeller Brothers Fund (www.rbf.org), and Otto Haas Charitable Fund. |
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About one-quarter of all Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) shareholder votes were cast in favor of a proposal that asks the company to report on business risks from Verizon’s controversial FCC lawsuit and other actions to oppose open Internet and network neutrality principles.
A shareholder proposal asking Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) to issue a report about the risks confronting the company because of its positions on net neutrality and open Internet issues has received support from ISS Proxy Advisory Services, the leading advisor to institutional investors.
The shareholder proposal can be voted on by Verizon shareholders either by proxy over the next two weeks, or in person at the company's annual meeting on May 2.
In response to a shareholder proposal, Apple Inc. has amended its Board’s Audit and Finance Committee charter to include responsibility for privacy and data security risks that confront the company.
The change was praised by advocates as an important step in improving accountability for privacy and data security at the highest levels of corporate governance. “Apple is to be congratulated for recognizing the critical risks that privacy and data security can pose to a company’s financial performance,” said Michael Connor, Executive Director of Open MIC a non-profit organization that assisted investors in drafting the proposal at Apple.