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The Sunlight Foundation is an American 501(c)(3) nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that advocates for open government. The organization was founded in April 2006 with the goal of increasing transparency and accountability in the United States Congress, the executive branch, and in state and local governments. The foundation's primary focus is the role of money in politics. The organization seeks to increase campaign finance regulations and disclosure requirements.〔 ==Organizational overview== ;Founding The Sunlight Foundation was founded by Ellen S. Miller and Michael R. Klein due to their concern about the influence of money in politics. The Sunlight Foundation was launched in April 2006 with a $3.5 million contribution from co-founder Klein, a securities lawyer who started a firm called CoStar Group Inc. in the 1980s. The first national director of the Sunlight Foundation was law professor Zephyr Teachout. ;Personnel Ellen Miller, the organization's co-founder, served as the Sunlight Foundation's executive director until announcing her retirement in 2014. In September 2014, Christopher T. Gates was selected as the organization's new president. Gates was formerly the chairman of the Colorado Democratic Party and executive director of Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement and the National Civic League. The organization's board of directors includes Mike Klein, Niko Klein, Andrew McLaughlin, Esther Dyson, Allison Fine, Sue Gardner, Mark Horvit, Craig Newmark and Daniel X. O'Neil.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://sunlightfoundation.com/about/board/ )〕 In January 2015, the Sunlight Foundation restructured, combining its reporting staff with its communications team. As a result of the restructuring, three staffers left the organization, including managing editor Kathy Kiely, who was laid off. In June 2015, four more staffers left the organization. ;Awards In July 2009, the Sunlight Foundation received the Public Access to Government Information Award from the American Association of Law Libraries.〔("Public Access To Government Information Award" ) Official Website of the American Association of Law Libraries. Retrieved 2011-01-11〕 In July 2010, the Sunlight Foundation won the grand prize of the Knight-Batten Awards for Innovations in Journalism for their Sunlight Live project that incorporates streaming video, liveblogging, social networking, and data presentation. ;Funding The Sunlight Foundation's donors include the Open Society Foundations, The Pew Charitable Trusts, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Omidyar Network, Bloomberg Philanthropies, and the Laura and John Arnold Foundation.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://sunlightfoundation.com/about/funding/ )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://sunlightfoundation.com/about/history/ )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sunlight Foundation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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