What sets us apart
For more than 40 years we’ve supported independent journalism globally. Since 2010 we have run TrustLaw, the world’s largest pro bono legal service supporting civil society organisations and independent newsrooms. We have also developed the world’s largest dataset on corporate AI adoption. Through our extensive networks and global reach, our work leverages our combined media and legal expertise, alongside data intelligence.
Together with our partners, we work to strengthen free, fair and informed societies around the world. That means societies that uphold fundamental rights and freedoms through accessible legal systems and corporate practices that respect human rights, and where accurate, balanced and impartial journalism drives transparency, accountability, and protects the integrity of information. Our goal is to strengthen democratic and institutional resilience, and social cohesion.
Why this matters now
As autocracies increase around the world, journalists and civil society face legal harassment, intimidation, online attacks and financial collapse. Disinformation fuels distrust, while increasingly powerful players seek to silence democratic institutions.
But this is a unique opportunity. Journalism, law, and civil society are central pillars of democracy. When they are protected and supported, they can expose corruption, counter disinformation, defend human rights, and ensure that people have the information they need to hold power to account.
Why partner with us
Partnering with us connects you to our vast global networks, with our teams located in more than 30 countries, including regional hubs in Kenya and India. With decades of experience delivering impactful programmes and convening diverse stakeholders, we bring unparalleled expertise and global reach to drive meaningful change.
journalists
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civil society organisations and social enterprises
attendees at Trust Conference
Your partnership can help us:
- Protect journalists and newsrooms from legal threats and attacks on media freedom.
- Strengthen public interest reporting and trusted information in fragile and closing civic spaces.
- Empower civil society organisations with legal, digital and organisational resilience support.
- Advance workers’ rights, corporate transparency and responsible AI adoption.
- Strengthen the sustainability and resilience of independent media worldwide.
- Generate data-driven insights that inform policy, investment and responsible business practices.
- Convene leaders from business, government, media, law and civil society to address pressing global challenges.
- Build the capacity of organisations and professionals to navigate an increasingly complex and rapidly changing world
How we can work together
Together, we are a stronger force to address societal challenges at pace and scale.
We are trusted and supported by individuals, family trusts, foundations, businesses, governments and other institutions, with whom we work to co-develop products, programmes and services that support our shared mission of strengthening free, fair and informed societies.
Partnership opportunities:
- Design bespoke programmes, advisory services and training courses.
- Sponsor Trust Conference and associated leadership roundtables, networking events and strategic side sessions.
- Fund programmes supporting independent media, civil society resilience and access to justice.
- Commission legal research, policy analysis and thought leadership.
- Commission research, events and stakeholder engagement on media freedom, responsible business, AI governance and human rights.
- Facilitate pro bono legal support through TrustLaw, the world’s largest pro bono legal network.
- Support investigative journalism and reporting on issues including climate change, LGBTQ+ rights, human rights, inclusive societies and technology’s impact on society.
- Collaborate on responsible AI, worker rights and corporate transparency initiatives.
- Co-create high-impact convenings that connect corporations, policymakers, legal experts, journalists and civil society leaders.
- Invest in solutions that strengthen the resilience and sustainability of newsrooms and civil society organisations worldwide.
Microsoft
We are collaborating with Microsoft to bolster African newsrooms’ resilience by enhancing editorial excellence and technology skills, providing training, resources and support to empower journalists and improve reporting quality across the continent.
Postcode Lottery
In 2026, we received £1.5m from the Postcode Lottery through the Postcode Justice Trust, which promotes justice, human rights, equality, and social responsibility, supporting systemic change through high-impact interventions. Funding supports our annual event, Trust Conference, and our work to advance media freedom and access to law. Thank you to players of the Postcode Lottery […]
Laudes Foundation
Together with the Laudes Foundation, we aim to strengthen media and business focused narratives around the Just Transition. By enhancing journalists’ and businesses’ understanding of Just Transition pathways, we seek to amplify these narratives through robust reporting and effective multi-stakeholder dialogue.
Omidyar Network
Omidyar Network provides strategic funding for our ‘Just Tech’ editorial coverage, which focuses on the human impact of technological advances
Apple
Apple has continued its partnership with the Thomson Reuters Foundation to strengthen free, fair, and informed societies by supporting initiatives to prevent labour rights abuses and providing legal assistance to human rights defenders.
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) funds a pan-African initiative that supports independent media and civil society organisations to expose and raise public awareness of illicit financial flows.
Patrick J. McGovern Foundation
In partnership with the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, we launched an Accelerator Programme on the human rights risks of AI and mitigating measures, working with journalists and civil society organisations across Africa and Latin America.
The Global Fund
Our collaboration with the Global Fund harnesses the power of the law, media, and civil society activism to break down human rights-related barriers to health, and counter harmful social norms and disinformation.
Mozilla
Mozilla is a key supporter of Trust Conference, our flagship annual event
Canva
Canva are a supporter of our flagship annual event, Trust Conference. They also support participants of our media in exile programme by providing independent journalists and news organisations with access to their graphic design and data visualisation tools.
SembraMedia
We work with SembraMedia to support independent media organisations worldwide by bolstering their organisational capacity and increasing their resilience against legal threats. SembraMedia focuses on strengthening the resilience and editorial independence of media organisations.
The Centre for Democracy and Human Rights
CDD’s Democracy and Human Rights programme leverages legal advocacy, media engagement, and civil society activism to promote human rights, strengthen democratic resilience, and foster social cohesion in Mozambique.
Policy Forum
Policy Forum aims to enhance Tanzanians’ quality of life by influencing policy for accountability and equitable resource use. Through a range of partnerships, they promote inclusive governance and open policy processes, striving for improved public resource management and societal well-being.
Association of Media Women in Kenya
Our collaboration with the Association of Media Women in Kenya (AMWIK) leverages media to promote an informed, gender-responsive society in Kenya and Africa. AMWIK envisions media actively supporting equitable development, human rights, and women’s rights, fostering positive societal change.
Zinc Network
Zinc Network implements development and security projects that shape information environments. The Network supports local actors in Europe, Asia and Africa to build resilience to disinformation, nurture diverse and independent media environments, and advance good governance and open societies.
BBC Media Action
BBC Media Action works with partners around the world to provide impartial, impactful, trustworthy media to people in need so that they can make informed choices to transform their lives.
The Tipping Point Fund on Impact Investing
The Tipping Point Fund on Impact Investing provided funding to support the Workforce Disclosure Initiative to drive forward the development of social reporting standards through their work with the International Sustainable Standard Board (ISSB).
Accreditations
The Thomson Reuters Foundation has achieved Cyber Essentials Plus certification, a UK-Government-backed scheme, demonstrating our commitment to cyber security by validating our ability to keep our data – and that of our partners, suppliers, and beneficiaries – safe from common cyber attacks.
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