{"id":954,"date":"2022-11-15T15:23:09","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T20:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/privacy-technology-center\/?page_id=954"},"modified":"2026-07-16T21:33:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T01:33:48","slug":"support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/privacy-technology-center\/about-us\/support\/","title":{"rendered":"Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Individual gifts<\/h3>\n<p>Your gift can cover research costs, support student mentoring, or staff time dedicated to advocating for privacy protections. Donations are tax deductible to the extent allowable by law. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.advancement.georgetown.edu\/s\/1686\/18\/giving.aspx?sid=1686&amp;gid=4&amp;pgid=3975&amp;cid=5816&amp;dids=244.144&amp;bledit=1&amp;sort=1&amp;unit=8&amp;appealcode=22LW003233\">donate to the Center here.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Cy-pr\u00e8s awards<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a non profit research and advocacy organization with national impact, the Center on Privacy &amp; Technology is eligible to be nominated for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">cy pres<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> awards. Cy-pr\u00e8s support the Privacy Center\u2019s mission to protect the privacy rights of all people<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cy-pr\u00e8s awards are class action litigation settlement funds which, for a variety of reasons, cannot be distributed to the class members or intended beneficiaries of the settlement. Under the cy-pr\u00e8s doctrine, courts can distribute these residual funds<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to charitable organizations whose work advances interests of the class and people similarly situated. Lawyers representing the plaintiffs in each case often nominate nonprofit organizations to receive cy-pr\u00e8s awards.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Center on Privacy &amp; Technology welcomes cy-pr\u00e8s award nominations in cases seeking to vindicate privacy rights, especially for historically marginalized individuals and communities. The Center has been approved as a cy-pr\u00e8s recipient in past class action litigation. Most recently, the Center received a cy-pr\u00e8s award as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insideprivacy.com\/united-states\/litigation\/ninth-circuit-affirms-approval-of-injunctive-relief-and-cy-pres-settlement-of-google-street-view-privacy-claims\/\">Google Street View<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0settlement.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>How to donate<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Donate online using a credit card through our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.advancement.georgetown.edu\/s\/1686\/18\/giving.aspx?sid=1686&amp;gid=4&amp;pgid=3975&amp;cid=5816&amp;dids=244.144&amp;bledit=1&amp;sort=1&amp;unit=8&amp;appealcode=22LW003233\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">secure giving site<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Call (800) 424-2795 to provide your credit card information.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By check, please make it payable to Georgetown Law and designate Center on Privacy &amp; Technology in the memo line. Mail to:\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 50px\">\n<p>Georgetown Law, Office of Advancement<br \/>\n600 New Jersey Ave NW<br \/>\nWashington, DC 20001<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For details on gifts through a donor-advised fund, securities, matching gifts and estate planning, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/alumni\/giving\/how-to-make-a-gift\/\">How to make a Gift.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Our Current Funders<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-970\" src=\"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/privacy-technology-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/04\/Media-Democracy-Fund-copy1-300x120.png\" alt=\"MacArthur Foundation logo\" width=\"235\" height=\"94\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/privacy-technology-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/04\/Media-Democracy-Fund-copy1-300x120.png 300w, 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