Award for Projects of Social Benefit
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The Award for Projects of Social Benefit is a recognition given by the Free Software Foundation to free software or related initiatives that significantly advance social justice, community empowerment, or the public good.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Award for Projects of Social Benefit canonical | 1 |
| Free Software Award for Projects of Social Benefit | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T400606 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Award for Projects of Social Benefit Context triple: [Award for the Advancement of Free Software, relatedTo, Award for Projects of Social Benefit]
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A.
Lasker Award for Public Service
The Lasker Award for Public Service is a prestigious biomedical honor recognizing individuals or organizations for exceptional contributions to public health and medical research advocacy.
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B.
Public Welfare Medal
The Public Welfare Medal is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences for distinguished contributions in the application of science to the public good.
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C.
Right Livelihood Award
The Right Livelihood Award is an international honor often called the “Alternative Nobel Prize,” recognizing individuals and organizations for practical and exemplary solutions to global problems in areas such as human rights, environmental protection, and social justice.
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D.
Peabody Institutional Award
The Peabody Institutional Award is a special honor presented by the Peabody Awards to recognize outstanding, long-term contributions to broadcasting and digital media by an organization or institution.
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E.
Sydney Peace Prize
The Sydney Peace Prize is an international award presented annually in Australia to recognize individuals or organizations that have made significant contributions to global peace, justice, and human rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Award for Projects of Social Benefit Target entity description: The Award for Projects of Social Benefit is a recognition given by the Free Software Foundation to free software or related initiatives that significantly advance social justice, community empowerment, or the public good.
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A.
Lasker Award for Public Service
The Lasker Award for Public Service is a prestigious biomedical honor recognizing individuals or organizations for exceptional contributions to public health and medical research advocacy.
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B.
Public Welfare Medal
The Public Welfare Medal is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences for distinguished contributions in the application of science to the public good.
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C.
Right Livelihood Award
The Right Livelihood Award is an international honor often called the “Alternative Nobel Prize,” recognizing individuals and organizations for practical and exemplary solutions to global problems in areas such as human rights, environmental protection, and social justice.
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D.
Peabody Institutional Award
The Peabody Institutional Award is a special honor presented by the Peabody Awards to recognize outstanding, long-term contributions to broadcasting and digital media by an organization or institution.
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E.
Sydney Peace Prize
The Sydney Peace Prize is an international award presented annually in Australia to recognize individuals or organizations that have made significant contributions to global peace, justice, and human rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Free Software Foundation award
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award ⓘ social benefit award ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Free Software Foundation ⓘ |
| awardingBodyIdeology |
software freedom
ⓘ
user freedom ⓘ |
| awardingBodyType | nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| category |
social impact award
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technology award ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| eligibility |
free software projects
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initiatives closely related to free software ⓘ |
| field |
community empowerment
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free software ⓘ public good ⓘ social justice ⓘ software freedom ⓘ |
| focus |
practical use of free software for social benefit
ⓘ
real-world impact on people and communities ⓘ |
| givenFor |
free software projects with significant social benefit
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projects that empower communities through technology ⓘ related initiatives that advance social justice ⓘ |
| hasPart |
nomination process
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public award ceremony ⓘ selection committee ⓘ |
| inception | 2005 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
FreedomBox
ⓘ
GNU Health ⓘ OpenMRS ⓘ OpenStreetMap ⓘ Public Lab ⓘ Freedom of the Press Foundation ⓘ
surface form:
SecureDrop
The Tor Project ⓘ
surface form:
Tor Project
|
| organizer | Free Software Foundation ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Free Software Foundation ⓘ |
| purpose |
to encourage development of technology that serves the public good
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to highlight the role of free software in advancing social justice ⓘ to recognize free software or related projects that provide significant social benefit ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Award for the Advancement of Free Software
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Award for the Advancement of Free Software ⓘ
surface form:
Free Software Awards
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| scope | international ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
contribution to the public good
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extent of social benefit provided by the project ⓘ impact on community empowerment ⓘ use and promotion of free software principles ⓘ |
| sponsor | Free Software Foundation ⓘ |
| website | https://www.fsf.org/awards ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Award for Projects of Social Benefit Description of subject: The Award for Projects of Social Benefit is a recognition given by the Free Software Foundation to free software or related initiatives that significantly advance social justice, community empowerment, or the public good.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Free Software Award for Projects of Social Benefit