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Law Forward is a left-of-center public interest law firm founded in 2020 by lawyers who have worked for Democratic interests in Wisconsin for many years. The firm has been involved in lawsuits in Wisconsin, mostly dealing with electoral issues, such as redistricting, recounts, and presidential electors from the state.
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The Messina Group (TMG) is political consulting and strategic advisory firm that is run by Jim Messina, the “mastermind” of President Barack Obama’s 2012 presidential re-election campaign. 1 TMG was
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Texas Tribune Inc. is a Texas-based news organization that publishes news articles online and is the host of the annual Texas Tribune Festival. 1 Texas Tribune has a Climate Change series that reports on
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E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs) is a left-of-center membership-based environmental advocacy organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. 1 E2 is a partner of the left-of-center Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Through its relationship with NRDC, E2 receives direct access
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SJS Partners is a left-of-center grantmaking organization with close ties to the Sandler Foundation. 1 SJS Partners was founded in 2019 by James Sandler and his late
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TAWANI Enterprises is an umbrella organization that covers various businesses of Jennifer Pritzker, a member of the Pritzker family of billionaires and Democratic politicians. TAWANI Enterprises has a private equity portfolio of startup companies and legacy companies, nonprofit organizations, and military organizations.
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Oprah Winfrey is a world-renowned television host, media personality, actress, producer, and philanthropist. Best known for her over 23-year TV show “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” Winfrey is the first African-American woman billionaire and the owner of multiple TV networks, publications, and charitable foundations, including Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation and the
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The William Randolph Hearst Foundation is a nonprofit based in New York and San Francisco founded by publishing and journalism giant William Randolph Hearst that provides grants supporting youth political engagement and journalism, culture, education, health, and social services.
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Not to be confused with Southwest Organizing Project, a New Mexico-based environmentalist coalition. The Southwest Organizing Project (SWOP) is a left-of-center community organizing group based in southwestern Chicago, Illinois. As of April 2024, SWOP has 43 member organizations, primarily consisting of schools, health centers, and religious organizations.
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GBI Strategies is a Democratic Party-aligned voter registration and get-out-the-vote (GOTV) organization. 1 During the 2020 election cycle, GBI Strategies received payments of $4,691,623 from Democratic-aligned campaigns and committees, including
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Participatory Justice (PJ) is a left-of-center group based in Spokane, Washington, that advocates for the end of mass incarceration and supports campaigns for the release of specific female racial minority convicted felons. Participatory Justice is a part of the participatory defense movement and the National Participatory Defense Network. “Participatory defense”
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Oklahoma Voice is a left-of-center online state-level news outlet focused on Oklahoma launched in 2023 by national media network States Newsroom. 1 Background Oklahoma Voice was launched in
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Hearst Foundation Inc. is a New York- and San Francisco-based nonprofit founded by publishing and journalism giant William Randolph Hearst that provides grants supporting youth political engagement and journalism, culture, education, health, and social services.
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Elk Hills Research is an organization based in Washington, D.C., that conducts research and engages in political strategy in support of environmental protection laws, against corporate mergers, and in favor of left-of-center environmental, social, governance (ESG) principles.
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The Conservative Legal Defense and Education Fund (CLDEF) is a nonprofit educational organization that seeks to protect the written text of the Constitution and the rule of law. CLDEF’s projects include Expose the Steal, the Patriot Defense Fund, and the Center for Medical Freedom.
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Dancing Hearts Consulting (DHC) is a left-of-center political consulting firm that offers managerial advice to political campaigns and activist groups, especially those that are pursuing ballot initiatives. It teaches its clients about power structures, how to become powerful, and how to harness this power toward the political outcomes they desire.
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KHNS News is a nonprofit affiliate of National Public Radio broadcasting in Alaska. The station is a member of the Alaska Public Radio network. In 2022, the network received most of its funding from the partially federally-funded Corporation for Public Broadcasting and from state and local governments.
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Janine Yass is an education philanthropist and the wife of Jeffrey Yass, the right-of-center billionaire founder of Susquehanna Capital. Janine is a supporter of school choice and directs tens of millions of dollars toward school choice programs annually. In 2021, she founded the Yass Prize to award education providers
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The Criminal Law and Justice Center is a left-of-center legal advocacy organization based out of the University of California (UC) Berkeley School of Law. It was founded by former San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin. The Center supports left-of-center and radical-left approaches to criminal justice.
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Idaho Progressive Investor Network steers donors to left-of-center causes such as expanding Medicaid, increasing funding for public education, and protecting public lands. Idaho Progressive Investor Network was founded by Lauren McLean, a liberal politician in Boise who has served as the city’s mayor since her election in 2019.
