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Independent Sector is an organization that advocates for left-of-center nonprofit organization administration policies, such as tax deductions for donors to nonprofits and laws that limit political speech activity by limiting donor privacy. 1 Despite its funding by left-progressive foundations and
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The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is a university located in London, England, that is focused on social sciences. It has 29 academic departments and additional research centers with a student body of more than 12,000 full-time students from 146 countries as of the 2022-2023 academic season.
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NGO Source is a collaborative effort between nonprofit technology organization TechSoup and philanthropic network Council on Foundations to persuade the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to relax regulations on international charity registration within the United States. It helps international organizations obtain nonprofit status within the U.S. and aims to
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Center for New Democratic Processes (formerly known as Jefferson Center for New Democratic Processes) is a left-of-center group created by Ned Crosby, the founder of Healthy Democracy and the popularizer of the “Citizens Jury” concept.
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Jeffrey L. Bradach is a co-founder and managing partner of the Bridgespan Group, a charitable organization which provides consultation to nonprofit groups. 72 Before forming Bridgespan with Tom Tierney, both founders worked at managing consulting
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ABFE is a left-of-center philanthropic organization that promotes grantmaking in black communities. The organization includes a coalition of grantmaking organizations, individual donors, and other nonprofits that work to improve conditions in African-American communities.80 The organization began
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Northwest Area Foundation (NWAF) is a left-of-center private foundation which was formed in 1934 by railroad magnate Louis W. Hill. In 2023, NWAF updated its grantmaking to focus on “racial, social, and economic justice,” aligning more strongly to left-of-center causes.
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Janet Murguia is the president and CEO of UnidosUS, a left-of-center Hispanic activist group formerly known as National Council of La Raza (NCLR), or simply “La Raza.” Murguia worked as a deputy assistant to the President in the Clinton administration before becoming deputy director of legislative affairs and
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Larry Kramer is a left-of-center attorney, former law professor, and nonprofit executive. He was the dean of Stanford Law School from 2004 to 2012 and president of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation from 2012 to 2023.
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The Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund is a private foundation that provides grants primarily to left-of-center activist groups, with a focus on supporting liberal expansionist immigration policy, LGBT interests, education, and organizations in the San Francisco Bay area.
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The San Francisco Foundation (SFF) is one of the nation’s largest community foundations. It is focused on “racial equity and economic inclusion” in the San Francisco Bay area.160 In 2023 SFF
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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (Gates Foundation) was formed in 2000 by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda. Its total assets of nearly$55 billion (as of year-end 2021) make the Gates Foundation the largest private philanthropic foundation in the world.
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Liz Cheney is a U.S politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2017 through 2023 representing Wyoming’s single congressional district. The daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, 222 she ended her congressional
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Fight Corporate Monopolies is a left-of-center lobbying and political advocacy group that supports government actions to regulate the private sector. The group is closely tied to the left-of-center American Economic Liberties Project (AELP), a think tank promoting similar issues and its headquarters is listed at the same office space
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Public Health Advocates (PHA) is a left-leaning California health advocacy group that centers its work on fighting “systemic racism” and “structural racism.” 254
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SEIU 668 is a Service Employees International Union (SEIU) local in Pennsylvania representing roughly 15,000 social workers, counselors, and other social services workers at government and private employers. 268
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The National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) is an international association of Christian communicators with member organizations that represent millions of listeners, viewers, and readers.
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The Missouri National Education Association (MNEA) is the largest statewide teachers union in Missouri. 305 It is an affiliate of the National Education Association (NEA), and represents 32,000 teachers and school-staff
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The Nevada State Education Association is a left-of-center statewide teachers union primarily representing public school teachers and teaching assistants in Nevada. The union is the state-level affiliate of the National Education Association, the nation’s largest national teachers’ union. Like the NEA, the NSEA promotes left-of-center policies at the state
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Accelerator for America (AFA) is a left-of-center public policy think tank and advocacy group founded in 2017 by then-Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (D). The organization acts as a forum of local government officials and works on promoting public private partnerships and research and development regarding infrastructure and workforce
