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Unlock Michigan was a right-of-center ballot initiative coalition opposed to the COVID-19 lockdown and mandate policies of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D). In 2020, the group collected more than 539,000 signatures in support of an initiated law to repeal the 1945 Emergency Powers of Governor Act (EPGA), the legal
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Unlocking America’s Future (UAF) is an advocacy group devoted to supporting left-of-center environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) corporate-activist standards against right-leaning opponents of those standards. UAF claims that ESG benefits businesses and consumers, helps fight climate change, and keeps the United States competitive with China.
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Unmasking Fidelity is a far-left advocacy campaign that opposes privacy and anonymity for donors to right-leaning nonprofits, a free speech provision protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court. Unmasking Fidelity is a coalition of multiple center- and far-left activist nonprofits, including
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UnRestrict Minnesota is a pro-abortion campaign that is a joint project of the New Venture Fund, a nonprofit managed by the for-profit consulting firm Arabella Advisors, and a number of other left-leaning organizations. The organization and its members filed a lawsuit in 2019 seeking to overturn nearly every
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Until We Are All Free (UWAAF) is a Minnesota-based organization that promotes left-of-center criminal justice policies. The organization is led by individuals who were formerly incarcerated and supports current inmates and those who have been recently released by providing a stipend for materials in prison, connecting former inmates to jobs
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The Until We’re Equal Fund is a left-of-center organization that funds groups that advocate for increasing the number of abortion providers and oppose restricting access to abortions. It also funds groups working in issues it considers “abortion adjacent,” such as eliminating election-integrity laws.
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Upper West Side Recycling is a nonprofit that lobbies for environmental issues. It is a supporter of the Green New Deal.
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UPROSE is a grassroots organization advocating for sustainability and climate justice within the Latino community of Brooklyn’s Sunset Park neighborhood in New York City. 62 Opposition to Nuclear Energy In December 2021, UPROSE was one of more
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The UPS Foundation is the corporate foundation of United Parcel Service. The foundation supports the United Way, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, charities in the Atlanta area and, increasingly, organizations that support minorities, women, and the environment. In addition, the foundation provides in-kind donations of shipping and logistical
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Upstate Forever is a left-of-center environmental activist group and land trust that holds tens of thousands of acres in perpetuity for the purpose of limiting development. In addition to expanding its trust portfolios, the organization campaigns to reform zoning regulations to limit development, prevent the construction of infrastructure, and stop
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Upstream USA is a left-of-center group that promotes contraception in health clinics in order to reduce the national population, which it argues is the key to ending poverty. It was a project of the New Venture Fund, a center-left “dark money” nonprofit managed by the for-profit consulting firm Arabella
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Urban Advantage Services (UAS) was a nonprofit organization established in November 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Founded by Ilo Amba, wife of Minneapolis City Council member Jamal Osman, UAS claimed to distribute meals to children through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Child Nutrition Program. However, investigations revealed
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Urban Alchemy (UA), a left-of center nonprofit, was founded in 2018 as a workforce development agency that hires former convicts while also trying to address the effects of homelessness in urban areas and unkept public spaces. The organization takes part in a variety of city or state-led programs by providing
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Urban Green Council is an organization that seeks to make the construction and energy usage of buildings in New York City more efficient. The organization is funded through a network of foundations and corporate sponsors. 121
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The Urban Institute is a non-profit that was originally founded by President Lyndon Johnson and group of his handpicked cohorts to provide research supporting his administration’s liberal entitlement programs.
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The Urban Justice Center is a left-leaning legal foundation and advocacy organization located in New York City. Urban Justice Center runs legal assistance clinics in concert with the offices of New York City politicians,157
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The Urban Land Institute, or ULI, is a nonprofit research and education organization with offices in Washington, D.C., Hong Kong, London, and Frankfurt.
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The Urban Leadership Institute is an education advocacy organization based in Baltimore, Maryland. 164
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The Urban League of Greater Madison is an organization that seeks to support African American communities through programs designed to increase their access to education and employment opportunities. 165
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Urban Neighborhood Initiatives (UNI) is a nonprofit organization based in southwest Detroit, Michigan. It uses its funding to sponsor development, including park development, of vacant lots, and has several youth programs. 166 Background Urban
