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WESPAC (Westchester People’s Action Coalition) Foundation is a left-of-center nonprofit that supports advocacy movements for social reformation. Founded in 1974, WESPAC advocates for progressive social change in Westchester County, New York, and beyond. 1 It is
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James Joseph is a tax lawyer who works for left-of-center non-profit organizations. Joseph is the co-chair of Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. Career Joseph started work for Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law as the co-chair of its Voting Rights Project Support Committee and Investment
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The Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund is a San Francisco-based foundation founded in 1992 founded by Lisa and Douglas Goldman. The foundation makes grants to organizations involved in California. It supports advocacy for left-of-center positions, including trying to expand and protecting voting eligibility, opposing election-related speech, promoting environmentalist-friendly products, supporting
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The Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC) is a left-leaning advocacy group and charity based in Los Angeles, California, that supports programs to aid former and current inmates in California state prisons and juvenile detention centers. The organization sponsors several programs and projects centered on providing outreach and education to inmates and reentry
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The Quadrivium Foundation (legal name Quadrivium) is a left-leaning grantmaking foundation that provides funding to social and political research groups. It is associated with James and Kathryn Murdoch, the most notable left-leaning family members of Fox News founder Rupert Murdoch. Quadrivium works with Unite America Institute and a
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Tom Golisano is an American businessman, philanthropist, Democratic political donor, and politician. He is the founder, former CEO, and chairman of the board of Paychex. Golisano’s current net worth is estimated at $2.8 billion as of mid-March 2020, making him the 195th richest person in the world.
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Julie Kohler is a senior advisor to and former senior vice president of Democracy Alliance. She is also the president of BMK Consulting, a nonprofit consulting firm. Kohler is on the advisory boards of New Media Ventures, Pipeline Initiative, PL-US Action, and Family Story, a think tank which
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Vote Captain is a voter mobilization website that claims to be non-partisan but is run by a left-of-center family that has been active in politics with ties to Democratic politicians. Vote Captain suggests apps and resources for getting people to vote that link to left-leaning voter projects. Social media programs
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Fair Fight Action (formerly Voter Access Institute) is an advocacy nonprofit established in 2014 by Georgia Democratic politician Stacey Abrams, who lost the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election and persisted in denying the fact of her electoral defeat.
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Alliance For Youth Action (AFYA) is a left-of-center advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C., that tries to register and motivate young people to vote. It is a network of organizations across the country that promote left-wing causes and candidates. The organization was originally named the Bus Foundation; Bus Foundation took
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The Voter Registration Project, also knowns as Everybody Votes, is a voter mobilization group which targets African-American, Latino, Native American, low-income, and other voter groups likely to lean left-of-center. The organization claims to be non-partisan, but is run by individuals with long-standing connections to left-of-center non-profits, including the AFL-CIO
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Priscilla Chan is a philanthropist, a physician, and the wife of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. In 2015, the couple founded the philanthropic limited liability company Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative; its charitable arm, the Chan Zuckerberg Foundation; and its political arm, Chan Zuckerberg Advocacy. Chan was born in Braintree,
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Fair Elections Center (formerly the Fair Elections Legal Network) is a left-of-center litigation and election policy advocacy nonprofit created in 2006. The group originated as a project of the center-left funding and fiscal sponsorship group New Venture Fund; it has since been incubated into an independent nonprofit and was
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Dan Garon is a left-of-center attorney and activist who currently works as chief of staff for Marc Pincus, founder of the left-progressive organization Win the Future (WTF). 1 Prior to working for Pincus, Garon worked for a number of
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Marina Jenkins is litigation director for both the National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC) and the National Redistricting Foundation. She previously worked as a private attorney involved in election law and redistricting. She was an associate at Jenner and Block. She served on the appellate staff for the
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The Colorado Trust is a private grantmaking foundation based in Denver, Colorado, that was created as a result of the sale of PSL Healthcare Corporation in 1985. 1 It makes grants to philanthropic causes in Colorado including
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Investing in US is a for-profit investment fund founded by billionaire LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and former Progressive Policy Institute senior fellow Dmitri Mehlhorn. The organization invests in advocacy organizations, voter outreach groups, media outlets, electoral strategy groups, and other organizations devoted to opposing former President Donald Trump and the
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Battle Born Progress (BBP) is a Nevada-based left-of-center lobbying organization that works to advance progressive policies. “We fight the right” headlines the center’s website, and its campaigns include individuals and ideas consistent with anti-conservative measures. The center also provides scoring for Nevada legislators based on their voting records. In 2019,
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The Love Vote (LV) is a project of the Sixteen Thirty Fund, a left-of-center lobbying and advocacy organization managed by the for-profit consulting firm Arabella Advisors. 1 LV uses video technology to increase voter
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Justice League NYC (JLNYC) is a prominent U.S. advocacy coalition, dedicated to addressing issues of racial and social justice, police reform, and the critical race theory-influenced concept of equity. The organization has played a significant role in advocating for policy changes, organizing protests, and promoting causes related to criminal justice
