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Other Group
The Southern Christian Leadership conference is a collection of local chapters located throughout the country that advocates for racial justice and government welfare programs for economic redistribution. Founded by Martin Luther King, Jr., the organization hosts demonstrations against businesses that it claims are engaged in racism and discrimination against African
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Non-profit
Equal Justice USA is a New York-based group that advocates for left-of-center criminal justice and policing policies. It has promoted ending the death penalty 1 and “community-based strategies” to reduce
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Non-profit
National Student Clearinghouse collects and sells student data on the majority of high school and college students in the United States. The organization provides educational reporting, enrollment and degree verification, and research services to colleges and universities throughout North America. The organization also provides data on student enrollment to left-of-center
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Other Group
National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA) is a project of the left-of-center Tides Center and is a coalition of activist organizations that advocate for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and other Americans of Pacific Islander descent.
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Other Group
Transparency International (TI) is an international anti-corruption coalition of over 100 chapters worldwide that practices research, advocacy, and campaigning to expose corruption, push for greater government transparency, and lobby for anti-corruption legislation and processes. 1 It
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For-profit
Michigan Donor Alliance is a collection of individual and organizational donors that provide campaign and administrative services to left-of-center political organizations and causes.
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Non-profit
The Samdhana Institute is a group of activists and practitioners focused on supporting indigenous peoples and local communities in Southeastern Asia on social and environmental issues, including land rights and governance of natural resources. The Institute has locations in the Philippines and Indonesia.
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For-profit
Patomak Global Partners (PGP) is a financial consulting firm primarily focused on regulatory compliance and risk management. Most of PGP’s staff are former government regulatory employees and appointments, particularly from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Cryptocurrency Regulations Patomak Global Partners encourages the development of cryptocurrency regulations. In
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For-profit
Full Court Press Communications (FCPC) is a public-relations firm based in Oakland, California that has worked for many left-of-center clients, including labor unions, political advocacy groups, and grantmaking nonprofits. Founder and CEO Dan Cohen is a former Democratic campaigner. Clients Full Court Press Communications’ political advocacy clients include the Law
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Non-profit
Campaign to Unload was a gun control advocacy coalition of over 50 left-of-center organizations focused on changing gun law policies and encouraging organizations and individuals to divest of all investments in gunmakers.
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Movement
In late November 2022, billionaire Twitter owner and CEO Elon Musk announced he would be releasing “The Twitter Files on free speech suppression.” He allowed six independent journalists, many of them with left-leaning backgrounds, access to internal Twitter documents and communications covering a period beginning in 2016 when
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Non-profit
Jerusalem Institute for Market Studies (JIMS) is a libertarian think tank focused on economic policy in Israel. JIMS advocates for economic freedom and individual liberty. Founded in 2003, JIMS publishes economic policy papers and editorials, operates educational projects, and administers the Israel Panel Study of Opinion Dynamics (IPSOD), a public opinion
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Non-profit
The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice (also known as Latina Institute) is an advocacy group that supports abortion and health care policies that make it easier for women to have abortions.
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Other Group
My Brother’s Keeper (MBK), also known as the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance, is a networking organization for teenage and young adult men of Black and other ethnic minority backgrounds. It also pushes for policies which it perceives to be beneficial to minority groups. MBK was founded in February 2014 by
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For-profit
Patagonia is an apparel company known for its activism, including donating 1 percent of its revenue to more than 1,000 nonprofits. 1 Though Patagonia is best known for supporting environmentalist causes, the company also
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Non-profit
Minnesota Housing Partnership (MHP) is a left-of-center housing advocacy group. It provides technical assistance in obtaining grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) while also receiving money from HUD for its work. MHP’s Public Policy Advisory Group states that race should be the most important
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Non-profit
Minnesota Youth Collective (MYC) is a left-of-center advocacy organization focusing on young people, particularly people of color and LGBT youth. Minnesota Youth Collective supported a failed Minneapolis ballot initiative to abolish the police and promoted the most restrictive rent control policies in the country. MYC has raised money for
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Non-profit
Club for Growth Foundation (CFG Foundation) advocates for public policies that support economic choice, individual liberty, and limited government. 1 It is affiliated with the advocacy group Club for Growth.
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Person
Yael Eisenstat works as the head of the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) Center for Technology and Society. She advocates for social media platforms to censor alleged misinformation and hateful speech.
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Non-profit
Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) is an educational policy advocacy group composed of school administrators and principals. It was one of the primary driving forces behind the push for implementation of the Common Core educational standards. CCSSO publishes online resources, holds more than eighty annual conferences, and runs
