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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is a nearly 100-year-old left-leaning activism organization focused on issues related to civil liberties. During its history, the ACLU has aligned with the ideological Left, becoming a “hub of liberal activism” which declared its intent to spend $25 million attacking Republican candidates during the
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The State Democracy Research Initiative (SDRI) is a program of the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-M) that analyzes state-level laws, constitutions, and ongoing lawsuits. SDRI supports laws that encourage “direct democracy,” or more direct interactions between the population and mechanisms for legal change. SDRI opposes most voter integrity laws, which it
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The San Diego Organizing Project (SDOP) is a left-of-center, faith-based community advocacy organization consisting of approximately 30 congregations representing over 70,000 families in San Diego County. It works to train and develop civic leaders from the congregations and engage the communities in local social advocacy in support of issues including
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The Cowles Charitable Trust is a left-of-center grantmaking foundation based in Staten Island, New York founded by Gardner “Mike” Cowles, Jr., a co-owner of the Cowles Media Company. Background The Cowles Charitable Trust was established in 1948 by Gardner “Mike” Cowles, Jr., a newspaper editor, publisher, and co-owner of the
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The Michigan Immigrant Rights Center provides pro bono legal services to both legal and illegal immigrants and advocates for left-of-center immigration policies at the state and national level.
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The East Baton Rouge Parish Prison Reform Coalition is a left-of-center community coalition focused on improving prison conditions and ending supposed mass incarceration through education and advocacy. The Coalition is part of the Promise of Justice Initiative
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Advocacy Based on Lived Experience of Kentucky (ABLE KY) is an advocacy group that focuses on restoring voting rights for formerly incarcerated Kentuckians. 1
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Darrick Hamilton is the Henry Cohen professor of economics and urban policy at The New School and the founding director of the Institute on Race, Power, and Political Economy. 1 Hamilton is an
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Poder Latinx is an organization dedicated to building left-of-center Latino voting blocs in key states. It operates in Washington, California, Arizona, Texas, Florida, and Georgia, and has plans to expand into North Carolina as of March 2024. Poder Latinx primarily focuses on voter registration and mobilization, but also engages in
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The Alyssa Rodriguez Center (ARC) for Gender Justice is a non-profit that advocates for left-of-center policies regarding transgender issues, particularly those related to housing and incarceration assignments. It operates in New York, Florida, Pennsylvania, and Georgia.
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The South Dakota Searchlight is a left-of-center news website with a focus on South Dakota’s state-level politics. The website is a part of the left-of-center States Newsroom, a network of left-of-center state-focused news outlets initially supported by the Hopewell Fund.
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CHOICES Center for Reproductive Health is a Memphis, Tennessee-based nonprofit abortion provider. The Memphis clinic stopped performing abortions after a state-level ban on abortions took affect after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision allowed states to set policy on abortion. The group opened another abortion clinic in Carbondale, Illinois, where
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New Hampshire Bulletin is a left-of-center online news outlet and an affiliate of national news media network States Newsroom. 1 Background New Hampshire Bulletin is the 22nd offshoot
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The Centro del Obrero Fronterizo (“Border Workers Center”), better known as La Mujer Obrera (“The Working Woman”), is a left-of-center social organization in the Chamizal border neighborhoods of El Paso, Texas. 1 It promotes Mexican cultural
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The Fair Budget Coalition (FBC) is a project of the Social Good Fund devoted to advocating for left-of-center tax policy in Washington D.C., including higher taxes on the rich, more tax credits for low-income earners, and an income-graduated fine system. A 2023 letter from FBC to the District’s Tax
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Planned Parenthood of Arizona (PPAZ) is a state-level affiliate of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. It is a nonprofit organization and activism group that is an abortion provider with centers across the state.
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Carolina Lopez is the executive director of the Partnership for Large Election Jurisdictions (PLEJ), a national network of election administrators from jurisdictions with a population of greater than 300,000. 1
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Planetary Trust is the grantmaking foundation of environmentalist activist Margie Haley and her husband John. It primarily makes grants to groups that advocate for the adoption of environmentalist energy and conservation practices. Planetary Trust was founded in 1995 and is based in Dallas, Texas.
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WorldDenver (also known as the Denver World Affairs Council) is the Denver, Colorado affiliate of the World Affairs Council, an international affairs educational and civic organization. Background WorldDenver was registered as a charitable nonprofit organization in Denver, Colorado in March 2012 under the name “Denver World Affairs Council.”
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The Opportunity Agenda is a left-of-center organization that advocates for left-of-center positions on issues including immigration, education, and racial policy. The organization is a former project of the Tides Center, a large left-progressive fiscal sponsorship organization. As of 2024, they have achieved non-profit status.
