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Citizen Action of New York is a left-of-center voter mobilization group that orchestrates protests and demonstrations in favor of left-of-center causes. The organization is a branch of the national organization People’s Action, and through networks of community organizers Citizen Action New York is able to play a significant role
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Brave New Films is a left-of-center media production organization that has produced feature length and short documentaries and videos. While there are broad themes in the films’ subject matter, notably what Brave New Films identifies as “social justice,” their subjects range from increasing the minimum wage to American foreign policy
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The National Action Network (NAN) was founded in 1991 by controversial MSNBC commentator, left-of-center activist, and former Democratic politician Al Sharpton. Since its creation, NAN has been used to promote Sharpton’s left-wing agenda. Democratic politicians flock to the group’s events, with NAN’s annual convention being a must-attend event for
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Non-profit
The League of Women Voters of the United States (abbreviated as LWV or “the League”) is a 501(c)(4) organization that lobbies and advocates on a number of left-leaning issues.
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The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights (LCCHR) is a civil-rights-focused left-of-center organization based in Washington, D.C. It serves as an umbrella organization for over 200 mostly left-wing organizations which lobby and advocate before Congress and other federal agencies on legislation and Presidential appointments to the executive departments and
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Black Youth Vote! (BYV) is the organizing arm of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP) conducting outreach to youth and young adults. Black Youth Vote! Encourages electoral participation among Black American youth, broader civic engagement, and organizing around left-of-center issues.
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Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism (BLUU) is a Black Lives Matter advocacy project founded in alignment with the Unitarian Universalist religious movement. Black Lives Matter activists established BLUU at the July 2015 Movement for Black Lives meeting in Cleveland, Ohio. In alignment with Unitarian Universalism’s left-of-center politics
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Also see Americans for Democratic Action Education Fund (nonprofit) Americans for Democratic Action (ADA) is a left-of-center 501(c)4 political advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C. The group was founded in 1947 as a response to defections by extreme-left-wing activists from the mainstream Democratic fold under President Harry Truman by
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Jared Polis is a liberal politician, internet businessman, and political donor. From 2009 to 2018, he served as the Democratic U.S. Representative for Colorado’s 2nd district, which is dominated by the university town of Boulder. In the 2018 midterm election, Polis was elected governor of Colorado. Polis earned a fortune
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The Atlantic Philanthropies, primarily based in Bermuda, were a collection of principally overseas organizations founded by businessman Charles “Chuck” Feeney in 1982. 1 Due to technicalities of American foundation
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Rock the Vote Action Fund is the lobbying affiliate of Rock the Vote, a progressive-aligned organization in the United States which seeks to to engage and “build the political power of young people.” 1
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For the 501(c)(3), see UnidosUS (nonprofit) UnidosUS Action Fund (UnidosUS Action Fund) is a left-of-center advocacy group that seeks to expand the influence and political power of Hispanic communities in the United States through direct lobbying, field advocacy, media messaging, polling, and coalition building.
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The People’s Action Institute is a community organizing group formed from the merger of several advocacy organizations in 2016 including the National People’s Action, Alliance for a Just Society, and USAction Education Fund, three left-of-center community organizing groups.
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Arabella Advisors (commonly called “Arabella”) is a philanthropic consulting company that guides the strategy, advocacy, impact investing, and management for high-dollar left-leaning nonprofits and individuals. 1 Arabella provides these clients with a number of services that ease
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For-profit
Amalgamated Bank of New York (known as Amalgamated Bank) is a prominent labor union-aligned and formerly labor union-owned bank. Created by the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (ACWA), until its initial public offering in 2018 the bank was owned by labor unions, most recently the Service Employees International Union’s
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Americans for Financial Reform is a left-of-center political alliance of 200 left-leaning organizations seeking stricter regulations on the financial industry. It is a project of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights (LCCHR).
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America Votes is a left-of-center lobbying and advocacy coalition that supports left-of-center issue advocacy and expanding voting access.1 America Votes bills itself as the “Coordination Hub of
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The Environmental Grantmakers Association (EGA) is an organization that coordinates the distribution of grants to advance the left-of-center environmentalist movement.
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Also see Oxfam America Advocacy Fund (Non-profit) Oxfam America is the American nonprofit arm of the worldwide group Oxfam International, which advocates for expanded international aid programs worldwide. 1 Oxfam America’s programs focus
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The National Audubon Society is an environmentalist nonprofit ostensibly dedicated to the protection of American birds. The Society consists of nearly 500 chapters across the United States, each of which is an independent nonprofit affiliated with the national Society. The Audubon Society was founded in the 19th century to protect
