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NOI is defunct. For its successor, see Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL) New Organizing Institute (NOI) was a left-progressive group that trained digital organizers and campaigners for the Democratic Party and liberal political causes. The organization, described by a Washington Post reporter as “the Democratic Party’s Hogwarts
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National Popular Vote (NPV) was founded in 2006 by lottery scratch-card inventor John Koza and election lawyer Barry Fadem to lobby for an “interstate compact” for states to deliver their electoral votes for President to the “winner” of the national popular vote. While Koza and Fadem are both Democratic donors,
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The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) is a left-of-center advocacy and watchdog group that monitors charitable giving in the United States. It was established in 1976 and is based in Washington, D.C. It advocates for a greater focus on left-leaning causes and advocacy giving in the philanthropic sector. Founding
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The Center for Economic Research and Social Change (CERSC) is a nonprofit organization that promotes Marxist socialist ideology1 and anti-Israel content. The organization has operated several different blogs and publications over the years with the
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Sojourners is a left-of-center advocacy organization using Christian messaging to support liberal public policies. It publishes a monthly journal, titled Sojourners. Criticism Sojourners has been criticized for taking significant funding from irreligious mega-donors and foundations to push left-wing ideas in the name of Christianity, a phenomenon which critics have called
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The Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) is a left-of-center think tank and advocacy group that is active on a variety of public policy issues. It operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, with 2020 revenues totaling approximately $6.9 million. Since 2021, its executive director has been Tope Folarin.
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Center for Health and Gender Equity Inc. (CHANGE) is an organization that claims to hold the United States accountable for commitments relating to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). CHANGE affirms a “right to access quality health care services” that includes contraception and abortion.
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The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent U.S. government agency that has traditionally managed and administered American foreign aid, financial support for developing nations, humanitarian assistance programs, climate-related issues,
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Cut50 is an initiative to “cut the prison population and crime in[sic] 50 percent in the next 10 years” by advancing left-leaning criminal justice policies.1 It
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Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) is a left-of-center organization that provides legal assistance and resources to whistleblowers who speak out about environmental issues in state and federal agencies. PEER is funded both by donations and payouts from lawsuits and settlements. Activities In September 2023, attorneys from Advocates for the West
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Oil Change International is an environmentalist organization which advocates against the use of oil and other traditional energy sources. Its work consists of research on environmental issues, political advocacy, and blog posts. Oil Change is opposed to zero carbon nuclear energy.
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As You Sow is a left-of-center advocacy organization that engages in shareholder action to force companies to adopt various left-of-center positions and practices known by the euphemism “corporate social responsibility.” The organization buys shares in the companies to force the companies to change their positions on issues through shareholder advocacy.
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The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based activist group that uses science policy and climate change to advocate for left-of-center policies. As an activist organization, UCS began in the late 1960s with opposition to the Vietnam War and U.S. nuclear weapons testing, later coming to oppose peaceful
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Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) is a legal advocacy group with previous connections with political strategist David Brock. The organization describes itself as a “nonpartisan” watchdog group directing litigation against government corruption in an effort to advance the public interest. The group is part of Brock’s
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Also see Tides Nexus The Tides Foundation is a major center-left grantmaking organization and a major pass-through funder to numerous left-leaning nonprofits. The San Francisco, California-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit was founded in 1976 by Drummond Pike, a professional political activist who has since retired from the organization, to funnel
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Other Group
Digital Action is an international advocacy group operated by the New Venture Fund that operates campaigns opposing “Big Tech” and supporting government policies of strict regulation, content moderation, and censorship of social media platforms in the United States, European Union, and elsewhere in the world. The group is
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Texas 2036 is a center-left think tank focused on Texas-specific public policy advocacy. Former Texas 2036 CEO (and George W. Bush administration Secretary of Education) Margaret Spellings, who later became Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) president and CEO, has said that the center-left BPC’s thesis is “pretty much
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Persefoni is a for-profit company that specializes in providing carbon-emissions measurement and reporting software for businesses. It has been noted for having close connections to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), specifically with respect to a rule that the agency proposed in 2022 that would require companies to
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Drag Story Hour NYC, formerly known as Drag Queen Story Hour NYC, is an LGBT group that works in libraries, schools, and museums in all five boroughs of New York City. 1
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Bighorn Audubon Society is an environmentalist organization that works to preserve the habitats and ecosystems of birds and other wildlife through public policy advocacy. 1 It is a regional chapter of the National Audubon
