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Local Progress Policy Institute trains and encourages local elected officials to advance left-of-center policies in their official roles. It is funded by labor unions and major left-of-center foundations such as the Ford Foundation, Arnold Ventures, and William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and includes mayors, district attorneys, county
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Ad Fontes Media (AFM) analyzes media bias and accuracy. It is best known for its Media Bias Chart, which originates from a graphic designed by its founder and CEO, Vanessa Otero. As of August 2023, AFM has about 75 employees.
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RadicalxChange is a think tank focused on promoting technological approaches, especially blockchain-related technology, to governance and economic issues. These solutions often include radical innovations and departures from traditional mechanisms, such as the implementation of “quadratic voting” and claims to transcend capitalism and communism.
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Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC) is an activist group based in New York City which advocates for research and funding of acquired immuno-deficiency syndrome (AIDS) prevention and treatment. It also pushes for greater acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) lifestyles in addition to a variety of other left-of-center
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The Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF) is a New York-based left-of-center advocacy group focused on trans and non-binary persons’ interests. The TLDEF primarily assists individuals in court cases by connecting them with pro bono lawyers at established law firms. In January 2024, it was announced that the
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The National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) is an advocacy organization which works to increase the influence of LGBT individuals and activist initiatives in corporate America and American society. It also pushes for favorable treatment of businesses that cater to sexual and gender-identity minorities.
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Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC) is a left-of-center business league that advocates for the adoption of diversity quotas to comply with equal opportunity employment regulations. It markets its services as a resource to help employers follow labor regulations.
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World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) is a Brussels-based 1 federation that claims to represent client-side marketers 2
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Carbon Tracker Initiative (Carbon Tracker) produces research advocating for reductions in fossil fuel use through corporate investment policies that aligns with environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) investing. Through a series of reports, Carbon Tracker has attempted to link investment capital with global warming and has pushed for regulations
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Established in 1988, the Chinook Fund is a left-of-center pass-through funder based in Denver, Colorado. It awards general operating grants of $4,000 to $10,000 to Colorado nonprofits engaged in community organizing and led by people of color.
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The Rippleworks Foundation is a left-of-center grantmaking foundation that disperses grants to social venture organizations. It was founded by Doug Galen and Chris Larsen. Larsen also co-founded Ripple Labs, which created the XRP cryptocurrency. 1
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The Parent Coalition for Student Privacy (PCSP) is an activist project which campaigns against the practice of public school systems and state education departments selling or otherwise disclosing the personal information of students to corporations and other outside organizations. Founded in 2014, the PCSP also advocates for more restrained collection
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Save Our Schools NJ Community Organizing (referred to simply as Save Our Schools NJ) is a left-of-center advocacy organization that opposes the expansion of charter school and other school-choice programs in New Jersey. The organization was formed in 2010 out of an effort to increase a local school budget and
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Al Jazeera (sometimes written as “Aljazeera” or “Al-Jazeera”) is a Qatar-based international news outlet. The organization has been called “the emirate’s most visible export for more than two decades.
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This page is for a previous version of the United States Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR), before it was rebranded in 2016. The United States Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation (USCEIO) was an activist initiative against the perceived military subjugation and political repression of the Gaza
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Strong Cities Network is a coalition of city governments that was launched in 2015 by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, the Obama administration U.S. Department of State,
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Democracy Earth Foundation (Democracy Earth) is a nonprofit organization that seeks to develop non-financial uses for blockchain technology. Democracy Earth intends to find ways to use blockchain technology’s decentralized structure for social and political communication. Background Democracy Earth was founded in 2015 with the intent to find solutions to challenges
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Crude Accountability (CA) is a nonprofit that works with communities in the Black Sea and Caspian Sea regions to address environmental, human rights, and health issues related to oil and gas development. With regional and international partners, CA also seeks to elevate global awareness of these concerns. Founding and History
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Supermajority Education Fund is a left-of-center advocacy group focusing on social issues such as abortion and male-female pay equity. The organization is fiscally sponsored by the New Venture Fund, a funding and fiscal sponsorship vehicle managed by Arabella Advisors. It was founded by prominent leftwing activists including
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Publish What You Pay United States (PWYP-US) is the United States-based coalition of Publish What You Pay (PWYP), a network of left-of-center and environmentalist organizations that has opposed the expansion of the conventional energy industry and oppossed the use of zero carbon nuclear energy.
