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The Edmund Burke Foundation (EBF) is a national-conservative research organization that traces Anglo-American conservative tradition from its earliest days up through the 20th century. 1 It is named for Edmund Burke, an 18th-century British
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The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is an Annapolis, Maryland-based environmentalist group with a focus on the Chesapeake Bay. It issues a report card on the Chesapeake Bay’s health, claiming that it has moved from 27 out of 100 in 1998 to 32 out of 100 in 2023.
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Propel Democracy Forward Fund (PDFF) is a left-of-center fund that supports civic engagement and organizing efforts at the state level. The group has targeted politically competitive states with year-round activism since its founding by Propel Capital Network in 2016.
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There are more than 700 nonprofits and other advocacy groups in the United States that oppose the use of carbon free nuclear energy.
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The Werner-Kohnstamm Family Giving Fund (WKF) is a family philanthropy focused on left-of-center immigration policy. It is managed by trustees Edward Kissam and Jo Ann Intili. It is organized as a donor-advised charitable giving fund within Fidelity Charitable.
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Certell is a digital learning organization that focus on creating independent and lifelong learners through dynamic learning programs that provide digital content to home schoolers, traditional schools, workplaces, and prisons. 1 Certell’s primary initiatives are Poptential, SensibleSchool,
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The Zephyr Institute is a nonpartisan, nonprofit academic center that supports Stanford University students, scholars, and young professionals. Zephyr focuses its studies on understanding the human person, the common good, and the nature of the good life, especially as they are affected by changing social, cultural, and technological trends.
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Right Question Institute (RQI) works to improve democratic decision making by educating voters about strategies to ask better questions or policy makers. 1 Activities Right Question Institute developed the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) as
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Michael Spitzer-Rubenstein is a Democratic Party-aligned consultant and operative who was the Wisconsin lead for the left-of-center National Vote at Home Institute (NVAHI) in Green Bay, Wisconsin, for the 2020 election. 1 In his role
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Not to be confused with Omidyar Network (Nonprofit) The Omidyar Nexus describes a collection of nonprofit and for-profit organizations associated with and funded by Pierre Omidyar, a billionaire donor to center-left political causes and founder of eBay. Information about each member of the nexus is compiled below; for
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The Minneapolis Foundation is a left-of-center grantmaking organization that views the critical race theory-influenced concept of equity as its “responsibility.” 1 In 2021, the foundation
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The Omidyar Network Fund is a grantmaking nonprofit founded by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife Pam Omidyar. Its sister group, the Omidyar Network, is an LLC that makes philanthropic “impact investments.” Omidyar Network Fund and the Omidyar Network are often referred to interchangeably, and both support
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Edward “Ed” W. Scripps Jr. is a businessman and philanthropist from Seattle. He is one of the heirs to the E.W. Scripps family fortune. Scripps and his wife Christy are major supporters of civic causes such as universities and other civic causes.
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Christy Scripps is a philanthropist from Seattle. She is married to Ed Scripps, who is one of the heirs to the E.W. Scripps family fortune. Scripps and her husband Ed are major supporters of civic causes such as universities and other civic causes.
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Kathryn “Kathy” Scripps is a philanthropist from the San Diego, California, area. Her husband, Bill, is an heir to the Scripps family fortune. Scripps and her husband are major supporters of universities, especially the University of California, San Diego, from which her husband received his bachelor’s degree, and the University
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William H. or Bill Scripps is a businessman and philanthropist from the San Diego, California, area. He is an heir to the E.W. Scripps family fortune. Scripps and his wife Kathy are major supporters of universities and other civic causes. Their giving vehicle is the William and Kathryn Scripps Family
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Kate Krontiris is a researcher, strategist and facilitator associated with left-of-center activism. 1 Krontiris has provided consulting services to several large organizations such as Google, Facebook, and the Democracy Fund, as well
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The American Press Institute Inc. (API) is a nonprofit educational organization affiliated with News Media Alliance, an organization that advocates on behalf of the news media. API provides research, analytics tools, and other assistance to journalists and news organizations across the country.
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Saul Alinsky (1909-1972) was a leading political activist and theorist, social critic, self-described “radical,” and an architect of the modern Left’s structure and approach to advocacy and electioneering. Alinsky pioneered “community organizing,” a form of coalition-building centered on aligning the common goals of multiple interest groups too small or electorally
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The Witherspoon Institute is a right-of-center think tank based in Princeton, New Jersey which has opposed same-sex marriage and embryonic stem-cell research. 1 The
