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Restore Justice Illinois (RJI) is the lobbying arm of the Restore Justice Foundation. Restore Justice Illinois advocates for reducing or eliminating mandatory minimum prison sentences, rolling back sentencing enhancements including for the use of a firearm in the commission of a crime, limiting the scope of the felony murder
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New Profit in a grantmaking and advisory nonprofit providing funds and support for social entrepreneurs. Focused on providing funding for minority groups through equity and social change, New Profit gives to initiatives in health care equity, education, and civics and elections. New Profit has increased its focus on promoting Black,
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William Burns is a former diplomate serving in the Biden administration as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) since March 2021. He was previously the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. His prior experience includes more than 30 years in the U.S. Foreign Service including
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Lever for Change is a grantmaking organization affiliated with the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Since inception in 2019, the organization manages and promotes grantmaking competitions with minimum awards of $10 million each. Lever for Change works with donors to execute competitions and maintains a database to
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The Global Change Data Lab is an England-based nonprofit organization that was created in 2018 as the “base” for Our World in Data, a left-of-center program created by GCDL’s founder and executive director, Max Roser.
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Our World in Data is a research project of the Global Change Data Lab and researchers from the Oxford Martin Programme on Global Development at the University of Oxford. It focuses on compiling and publishing research on various topics including global poverty, human rights, COVID-19, and the environment.
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American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences (AIR) conducts behavioral and social science research for clients including the federal government. Founded in 1946, it produces white papers and provides technical assistance on social science subjects including health, education, human services, and workforce development.
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U.S. Digital Response (“USDR”) formed during the COVID-19 pandemic to help state and local governments address immediate digital needs by providing volunteer technical expertise. In 2022, it received a grant as part of a controversial program funded by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg that raised concerns about private funding
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The Mastercard Impact Fund is a grantmaking nonprofit founded in 2018 which donates to organizations advancing left-of-center concepts of diversity and inclusion. 1 he fund was originally named the Mastercard Center for
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Devex is a for-profit news outlet based in Washington, D.C., that is geared towards the international aid and development community. The outlet specializes in reporting news that is of interest to those who work in the fields of global development and foreign aid. The focus of Devex’s reporting is issues
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Civis Analytics is a for-profit data analytics firm that supports Democratic candidates and PACs. Founded in 2013 by a former campaign staffer for President Barack Obama, Civis has become a crucial asset in Democratic campaigning and was employed by most major Democratic presidential candidates in 2020, including President
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The Community Foundation of Greater Memphis is a collection of 950 donor funds established by individuals, families, and organizations. The foundation is the largest grantmaker in Tennessee and is among the 50 largest community foundations in the United States.
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The Frontline Health Workers Coalition is a group of U.S.-based nongovernmental organizations and healthcare corporations that advocates for using U.S. foreign aid resources to train and equip health care workers in developing nations. The coalition argues that training foreign health care workers would increase global health security and assist in
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Intrahealth International is a nonprofit based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, that focuses on providing support to the global health care workforce, particularly in developing countries. The group was founded in 1970 as an international training program at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Medicine. The group
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Benefits Data Trust (BDT) assists older adults in applying for government benefits for which they qualify, but can fail to obtain because of difficulties in the application process. BDT is funded by and partners with grantmakers and government agencies to identify persons who need assistance accessing benefits, communicates with them,
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EL Education is an educational nonprofit formed through a partnership with Harvard University and outdoor education nonprofit Outward Bound. Since its inception in 1991, it has trained more than 440,000 students and 30,000 teachers. The original intention was to combine traditional core learning with experiential learning in diverse environments.
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The Carter Center, founded by former U.S. President James Earl “Jimmy” Carter, promotes democratic institutions, global development, and serves as an election observer around the world. It has worked as a watchdog for 113 elections in 39 countries through its “Democracy Program,” and announced in August 2020 that it
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The United Philanthropy Forum is a national association of grantmakers that grew out of the Forum of Regional Association of Grantmakers, an initiative of the Council on Foundations. 1 UPF provides a
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TED Foundation Inc. (commonly known as TED or TED Conferences) hosts speeches and discussions on a wide array of topics. It is best known for its “TED Talks,” speeches of no more than 18 minutes given by prominent scientists, businesspeople, artists, and others which have been viewed billions of times
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The Audacious Project is a project of the TED Foundation which funds organizations intended to catalyze positive large-scale social impacts. Many of the groups it funds have left-of-center policy goals, particularly related to environmentalism and social justice. From its founding in 2018 to 2020, the Audacious Project spent almost $2
