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Non-profit
AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles (AltaSea) is a nonprofit organization that claims that the world’s oceans could be used to solve civilizational problems concerning food security, climate change, and energy production, collectively referring to such technology as “Blue Economy.” It provides educational resources to students and advocates for
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Other Group
We Don’t Have Time is a left-of-center organization headquartered in Sweden that operates a social media platform called “We Don’t Have Time,” which is advertised by the organization as the first-ever social media network dedicated to environmental activism. The organization consists of its eponymous social media platform and the We
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Non-profit
The North End Woodward Community Coalition (NEWCC) is a left-of-center group based in greater Detroit that provides services to low-income families, including free internet access, food banks, and solar energy installation. In the past, NEWCC has focused on opposing municipal public transportation policies for not providing enough service to low-income
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Non-profit
The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) is a membership nonprofit that advances the careers of aspiring and practicing Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) journalists. Formed in 1981, it has 20 chapters in the United States and Asia with a membership of approximately 1,500.
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Non-profit
The Social Impact Fund (SIF) is a left-of-center grantmaking organization and activism incubator backed by film and television actors and other wealthy entertainment industry players. SIF identifies “removing the common administrative burdens” to philanthropy as one of its main objectives, and it promises “discretion” to its donors and supporters, touting
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For-profit
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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Non-profit
Outlier Media operates a nonprofit online news site focused on the City of Detroit that uses surveys of residents and public data analysis to identify topics for its reporters to cover. Its target audience is lower-income residents who receive its coverage through text messages and social media. History and Leadership
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Person
Katie Mehnert, formerly an energy industry executive, is the founder of the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) movement-aligned networking and consultancy company ALLY Energy (formerly known as Pink Petro) and its nonprofit spinoff, Lean In Network | Energy (an affiliate of Lean In, a project of
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Non-profit
Informing Democracy is a left-of-center research organization and advocacy group formed in 2022 that publishes information on election laws and certification processes, while also publishing information about Republican state and local officials and election administrators whom the organization deems a “threat” to democracy. The organization focuses its research on politically
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Other Group
The Democracy Funders Network (DFN) is a collaboration initiative for left-leaning grantmakers. Members of the network coordinate their philanthropic efforts and identify causes in which to invest their money. Causes that DFN and its members support include the perceived threat of right-leaning populist movements and the alleged need to restructure
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Other Group
The Trusted News Initiative is a coalition of left-of-center media organizations and social media companies created by the British Broadcasting Corporation in 2019 with the “specific aim of flagging disinformation during elections.”
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Non-profit
National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) is a left-of-center organization that provides training and assistance to statewide and territorial coalitions seeking to prevent domestic violence. 1 Despite its name, NNEDV does not provide direct counseling
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Movement
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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For-profit
Alliance for Southern California Innovation aims to support businesses and research groups in Southern California. The group has partnered with venture capital firms and universities in Southern California in various programs designed to encourage economic growth.
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Other Group
Youth for Privacy is a youth-based online privacy advocacy organization that is affiliated with the United Nations and its Office of Disarmament Affairs. 1
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Non-profit
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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Other Group
The AAPI Victory Alliance is an advocacy group that promotes left-leaning policies on behalf of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. It is a fiscally sponsored project of Tides Advocacy. The nonprofit targets four issues: restricting private firearm ownership, promoting climate-change narratives, combating supposed misinformation, and opposing regulations on voting.
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Non-profit
One Degree works to build and provide “easy-to-use technology” to low-income people to connect with government social services such as health care, housing, legal help, and food services. 1
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Other Group
Stop AAPI Hate is a left-of-center public advocacy organization created to combat a perceived rise of anti-Asian and anti-Pacific Islander bigotry in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Through public policy advocacy, 1
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Non-profit
The George W. Bush Foundation, which operates as the George W. Bush Presidential Center (shortened as the Bush Center), is a nonpartisan organization that houses the George W. Bush Presidential Museum and the George W. Bush Institute at the Southern Methodist University (SMU) campus in Dallas. The Bush Center’s mission
