The Alliance for Securing Democracy (ASD) develops policy recommendations through research projects, including those on election integrity and analyzing various Russian state-backed communications. The Alliance for Securing Democracy is led by Laura Thornton and consists of an advisory council of more than a dozen individuals including John Podesta, former

Women’s Alliance for Democracy and Justice a left-wing advocacy group that focuses on education and the protection of women. The group advocates for civil and legal rights by embracing diversity, fair elections, and climate change protections.

Alliance for the Great Lakes is a Chicago, Illinois-based environmentalist nonprofit with a focus on the Great Lakes. In March 2021, it announced a left-of-center, identity politics influenced framework of environmental justice is its top priority.

Vot-ER (also known as A Healthier Democracy) is a left-of-center voter registration and get-out-the vote organization that focuses its efforts on individuals in the healthcare system 1 and seeks to identify low-income and minority voters.

United for Democracy is a left-of-center activist campaign consisting of more than 100 Democratic Party-aligned organizations that criticizes the U.S. Supreme Court.

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.

Pueblo Action Alliance is a left-of-center Native American activist group that claims to speak for the Pueblo tribe of Native Americans. The organization is a project of the left-of-center SouthWest Organizing Project, 1

Liberty Alliance USA advocates for right-of-center policy changes in Missouri relating to health care, taxes, and environmentalism, notably opposing the Green New Deal. 1 Liberty Alliance’s current projects include an interactive Woke Heat

Defense of Democracy, based in Fishkill, New York, was launched in 2022 by two New York state public school parents. Its purpose is to oppose right-of-center school board candidates, particularly those endorsed by right-of-center education advocacy organization Moms for Liberty, and elect left-of-center candidates.

Open Democracy (also known as the Coalition for Open Democracy) is a left-of-center New Hampshire-based organization that advocates the heavier regulation of election-related speech activity in the state of New Hampshire and at the federal level. Background The Coalition for Open Democracy was founded in 1977 by a group of

New Progressive Alliance (NPA) is a far-left political advocacy organization that promotes radical-left policies and legislation and claims alignment with and inspiration from the policies of the Populist Party platform of 1892, the Progressive Party platform of 1912, the Green Party, the Socialist Party USA, and United Progressives.

Northeast Atlantic Marine Alliance (NAMA) is a fishery conservation organization based in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Besides protecting local bodies of water, the group also endorses left-of-center political initiatives and works with left-of-center advocacy partners. Background Northeast Atlantic Marine Alliance was founded in 1995 by fishermen from New England to protect the

Americans United for Democracy, Integrity and Transparency in Elections (AUDIT USA) is a left-of-center election activism organization that co-signed a letter written by left-of-center Scrutineers and the National Voting Rights Task Force in support of the “For the People Act,” a Biden administration legislative priority that would federalize

Michigan Donor Alliance is a collection of individual and organizational donors that provide campaign and administrative services to left-of-center political organizations and causes.

Democracy Donors is a left-of-center Democratic Party-aligned political advisory group. Guide Democracy Donors advises prospective donors interested in getting involved with the group to read its guide, “A Guide for New Political Funders.” The document is intended to help individuals become acquainted with the basics of being a donor. The

Rural Democracy Initiative is a left-of-center coalition of rural organizations and aligned funders that build left-of-center civic and political infrastructure in small towns to influence public opinion, elections, and redistricting. 1

Healthy Democracy is a left-of-center organization that partners with governments, nonprofits, and other organizations to host panels of experts to develop various left-progressive policy proposals. 1 It is known for its promotion of Citizens’ Initiative

Healthy Democracy Healthy People Initiative (previously known as VoteSAFE Public Health) is a coalition of roughly a dozen public health, health care advocacy, civic engagement, and medical organizations to influence policymakers and influence the politics of public health and the handling of elections. The Initiative sought to introduce novel election

The Institute on Religion and Democracy (IRD) is a nonprofit Christian think tank that seeks to protect religious freedom and advance public policy that supports biblical and historical Christian teachings. IRD concerns itself with issues that include marriage, religious liberty (both domestic and abroad), sexuality, immigration, and the environment.

Leadership for Democracy and Social Justice is a joint initiative of the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership at City College of New York and the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies.