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Non-profit
The Skoll Foundation was founded by billionaire philanthropist Jeffrey Skoll. 1 Mr. Skoll is also the founder of Participant, a firm that produces films such as An Inconvenient Truth, the 2006
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Labor Union
San Francisco Labor Council (SFLC) is a local union federation affiliated with the AFL-CIO. 1 SFLC promotes left-of-center labor policies, including requiring employers to negotiate with minority unions — made up of
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Non-profit
The Rosenthal Family Foundation is the private foundation of “Everybody Loves Raymond” creator Philip Rosenthal and his wife, actress Monica Horan Rosenthal. The Foundation supports left-of-center advocacy groups, arts and culture institutions, and food insecurity relief groups in the greater Los Angeles area and around the world. Both Rosenthal and
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Other Group
Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung (Rosa Luxemburg Foundation) is a German government-funded think tank that is associated with the German socialist party Die Linke (The Left). 1 Founded in 1990, the foundation
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Non-profit
ReThink Media, founded in 2008, is a combination public relations firm, advocacy organization, and pass-through funding entity for left-of-center organizations. It uses messaging techniques through all forms of media to promote the left-of-center framing of issues related to national security, ethnic and religious minority interests, and left-of-center electoral legislation. ReThink
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Labor Union
The Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union (RWDSU) is a labor union that is a semi-autonomous division of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW). Its members come from various sectors, including retail, manufacturing, service, and health care industries throughout the United States and Canada.
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Non-profit
Progressive Maryland is a lobbying and advocacy organization and network of left-progressive organizations in Maryland. The organization works to promote its agenda by outreach, public education campaigns, lobbying, direct public action, research, and support for left-of-center candidates. The Progressive Maryland Education Fund, Progressive Maryland’s affiliate organization, supports these efforts.
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Non-profit
Progress Michigan is a left-of-center advocacy organization in Michigan. It is one of 25 state-level networks of ProgressNow, a national organization of liberal groups started in Colorado to support left-of-center networking and rapid response communications. 1
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Non-profit
PowerPAC is a left-of-center lobbying organization based in San Francisco that specializes in voter mobilization. The organization was founded by liberal activist Steve Phillips and largely funded by left-of-center philanthropist Susan Sandler.
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Labor Union
The Pennsylvania AFL-CIO is a left-leaning federation of labor unions in Pennsylvania. The organization was formed in 1960 following a merger of two statewide labor federations and has a membership consisting of dozens of local labor unions and regional labor councils. The organization is a state-level affiliate of left-leaning national
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Non-profit
The Open Society Policy Center (OSPC) is a lobbying group associated with the Open Society Network and the Open Society Foundations, the principal advocacy philanthropic efforts of left-of-center financial billionaire George Soros. From May 2002 to April 2023, OSPC has reported spending over $161 million on lobbying.
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Labor Union
The Ohio AFL-CIO is the state affiliate for the AFL-CIO labor union federation in Ohio. 1 The union is also affiliated with the Action Network, an online tool for left-progressive
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Labor Union
The Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) is a trade union representing white-collar clerical and office workers in the public and private sectors. It is notable for its efforts to organize university student workers, nonprofit employees, and high-tech workers. It is a member of the AFL-CIO labor union
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Non-profit
Ocean Conservancy is a Washington, D.C.-based environmentalist advocacy group that designs ocean policies for federal and state governments. It tends to advocate for left-of-center environmentalist policies. Though the Conservancy is broadly concerned with ocean-based conservation, including ocean acidification, coastal cleanups, and fishing, its focus has shifted towards climate change at
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Labor Union
The NC State AFL-CIO is the North Carolina affiliate of the AFL-CIO. 1 It represents the interests of North Carolina unions and promotes left-of-center policies on a variety of topics,
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Non-profit
NILC Immigrant Justice Fund is the lobbying and electoral partner organization of the National Immigration Law Center. It advocates for liberalization of federal immigration law and works to mobilize immigrants in the political process to support left-of-center candidates who support expansionist immigration policy. The organization ran ads in key
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Labor Union
The National Football League Players Association, known as the NFL Players Association or NFLPA, is the labor union representing professional football players in the National Football League (NFL). The union was founded in 1956 and is led by a board of player representatives from each NFL team.
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For-profit
The New York Times (NYT or Times) is a newspaper and digital media brand published by The New York Times Company. Founded in 1851, the Times has long been one of the most prestigious and highest-profile newspapers in the world.
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Non-profit
The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) is the New York state affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). It engages in litigation in support of and advocates for left-of-center policy. It also uses identity politics as an ideological basis for its work.
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Non-profit
New Virginia Majority is a left-of-center mobilization group which works to expand voting in left-leaning demographics to support left-wing to radical-left economic and social policy in Virginia. The organization played a role in establishing and maintaining Virginia’s electoral college “flip” from Republicans to Democrats starting with the 2008 presidential election.