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 Focus for Democracy primarily raises funds for other organizations, such as Working America and Galvanize Action. Because the need to preserve our democracy is urgent, its leadership works pro bono, researching, synthesizing, and presenting recommendations on where to direct our political dollars to achieve the greatest impact. 

Using the power of social networks and digital media, we motivate individual and collective action to advance resilient communities, just societies, and a healthy planet. 95% of young people are on social media.  Relationships, ideas, and images of our lives are shaped and shared on social media every day. In partnership…

Mission: Register Democrats. Save the World. Field Team 6 registers millions of Democratic voters, mostly in swing states, by meeting people where they are  – via phone, text, postcard, social media, and at in-person, Covid-safe voter drives! Many people just have to be asked to register. 

Galvanize Action 🏛️ connects with moderate women in rural, small-town, and suburban communities to build an America that works for everyone. We work at the intersection of data science, behavioral psychology, and neuroscience to find women who want progress on key issues but aren’t reliably playing a role in getting…

State policy becomes national policy, state leaders become national leaders, and states serve as a bulwark against an activist Supreme Court and chaos at the federal level. Sister District works to protect our democracy by electing Democrats in swing states like Arizona, Michigan, North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Texas.

Founded in January 2017, Swing Left continues to work hard to win elections for Democrats. Since merging with Flippable in 2019, Swing Left has remained committed to strengthening our democracy by fundraising, letter writing, phone banking, and canvassing. 

Local Majority’s mission is to provide critical research to Democratic state legislative candidates. Since 2017, Local Majority has produced issue papers for state candidates in Virginia, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Florida, and Arizona. Local Majority provides research that is practical and accessible to support Democratic campaigns for the state legislature.

The Election Official Legal Defense Network (EOLDN) connects election officials in need of advice or assistance with licensed, qualified, pro bono attorneys and with communications professionals. EOLDN is a project of the nonpartisan, nonprofit Center for Election Innovation & Research 🏛️.

Civic Influencers is committed to ensuring young voices and votes matter in our democracy. They have reimagined how and where to engage young voters. Their Organizing, Advocacy and Learning model equips young people to dismantle barriers to voting.

VoteRiders is a non-partisan, non-profit organization with a mission to ensure that all citizens are able to exercise their freedom to vote. VoteRiders informs and helps citizens to secure their voter ID as well as inspires and supports organizations, local volunteers, and communities to sustain voter ID education and assistance…

The Mission of the Democratic Volunteer Center is to support volunteers and activist groups in the democratic process by providing the space, infrastructure and resources necessary to elect Democrats and pass legislation aligned with Democratic Party values at the local, state and national levels. 

Working America is the political organizing arm of the AFL–CIO 🏛️. It is the largest non-union workers’ group in the United States. Working America advocates for progressive 🏛️ policy issues, recruiting people in working-class neighborhoods on their doorsteps in an effort to persuade them to support labor-backed candidates at election…

Whether it’s supporting a candidate, passing legislation, or changing our culture, MoveOn members are committed to an inclusive and progressive future. They envision a world marked by equality, sustainability, justice, and love. And mobilize together to achieve it.

Inspired by Justice William J. Brennan Jr.’s devotion to core democratic freedoms, the Brennan Center for Justice works to strengthen democracy, end mass incarceration, and protect liberty and security. The Brennan Center for Justice is an independent, nonpartisan law and policy organization that works to reform, revitalize, and, when necessary,…

Founded with 4,000 core members in 1970 to serve as a people’s lobby, Common Cause has grown into a nationwide network of more than 1 million members and supporters, with a presence in 30 states and Washington, D.C.  Common Cause works to ensure that every vote counts, that every eligible…

The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization working to protect and expand voting rights and ensure everyone is represented in our democracy. We empower voters and defend democracy through advocacy, education, and litigation, at the local, state, and national levels. IPV is affiliated with The League of…