Living Democracy, Feeding Hope

Common Cause

 

A nonpartisan, grassroots organization that works to create open, honest, and accountable government that serves the public interest; promotes equal rights, opportunity, and representation for all; and empowers all people to make their voices heard in the political process.​ Their efforts are driven by their national headquarters in D.C. and their more than 25 state offices, led by teams of on-the-ground specialists who know how to win impactful reforms that fortify our democracy.​

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Featured Issues: Money in Politics, Voter Suppression, Fair Redistricting, Ethics & Accountability

Ways to Get Involved: Petitions, Letter Writing Campaigns, Surveys

 

Demand Progress​

They hold concentrated power centers to account, and bring them under democratic control by organizing broad grassroots campaigns, leading smart lobbying initiatives, and leveraging their staff's policy expertise. Additionally, they run online campaigns to rally people to take action on the issues that affect them -- by contacting Congress and other leaders, supporting pressure tactics, and spreading the word in their own communities. ​

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Featured Issues: Internet Freedom, Corporate Power, Anti Militarism, Surveillance, Financial Reform

Ways to Get Involved: Petitions, Email Campaigns, Digital Advocacy

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Democracy Forward

They provide legal representation and expert counsel to people and communities who make up the very fabric of American democracy -- free of charge. They also leverage their collective power and the law to hold anti-democratic actors to account at the national level.

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Featured Issues: Free Legal Representation for Disempowered Citizens and Communities

Ways to Get Involved: Host a Democracy Dinner, Wear Your Support

 

Protect Democracy

A cross-ideological nonprofit group dedicated to defeating the authoritatian threat, building more resilient democratic institutions, and protecting our freedom and liberal democracy. Our experts and advocates use litigation, legislative and communications strategies, technology, research, and analysis to stand up for free and fair elections, the rule of law, fact-based debate, and a better democracy for future generations.

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Featured Issues: Election Monitoring & Reform, Legal Action, Border, Cross-Ideological

Ways to Get Involved: A 29 Point Action Strategy 

 

Democracy 2025

A coalition of 450+ organizations representing millions of people, committed to disrupting any efforts by the Trump-Vance administration to attack our rights, our freedoms, and our democracy through strategic legal action in courtrooms and communities across the country.

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Featured Issues: Reproductive Rights, Attacks on Civil Servants, Education, Climate, Immigration

Ways to Get Involved: Tap in to a a Coalition of 450+ Democracy Organizations​

 

Indivisible

A movement of thousands of groups leaders and more than a million members taking regular, iterative, and increasingly complex actions to resist the GOPs agenda, elect local champions, and fight for progressive policies.

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Featured Issues: Civic Education, Anti-Corruption, Anti-Racism

Ways to Get Involved: Use the Indivisible Guide to Build & Join Grassroots Organizations

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