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The Democracy Fund is a charitable foundation created by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar in 2011. It has been an independent private foundation since 2014. [2] Its stated aim is to improve the democratic process in the United States so that it better benefits voters. Its activities include awarding grants to organizations it believes will further ...
Democracy for America; ActBlue; America Votes; Democrats for Life of America; New Democrat Coalition; New Democrat Network; Congressional Progressive Caucus; Progressive Change Campaign Committee; Progressive Democrats of America; Progressive Policy Institute; EMILY's List; MoveOn; America Coming Together; Democratic Leadership Council
America Votes does not disclose its donors. The group raised $12.7 million in 2013, and projects revenue of $8.5 million in 2014. According to the Center for Public Integrity, "Between 40 percent and 50 percent of that sum is projected to come from wealthy donors connected to the Democracy Alliance, a secretive nonprofit whose funders include the likes of billionaire investor George Soros and ...
Jefferson-Jackson Day is the annual fundraising event (dinner) held by Democratic Party organizations across the United States. [153] It is named after Presidents Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson, whom the party regards as its distinguished early leaders. The song "Happy Days Are Here Again" is the unofficial song of the Democratic Party.
Asian American Action Fund (pro-democratic Asian-American group) – Washington, D.C. Asian Americans for Good Government (AAGG) PAC – Sacramento, CA; Black Economic Alliance (African American business leaders) – Boston, MA; Color of Change – Washington, D.C. Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Leadership PAC – Washington, D.C.
America Votes; American Bridge 21st Century; American Constitution Society; American Sexual Health Association; Annie's List; Asian American Action Fund; Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now; History of ACORN in the United States
This is a list of major Democratic Party candidates for president. The Democratic Party has existed since the dissolution of the Democratic-Republican Party in the 1820s, and the Democrats have nominated a candidate for president in every presidential election since the party's first convention in 1832.
The first democracy aid programs in the Arab world, including the creation of a modest $3 million Middle East Democracy Fund, were introduced by the George H. W. Bush administration as a means of encouraging economic liberalization via political liberalization, though the projects were primarily focused on improving management and efficiency in ...