A small portion of the billions spent around the November election will go to nonprofits working to boost voter participation and access to voting around the country. And usually, those funds flood into counties and cities right before Election Day.
This year, a coalition of funders tried to change that dynamic to give organizations that knock on doors, run election day hotlines or challenge voting restrictions in court some time to plan and bring on staff several months in advance. The nonprofit Democracy Fund, established by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, launched the All by April campaign earlier this year. And as the month ends Tuesday, some 170 foundations, advisors and individual donors have signed on.
“We wanted to change the culture of philanthropy,” said Joe Goldman, president of Democracy Fund. “To create a kind of underlying assumption that being an effective and responsible philanthropist means not waiting to make grants in an election year.”
Related articles:
Related suggestion:
ITB Berlin travel trade show kicks offWealthy New Yorkers are ditching idyllic Manhattan townhouses for doormanCPEC hydropower station starts impoundment in NW PakistanChina's express delivery sector sees doubleMetamorphic rock oilfield in Bohai Sea sees cumulative proven reserves over 200 mln cubic metersXizang reports robust foreign trade growth in JanXizang reports robust foreign trade growth in JanChina has 3,617 listed manufacturing companies by JanuaryChina's rural policy bank to increase financial support for rural revitalizationChina's online transactions rise during Spring Festival holiday
2.7844s , 6497.4765625 kb
Copyright © 2024 Powered by In unusual push, funders band together to get out grants around election work 'early' ,Culture Compass news portal