Sending Up the Bat Signal: What Philanthropy Must Do To Ensure That Democracy Wins in 2024

Sending Up the Bat Signal: What Philanthropy Must Do To Ensure That Democracy Wins in 2024

The outcome of the 2024 election will have a huge impact on many of the goals advanced by philanthropy, but groups on the ground are seeing major funding shortfalls. Billy Wimsatt from Movement Voter Fund has a plan.

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How Funders, Intermediary Groups and Activists Are Working Together to Stop the Line 3 Pipeline

How Funders, Intermediary Groups and Activists Are Working Together to Stop the Line 3 Pipeline

A group of funding intermediaries is central to growing philanthropic support for Indigenous-led efforts to stop the Line 3 pipeline in Minnesota. Here, we take a look at some of the leading players and how they back grassroots groups.

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On the Radar: Inside a Push to Hook up Progressive Donors and Grassroots Voter Groups

On the Radar: Inside a Push to Hook up Progressive Donors and Grassroots Voter Groups

The post-2016 “Trump bump” brought in lots of new progressive donors, and spurred others to ramp up their giving. But front-line organizations looking to get out the vote remain under-resourced. The Movement Voter Project aims to bridge that gap.

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