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DEMOCRACY FUND
Democracy Fund is an independent and nonpartisan, private foundation that confronts deep-rooted challenges in American democracy while defending against new threats. Since 2014, we have made grants of more than $150 million in support of those working to strengthen our democracy through the pursuit of a vibrant and diverse public square,free
SOCIAL MEDIA TRANSPARENCY IS KEY FOR OUR DEMOCRACY Social Media Transparency is Key for Our Democracy. Paul Waters. /. August 11, 2020. According to the Pew Research Center, one in five Americans rely primarily on social media for their political news and information. This means a small handful of companies have enormous control over what a broad swath of America sees, reads, and hears. IS SOCIAL MEDIA A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY? Today The Omidyar Group released a paper co-authored by me and two colleagues at Omidyar Network on the role of social media platforms on democracy and the public square. This paper – called “Is Social Media a Threat to Democracy?” – comes at a moment when FEBRUARY 2021 KNOWING IT'S RIGHT, PART FOUR ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jennifer Morrell is a nationally recognized election official with over eight years of experience managing local elections. Her work in Colorado was instrumental in the successful implementation of the first statewide risk-limitingADAM AMBROGI
Adam Ambrogi is the Director of the Elections and Voting Program at Democracy Fund. In that role, he leads grantmaking, strategy, education, and engagement around three principal areas: promoting pro-voter reform, ensuring a voter-centric system of election administration, and promoting greater trust in our elections process. Adam helped develop, expand, and grow the strategy and WHILE MOST AMERICANS PREFER DEMOCRACY, MORE THAN ONE IN Voter Study Group report questions conventional wisdom that democracy is in decline, but finds concerning trends as authoritarian support consolidates among Trump supporters Washington, DC — Americans’ support for an authoritarian leader declined for the first time in two decades, according to a new report from the Democracy Fund Voter Study Group. “Follow the Leader:TAMMY PATRICK
Tammy Patrick is a Senior Advisor to the Elections program at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. Focusing on modern elections, Tammy joined Democracy Fund in 2017 to help lead the effort to fosterNADIA FIROZVI
Nadia Firozvi is the Program Director for the Just and Inclusive Society Project at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. Nadia oversees strategy development and grantmaking, and provides expertise and guidance to grantees and THE OBSIDIAN COLLECTION AFRICAN AMERICAN MEDIA TODAY 2 | African American Media Today: Building the Future From the Past Introduction Since its creation in the early 19th century, the Black press has played a crucial role in the broader journalism industry — reporting on relevant issues within the African-American DEMOCRACY FUNDWHO WE AREWHAT WE DOFOR PARTNERSHEALTHY DEMOCRACY FRAMEWORKSYSTEMS THINKING Democracy Fund works toward an open and just democracy that is resilient in the face of change and worthy of the American people’s trust. We support partners and ideas from across the political spectrum in pursuit of a vibrant and diverse public square, free and fair elections, effective and accountable government, and a just andinclusive society.
DEMOCRACY FUND
Democracy Fund is an independent and nonpartisan, private foundation that confronts deep-rooted challenges in American democracy while defending against new threats. Since 2014, we have made grants of more than $150 million in support of those working to strengthen our democracy through the pursuit of a vibrant and diverse public square,free
SOCIAL MEDIA TRANSPARENCY IS KEY FOR OUR DEMOCRACY Social Media Transparency is Key for Our Democracy. Paul Waters. /. August 11, 2020. According to the Pew Research Center, one in five Americans rely primarily on social media for their political news and information. This means a small handful of companies have enormous control over what a broad swath of America sees, reads, and hears. IS SOCIAL MEDIA A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY? Today The Omidyar Group released a paper co-authored by me and two colleagues at Omidyar Network on the role of social media platforms on democracy and the public square. This paper – called “Is Social Media a Threat to Democracy?” – comes at a moment when FEBRUARY 2021 KNOWING IT'S RIGHT, PART FOUR ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jennifer Morrell is a nationally recognized election official with over eight years of experience managing local elections. Her work in Colorado was instrumental in the successful implementation of the first statewide risk-limitingADAM AMBROGI
Adam Ambrogi is the Director of the Elections and Voting Program at Democracy Fund. In that role, he leads grantmaking, strategy, education, and engagement around three principal areas: promoting pro-voter reform, ensuring a voter-centric system of election administration, and promoting greater trust in our elections process. Adam helped develop, expand, and grow the strategy and WHILE MOST AMERICANS PREFER DEMOCRACY, MORE THAN ONE IN Voter Study Group report questions conventional wisdom that democracy is in decline, but finds concerning trends as authoritarian support consolidates among Trump supporters Washington, DC — Americans’ support for an authoritarian leader declined for the first time in two decades, according to a new report from the Democracy Fund Voter Study Group. “Follow the Leader:TAMMY PATRICK
Tammy Patrick is a Senior Advisor to the Elections program at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. Focusing on modern elections, Tammy joined Democracy Fund in 2017 to help lead the effort to fosterNADIA FIROZVI
Nadia Firozvi is the Program Director for the Just and Inclusive Society Project at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. Nadia oversees strategy development and grantmaking, and provides expertise and guidance to grantees and THE OBSIDIAN COLLECTION AFRICAN AMERICAN MEDIA TODAY 2 | African American Media Today: Building the Future From the Past Introduction Since its creation in the early 19th century, the Black press has played a crucial role in the broader journalism industry — reporting on relevant issues within the African-AmericanCIVIC NATION
The Purpose of the Grant is to allow Civic Nation to build out a strategy and recruit additional support around positive communications placement that increases the likelihood of culture change around how the public discusses and views the American Muslim community.DEMOCRACY FUND
Democracy Fund is committed to a diverse workplace, seeking voices and expertise from people from across the political spectrum. Our board, staff, advisors, and grantees include Republicans, Democrats, and Independents. Democracy Fund is an Equal Opportunity Employer, where we encourage candidates of all ages, color, ethnic background, countryJOE GOLDMAN
Joe Goldman is the President of Democracy Fund, an independent foundation that champions the leaders who defend American democracy and challenge our political system to be more open and just. As the foundation’s president, Joe is an outspoken advocate within philanthropy for creating a more effective and powerful field to ensure that our democracy isTOM GLAISYER
Tom Glaisyer is the Managing Director of Program at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation that champions the leaders who defend American democracy and challenge our political system to be more open and just. Tom leads Democracy Fund’s Program Team and supports their grantmaking, strategy, and public education, and engagement related to their work on elections, PURSUING DIVERSITY AND REPRESENTATION AMONG LOCAL ELECTION Part of “Stewards of Democracy,” a series on findings from the 2020 Democracy Fund/Reed College Survey of Local Election Officials. With growing recognition of the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion, organizations across many economic and government sectors have been re-examining the makeup of their teams.DEMOCRACY FUND
To support the 2020 Census Project, a fiscally sponsored project of the New Venture Fund. This grant will support the efforts of the 2020 Census Project’s Democracy Funders Collaborative joint fund on the Census, which aims to ensure that the 2020 Census is implemented effectively, produces a robust, accurate count of the population of the United States, and supports efforts to ensureJOSH STEARNS
Josh Stearns is the Program Director of the Public Square Program at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. The Public Square Program works to ensure all Americans have access to the news and information PERSPECTIVES ON ELECTION POLICY AND PRACTICE FROM THE Part of “Stewards of Democracy,” a series on findings from the 2020 Democracy Fund/Reed College Survey of Local Election Officials. Through their role in administering elections and expertise developed over time, local election officials gain a vantage THE OBSIDIAN COLLECTION AFRICAN AMERICAN MEDIA TODAY 2 | African American Media Today: Building the Future From the Past Introduction Since its creation in the early 19th century, the Black press has played a crucial role in the broader journalism industry — reporting on relevant issues within the African-American KNOWING IT’S RIGHT: LIMITING THE RISK OF CERTIFYING Risk-limiting audit is a post-election audit that takes a random sample of voted ballots and manually examines those ballots for evidence the originally reported outcome is correct. An RLA limits the risk of certifying a contest with the wrong winner. We are proud to support Jennifer Morrell, a nationally recognized election officialwith over
DEMOCRACY FUNDWHO WE AREWHAT WE DOFOR PARTNERSHEALTHY DEMOCRACY FRAMEWORKSYSTEMS THINKING Democracy Fund works toward an open and just democracy that is resilient in the face of change and worthy of the American people’s trust. We support partners and ideas from across the political spectrum in pursuit of a vibrant and diverse public square, free and fair elections, effective and accountable government, and a just andinclusive society.
DEMOCRACY FUND
Democracy Fund is an independent and nonpartisan, private foundation that confronts deep-rooted challenges in American democracy while defending against new threats. Since 2014, we have made grants of more than $150 million in support of those working to strengthen our democracy through the pursuit of a vibrant and diverse public square,free
IS SOCIAL MEDIA A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY? Today The Omidyar Group released a paper co-authored by me and two colleagues at Omidyar Network on the role of social media platforms on democracy and the public square. This paper – called “Is Social Media a Threat to Democracy?” – comes at a moment when SOCIAL MEDIA TRANSPARENCY IS KEY FOR OUR DEMOCRACY Social Media Transparency is Key for Our Democracy. Paul Waters. /. August 11, 2020. According to the Pew Research Center, one in five Americans rely primarily on social media for their political news and information. This means a small handful of companies have enormous control over what a broad swath of America sees, reads, and hears. FEBRUARY 2021 KNOWING IT'S RIGHT, PART FOUR ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jennifer Morrell is a nationally recognized election official with over eight years of experience managing local elections. Her work in Colorado was instrumental in the successful implementation of the first statewide risk-limitingTOM GLAISYER
Tom Glaisyer is the Managing Director of Program at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation that champions the leaders who defend American democracy and challenge our political system to be more open and just. Tom leads Democracy Fund’s Program Team and supports their grantmaking, strategy, and public education, and engagement related to their work on elections, WHILE MOST AMERICANS PREFER DEMOCRACY, MORE THAN ONE IN Voter Study Group report questions conventional wisdom that democracy is in decline, but finds concerning trends as authoritarian support consolidates among Trump supporters Washington, DC — Americans’ support for an authoritarian leader declined for the first time in two decades, according to a new report from the Democracy Fund Voter Study Group. “Follow the Leader:ADAM AMBROGI
Adam Ambrogi is the Director of the Elections and Voting Program at Democracy Fund. In that role, he leads grantmaking, strategy, education, and engagement around three principal areas: promoting pro-voter reform, ensuring a voter-centric system of election administration, and promoting greater trust in our elections process. Adam helped develop, expand, and grow the strategy andTAMMY PATRICK
Tammy Patrick is a Senior Advisor to the Elections program at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. Focusing on modern elections, Tammy joined Democracy Fund in 2017 to help lead the effort to fosterNADIA FIROZVI
Nadia Firozvi is the Program Director for the Just and Inclusive Society Project at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. Nadia oversees strategy development and grantmaking, and provides expertise and guidance to grantees and DEMOCRACY FUNDWHO WE AREWHAT WE DOFOR PARTNERSHEALTHY DEMOCRACY FRAMEWORKSYSTEMS THINKING Democracy Fund works toward an open and just democracy that is resilient in the face of change and worthy of the American people’s trust. We support partners and ideas from across the political spectrum in pursuit of a vibrant and diverse public square, free and fair elections, effective and accountable government, and a just andinclusive society.
DEMOCRACY FUND
Democracy Fund is an independent and nonpartisan, private foundation that confronts deep-rooted challenges in American democracy while defending against new threats. Since 2014, we have made grants of more than $150 million in support of those working to strengthen our democracy through the pursuit of a vibrant and diverse public square,free
IS SOCIAL MEDIA A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY? Today The Omidyar Group released a paper co-authored by me and two colleagues at Omidyar Network on the role of social media platforms on democracy and the public square. This paper – called “Is Social Media a Threat to Democracy?” – comes at a moment when SOCIAL MEDIA TRANSPARENCY IS KEY FOR OUR DEMOCRACY Social Media Transparency is Key for Our Democracy. Paul Waters. /. August 11, 2020. According to the Pew Research Center, one in five Americans rely primarily on social media for their political news and information. This means a small handful of companies have enormous control over what a broad swath of America sees, reads, and hears. FEBRUARY 2021 KNOWING IT'S RIGHT, PART FOUR ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jennifer Morrell is a nationally recognized election official with over eight years of experience managing local elections. Her work in Colorado was instrumental in the successful implementation of the first statewide risk-limitingTOM GLAISYER
Tom Glaisyer is the Managing Director of Program at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation that champions the leaders who defend American democracy and challenge our political system to be more open and just. Tom leads Democracy Fund’s Program Team and supports their grantmaking, strategy, and public education, and engagement related to their work on elections, WHILE MOST AMERICANS PREFER DEMOCRACY, MORE THAN ONE IN Voter Study Group report questions conventional wisdom that democracy is in decline, but finds concerning trends as authoritarian support consolidates among Trump supporters Washington, DC — Americans’ support for an authoritarian leader declined for the first time in two decades, according to a new report from the Democracy Fund Voter Study Group. “Follow the Leader:ADAM AMBROGI
Adam Ambrogi is the Director of the Elections and Voting Program at Democracy Fund. In that role, he leads grantmaking, strategy, education, and engagement around three principal areas: promoting pro-voter reform, ensuring a voter-centric system of election administration, and promoting greater trust in our elections process. Adam helped develop, expand, and grow the strategy andTAMMY PATRICK
Tammy Patrick is a Senior Advisor to the Elections program at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. Focusing on modern elections, Tammy joined Democracy Fund in 2017 to help lead the effort to fosterNADIA FIROZVI
Nadia Firozvi is the Program Director for the Just and Inclusive Society Project at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. Nadia oversees strategy development and grantmaking, and provides expertise and guidance to grantees andDEMOCRACY FUND
Democracy Fund is working to build a diverse team of people who are passionate about making American democracy more open and just. As we build our teams, we seek out those who will bring creative approaches to their work, are open to new ideas, and work best in a collaborativeenvironment.
CIVIC NATION
The Purpose of the Grant is to allow Civic Nation to build out a strategy and recruit additional support around positive communications placement that increases the likelihood of culture change around how the public discusses and views the American Muslim community.DEMOCRACY FUND
Grant Process. Democracy Fund aims to play a catalytic role in improving our political system through grantmaking. We typically make a substantial investment in the success of our grantee organizations. Democracy Fund DOES NOT accept unsolicited proposals. We proactively seek new grants based on strategic priorities and typically identifynew
DEMOCRACY FUND
Democracy Fund is committed to a diverse workplace, seeking voices and expertise from people from across the political spectrum. Our board, staff, advisors, and grantees include Republicans, Democrats, and Independents. Democracy Fund is an Equal Opportunity Employer, where we encourage candidates of all ages, color, ethnic background, countryTOM GLAISYER
Tom Glaisyer is the Managing Director of Program at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation that champions the leaders who defend American democracy and challenge our political system to be more open and just. Tom leads Democracy Fund’s Program Team and supports their grantmaking, strategy, and public education, and engagement related to their work on elections, SIX MODELS FOR UNDERSTANDING IMPACT Six Models of Impact. Transformative: This is “impact” the way its most commonly thought of. With transformative impact, we expect a positive change in the system over time compared to the static rate of the counterfactual. The rate of change may be gradual/incremental, exponential, or somewhere in between. For example, we might expect a WHY I’M HOPEFUL ABOUT LOCAL NEWS IN 2021 When you look back at how local news fared in 2020, you might be surprised by how hopeful I am for the future. Things have been pretty rough this year. Local newspapers, public media, digital startups, and even independent nonprofit local news outlets faced debilitating layoffs and budget shortfalls despite calls for journalism to beLAURA CHAMBERS
Laura Chambers is the Chief Operating Officer for Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. She guides the organization’s overall systems to maximize Democracy Fund’s impact in its work. Laura’s previousrole was the Chief
MAPPING SYSTEMS IS… COMPLEX “Systems thinking” and the practice of mapping complex systems increasingly looks like the next big trend in philanthropy. Popping up at conferences and in reports from respected experts and leaders, a systems view has the advantage of recognizing the inherent complexity of the topics that philanthropy often attempts to address. The Democracy Fund adopted systems KNOWING IT’S RIGHT: LIMITING THE RISK OF CERTIFYING Risk-limiting audit is a post-election audit that takes a random sample of voted ballots and manually examines those ballots for evidence the originally reported outcome is correct. An RLA limits the risk of certifying a contest with the wrong winner. We are proud to support Jennifer Morrell, a nationally recognized election officialwith over
DEMOCRACY FUNDWHO WE AREWHAT WE DOFOR PARTNERSHEALTHY DEMOCRACY FRAMEWORKSYSTEMS THINKING Democracy Fund works toward an open and just democracy that is resilient in the face of change and worthy of the American people’s trust. We support partners and ideas from across the political spectrum in pursuit of a vibrant and diverse public square, free and fair elections, effective and accountable government, and a just andinclusive society.
DEMOCRACY FUND
Democracy Fund is an independent and nonpartisan, private foundation that confronts deep-rooted challenges in American democracy while defending against new threats. Since 2014, we have made grants of more than $150 million in support of those working to strengthen our democracy through the pursuit of a vibrant and diverse public square,free
SOCIAL MEDIA TRANSPARENCY IS KEY FOR OUR DEMOCRACY Social Media Transparency is Key for Our Democracy. Paul Waters. /. August 11, 2020. According to the Pew Research Center, one in five Americans rely primarily on social media for their political news and information. This means a small handful of companies have enormous control over what a broad swath of America sees, reads, and hears. IS SOCIAL MEDIA A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY? Today The Omidyar Group released a paper co-authored by me and two colleagues at Omidyar Network on the role of social media platforms on democracy and the public square. This paper – called “Is Social Media a Threat to Democracy?” – comes at a moment when FEBRUARY 2021 KNOWING IT'S RIGHT, PART FOUR ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jennifer Morrell is a nationally recognized election official with over eight years of experience managing local elections. Her work in Colorado was instrumental in the successful implementation of the first statewide risk-limitingADAM AMBROGI
Adam Ambrogi is the Director of the Elections and Voting Program at Democracy Fund. In that role, he leads grantmaking, strategy, education, and engagement around three principal areas: promoting pro-voter reform, ensuring a voter-centric system of election administration, and promoting greater trust in our elections process. Adam helped develop, expand, and grow the strategy andTAMMY PATRICK
Tammy Patrick is a Senior Advisor to the Elections program at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. Focusing on modern elections, Tammy joined Democracy Fund in 2017 to help lead the effort to foster WHILE MOST AMERICANS PREFER DEMOCRACY, MORE THAN ONE IN Voter Study Group report questions conventional wisdom that democracy is in decline, but finds concerning trends as authoritarian support consolidates among Trump supporters Washington, DC — Americans’ support for an authoritarian leader declined for the first time in two decades, according to a new report from the Democracy Fund Voter Study Group. “Follow the Leader:NADIA FIROZVI
Nadia Firozvi is the Program Director for the Just and Inclusive Society Project at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. Nadia oversees strategy development and grantmaking, and provides expertise and guidance to grantees and THE OBSIDIAN COLLECTION AFRICAN AMERICAN MEDIA TODAY 2 | African American Media Today: Building the Future From the Past Introduction Since its creation in the early 19th century, the Black press has played a crucial role in the broader journalism industry — reporting on relevant issues within the African-American DEMOCRACY FUNDWHO WE AREWHAT WE DOFOR PARTNERSHEALTHY DEMOCRACY FRAMEWORKSYSTEMS THINKING Democracy Fund works toward an open and just democracy that is resilient in the face of change and worthy of the American people’s trust. We support partners and ideas from across the political spectrum in pursuit of a vibrant and diverse public square, free and fair elections, effective and accountable government, and a just andinclusive society.
DEMOCRACY FUND
Democracy Fund is an independent and nonpartisan, private foundation that confronts deep-rooted challenges in American democracy while defending against new threats. Since 2014, we have made grants of more than $150 million in support of those working to strengthen our democracy through the pursuit of a vibrant and diverse public square,free
SOCIAL MEDIA TRANSPARENCY IS KEY FOR OUR DEMOCRACY Social Media Transparency is Key for Our Democracy. Paul Waters. /. August 11, 2020. According to the Pew Research Center, one in five Americans rely primarily on social media for their political news and information. This means a small handful of companies have enormous control over what a broad swath of America sees, reads, and hears. IS SOCIAL MEDIA A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY? Today The Omidyar Group released a paper co-authored by me and two colleagues at Omidyar Network on the role of social media platforms on democracy and the public square. This paper – called “Is Social Media a Threat to Democracy?” – comes at a moment when FEBRUARY 2021 KNOWING IT'S RIGHT, PART FOUR ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jennifer Morrell is a nationally recognized election official with over eight years of experience managing local elections. Her work in Colorado was instrumental in the successful implementation of the first statewide risk-limitingADAM AMBROGI
Adam Ambrogi is the Director of the Elections and Voting Program at Democracy Fund. In that role, he leads grantmaking, strategy, education, and engagement around three principal areas: promoting pro-voter reform, ensuring a voter-centric system of election administration, and promoting greater trust in our elections process. Adam helped develop, expand, and grow the strategy andTAMMY PATRICK
Tammy Patrick is a Senior Advisor to the Elections program at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. Focusing on modern elections, Tammy joined Democracy Fund in 2017 to help lead the effort to foster WHILE MOST AMERICANS PREFER DEMOCRACY, MORE THAN ONE IN Voter Study Group report questions conventional wisdom that democracy is in decline, but finds concerning trends as authoritarian support consolidates among Trump supporters Washington, DC — Americans’ support for an authoritarian leader declined for the first time in two decades, according to a new report from the Democracy Fund Voter Study Group. “Follow the Leader:NADIA FIROZVI
Nadia Firozvi is the Program Director for the Just and Inclusive Society Project at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. Nadia oversees strategy development and grantmaking, and provides expertise and guidance to grantees and THE OBSIDIAN COLLECTION AFRICAN AMERICAN MEDIA TODAY 2 | African American Media Today: Building the Future From the Past Introduction Since its creation in the early 19th century, the Black press has played a crucial role in the broader journalism industry — reporting on relevant issues within the African-AmericanDEMOCRACY FUND
Democracy Fund is working to build a diverse team of people who are passionate about making American democracy more open and just. As we build our teams, we seek out those who will bring creative approaches to their work, are open to new ideas, and work best in a collaborativeenvironment.
CIVIC NATION
The Purpose of the Grant is to allow Civic Nation to build out a strategy and recruit additional support around positive communications placement that increases the likelihood of culture change around how the public discusses and views the American Muslim community.DEMOCRACY FUND
Democracy Fund is committed to a diverse workplace, seeking voices and expertise from people from across the political spectrum. Our board, staff, advisors, and grantees include Republicans, Democrats, and Independents. Democracy Fund is an Equal Opportunity Employer, where we encourage candidates of all ages, color, ethnic background, country SIX MODELS FOR UNDERSTANDING IMPACT Six Models of Impact. Transformative: This is “impact” the way its most commonly thought of. With transformative impact, we expect a positive change in the system over time compared to the static rate of the counterfactual. The rate of change may be gradual/incremental, exponential, or somewhere in between. For example, we might expect a MAPPING SYSTEMS IS… COMPLEX “Systems thinking” and the practice of mapping complex systems increasingly looks like the next big trend in philanthropy. Popping up at conferences and in reports from respected experts and leaders, a systems view has the advantage of recognizing the inherent complexity of the topics that philanthropy often attempts to address. The Democracy Fund adopted systemsTOM GLAISYER
Tom Glaisyer is the Managing Director of Program at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation that champions the leaders who defend American democracy and challenge our political system to be more open and just. Tom leads Democracy Fund’s Program Team and supports their grantmaking, strategy, and public education, and engagement related to their work on elections, A GUIDE TO ASSESSING YOUR LOCAL NEWS A step-by-step toolkit to help you gather the information you need to fund local news and information in your community. Credit: Claire Bangser/Roots and Wings Creative. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FULL GUIDE. Local news is in crisis. The internet forever changed the business model for media, and the impact on local news — and byextension our
THE OBSIDIAN COLLECTION AFRICAN AMERICAN MEDIA TODAY 2 | African American Media Today: Building the Future From the Past Introduction Since its creation in the early 19th century, the Black press has played a crucial role in the broader journalism industry — reporting on relevant issues within the African-American JUNE 2019 STEWARDS OF DEMOCRACY ABOUT THE AUTHORS Natalie Adona is a senior research and learning associate at Democracy Fund, a bipartisan foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American KNOWING IT’S RIGHT: LIMITING THE RISK OF CERTIFYING Risk-limiting audit is a post-election audit that takes a random sample of voted ballots and manually examines those ballots for evidence the originally reported outcome is correct. An RLA limits the risk of certifying a contest with the wrong winner. We are proud to support Jennifer Morrell, a nationally recognized election officialwith over
DEMOCRACY FUNDWHO WE AREWHAT WE DOFOR PARTNERSHEALTHY DEMOCRACY FRAMEWORKSYSTEMS THINKING Democracy Fund works toward an open and just democracy that is resilient in the face of change and worthy of the American people’s trust. We support partners and ideas from across the political spectrum in pursuit of a vibrant and diverse public square, free and fair elections, effective and accountable government, and a just andinclusive society.
DEMOCRACY FUND
Democracy Fund is an independent and nonpartisan, private foundation that confronts deep-rooted challenges in American democracy while defending against new threats. Since 2014, we have made grants of more than $150 million in support of those working to strengthen our democracy through the pursuit of a vibrant and diverse public square,free
SOCIAL MEDIA TRANSPARENCY IS KEY FOR OUR DEMOCRACY Social Media Transparency is Key for Our Democracy. Paul Waters. /. August 11, 2020. According to the Pew Research Center, one in five Americans rely primarily on social media for their political news and information. This means a small handful of companies have enormous control over what a broad swath of America sees, reads, and hears. FEBRUARY 2021 KNOWING IT'S RIGHT, PART FOUR ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jennifer Morrell is a nationally recognized election official with over eight years of experience managing local elections. Her work in Colorado was instrumental in the successful implementation of the first statewide risk-limiting IS SOCIAL MEDIA A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY? Today The Omidyar Group released a paper co-authored by me and two colleagues at Omidyar Network on the role of social media platforms on democracy and the public square. This paper – called “Is Social Media a Threat to Democracy?” – comes at a moment whenTAMMY PATRICK
Tammy Patrick is a Senior Advisor to the Elections program at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. Focusing on modern elections, Tammy joined Democracy Fund in 2017 to help lead the effort to fosterADAM AMBROGI
Adam Ambrogi is the Director of the Elections and Voting Program at Democracy Fund. In that role, he leads grantmaking, strategy, education, and engagement around three principal areas: promoting pro-voter reform, ensuring a voter-centric system of election administration, and promoting greater trust in our elections process. Adam helped develop, expand, and grow the strategy and WHILE MOST AMERICANS PREFER DEMOCRACY, MORE THAN ONE IN Voter Study Group report questions conventional wisdom that democracy is in decline, but finds concerning trends as authoritarian support consolidates among Trump supporters Washington, DC — Americans’ support for an authoritarian leader declined for the first time in two decades, according to a new report from the Democracy Fund Voter Study Group. “Follow the Leader:NADIA FIROZVI
Nadia Firozvi is the Program Director for the Just and Inclusive Society Project at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. Nadia oversees strategy development and grantmaking, and provides expertise and guidance to grantees and THE OBSIDIAN COLLECTION AFRICAN AMERICAN MEDIA TODAY 2 | African American Media Today: Building the Future From the Past Introduction Since its creation in the early 19th century, the Black press has played a crucial role in the broader journalism industry — reporting on relevant issues within the African-American DEMOCRACY FUNDWHO WE AREWHAT WE DOFOR PARTNERSHEALTHY DEMOCRACY FRAMEWORKSYSTEMS THINKING Democracy Fund works toward an open and just democracy that is resilient in the face of change and worthy of the American people’s trust. We support partners and ideas from across the political spectrum in pursuit of a vibrant and diverse public square, free and fair elections, effective and accountable government, and a just andinclusive society.
DEMOCRACY FUND
Democracy Fund is an independent and nonpartisan, private foundation that confronts deep-rooted challenges in American democracy while defending against new threats. Since 2014, we have made grants of more than $150 million in support of those working to strengthen our democracy through the pursuit of a vibrant and diverse public square,free
SOCIAL MEDIA TRANSPARENCY IS KEY FOR OUR DEMOCRACY Social Media Transparency is Key for Our Democracy. Paul Waters. /. August 11, 2020. According to the Pew Research Center, one in five Americans rely primarily on social media for their political news and information. This means a small handful of companies have enormous control over what a broad swath of America sees, reads, and hears. FEBRUARY 2021 KNOWING IT'S RIGHT, PART FOUR ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jennifer Morrell is a nationally recognized election official with over eight years of experience managing local elections. Her work in Colorado was instrumental in the successful implementation of the first statewide risk-limiting IS SOCIAL MEDIA A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY? Today The Omidyar Group released a paper co-authored by me and two colleagues at Omidyar Network on the role of social media platforms on democracy and the public square. This paper – called “Is Social Media a Threat to Democracy?” – comes at a moment whenTAMMY PATRICK
Tammy Patrick is a Senior Advisor to the Elections program at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. Focusing on modern elections, Tammy joined Democracy Fund in 2017 to help lead the effort to fosterADAM AMBROGI
Adam Ambrogi is the Director of the Elections and Voting Program at Democracy Fund. In that role, he leads grantmaking, strategy, education, and engagement around three principal areas: promoting pro-voter reform, ensuring a voter-centric system of election administration, and promoting greater trust in our elections process. Adam helped develop, expand, and grow the strategy and WHILE MOST AMERICANS PREFER DEMOCRACY, MORE THAN ONE IN Voter Study Group report questions conventional wisdom that democracy is in decline, but finds concerning trends as authoritarian support consolidates among Trump supporters Washington, DC — Americans’ support for an authoritarian leader declined for the first time in two decades, according to a new report from the Democracy Fund Voter Study Group. “Follow the Leader:NADIA FIROZVI
Nadia Firozvi is the Program Director for the Just and Inclusive Society Project at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. Nadia oversees strategy development and grantmaking, and provides expertise and guidance to grantees and THE OBSIDIAN COLLECTION AFRICAN AMERICAN MEDIA TODAY 2 | African American Media Today: Building the Future From the Past Introduction Since its creation in the early 19th century, the Black press has played a crucial role in the broader journalism industry — reporting on relevant issues within the African-AmericanDEMOCRACY FUND
Democracy Fund is working to build a diverse team of people who are passionate about making American democracy more open and just. As we build our teams, we seek out those who will bring creative approaches to their work, are open to new ideas, and work best in a collaborativeenvironment.
CIVIC NATION
The Purpose of the Grant is to allow Civic Nation to build out a strategy and recruit additional support around positive communications placement that increases the likelihood of culture change around how the public discusses and views the American Muslim community. COVID-19 - LISTENING FROM AFAR - LOCAL NEWS ECOSYSTEM In late March 2020, I reached out to someone from a neighborhood organization in Houston to ask if we could set up a time to talk. I had just begun a community listening effort with the American Journalism Project and, having shelved my plans to spend time in Houston and talk to people where they live, I was pressing on with a more digital approach to understand the local news and information MAPPING SYSTEMS IS… COMPLEX “Systems thinking” and the practice of mapping complex systems increasingly looks like the next big trend in philanthropy. Popping up at conferences and in reports from respected experts and leaders, a systems view has the advantage of recognizing the inherent complexity of the topics that philanthropy often attempts to address. The Democracy Fund adopted systemsTOM GLAISYER
Tom Glaisyer is the Managing Director of Program at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation that champions the leaders who defend American democracy and challenge our political system to be more open and just. Tom leads Democracy Fund’s Program Team and supports their grantmaking, strategy, and public education, and engagement related to their work on elections, A GUIDE TO ASSESSING YOUR LOCAL NEWS A step-by-step toolkit to help you gather the information you need to fund local news and information in your community. Credit: Claire Bangser/Roots and Wings Creative. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FULL GUIDE. Local news is in crisis. The internet forever changed the business model for media, and the impact on local news — and byextension our
FEBRUARY 2021 THE COSTS OF POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN THE ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr. Andrew Blum is the Executive Director of the Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice at the University of San Diego’sKroc School.
THE OBSIDIAN COLLECTION AFRICAN AMERICAN MEDIA TODAY 2 | African American Media Today: Building the Future From the Past Introduction Since its creation in the early 19th century, the Black press has played a crucial role in the broader journalism industry — reporting on relevant issues within the African-American ACCOUNTABLE. AND THE PREVALENT AND EMERGING THEORIES OF Digital Democracy Initiative: Platform Accountability Document Review—Summary Brief 1 Introduction In 2017, Democracy Fund began to address the role that trust, truth, mis/disinformation, and KNOWING IT’S RIGHT: LIMITING THE RISK OF CERTIFYING Risk-limiting audit is a post-election audit that takes a random sample of voted ballots and manually examines those ballots for evidence the originally reported outcome is correct. An RLA limits the risk of certifying a contest with the wrong winner. We are proud to support Jennifer Morrell, a nationally recognized election officialwith over
DEMOCRACY FUNDWHO WE AREWHAT WE DOFOR PARTNERSHEALTHY DEMOCRACY FRAMEWORKSYSTEMS THINKING Democracy Fund works toward an open and just democracy that is resilient in the face of change and worthy of the American people’s trust. We support partners and ideas from across the political spectrum in pursuit of a vibrant and diverse public square, free and fair elections, effective and accountable government, and a just andinclusive society.
DEMOCRACY FUND
Democracy Fund is an independent and nonpartisan, private foundation that confronts deep-rooted challenges in American democracy while defending against new threats. Since 2014, we have made grants of more than $150 million in support of those working to strengthen our democracy through the pursuit of a vibrant and diverse public square,free
SOCIAL MEDIA TRANSPARENCY IS KEY FOR OUR DEMOCRACY Social Media Transparency is Key for Our Democracy. Paul Waters. /. August 11, 2020. According to the Pew Research Center, one in five Americans rely primarily on social media for their political news and information. This means a small handful of companies have enormous control over what a broad swath of America sees, reads, and hears. FEBRUARY 2021 KNOWING IT'S RIGHT, PART FOUR ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jennifer Morrell is a nationally recognized election official with over eight years of experience managing local elections. Her work in Colorado was instrumental in the successful implementation of the first statewide risk-limiting IS SOCIAL MEDIA A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY? Today The Omidyar Group released a paper co-authored by me and two colleagues at Omidyar Network on the role of social media platforms on democracy and the public square. This paper – called “Is Social Media a Threat to Democracy?” – comes at a moment whenTAMMY PATRICK
Tammy Patrick is a Senior Advisor to the Elections program at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. Focusing on modern elections, Tammy joined Democracy Fund in 2017 to help lead the effort to fosterADAM AMBROGI
Adam Ambrogi is the Director of the Elections and Voting Program at Democracy Fund. In that role, he leads grantmaking, strategy, education, and engagement around three principal areas: promoting pro-voter reform, ensuring a voter-centric system of election administration, and promoting greater trust in our elections process. Adam helped develop, expand, and grow the strategy and WHILE MOST AMERICANS PREFER DEMOCRACY, MORE THAN ONE IN Voter Study Group report questions conventional wisdom that democracy is in decline, but finds concerning trends as authoritarian support consolidates among Trump supporters Washington, DC — Americans’ support for an authoritarian leader declined for the first time in two decades, according to a new report from the Democracy Fund Voter Study Group. “Follow the Leader:NADIA FIROZVI
Nadia Firozvi is the Program Director for the Just and Inclusive Society Project at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. Nadia oversees strategy development and grantmaking, and provides expertise and guidance to grantees and THE OBSIDIAN COLLECTION AFRICAN AMERICAN MEDIA TODAY 2 | African American Media Today: Building the Future From the Past Introduction Since its creation in the early 19th century, the Black press has played a crucial role in the broader journalism industry — reporting on relevant issues within the African-American DEMOCRACY FUNDWHO WE AREWHAT WE DOFOR PARTNERSHEALTHY DEMOCRACY FRAMEWORKSYSTEMS THINKING Democracy Fund works toward an open and just democracy that is resilient in the face of change and worthy of the American people’s trust. We support partners and ideas from across the political spectrum in pursuit of a vibrant and diverse public square, free and fair elections, effective and accountable government, and a just andinclusive society.
DEMOCRACY FUND
Democracy Fund is an independent and nonpartisan, private foundation that confronts deep-rooted challenges in American democracy while defending against new threats. Since 2014, we have made grants of more than $150 million in support of those working to strengthen our democracy through the pursuit of a vibrant and diverse public square,free
SOCIAL MEDIA TRANSPARENCY IS KEY FOR OUR DEMOCRACY Social Media Transparency is Key for Our Democracy. Paul Waters. /. August 11, 2020. According to the Pew Research Center, one in five Americans rely primarily on social media for their political news and information. This means a small handful of companies have enormous control over what a broad swath of America sees, reads, and hears. FEBRUARY 2021 KNOWING IT'S RIGHT, PART FOUR ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jennifer Morrell is a nationally recognized election official with over eight years of experience managing local elections. Her work in Colorado was instrumental in the successful implementation of the first statewide risk-limiting IS SOCIAL MEDIA A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY? Today The Omidyar Group released a paper co-authored by me and two colleagues at Omidyar Network on the role of social media platforms on democracy and the public square. This paper – called “Is Social Media a Threat to Democracy?” – comes at a moment whenTAMMY PATRICK
Tammy Patrick is a Senior Advisor to the Elections program at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. Focusing on modern elections, Tammy joined Democracy Fund in 2017 to help lead the effort to fosterADAM AMBROGI
Adam Ambrogi is the Director of the Elections and Voting Program at Democracy Fund. In that role, he leads grantmaking, strategy, education, and engagement around three principal areas: promoting pro-voter reform, ensuring a voter-centric system of election administration, and promoting greater trust in our elections process. Adam helped develop, expand, and grow the strategy and WHILE MOST AMERICANS PREFER DEMOCRACY, MORE THAN ONE IN Voter Study Group report questions conventional wisdom that democracy is in decline, but finds concerning trends as authoritarian support consolidates among Trump supporters Washington, DC — Americans’ support for an authoritarian leader declined for the first time in two decades, according to a new report from the Democracy Fund Voter Study Group. “Follow the Leader:NADIA FIROZVI
Nadia Firozvi is the Program Director for the Just and Inclusive Society Project at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. Nadia oversees strategy development and grantmaking, and provides expertise and guidance to grantees and THE OBSIDIAN COLLECTION AFRICAN AMERICAN MEDIA TODAY 2 | African American Media Today: Building the Future From the Past Introduction Since its creation in the early 19th century, the Black press has played a crucial role in the broader journalism industry — reporting on relevant issues within the African-AmericanDEMOCRACY FUND
Democracy Fund is working to build a diverse team of people who are passionate about making American democracy more open and just. As we build our teams, we seek out those who will bring creative approaches to their work, are open to new ideas, and work best in a collaborativeenvironment.
CIVIC NATION
The Purpose of the Grant is to allow Civic Nation to build out a strategy and recruit additional support around positive communications placement that increases the likelihood of culture change around how the public discusses and views the American Muslim community. COVID-19 - LISTENING FROM AFAR - LOCAL NEWS ECOSYSTEM In late March 2020, I reached out to someone from a neighborhood organization in Houston to ask if we could set up a time to talk. I had just begun a community listening effort with the American Journalism Project and, having shelved my plans to spend time in Houston and talk to people where they live, I was pressing on with a more digital approach to understand the local news and information MAPPING SYSTEMS IS… COMPLEX “Systems thinking” and the practice of mapping complex systems increasingly looks like the next big trend in philanthropy. Popping up at conferences and in reports from respected experts and leaders, a systems view has the advantage of recognizing the inherent complexity of the topics that philanthropy often attempts to address. The Democracy Fund adopted systemsTOM GLAISYER
Tom Glaisyer is the Managing Director of Program at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation that champions the leaders who defend American democracy and challenge our political system to be more open and just. Tom leads Democracy Fund’s Program Team and supports their grantmaking, strategy, and public education, and engagement related to their work on elections, A GUIDE TO ASSESSING YOUR LOCAL NEWS A step-by-step toolkit to help you gather the information you need to fund local news and information in your community. Credit: Claire Bangser/Roots and Wings Creative. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FULL GUIDE. Local news is in crisis. The internet forever changed the business model for media, and the impact on local news — and byextension our
FEBRUARY 2021 THE COSTS OF POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN THE ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr. Andrew Blum is the Executive Director of the Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice at the University of San Diego’sKroc School.
THE OBSIDIAN COLLECTION AFRICAN AMERICAN MEDIA TODAY 2 | African American Media Today: Building the Future From the Past Introduction Since its creation in the early 19th century, the Black press has played a crucial role in the broader journalism industry — reporting on relevant issues within the African-American ACCOUNTABLE. AND THE PREVALENT AND EMERGING THEORIES OF Digital Democracy Initiative: Platform Accountability Document Review—Summary Brief 1 Introduction In 2017, Democracy Fund began to address the role that trust, truth, mis/disinformation, and KNOWING IT’S RIGHT: LIMITING THE RISK OF CERTIFYING Risk-limiting audit is a post-election audit that takes a random sample of voted ballots and manually examines those ballots for evidence the originally reported outcome is correct. An RLA limits the risk of certifying a contest with the wrong winner. We are proud to support Jennifer Morrell, a nationally recognized election officialwith over
DEMOCRACY FUNDWHO WE AREWHAT WE DOFOR PARTNERSHEALTHY DEMOCRACY FRAMEWORKSYSTEMS THINKING Democracy Fund works toward an open and just democracy that is resilient in the face of change and worthy of the American people’s trust. We support partners and ideas from across the political spectrum in pursuit of a vibrant and diverse public square, free and fair elections, effective and accountable government, and a just andinclusive society.
DEMOCRACY FUND
Democracy Fund is an independent and nonpartisan, private foundation that confronts deep-rooted challenges in American democracy while defending against new threats. Since 2014, we have made grants of more than $150 million in support of those working to strengthen our democracy through the pursuit of a vibrant and diverse public square,free
SOCIAL MEDIA TRANSPARENCY IS KEY FOR OUR DEMOCRACY Social Media Transparency is Key for Our Democracy. Paul Waters. /. August 11, 2020. According to the Pew Research Center, one in five Americans rely primarily on social media for their political news and information. This means a small handful of companies have enormous control over what a broad swath of America sees, reads, and hears.ADAM AMBROGI
Adam Ambrogi is the Director of the Elections and Voting Program at Democracy Fund. In that role, he leads grantmaking, strategy, education, and engagement around three principal areas: promoting pro-voter reform, ensuring a voter-centric system of election administration, and promoting greater trust in our elections process. Adam helped develop, expand, and grow the strategy andTOM GLAISYER
Tom Glaisyer is the Managing Director of Program at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation that champions the leaders who defend American democracy and challenge our political system to be more open and just. Tom leads Democracy Fund’s Program Team and supports their grantmaking, strategy, and public education, and engagement related to their work on elections, FEBRUARY 2021 KNOWING IT'S RIGHT, PART FOUR ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jennifer Morrell is a nationally recognized election official with over eight years of experience managing local elections. Her work in Colorado was instrumental in the successful implementation of the first statewide risk-limitingTAMMY PATRICK
Tammy Patrick is a Senior Advisor to the Elections program at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. Focusing on modern elections, Tammy joined Democracy Fund in 2017 to help lead the effort to foster WHILE MOST AMERICANS PREFER DEMOCRACY, MORE THAN ONE IN Voter Study Group report questions conventional wisdom that democracy is in decline, but finds concerning trends as authoritarian support consolidates among Trump supporters Washington, DC — Americans’ support for an authoritarian leader declined for the first time in two decades, according to a new report from the Democracy Fund Voter Study Group. “Follow the Leader: IS SOCIAL MEDIA A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY? Today The Omidyar Group released a paper co-authored by me and two colleagues at Omidyar Network on the role of social media platforms on democracy and the public square. This paper – called “Is Social Media a Threat to Democracy?” – comes at a moment whenNADIA FIROZVI
Nadia Firozvi is the Program Director for the Just and Inclusive Society Project at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. Nadia oversees strategy development and grantmaking, and provides expertise and guidance to grantees and DEMOCRACY FUNDWHO WE AREWHAT WE DOFOR PARTNERSHEALTHY DEMOCRACY FRAMEWORKSYSTEMS THINKING Democracy Fund works toward an open and just democracy that is resilient in the face of change and worthy of the American people’s trust. We support partners and ideas from across the political spectrum in pursuit of a vibrant and diverse public square, free and fair elections, effective and accountable government, and a just andinclusive society.
DEMOCRACY FUND
Democracy Fund is an independent and nonpartisan, private foundation that confronts deep-rooted challenges in American democracy while defending against new threats. Since 2014, we have made grants of more than $150 million in support of those working to strengthen our democracy through the pursuit of a vibrant and diverse public square,free
SOCIAL MEDIA TRANSPARENCY IS KEY FOR OUR DEMOCRACY Social Media Transparency is Key for Our Democracy. Paul Waters. /. August 11, 2020. According to the Pew Research Center, one in five Americans rely primarily on social media for their political news and information. This means a small handful of companies have enormous control over what a broad swath of America sees, reads, and hears.ADAM AMBROGI
Adam Ambrogi is the Director of the Elections and Voting Program at Democracy Fund. In that role, he leads grantmaking, strategy, education, and engagement around three principal areas: promoting pro-voter reform, ensuring a voter-centric system of election administration, and promoting greater trust in our elections process. Adam helped develop, expand, and grow the strategy andTOM GLAISYER
Tom Glaisyer is the Managing Director of Program at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation that champions the leaders who defend American democracy and challenge our political system to be more open and just. Tom leads Democracy Fund’s Program Team and supports their grantmaking, strategy, and public education, and engagement related to their work on elections, FEBRUARY 2021 KNOWING IT'S RIGHT, PART FOUR ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jennifer Morrell is a nationally recognized election official with over eight years of experience managing local elections. Her work in Colorado was instrumental in the successful implementation of the first statewide risk-limitingTAMMY PATRICK
Tammy Patrick is a Senior Advisor to the Elections program at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. Focusing on modern elections, Tammy joined Democracy Fund in 2017 to help lead the effort to foster WHILE MOST AMERICANS PREFER DEMOCRACY, MORE THAN ONE IN Voter Study Group report questions conventional wisdom that democracy is in decline, but finds concerning trends as authoritarian support consolidates among Trump supporters Washington, DC — Americans’ support for an authoritarian leader declined for the first time in two decades, according to a new report from the Democracy Fund Voter Study Group. “Follow the Leader: IS SOCIAL MEDIA A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY? Today The Omidyar Group released a paper co-authored by me and two colleagues at Omidyar Network on the role of social media platforms on democracy and the public square. This paper – called “Is Social Media a Threat to Democracy?” – comes at a moment whenNADIA FIROZVI
Nadia Firozvi is the Program Director for the Just and Inclusive Society Project at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. Nadia oversees strategy development and grantmaking, and provides expertise and guidance to grantees andDEMOCRACY FUND
Democracy Fund is committed to partnering with a broad group of peer funders to develop strategy, create alignment, and dedicate pooled resources to support the field. We make our team of experts available to assist other foundations and philanthropists in learning about the issues facing democracy and in developing their funding strategies.DEMOCRACY FUND
Democracy Fund is working to build a diverse team of people who are passionate about making American democracy more open and just. As we build our teams, we seek out those who will bring creative approaches to their work, are open to new ideas, and work best in a collaborativeenvironment.
DEMOCRACY FUND
The Just and Inclusive Society project partners with community-based organizations and funding collaboratives to learn, invest in and advocate for efforts that: Build resilience by supporting the leadership of targeted communities and strengthening networks of diverse allies. Support coordinated communications efforts to respondto hate and
CIVIC NATION
The Purpose of the Grant is to allow Civic Nation to build out a strategy and recruit additional support around positive communications placement that increases the likelihood of culture change around how the public discusses and views the American Muslim community.DEMOCRACY FUND
Strategic Focus. Governance program strategies include efforts to strengthen congressional capacity to legislate and perform oversight, as well as measures to protect the rule of law and check executive power. They also include experiments to mitigate polarization, promote pluralism, and advance shared American priorities and values. COVID-19 - LISTENING FROM AFAR - LOCAL NEWS ECOSYSTEM In late March 2020, I reached out to someone from a neighborhood organization in Houston to ask if we could set up a time to talk. I had just begun a community listening effort with the American Journalism Project and, having shelved my plans to spend time in Houston and talk to people where they live, I was pressing on with a more digital approach to understand the local news and informationTOM GLAISYER
Tom Glaisyer is the Managing Director of Program at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation that champions the leaders who defend American democracy and challenge our political system to be more open and just. Tom leads Democracy Fund’s Program Team and supports their grantmaking, strategy, and public education, and engagement related to their work on elections,LAURA CHAMBERS
Laura Chambers is the Chief Operating Officer for Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. She guides the organization’s overall systems to maximize Democracy Fund’s impact in its work. Laura’s previousrole was the Chief
MAPPING SYSTEMS IS… COMPLEX “Systems thinking” and the practice of mapping complex systems increasingly looks like the next big trend in philanthropy. Popping up at conferences and in reports from respected experts and leaders, a systems view has the advantage of recognizing the inherent complexity of the topics that philanthropy often attempts to address. The Democracy Fund adopted systemsPIERRE OMIDYAR
Pierre Omidyar is an entrepreneur and philanthropist who is best known as the founder of eBay. Built on Pierre’s strong belief and trust in humanity, eBay was created in 1995 and today provides more than 150 million people around the world with equal access to information,opportunity, and
DEMOCRACY FUNDWHO WE AREWHAT WE DOFOR PARTNERSHEALTHY DEMOCRACY FRAMEWORKSYSTEMS THINKING Democracy Fund works toward an open and just democracy that is resilient in the face of change and worthy of the American people’s trust. We support partners and ideas from across the political spectrum in pursuit of a vibrant and diverse public square, free and fair elections, effective and accountable government, and a just andinclusive society.
CIVIC NATION
The Purpose of the Grant is to allow Civic Nation to build out a strategy and recruit additional support around positive communications placement that increases the likelihood of culture change around how the public discusses and views the American Muslim community. SOCIAL MEDIA TRANSPARENCY IS KEY FOR OUR DEMOCRACY Social Media Transparency is Key for Our Democracy. Paul Waters. /. August 11, 2020. According to the Pew Research Center, one in five Americans rely primarily on social media for their political news and information. This means a small handful of companies have enormous control over what a broad swath of America sees, reads, and hears.ADAM AMBROGI
Adam Ambrogi is the Director of the Elections and Voting Program at Democracy Fund. In that role, he leads grantmaking, strategy, education, and engagement around three principal areas: promoting pro-voter reform, ensuring a voter-centric system of election administration, and promoting greater trust in our elections process. Adam helped develop, expand, and grow the strategy and FEBRUARY 2021 KNOWING IT'S RIGHT, PART FOUR ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jennifer Morrell is a nationally recognized election official with over eight years of experience managing local elections. Her work in Colorado was instrumental in the successful implementation of the first statewide risk-limitingTOM GLAISYER
Tom Glaisyer is the Managing Director of Program at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation that champions the leaders who defend American democracy and challenge our political system to be more open and just. Tom leads Democracy Fund’s Program Team and supports their grantmaking, strategy, and public education, and engagement related to their work on elections,TAMMY PATRICK
Tammy Patrick is a Senior Advisor to the Elections program at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. Focusing on modern elections, Tammy joined Democracy Fund in 2017 to help lead the effort to foster IS SOCIAL MEDIA A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY? Today The Omidyar Group released a paper co-authored by me and two colleagues at Omidyar Network on the role of social media platforms on democracy and the public square. This paper – called “Is Social Media a Threat to Democracy?” – comes at a moment when WHILE MOST AMERICANS PREFER DEMOCRACY, MORE THAN ONE IN Voter Study Group report questions conventional wisdom that democracy is in decline, but finds concerning trends as authoritarian support consolidates among Trump supporters Washington, DC — Americans’ support for an authoritarian leader declined for the first time in two decades, according to a new report from the Democracy Fund Voter Study Group. “Follow the Leader:NADIA FIROZVI
Nadia Firozvi is the Program Director for the Just and Inclusive Society Project at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. Nadia oversees strategy development and grantmaking, and provides expertise and guidance to grantees and DEMOCRACY FUNDWHO WE AREWHAT WE DOFOR PARTNERSHEALTHY DEMOCRACY FRAMEWORKSYSTEMS THINKING Democracy Fund works toward an open and just democracy that is resilient in the face of change and worthy of the American people’s trust. We support partners and ideas from across the political spectrum in pursuit of a vibrant and diverse public square, free and fair elections, effective and accountable government, and a just andinclusive society.
CIVIC NATION
The Purpose of the Grant is to allow Civic Nation to build out a strategy and recruit additional support around positive communications placement that increases the likelihood of culture change around how the public discusses and views the American Muslim community. SOCIAL MEDIA TRANSPARENCY IS KEY FOR OUR DEMOCRACY Social Media Transparency is Key for Our Democracy. Paul Waters. /. August 11, 2020. According to the Pew Research Center, one in five Americans rely primarily on social media for their political news and information. This means a small handful of companies have enormous control over what a broad swath of America sees, reads, and hears.ADAM AMBROGI
Adam Ambrogi is the Director of the Elections and Voting Program at Democracy Fund. In that role, he leads grantmaking, strategy, education, and engagement around three principal areas: promoting pro-voter reform, ensuring a voter-centric system of election administration, and promoting greater trust in our elections process. Adam helped develop, expand, and grow the strategy and FEBRUARY 2021 KNOWING IT'S RIGHT, PART FOUR ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jennifer Morrell is a nationally recognized election official with over eight years of experience managing local elections. Her work in Colorado was instrumental in the successful implementation of the first statewide risk-limitingTOM GLAISYER
Tom Glaisyer is the Managing Director of Program at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation that champions the leaders who defend American democracy and challenge our political system to be more open and just. Tom leads Democracy Fund’s Program Team and supports their grantmaking, strategy, and public education, and engagement related to their work on elections,TAMMY PATRICK
Tammy Patrick is a Senior Advisor to the Elections program at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. Focusing on modern elections, Tammy joined Democracy Fund in 2017 to help lead the effort to foster IS SOCIAL MEDIA A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY? Today The Omidyar Group released a paper co-authored by me and two colleagues at Omidyar Network on the role of social media platforms on democracy and the public square. This paper – called “Is Social Media a Threat to Democracy?” – comes at a moment when WHILE MOST AMERICANS PREFER DEMOCRACY, MORE THAN ONE IN Voter Study Group report questions conventional wisdom that democracy is in decline, but finds concerning trends as authoritarian support consolidates among Trump supporters Washington, DC — Americans’ support for an authoritarian leader declined for the first time in two decades, according to a new report from the Democracy Fund Voter Study Group. “Follow the Leader:NADIA FIROZVI
Nadia Firozvi is the Program Director for the Just and Inclusive Society Project at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. Nadia oversees strategy development and grantmaking, and provides expertise and guidance to grantees andDEMOCRACY FUND
Democracy Fund is committed to partnering with a broad group of peer funders to develop strategy, create alignment, and dedicate pooled resources to support the field. We make our team of experts available to assist other foundations and philanthropists in learning about the issues facing democracy and in developing their funding strategies.DEMOCRACY FUND
Democracy Fund is working to build a diverse team of people who are passionate about making American democracy more open and just. As we build our teams, we seek out those who will bring creative approaches to their work, are open to new ideas, and work best in a collaborativeenvironment.
DEMOCRACY FUND
The Just and Inclusive Society project partners with community-based organizations and funding collaboratives to learn, invest in and advocate for efforts that: Build resilience by supporting the leadership of targeted communities and strengthening networks of diverse allies. Support coordinated communications efforts to respondto hate and
DEMOCRACY FUND
Strategic Focus. Governance program strategies include efforts to strengthen congressional capacity to legislate and perform oversight, as well as measures to protect the rule of law and check executive power. They also include experiments to mitigate polarization, promote pluralism, and advance shared American priorities and values.CIVIC NATION
The Purpose of the Grant is to allow Civic Nation to build out a strategy and recruit additional support around positive communications placement that increases the likelihood of culture change around how the public discusses and views the American Muslim community.DEMOCRACY FUND
Democracy Fund is committed to a diverse workplace, seeking voices and expertise from people from across the political spectrum. Our board, staff, advisors, and grantees include Republicans, Democrats, and Independents. Democracy Fund is an Equal Opportunity Employer, where we encourage candidates of all ages, color, ethnic background, countryTOM GLAISYER
Tom Glaisyer is the Managing Director of Program at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation that champions the leaders who defend American democracy and challenge our political system to be more open and just. Tom leads Democracy Fund’s Program Team and supports their grantmaking, strategy, and public education, and engagement related to their work on elections,LAURA CHAMBERS
Laura Chambers is the Chief Operating Officer for Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. She guides the organization’s overall systems to maximize Democracy Fund’s impact in its work. Laura’s previousrole was the Chief
MAPPING SYSTEMS IS… COMPLEX “Systems thinking” and the practice of mapping complex systems increasingly looks like the next big trend in philanthropy. Popping up at conferences and in reports from respected experts and leaders, a systems view has the advantage of recognizing the inherent complexity of the topics that philanthropy often attempts to address. The Democracy Fund adopted systemsPIERRE OMIDYAR
Pierre Omidyar is an entrepreneur and philanthropist who is best known as the founder of eBay. Built on Pierre’s strong belief and trust in humanity, eBay was created in 1995 and today provides more than 150 million people around the world with equal access to information,opportunity, and
DEMOCRACY FUNDWHO WE AREWHAT WE DOFOR PARTNERSHEALTHY DEMOCRACY FRAMEWORKSYSTEMS THINKING Democracy Fund works toward an open and just democracy that is resilient in the face of change and worthy of the American people’s trust. We support partners and ideas from across the political spectrum in pursuit of a vibrant and diverse public square, free and fair elections, effective and accountable government, and a just andinclusive society.
CIVIC NATION
The Purpose of the Grant is to allow Civic Nation to build out a strategy and recruit additional support around positive communications placement that increases the likelihood of culture change around how the public discusses and views the American Muslim community. SOCIAL MEDIA TRANSPARENCY IS KEY FOR OUR DEMOCRACY Social Media Transparency is Key for Our Democracy. Paul Waters. /. August 11, 2020. According to the Pew Research Center, one in five Americans rely primarily on social media for their political news and information. This means a small handful of companies have enormous control over what a broad swath of America sees, reads, and hears.ADAM AMBROGI
Adam Ambrogi is the Director of the Elections and Voting Program at Democracy Fund. In that role, he leads grantmaking, strategy, education, and engagement around three principal areas: promoting pro-voter reform, ensuring a voter-centric system of election administration, and promoting greater trust in our elections process. Adam helped develop, expand, and grow the strategy and FEBRUARY 2021 KNOWING IT'S RIGHT, PART FOUR ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jennifer Morrell is a nationally recognized election official with over eight years of experience managing local elections. Her work in Colorado was instrumental in the successful implementation of the first statewide risk-limitingTOM GLAISYER
Tom Glaisyer is the Managing Director of Program at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation that champions the leaders who defend American democracy and challenge our political system to be more open and just. Tom leads Democracy Fund’s Program Team and supports their grantmaking, strategy, and public education, and engagement related to their work on elections,TAMMY PATRICK
Tammy Patrick is a Senior Advisor to the Elections program at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. Focusing on modern elections, Tammy joined Democracy Fund in 2017 to help lead the effort to foster IS SOCIAL MEDIA A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY? Today The Omidyar Group released a paper co-authored by me and two colleagues at Omidyar Network on the role of social media platforms on democracy and the public square. This paper – called “Is Social Media a Threat to Democracy?” – comes at a moment when WHILE MOST AMERICANS PREFER DEMOCRACY, MORE THAN ONE IN Voter Study Group report questions conventional wisdom that democracy is in decline, but finds concerning trends as authoritarian support consolidates among Trump supporters Washington, DC — Americans’ support for an authoritarian leader declined for the first time in two decades, according to a new report from the Democracy Fund Voter Study Group. “Follow the Leader:NADIA FIROZVI
Nadia Firozvi is the Program Director for the Just and Inclusive Society Project at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. Nadia oversees strategy development and grantmaking, and provides expertise and guidance to grantees and DEMOCRACY FUNDWHO WE AREWHAT WE DOFOR PARTNERSHEALTHY DEMOCRACY FRAMEWORKSYSTEMS THINKING Democracy Fund works toward an open and just democracy that is resilient in the face of change and worthy of the American people’s trust. We support partners and ideas from across the political spectrum in pursuit of a vibrant and diverse public square, free and fair elections, effective and accountable government, and a just andinclusive society.
CIVIC NATION
The Purpose of the Grant is to allow Civic Nation to build out a strategy and recruit additional support around positive communications placement that increases the likelihood of culture change around how the public discusses and views the American Muslim community. SOCIAL MEDIA TRANSPARENCY IS KEY FOR OUR DEMOCRACY Social Media Transparency is Key for Our Democracy. Paul Waters. /. August 11, 2020. According to the Pew Research Center, one in five Americans rely primarily on social media for their political news and information. This means a small handful of companies have enormous control over what a broad swath of America sees, reads, and hears.ADAM AMBROGI
Adam Ambrogi is the Director of the Elections and Voting Program at Democracy Fund. In that role, he leads grantmaking, strategy, education, and engagement around three principal areas: promoting pro-voter reform, ensuring a voter-centric system of election administration, and promoting greater trust in our elections process. Adam helped develop, expand, and grow the strategy and FEBRUARY 2021 KNOWING IT'S RIGHT, PART FOUR ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jennifer Morrell is a nationally recognized election official with over eight years of experience managing local elections. Her work in Colorado was instrumental in the successful implementation of the first statewide risk-limitingTOM GLAISYER
Tom Glaisyer is the Managing Director of Program at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation that champions the leaders who defend American democracy and challenge our political system to be more open and just. Tom leads Democracy Fund’s Program Team and supports their grantmaking, strategy, and public education, and engagement related to their work on elections,TAMMY PATRICK
Tammy Patrick is a Senior Advisor to the Elections program at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. Focusing on modern elections, Tammy joined Democracy Fund in 2017 to help lead the effort to foster IS SOCIAL MEDIA A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY? Today The Omidyar Group released a paper co-authored by me and two colleagues at Omidyar Network on the role of social media platforms on democracy and the public square. This paper – called “Is Social Media a Threat to Democracy?” – comes at a moment when WHILE MOST AMERICANS PREFER DEMOCRACY, MORE THAN ONE IN Voter Study Group report questions conventional wisdom that democracy is in decline, but finds concerning trends as authoritarian support consolidates among Trump supporters Washington, DC — Americans’ support for an authoritarian leader declined for the first time in two decades, according to a new report from the Democracy Fund Voter Study Group. “Follow the Leader:NADIA FIROZVI
Nadia Firozvi is the Program Director for the Just and Inclusive Society Project at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. Nadia oversees strategy development and grantmaking, and provides expertise and guidance to grantees andDEMOCRACY FUND
Democracy Fund is committed to partnering with a broad group of peer funders to develop strategy, create alignment, and dedicate pooled resources to support the field. We make our team of experts available to assist other foundations and philanthropists in learning about the issues facing democracy and in developing their funding strategies.DEMOCRACY FUND
Democracy Fund is working to build a diverse team of people who are passionate about making American democracy more open and just. As we build our teams, we seek out those who will bring creative approaches to their work, are open to new ideas, and work best in a collaborativeenvironment.
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The Just and Inclusive Society project partners with community-based organizations and funding collaboratives to learn, invest in and advocate for efforts that: Build resilience by supporting the leadership of targeted communities and strengthening networks of diverse allies. Support coordinated communications efforts to respondto hate and
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Strategic Focus. Governance program strategies include efforts to strengthen congressional capacity to legislate and perform oversight, as well as measures to protect the rule of law and check executive power. They also include experiments to mitigate polarization, promote pluralism, and advance shared American priorities and values.CIVIC NATION
The Purpose of the Grant is to allow Civic Nation to build out a strategy and recruit additional support around positive communications placement that increases the likelihood of culture change around how the public discusses and views the American Muslim community.DEMOCRACY FUND
Democracy Fund is committed to a diverse workplace, seeking voices and expertise from people from across the political spectrum. Our board, staff, advisors, and grantees include Republicans, Democrats, and Independents. Democracy Fund is an Equal Opportunity Employer, where we encourage candidates of all ages, color, ethnic background, countryTOM GLAISYER
Tom Glaisyer is the Managing Director of Program at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation that champions the leaders who defend American democracy and challenge our political system to be more open and just. Tom leads Democracy Fund’s Program Team and supports their grantmaking, strategy, and public education, and engagement related to their work on elections,LAURA CHAMBERS
Laura Chambers is the Chief Operating Officer for Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. She guides the organization’s overall systems to maximize Democracy Fund’s impact in its work. Laura’s previousrole was the Chief
MAPPING SYSTEMS IS… COMPLEX “Systems thinking” and the practice of mapping complex systems increasingly looks like the next big trend in philanthropy. Popping up at conferences and in reports from respected experts and leaders, a systems view has the advantage of recognizing the inherent complexity of the topics that philanthropy often attempts to address. The Democracy Fund adopted systemsPIERRE OMIDYAR
Pierre Omidyar is an entrepreneur and philanthropist who is best known as the founder of eBay. Built on Pierre’s strong belief and trust in humanity, eBay was created in 1995 and today provides more than 150 million people around the world with equal access to information,opportunity, and
DEMOCRACY FUNDWHO WE AREWHAT WE DOFOR PARTNERSHEALTHY DEMOCRACY FRAMEWORKSYSTEMS THINKING Democracy Fund works toward an open and just democracy that is resilient in the face of change and worthy of the American people’s trust. We support partners and ideas from across the political spectrum in pursuit of a vibrant and diverse public square, free and fair elections, effective and accountable government, and a just andinclusive society.
CIVIC NATION
The Purpose of the Grant is to allow Civic Nation to build out a strategy and recruit additional support around positive communications placement that increases the likelihood of culture change around how the public discusses and views the American Muslim community. SOCIAL MEDIA TRANSPARENCY IS KEY FOR OUR DEMOCRACY According to the Pew Research Center, one in five Americans rely primarily on social media for their political news and information. This means a small handful of companies have enormous control over what a broad swath of America sees, reads, and hears. Now that the coronavirus has moved even more of our lives online, companiesADAM AMBROGI
Adam Ambrogi is the Director of the Elections and Voting Program at Democracy Fund. In that role, he leads grantmaking, strategy, education, and engagement around three principal areas: promoting pro-voter reform, ensuring a voter-centric system of election administration, and promoting greater trust in our elections process. Adam helped develop, expand, and grow the strategy andTOM GLAISYER
Tom Glaisyer is the Managing Director of Program at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation that champions the leaders who defend American democracy and challenge our political system to be more open and just. Tom leads Democracy Fund’s Program Team and supports their grantmaking, strategy, and public education, and engagement related to their work on elections, FEBRUARY 2021 KNOWING IT'S RIGHT, PART FOUR ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jennifer Morrell is a nationally recognized election official with over eight years of experience managing local elections. Her work in Colorado was instrumental in the successful implementation of the first statewide risk-limitingTAMMY PATRICK
Tammy Patrick is a Senior Advisor to the Elections program at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. Focusing on modern elections, Tammy joined Democracy Fund in 2017 to help lead the effort to foster IS SOCIAL MEDIA A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY? Today The Omidyar Group released a paper co-authored by me and two colleagues at Omidyar Network on the role of social media platforms on democracy and the public square. This paper – called “Is Social Media a Threat to Democracy?” – comes at a moment when WHILE MOST AMERICANS PREFER DEMOCRACY, MORE THAN ONE IN Voter Study Group report questions conventional wisdom that democracy is in decline, but finds concerning trends as authoritarian support consolidates among Trump supporters Washington, DC — Americans’ support for an authoritarian leader declined for the first time in two decades, according to a new report from the Democracy Fund Voter Study Group. “Follow the Leader:NADIA FIROZVI
Nadia Firozvi is the Program Director for the Just and Inclusive Society Project at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. Nadia oversees strategy development and grantmaking, and provides expertise and guidance to grantees and DEMOCRACY FUNDWHO WE AREWHAT WE DOFOR PARTNERSHEALTHY DEMOCRACY FRAMEWORKSYSTEMS THINKING Democracy Fund works toward an open and just democracy that is resilient in the face of change and worthy of the American people’s trust. We support partners and ideas from across the political spectrum in pursuit of a vibrant and diverse public square, free and fair elections, effective and accountable government, and a just andinclusive society.
CIVIC NATION
The Purpose of the Grant is to allow Civic Nation to build out a strategy and recruit additional support around positive communications placement that increases the likelihood of culture change around how the public discusses and views the American Muslim community. SOCIAL MEDIA TRANSPARENCY IS KEY FOR OUR DEMOCRACY According to the Pew Research Center, one in five Americans rely primarily on social media for their political news and information. This means a small handful of companies have enormous control over what a broad swath of America sees, reads, and hears. Now that the coronavirus has moved even more of our lives online, companiesADAM AMBROGI
Adam Ambrogi is the Director of the Elections and Voting Program at Democracy Fund. In that role, he leads grantmaking, strategy, education, and engagement around three principal areas: promoting pro-voter reform, ensuring a voter-centric system of election administration, and promoting greater trust in our elections process. Adam helped develop, expand, and grow the strategy andTOM GLAISYER
Tom Glaisyer is the Managing Director of Program at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation that champions the leaders who defend American democracy and challenge our political system to be more open and just. Tom leads Democracy Fund’s Program Team and supports their grantmaking, strategy, and public education, and engagement related to their work on elections, FEBRUARY 2021 KNOWING IT'S RIGHT, PART FOUR ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jennifer Morrell is a nationally recognized election official with over eight years of experience managing local elections. Her work in Colorado was instrumental in the successful implementation of the first statewide risk-limitingTAMMY PATRICK
Tammy Patrick is a Senior Advisor to the Elections program at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. Focusing on modern elections, Tammy joined Democracy Fund in 2017 to help lead the effort to foster IS SOCIAL MEDIA A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY? Today The Omidyar Group released a paper co-authored by me and two colleagues at Omidyar Network on the role of social media platforms on democracy and the public square. This paper – called “Is Social Media a Threat to Democracy?” – comes at a moment when WHILE MOST AMERICANS PREFER DEMOCRACY, MORE THAN ONE IN Voter Study Group report questions conventional wisdom that democracy is in decline, but finds concerning trends as authoritarian support consolidates among Trump supporters Washington, DC — Americans’ support for an authoritarian leader declined for the first time in two decades, according to a new report from the Democracy Fund Voter Study Group. “Follow the Leader:NADIA FIROZVI
Nadia Firozvi is the Program Director for the Just and Inclusive Society Project at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. Nadia oversees strategy development and grantmaking, and provides expertise and guidance to grantees andDEMOCRACY FUND
Democracy Fund champions the leaders and organizations who defend democracy and challenge our political system to be more open and just. We play many roles in service of the field of democracy reform, but first and foremost we are a funder, a philanthropic advisor, and anadvocate.
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Democracy Fund is working to build a diverse team of people who are passionate about making American democracy more open and just. As we build our teams, we seek out those who will bring creative approaches to their work, are open to new ideas, and work best in a collaborativeenvironment.
DEMOCRACY FUND
Free and Fair Elections. Voting is the single most significant way Americans exercise our political power. Every eligible citizen should have an equal opportunity to participate in elections that are free and fair, as well as efficient and secure.DEMOCRACY FUND
In a time when the American public feels deeply divided and partisan politics undercut effective, representative government, our Governance program promotes the principled leadership and strong institutions our governing system needs to act in the interests ofCIVIC NATION
The Purpose of the Grant is to allow Civic Nation to build out a strategy and recruit additional support around positive communications placement that increases the likelihood of culture change around how the public discusses and views the American Muslim community. SIX MODELS FOR UNDERSTANDING IMPACT Let’s face it – it’s a tough time to be in the democracy business. America’s democratic institutions and norms are under pressure from hyperpolarization, disruptive technologies, and foreign interference, to name a few things. And we’re not alone: new and established democracies all over the world are facing what Varieties of Democracy has dubbed theTOM GLAISYER
Tom Glaisyer is the Managing Director of Program at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation that champions the leaders who defend American democracy and challenge our political system to be more open and just. Tom leads Democracy Fund’s Program Team and supports their grantmaking, strategy, and public education, and engagement related to their work on elections,LAURA CHAMBERS
Laura Chambers is the Chief Operating Officer for Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people. She guides the organization’s overall systems to maximize Democracy Fund’s impact in its work. Laura’s previousrole was the Chief
MAPPING SYSTEMS IS… COMPLEX “Systems thinking” and the practice of mapping complex systems increasingly looks like the next big trend in philanthropy. Popping up at conferences and in reports from respected experts and leaders, a systems view has the advantage of recognizing the inherent complexity of the topics that philanthropy often attempts to address. The Democracy Fund adopted systemsPIERRE OMIDYAR
Pierre Omidyar is an entrepreneur and philanthropist who is best known as the founder of eBay. Built on Pierre’s strong belief and trust in humanity, eBay was created in 1995 and today provides more than 150 million people around the world with equal access to information,opportunity, and
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