February 11, 2020
Faith In/And Democracy is a pilot funding and learning initiative led by PACE to explore the ways faith and faith communities can support democracy and civic…
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Democracy Fund staff — alongside grantees, researchers, and other field experts — regularly develops resources and shares lessons on strengthening democracy. Here you will find guides, reports, and insights from our team and network.
June 3, 2019
Last year, I wrote a blog about Democracy Fund’s work to engage faith leaders and faith-based organizations in helping to strengthen our democracy. Since then,…
September 17, 2018
American politics is characterized today by gridlock that paralyzes our political institutions and a rise in extremism that dominates our national dialogue and drives Americans…
September 5, 2017
This post was co-authored by Chris Crawford, Program Associate for the Governance team. In this age of intense polarization, Americans have a habit of retreating…
July 12, 2017
Let me tell you a quick story. As a young political science major at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, I always dreamed about…
June 14, 2017
Democracy Fund President Joe Goldman issued the following statement in response to the shooting incidents today in Alexandria, VA, and San Francisco, CA: “With Americans…
March 14, 2017
Nearly every year since 1998, The Faith and Politics Institute has organized The Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage through Birmingham, Selma, and Montgomery, Alabama. As I…
March 6, 2017
The Freshman members of the 115th Congress know something we all know; the 2016 election was marked by some of the coarser political rhetoric of…