September 17, 2020
Democracy Fund seeks to develop leaders among Capitol Hill staff so that policymaking and Congress reflect the diversity of our country. For me, this is…
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September 4, 2020
This November, the United States will hold an election amidst a pandemic that has claimed over 180,000 American lives. Religious leaders can play a crucial…
April 10, 2020
As Christians prepare to celebrate Easter, they are facing a challenging environment in which church doors will be closed and families will be gathered over…
March 17, 2020
Last week, schools closed and many of us transitioned to a work-from-home schedule. In the same week, I celebrated my three-year anniversary at Democracy Fund,…
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…
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,…
March 26, 2019
By Anne Gleich, Jessica Harris, and Jessica Mahone —- In the first presidential proclamation celebrating women’s contributions to United States history, President Reagan observed: “American…
November 5, 2018
From rising discrimination against religious and ethnic minorities to the resurgence of fascist and white supremacist ideologies, both the EU and the United States are…
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…
February 23, 2018
Laura Maristany co-wrote this blog post with Anne Gleich. As we welcome a new year — and inch closer to midterm elections — the makeup…
December 19, 2017
At a time when some are uncertain about the strength of our democracy, organizations supported by Democracy Fund give me reason to feel grateful, and…
September 12, 2017
Today when people think about entrepreneurship and innovation, they tend to associate those concepts with the private sector. Maybe they think about Steve Jobs or…
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 26, 2017
This piece was co-authored by Rick Shapiro, Senior Fellow at Democracy Fund and former executive director of the Congressional Management Foundation. The horrible and indiscriminate…
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 16, 2017
Congressmen Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) and Will Hurd (R-TX) might not agree on every aspect of education or trade policy. But they have experienced life on…
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…
September 26, 2016
The 2016 election cycle has been described as unique or like no other. Clearly at the Presidential level this election has been unlike other recent…