June 29, 2023
The Digital Equity and Opportunity Initiative’s mission is to jumpstart the building of a lasting civic infrastructure. DEOI will provide core funding support to state…
April 13, 2023
As part of the organization’s ongoing development in service of its new strategy, Democracy Fund is pleased to announce the expansion of its board of…
February 12, 2019
WASHINGTON – NewsMatch raised $7.6 million from individual donors and a coalition of major funders for nonprofit news organizations in two months at the end…
October 18, 2018
Washington, D.C. – Today, Democracy Fund, in collaboration with Reed College Professor Paul Gronke, released a new report on Understanding The Voter Experience: The Public’s…
September 20, 2018
Last week the American Society of News Editors announced that it is extending the deadline for its 2018 Newsroom Employment Diversity Survey because only 234…
June 6, 2018
Washington, D.C. – June 6, 2018 New reports from the Democracy Fund Voter Study Group reveal mixed signals about support for traditional pillars of democracy:…
June 1, 2018
In response to the U.S. government’s policy separating parents and children seeking asylum, Democracy Fund, Omidyar Network’s Governance and Citizen Engagement initiative, and Humanity United…
April 9, 2018
Research Aimed at Identifying Actions and Policies that Affect Elections and Democratic Norms Washington, D.C. and Redwood City, CA (April 9, 2018) – Earlier today,…
March 13, 2018
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…
February 22, 2018
NEW YORK (February 22, 2018) — The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University announced today that Democracy Fund, First Look Media, and the Charles…
December 14, 2017
Working Class and Elite Democrats Were Divided on 2016 Priorities and 13 Percent of Partisans Have Changed Their Party in the Last Five Years Democracy…
October 3, 2017
Washington, DC – This week marks the launch of News Match 2017, a $3 million collaboration between Democracy Fund, the John S. and James L.…
September 6, 2017
Longitudinal survey finds the highest regret among Obama-to-Trump voters, strong opposition to two top Trump priorities, and sharp partisan shifts in views about the nation’s…
June 13, 2017
Groundbreaking Longitudinal Poll of the American Electorate Released by New Group of Conservative, Progressive, and Independent Scholars New research and analysis by politically-diverse collaboration of…
March 25, 2017
Washington, D.C. – Today First Look Media and Democracy Fund announced more than $12 million in new grants to support an independent, robust free press.…
February 22, 2017
Washington, D.C. – At the recent National Association of Secretaries of State’s (NASS) conference Democracy Fund facilitated a panel discussion on the pressing need to…
February 14, 2017
Record-breaking year for individual giving to nonprofit newsrooms in 2017 Washington, D.C. — NewsMatch 2017 raised more than $4.8 million from individual donors and a…
November 21, 2016
WASHINGTON D.C. – November 21, 2016 – According to a new national survey conducted by the Democracy Fund in the days following the election, 85…
October 4, 2016
Democracy Fund Finds PCEA Recommendations and State Leadership Have Helped Decrease Wait Times, Expand Early Voting, Expand Online Registration Access in Just Three Years Washington,…
April 15, 2015
At the Democracy Fund, we embrace the fact that we work in a complex system in which creating impact relies on having in-depth strategic advice…
