Today three foundations are putting up $3 million in matching dollars and inviting the nation to stand up and support local news and investigative reporting.…
Today we are pleased to unveil a new and improved electionline — America’s only politics-free source for election administration news and information. In January 2018,…
A healthy democracy cannot exist without a vibrant public square, including an independent, trusted, and robust free press. At a time when news organizations increasingly…
At a time when news organizations find themselves under attack, the Democracy Fund along with our partners at First Look Media are announcing today the…
Team Coordinator, Governance
Director, Grants Management
A decade-and-a-half into the digital century, the vast majority of large foundations concerned with strengthening American democracy don’t seem to get tech. According to the…
Monday was the start of Absentee Voting week, a voting emphasis week for the Federal Voting Assistance Program, the Department of Defense entity helping uniformed…
This week we released a visualization and accompanying narrative that seeks to represent the dynamics facing local news institutions and levels of participation of the…
Without sufficient transparency and accountability, online platforms have become hotbeds for disinformation that manipulates, maligns, and disenfranchises voters, especially people of color and women. The…
