A small portion of the billions spent around the November election will go to nonprofits working to boost voter participation and access to voting around the country. And usually, those funds flood into counties and cities right before Election Day.
This year, a coalition of funders tried to change that dynamic to give organizations that knock on doors, run election day hotlines or challenge voting restrictions in court some time to plan and bring on staff several months in advance. The nonprofit Democracy Fund, established by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, launched the All by April campaign earlier this year. And as the month ends Tuesday, some 170 foundations, advisors and individual donors have signed on.
“We wanted to change the culture of philanthropy,” said Joe Goldman, president of Democracy Fund. “To create a kind of underlying assumption that being an effective and responsible philanthropist means not waiting to make grants in an election year.”
Trump says he is open to restrictions on contraception before backing away from the statement
Move over Mykonos! Paros is far more laid
China's Xi Jinping delivers unexpected speech at UN hours after US President Joe Biden speaks
Syrian first lady Asma Assad diagnosed with leukemia, president's office says
Core blimey! Scientists discover how to squeeze even more nutrients from apples
More than 214k vehicles seized by police forces last year
Fake elector case: Former Arizona GOP chair Kelli Ward and others set to be arraigned
China's Xi Jinping delivers unexpected speech at UN hours after US President Joe Biden speaks