Strategy
To help Democrat and progressive donors give with maximum impact to advance change, we seek to identify opportunities to make an impact in specific areas—using both philantropic and electoral funds. Our strategy briefs outline key aproaches to support and spotlight key organizations that donors should know about.
Briefs
Building Progressive Power and Winning Elections in Georgia: Options for Donors
Georgia exemplifies both the promise and peril of today's political moment. Here's how donors can help secure Democrats' recent electoral momentum and push back against anti-democratic forces in the state. Read more
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Building Progressive Power and Winning Elections in Pennsylvania: Options for Donors
To win upcoming high-stakes elections and improve lives in Pennsylvania, donors should invest in key grassroots organizing groups in the state, as well as research and messaging work. Read more
Building Progressive Power and Winning Elections in Michigan: Options for Donors
With robust donor support, Democratic candidates in Michigan have a good chance of winning this fall up and down the ballot. Longer term, donors can help build a broader and more enduring multiracial majority. Read more
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Building Progressive Power and Winning Elections in the South: Options for Donors
Demographic change and years of investment in progressive organizing work are changing politics in the South. Donors can help fuel this momentum in a range of ways. Read more
Building Progressive Power in Rural America: Options for Donors
Donors can support a range of strategies and organizations to connect with rural Americans, who often support progressive policies, but have been largely ignored by the Democratic Party. Read more
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Winning State Supreme Court Races: Options for Democratic Donors
The balance of power in key state supreme courts will be decided by this year's election. Here's how donors should approach these races and give with impact. Read more
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Winning House Races: Options for Democratic Donors
With so many House races going on this year, it can be hard to figure out which ones are most competitive. We explain how donors with limited funds can give in ways most likely to have an impact. Read more
Winning Senate Races: Options for Democratic Donors
Small and medium donors should avoid Senate races, which are very being flooded with money. But if you do want to give to these high-stakes contests, here's how you should do it. Read more
Building Progressive Power and Winning Elections in Florida: Options for Donors
We offer recommendations for how donors can strengthen grassroots organizing and communications across this pivotal state to achieve gains in the 2022 election cycle and beyond. Read more
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Winning Secretary of State Races: Options for Democratic Donors
Normally secretary of state campaigns wouldn’t be a high priority. But these are not normal times. Here's how donors can help Democrats control these critical postions as the 2024 election approaches. Read more
Winning State Attorney General Races: Options for Democratic Donors
Attorneys general can play an important role in safeguarding elections and also shaping policy. Donors can give in several ways to help Democrats win elections for these key offices in 2022. Read more
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Giving to Elect Democrats and Build Progressive Power in 2022
Small and medium donors should prioritize grassroots organizing groups in eight key states. Donors should also give to individual campaigns, but selectively—focusing on state races. Read more
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Winning the Battle for State Legislatures: Options for Donors
Republicans have made huge gains in the states over the past decade. We outline ways that donors can help push back by giving for state legislative races—where even small donations can make an impact. Read more
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Building Latino Power: Strategies and Options for Donors
This brief spotlights five areas where donors can support Latino power-building and identifies six key organizations that donors should consider supporting to advance such work. Read more
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Shaping the Federal Courts: How Donors Can Make a Difference
Progressive donors hoping to counteract the right’s hostile takeover of the judiciary have a growing set of options for achieving impact, including giving to new groups working in this space. Read more
