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We were honored to have Stacey Abrams join Democracy Fund President Joe Goldman tonight in conversation around voting rights and our democracy. What an amazing way to celebrate our 5th anniversary!

Today is our 5th anniversary! We want to say a big THANK YOU to our amazing grantees and partners who have been working hard to ensure our government remains accountable to the American people, to protect the freedom and fairness of our elections, and to ensure a vibrant and free press.

This Independence Day, we are grateful for all the courageous, visionary, and persistent Americans who are standing up to protect and strengthen our democracy. Thank you!

Local election officials hold the key to ensuring our elections are secure and accurate, but in many cases they are not getting the support they need. Read more about the challenges they face in our new report, in partnership with Reed College.

Stewards of Democracy: The Views of American Local Election Officials: Democracy Fund The Democracy Fund is a bipartisan foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people.

NEW REPORT: About 1 in 5 Republicans hold economic views more in line with the Democratic Party than their own. Find out how Americans' views on wealth and poverty define—and defy—party lines, and what it means for 2020 in our latest Voter Study Group report:

On the Money | Democracy Fund Voter Study Group Analysis from Drutman, Williamson, and Wong surfaces that going into the 2020 elections, Republicans' views on economic policy are more split than Democrats.

With our friends at The Fetzer Institute & Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement (PACE), we’re excited to announce a new funding and learning initiative: Faith In/And Democracy will explore the power and potential of faith as a catalyst for bridge building in service of our shared democracy and civic life. Chris Crawford shares the details today on our blog:

Announcing a New Fund for Investing in Faith in Democracy: Democracy Fund The Democracy Fund is a bipartisan foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people.

Democracy Fund supports entry fees for micro newsrooms in 2019 OJAs; deadline extended for all categories We are excited to announce that entry fees are now waived for micro newsrooms to enter the General Excellence category of the 2019 Online Journalism Awards, thanks to generous support from Democracy Fund. In addition, the deadline for entries for ... Read More

America lost nearly half its newspaper staff between 2008 and 2017 and almost 1800 newspapers have closed their doors since 2004. At a time of crisis for local news, NewsMatch is creating new pathways to both raise awareness and enable people to take action by supporting the quality journalism our nation needs.

What We Learned Through NewsMatch Can Help All of Local News: Democracy Fund The Democracy Fund is a bipartisan foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people.

In a new report out today, author Jessica Retis explores the history of and challenges for Spanish-language and bilingual media in the US and offers recommendations for strengthening Hispanic media in the digital age.

New Report: Challenges and Opportunities for Hispanic Media in the Digital Age: Democracy Fund The Democracy Fund is a bipartisan foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people.

Threats to press freedom are threats to democracy. Our new Legal Clinic Fund, in partnership with the Klarman Family Foundation and the Heising-Simons Foundation, will help ensure newsrooms have access to legal support for first amendment defense, media access, and transparency.

Announcing the Legal Clinic Fund: Strengthening Legal Support for Local News: Democracy Fund The Democracy Fund is a bipartisan foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people.

Two years into the presidency, Trump’s remarkably stable favorability numbers have often been cited as a “floor.” In a new report out this morning, Voter Study Group's Rob Griffin uncovers a potential support “ceiling” for President Trump—and what voters are looking for in 2020 presidential candidates.

Read the report here: https://bit.ly/2Y9kU2f

Two Years In | Democracy Fund Voter Study Group Robert Griffin gives an overview of how opinions have — or have not — changed since 2016 and what voters are looking for in future candidates.