Grants

Common Cause Education Fund

Project Title

For core support of its nonpartisan voting and elections program

Date

Mar. 07, 2024

Duration

18 months

Description

Founded by former Carnegie Corporation of New York president, John W. Gardner, more than fifty years ago, Common Cause Education Fund was established to help cultivate a fair, diverse, and vibrant democracy for all. It currently has 1.5 million members with advocates and organizers in twenty-five states. Common Cause Education Fund holds expertise in election policy, volunteer mobilization, communications, advocacy, and litigation. As the 2024 elections approach, Common Cause Education Fund will advance election policies to ease voting, provide voters with accurate information, and safeguard them against election disinformation. It will also continue to coordinate an election protection field program to offer rapid response voter assistance and troubleshoot during voting periods. With Corporation support, Common Cause Education Fund will aim to make a significant impact on nonpartisan voter participation in the 2024 elections and beyond.

Project Title

For the assessment and planning phase of Common Cause's 50th anniversary

Date

Sep. 08, 2016

Duration

21 months

Description

Founded with 4,000 core members in 1970 to serve as a people’s lobby, Common Cause Education Fund has grown into a nationwide network of more than 475,000 members and supporters, with offices in thirty-six states and Washington, D.C. Common Cause works to create open, honest, and accountable government that serves the public interest; promotes equal rights, opportunity, and representation for all; and empowers people to make their voices heard in the political process. Common Cause will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2020. In anticipation of that milestone, and with Corporation support, Common Cause is launching the assessment and planning phase of a significant, year-long commemoration.

Project Title

For a conference on lessons learned on the anniversary of Watergate

Date

Mar. 07, 2013

Duration

6 months

Project Title

For general support

Date

Jun. 09, 2011

Duration

12 months

Project Title

Toward support

Date

Mar. 05, 2009

Duration

12 months

Project Title

As a final grant toward support

Date

Dec. 06, 2007

Duration

24 months

Project Title

Toward a public education campaign on the role of the competitive media environment in U.S. democracy

Date

Dec. 01, 2005

Duration

20 months

Project Title

Toward support

Date

Dec. 01, 2005

Duration

24 months

Project Title

Toward its messaging and communications strategies around public financing of elections

Date

Dec. 02, 2004

Duration

12 months