Common Cause Education Fund
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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.
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For the assessment and planning phase of Common Cause's 50th anniversary
Date
Sep. 08, 2016
Duration
21 months
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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.
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For a conference on lessons learned on the anniversary of Watergate
Date
Mar. 07, 2013
Duration
6 months
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For general support
Date
Jun. 09, 2011
Duration
12 months
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Toward support
Date
Mar. 05, 2009
Duration
12 months
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As a final grant toward support
Date
Dec. 06, 2007
Duration
24 months
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Toward a public education campaign on the role of the competitive media environment in U.S. democracy
Date
Dec. 01, 2005
Duration
20 months
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Toward support
Date
Dec. 01, 2005
Duration
24 months
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Toward its messaging and communications strategies around public financing of elections
Date
Dec. 02, 2004
Duration
12 months