The Democracy Fund invests in social entrepreneurs working to ensure that our political system is responsive to the public and able to meet the greatest challenges facing our nation.
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Guest Post: Educating Voters in a Time of Political PolarizationBy Peter Levine / June 13thThis is the first in a series of blog posts by CIRCLE, which evaluated several initiatives funded by the Democracy Fund to inform and engage voters during the 2012 election. Our posts discuss issues of general interest that emerged from the specific evaluations. |
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BPC Launches Commission on Political ReformBy Joe Goldman / March 26thThe Bipartisan Policy Center will launch its Commission on Political Reform on Wednesday, which will seek to understand the causes and consequences of America’s partisan political divide and recommend reforms to help Americans achieve shared national goals. The commission will be co-chaired by former Senate Majority Leaders Tom Daschle (D-SD) and Trent Lott (R-MS), former Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME), former Senator, Governor and Secretary Dirk Kempthorne (R-ID), and former Representative and Secretary Dan Glickman (D-KS). |
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A More Responsive Political SystemBy Joe Goldman / March 19thIn my last post, I introduced our grantees working to foster greater bipartisan problem solving in our political system. This time, I’d like to talk about some of the initial grants that we have made towards creating a more responsive political system. |
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Our Approach to Polarization and GridlockBy Joe Goldman / March 19thI thought it would be useful to dedicate a few early posts on our new blog to explaining a bit more about our priorities and the organizations in which we have invested. |
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Welcome to the Democracy FundBy Joe Goldman / February 4thThanks for visiting the new web site of the Democracy Fund. We’re excited to have this space to share the work of our new initiatives. |
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