Democracy & Politics
Working to register and educate voters and to protect democracy and fair elections
Public Service & Civic Engagement Subcategories
Best Tech Jobs at Companies and Startups in Democracy & Progressive Politics in 2023
If you care about free and fair elections, you may be interested in a job improving voter registration and turnout, expanding early voting access and fighting disenfranchisement, or protecting poll workers and preventing gerrymandering. Or maybe you're interested in helping more democratic and progressive candidates win elections, supporting underrepresented people running for office, or working with political advocacy groups focused on policies to protect the planet or advance equal rights. Explore careers protecting our democracy and advancing progressive politics at companies championing civic engagement, fair representation, and modern voting practices!
Democracy & Politics Organizations
Blue Rose Research
2 open tech
roles
We’re a team of 30+ passionate and progressive software engineers, machine learning engineers, and social scientists on a mission to make high quality research and testing widely available for the progressive community.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
New York, NY
Grassroots Analytics
Grassroots Analytics is a Washington, DC tech company breaking down barriers in fundraising for forward-thinking candidates, causes, and nonprofits.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Washington, DC
GreenLatinos
GreenLatinos is a national non-profit that convenes a broad coalition of Latino leaders committed to addressing national, regional and local environmental, natural resources and conservation issues that significantly affect the health and welfare of the U.S. Latino community. We envision a healthy and equitable society where communities of color are liberated from disproportionate environmental burdens, free to breathe fresh air, drink pure water, access clean transportation and enjoy our majestic public lands, ocean, and waters.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Environment
Partners & Advocates
Bouldeer, CO, USA
Catalist
1 open tech
role
Our mission is to provide progressive organizations with the data and services needed to better identify, understand, and communicate with the people they need to engage and mobilize.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Washington D.C., DC, USA
The Democratic Data Exchange
Founded in 2019, the Democratic Data Exchange (DDx) is a for-profit company that aims to expand the possibilities of what data can accomplish by ensuring the accessibility and availability of high-quality, trusted data across the ecosystem.
Partners & Advocates
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Washington, DC
Victory Fund
We are the only national organization dedicated to electing openly LGBTQ people who can further equality at all levels of government.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Human Rights & Equality
Washington, DC, USA
Participatory Politics Foundation
The Participatory Politics Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with a mission to increase civic engagement. PPF develops free Web tools that create new opportunities for engagement with government. Voting is important, but we have a chance to go further and create a political process that is more participatory, creative, responsive, and accountable.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Remote
Rock the Vote
Rock the Vote is the most trusted and effective nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to building the political power of young people.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Washington D.C., DC, USA
Election Reformers Network
The founding members of Election Reformers Network have worked to support hundreds of election processes in scores of countries over a thirty-year period, with organizations such as Democracy International, International Foundation for Electoral Systems, National Democratic Institute, and The Carter Center. This work focused on supporting the range of institutions critical to democracy including civic organizations, political parties, election administration and legislative bodies. Our approach emphasized nonpartisanship and did not prioritize any particular country (such as the US) as a model.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Remote
VoteRiders
VoteRiders’ mission is to ensure that no eligible voter is prevented from casting a ballot that counts due to voter ID laws, either directly from lack of acceptable ID or indirectly because of voter confusion. VoteRiders educates voters and assists citizens to secure their voter ID. We inspire and support organizations, volunteers, and communities to sustain such voter ID education and assistance efforts.
Public Infrastructure
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Santa Monica, CA, USA
More In Common
More in Common works on both short and longer term initiatives to address the underlying drivers of fracturing and polarization, and build more united, resilient and inclusive societies. More in Common’s teams across the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Germany work closely together and share a commitment to advancing our mission. While there are similar forces threatening democratic societies, we have established separate national teams with their own national strategies, because we believe strategies to strengthen resilience against the forces of division must build on each society’s unique national and regional characteristics.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Climate Change
Remote
Election Systems & Software (ES&S)
Our vision at Election Systems & Software (ES&S) is simple and unwavering — we provide products and services of exceptional quality and value to maintain voter confidence and enhance the voting experience. We accomplish this through continuous investments in research and development, resulting in regular product updates and security enhancements for each voting system we design, build, sell and support.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Remote
Global Strategy Group
We are the go-to public affairs, communications, and research partner for companies, causes, and campaigns. We work with our clients to build their reputations, tackle big challenges, and win.
Partners & Advocates
Public Service & Civic Engagement
New York, NY, USA
Washington, DC, USA
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC
Asian Americans have been part of the American story since its earliest days, and are now the U.S.'s fastest-growing racial group with the potential and power to shape our nation and the policies that affect us. Our mission is to advance civil and human rights for Asian Americans and to build and promote a fair and equitable society for all.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Human Rights & Equality
Remote
Brennan Center for Justice
The Brennan Center for Justice is a nonpartisan law and policy institute. We strive to uphold the values of democracy. We stand for equal justice and the rule of law. We work to craft and advance reforms that will make American democracy work, for all.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Human Rights & Equality
Washington, DC
New York, NY
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget is a nonpartisan, non-profit organization committed to educating the public on issues with significant fiscal policy impact. As an independent source of objective policy analysis, we regularly engage policymakers of both parties and help them develop and analyze proposals to improve the country’s fiscal and economic condition.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Washington, DC
Votec
VOTEC delivers data-driven election management solutions and best-in-class service to election officials nationwide in the key areas of Voter Management, Data Management and Asset Management.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Remote
TargetSmart Communications
TargetSmart is a leading provider of political data and technology that enables campaigns and organizations to successfully communicate with large audiences, personalize outreach, and create lasting relationships. Our superior politically-focused, consultative approach combines consumer data, databases, data integration and consulting solutions for personalized multichannel marketing strategies. TargetSmart leverages over 25 years of experience in data management to deliver high-performance, reliable data products and solutions.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Washington, D.C, USA
People's Action
We are a national network of state & local grassroots power-building organizations united in fighting for justice.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Chicago, IL, USA
Future Caucus
Future Caucus has an audacious mission: activate young leaders to bridge the partisan divide and transform American politics.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Washington, DC
The Center for Popular Democracy
The Center for Popular Democracy works to create equity, opportunity and a dynamic democracy in partnership with high-impact base-building organizations, organizing alliances, and progressive unions. CPD strengthens our collective capacity to envision and win an innovative pro-worker, pro-immigrant, racial and economic justice agenda.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Washington, D.C.
New York, NY
Remote
The 19th
An independent, nonprofit newsroom reporting on gender, politics and policy.
Human Rights & Equality
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Climate Change
Public Infrastructure
Austin, TX
Jobs with Justice
At Jobs With Justice, we are leading the fight for workers’ rights and an economy that benefits everyone. We are the only nonprofit of our kind leading strategic campaigns and shaping the public discourse on every front to build power for working people. Jobs With Justice is committed to working nationally and locally, on the ground and online. We win real change for workers by combining innovative communications strategies and solid research and policy advocacy with grassroots action and mobilization.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Human Rights & Equality
Washington, DC, USA
Alliance for Justice
Alliance for Justice (AFJ) is a national association of 120 organizations representing a broad array of civil rights, environmental, immigration, disability, consumer, workers, women’s, LGBTQ, and other groups committed to democratic values and the creation of an equitable, just, and free society. We are committed to strengthening democracy to ensure that the country’s direction actually reflects the will of its people.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Remote
Sunrise Movement
Sunrise is a movement of young people uniting to stop the climate crisis and win a Green New Deal. Together, we will force the government to end the era of fossil fuel elites, invest in Black, brown and working class communities, and create millions of good union jobs.
Climate Change
Clean Energy
Environment
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Human Rights & Equality
Partners & Advocates
Washington, DC
UltraViolet PAC
UltraViolet PAC is a community of over one million people spanning every state and congressional district who fight to end sexism and expand equality at the ballot box and beyond.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Human Rights & Equality
Remote
Rising Tide Interactive
Rising Tide Interactive is strongly committed to employing our knowledge of the internet to create positive change – helping candidates and organizations who focus on promoting social justice.
Partners & Advocates
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Washington, DC, USA
Climate Hawks Vote
We believe climate change is a fundamental threat to the lives and livelihood of every human and future generations here in the United States and across the globe. We identify, train, and elect individual climate hawk leaders, while generating a political environment in which those leaders have the power to advance policies needed to address climate change.
Climate Change
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Remote
Urban Rural Action
All UR Action programs bring together Americans across divides to 1) engage in constructive dialogue, 2) deepen understanding of societal challenges, and 3) take action to address those challenges. The founding team of Urban Rural Action came to the work of advancing peace, democracy, and justice through shared purpose: preventing organized violence in conflict zones. Today it means the U.S. because underlying dynamics that fuel violent conflict globally (e.g., widespread distrust of governing institutions; toxic polarization; income inequality; misinformation; divisive leaders) are also present in our own country.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Global Peace & Safety
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Americans for Democratic Action
Americans for Democratic Action has been and will continue to be a forthright liberal voice of this nation. We work to advocate progressive stances on civil rights and liberties, social and economic justice, sensible foreign policy, and sustainable environmental policy.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Washington, DC, USA
Swing Left
At Swing Left, elections are our thing. We're building a lasting culture of grassroots participation in winning elections for the Left by making it as easy as possible for anyone to have maximum impact on the elections that determine the balance of power in our country.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Washington, DC
Civic Nation
Civic Nation’s mission is to empower individuals, companies, institutions, and organizations to create a more inclusive, equitable America. We are a home for change-makers who inspire, educate, and activate people around the issues that will define this generation — strengthening democracy; fostering civic engagement, social justice and voter participation; addressing public health crises; fighting for gender equity; and more.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Remote
Human Agency
We are a team of technologists, nonprofit leaders, and entrepreneurs driven by purpose and dedicated to the free exercise of our human agency. Working here is a partnership. We’re committed to making a positive impact in the world while ensuring that this is a truly meaningful and rewarding place to work.
Partners & Advocates
Public Service & Civic Engagement
New York, NY, USA
Washington Community Alliance
We organize to close the representation gap and advocate for policies that enable Black and Brown communities to share in the prosperity we build.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Bellingham, WA, USA
Motivote
Motivote is on a mission to make voting easy, social and rewarding. Higher turnout means more representative and accountable government.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Warchest
At Warchest, it is our mission to build innovative tools to help Democratic and progressive campaigns win. Warchest is a web-based financial planning software with integrated fundraising and expense data that provides campaigns and organizations with accurate, real-time financial analysis and planning.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Remote
American Promise
At American Promise, we believe that all people are created equal, that freedom is the unbreakable aspiration of humankind and each of us, and that responsibility for ensuring the conditions for the survival of equality and freedom, and for a healthy society, is ours and every American’s. We work to ensure that our staff, donors, volunteers, and supporters reflect the tremendous diversity of the American people as we strive together on the most American of national projects: amend the US Constitution so that our government reflects our wishes rather than those of the powerful, wealthy elite. We’re ending big money corruption in our politics to win voice and freedom for all Americans.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Remote
Mothers Out Front
We build our power as mothers to ensure a livable climate for all children.
Climate Change
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
San Francisco, CA
New York, NY
Denver, CO
Boston, MA
Arlington, VA
Alliance for Youth Action
We want to create a world where our democracy works for everyone and where all people – no matter where they come from, what they look like, or how they identify – live in loving, safe, and thriving communities. Our network hustles to ensure young people’s voices are heard and their power is flexed on the local, state, and national levels in nearly 20 states to drive civic participation up and down the ballot.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Washington, DC.
Trestle
We are small team of public-interest technologists who come to this work with rich passionate for solving problems at the intersection of tech and social change. Our work is supported by a collaborative community of technology advisors and consultants from private sector, political and progressive organizing and public-interest start ups. We focus on helping technology organizations and groups using tech to fuel their organizing work to make strategic decisions about product development. Our areas of expertise lie in the application of 21st century tech best practices to organizing, electoral work and movement building.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Longmont, CO, USA
Democratic Party of Virginia
We are united in our efforts to elect Democratic leaders of character, integrity, ability, vision, and commitment to delivering results for Virginians.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Richmond, VA
Civic Influencers
Founded in 2008, Civic Influencers is a national nonpartisan 501 c 3 organization whose mission is to increase youth civic power and youth voting, giving emphasis to Black, Indigenous and Youth of Color. At this pivotal time, the landscape for young people understanding, and participating in, our democracy is changing so rapidly that they may never inherit the future we promised. Rigorous novel data collection and analysis are now driving our youth centric voting interventions, and determining what we are scaling. This data driven approach will have a greater impact on increasing young people’s voting and civic power.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
New York, NY
Minnesota DFL
We are the Democratic State Party of MN. Our purpose is to elect candidates to public office who represent our shared values.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
St. Paul, MN
Minneapolis, MN
Zen City
Zencity was created to answer the need of local government officials for the best community input and insights solutions out there, so they can identify priorities and make decisions based on the voices of more of their residents. A comprehensive community input and insights platform, Zencity is bringing the voices of more residents into the decisions, big and small, that shape the communities in which they live. In 2022, we helped our partners reach over 121,910,000 voices. By offering local governments multiple ways to connect to their residents and understand what they're saying, Zencity has emerged as the platform local officials use to plan, govern, and evaluate with precise data in hand.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Tel Aviv, Israel
Remote
Civic Genius
Civic Genius aims to overcome political polarization and rebuild American civic culture through everyday opportunities to learn and engage. Through programs designed to meet you wherever you are in your civic engagement, then build on the common ground that already exists across personal backgrounds and political affiliations, Civic Genius is working to get our democratic experiment back on track.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
REMOTE
The Brown Girls Guide to Politics
Visibility, knowledge, and access for Black, Brown, and Indigenous womxn of color in and interested in politics. We share stories, information, and resources with a lens on intersectionality, social justice, and movement building.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Human Rights & Equality
Remote
Freedom House
Our work amplifies voices calling for freedom and empowers human rights defenders and civic activists to advance democratic change.
Human Rights & Equality
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Washington D.C., DC, USA
Emerge America
Emerge is changing the face of politics to create an inclusive democracy. We are the nation's premier organization that recruits, trains and provides a powerful network to Democratic women who want to run for office.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Human Rights & Equality
Washington DC, USA
San Francisco, CA, USA
Arab American Institute
The Arab American Institute is a non-profit civil rights organization
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Human Rights & Equality
Partners & Advocates
Washington, DC, USA
National Action Network
National Action Network is one of the leading civil rights organizations in the Nation with chapters throughout the entire United States. Founded in 1991 by Reverend Al Sharpton, NAN works within the spirit and tradition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to promote a modern civil rights agenda that includes the fight for one standard of justice, decency and equal opportunities for all people regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, citizenship, criminal record, economic status, gender, gender expression, or sexuality.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Human Rights & Equality
New York, NY, USA
Alabama Forward
Alabama Forward is a state-based 501(C)(3) civic engagement coordinating table committed to advancing movement towards greater freedom and progressive, solution-oriented policy among a diverse coalition of Alabama-based partner organizations, so that every Alabamian can engage in the democratic process. In pursuit of this mission, Alabama Forward will prioritize race and gender equity to engage every Alabamian in all aspects of our democracy.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Human Rights & Equality
Montgomery, AL, USA
Hill and State Strategies
Hill and State Strategies is a national research and public affairs firm bridging the divide between knowledge and action for democratic campaigns and causes through tech.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Washington, DC
NYC Campaign Finance Board
The New York City Campaign Finance Board (CFB) administers one of the strongest, most effective campaign finance systems in the country. NYC’s matching funds program amplifies the voice of average New Yorkers in city elections by matching their small contributions with public funds. By increasing the value of small-dollar contributions, the program reduces the possibility and perception of corruption from large contributions and unlimited campaign spending, and encourages citizens from all walks of life to run for office.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
New York, NY
MissionWired
We’re wired to deliver groundbreaking results for mission-driven organizations and campaigns.
Partners & Advocates
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Washington, DC
Alaskans for Better Elections
In November 2020, Alaskans approved a ballot measure that ensures Alaska’s future elections put voters first. The voter-approved law takes effect in 2022, requiring Alaska-style elections that give voters more choice, more voice and more power. The nonpartisan Alaskans for Better Elections Foundation is dedicated to providing public education and research about how Alaska-style elections work.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Anchorage, AK, USA
Greenfly
Social causes and campaign managers know the power of advocacy. Leverage Greenfly to define the narrative and spread the word across social media and wherever discussions are happening on digital. Drive awareness without ad spend, and support small teams with automation. Tap your donors, staff, volunteers, surrogates and influencers to reach more people to amplify your message.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Santa Monica, CA, USA
Featured Company
DonorAtlas
We help nonprofits and campaigns find donors in seconds and keep them forever.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
New York, NY
The Center for Election Science
We are a nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to empowering people with voting methods that strengthen democracy.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Remote
Demand Progress
Demand Progress and our more than two million members seek to protect the democratic character of the internet — and wield it to make government accountable and contest concentrated corporate power.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Silver Spring, MD, USA
Young Democrats of America
The Young Democrats of America (YDA) is the largest youth-led, partisan political organization in the nation. The Young Democrats of America mobilizes young people under the age of 36 to participate in the electoral process to elect Democrats, influence the ideals of the Democratic Party, advocate for progressive issues, and train the next generation of progressive leaders.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Washington, DC, USA
Political Data Inc
Political Data Inc. (PDI) has for more than 30 years been California's largest provider of voter information and campaign software to political campaigns, consultants, and pollsters. PDI provides data and an electoral campaign platform used for phone banking, canvassing, data collection, voter registration, events management, and targeting. Our mission is strengthen the democratic process by providing political candidates and organizations with the best data and innovative tools supporting effective voter communications.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Norwalk, CA, USA
Unified
The social network for activism - find your place in the movement.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Austin, TX
Waterkeeper Alliance
Waterkeeper Alliance strengthens and grows a global network of grassroots leaders protecting everyone’s right to clean water. Waterkeeper Alliance holds polluters accountable. We’re the largest and fastest-growing nonprofit solely focused on clean water. We preserve and protect water by connecting and mobilizing more than 300 local Waterkeeper groups worldwide.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Public Infrastructure
Food & Agriculture
Environment
Neew York, NY, USA
Hart InterCivic
Working side-by-side with election professionals for more than 100 years, Hart is committed to helping advance democracy one election at a time. Hart’s mission fuels our passionate customer focus and a continuous drive for technological innovation. The result is Verity® – truly different election technology. Reimagined from the inside out, Verity Voting promises to provide jurisdictions with a future-proof investment in secure, transparent voting.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Remote
Impactive
Impactive (formerly Outvote), backed by YCombinator and Higher Ground Labs, is an all-in-one hub for digital organizing. We power the organizing efforts of some of the country’s largest progressive campaigns, advocacy organizations, and unions.
Partners & Advocates
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Cambridge, MA, USA
Resistbot
Millions of people have used Resistbot to send tens of millions of letters to federal, state, and local officials, and rely on it to protect them from state voter roll purges.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Remote
Countable
Why does it have to be so hard to understand what our lawmakers are up to? With Countable, it doesn’t. Countable makes it quick and easy to understand the laws Congress is considering. We also streamline the process of contacting your lawmaker, so you can tell them how you want them to vote on bills under consideration.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
San Francisco, CA, USA
Voices Vote Now
The progressive movement is changing. Gone are the days of clipboards and paper lists. In today’s world, the movement requires big data, big analytics, big strategy and big solutions. VVN provides seamless integration between the databases, consultants and software platforms required to succeed in the 21st century.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Washington, DC, USA
Runbeck Elections Services
Since 1972, Runbeck Election Services has preserved the integrity of the American democratic process. We partner with cities, counties and states to provide a trusted election experience with technology printing, equipment and software solutions that are accurate, transparent and efficient. As a company founded and completely run in America, we are Defending Democracy®—one ballot at a time.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Remote
America Votes
America Votes is the coordination hub of the progressive community, working with over 400 state and national partner organizations to advance progressive policies, win elections, and protect every American’s right to vote.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Washington, DC
Fight for a Better America
We Support And Fund Best-In-Class, Promising & Innovative Voter Engagement Campaigns That Flip Districts And States From Red To Blue.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Remote
Friends of the Earth
Friends of the Earth strives for a more healthy and just world. We understand that the challenges facing our planet call for more than half measures, so we push for the reforms that are needed, not merely the ones that are politically easy. Our staff engage in hard-hitting advocacy campaigns by producing cutting-edge policy analyses, instigating lawsuits, targeting corporations, and organizing our members on the ground. This strong advocacy has been the key to our successful campaigns over our 48-year history.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Climate Change
Partners & Advocates
Washington, DC, USA
Speak Easy Political
SpeakEasy was created by a group of political consultants who know the industry inside and out and who recognized an unfortunate truth: large numbers of candidates and causes were being shut out of the democratic process because they were unable to pay the high prices required to get their message out. SpeakEasy democratizes the campaign process to put you in control of your messaging, targeting and delivery.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
San Francisco
Remote
Arizona Coalition for Change
Arizona Coalition for Change is a Black-led organization with a dynamic multicultural team that empowers everyday people to transform their community through building civic power, leadership development, and community collaboration. We advocate for lasting progressive public policies that change the dynamics for our communities by putting people first. We work to develop and uplift voices in our communities to take on our nation's most pressing issues.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Tucson, AZ
Phoenix, AZ
Remote
Resonance Campaigns
Resonance Campaigns is a full service direct mail and digital communications firm with a mission to advance progressive candidates and policies. As one of the only African American-owned national firms in the progressive space, Resonance is particularly attuned to the changing demographics of the American electorate. Voters can no longer be easily divided into a base which requires turnout motivation, and swing voters who need to be persuaded; winning now requires increasing one’s share of core constituencies and voters who haven’t historically participated in the democratic process. Resonance is uniquely positioned to communicate to diverse audiences and on behalf of non-traditional candidates, which is a strategic imperative in today’s electoral environment.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Washington, DC
Empower Project
Build technology to help progressive organizations grow their movements and win!
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Madison, WI
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Madison, WI, USA
New/Mode
New/Mode is the multi-channel advocacy & civic engagement platform that progressive campaigners use to win on the issues.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Washington, DC, USA
UnitedWeDream
Since 2008, UWD’s members have been at the forefront in the fight for immigrant rights. Together, we’ve won huge victories like DACA and, with you on our team, we are ready to win even more! Together, we fight for education, economic, racial, gender, reproductive and environmental justice. We fight to build power within our communities, justice, and dignity for all–regardless of immigration status.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Global Peace & Safety
Washington, DC, USA
Public Agenda
Public Agenda is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening democracy and expanding opportunity for all Americans.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
New York, NY, USA
Protect Democracy
Protect Democracy’s mission is to prevent our democracy from declining into a more authoritarian form of government. We defend elections, the rule of law, and fact-based political debate against authoritarian threats and work to shape a better democracy for future generations.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Human Rights & Equality
Pittsburgh, PA
Milwaukee, WI
Miami, FL
Grand Rapids, MI
Colorado Springs, CO
Cincinnati, OH
Charlotte, NC
Burlington, VT
Bethesda, MD
San Francisco, CA
Chicago, IL
Philadelphia, PA
New York, NY
Los Angeles, CA
Boston, MA
Atlanta, GA
Washington, DC
5 Calls
5 Calls makes it easy for you to reach your members of Congress and make your voice heard. We research issues, write scripts that clearly articulate a progressive position, figure out the most influential decision-makers, and collect phone numbers for their offices. All you have to do is call.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Remote
Priorities USA
Priorities USA is building permanent infrastructure to engage Americans of all backgrounds at all times -- not just on the eve of an election. We are helping build a powerful progressive movement that informs, energizes, and empowers average Americans to fight and win for their priorities in 2020 and beyond.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Washington, DC, USA
Democracy in Color
Democracy in Color is a political media organization focused on political strategy and analysis at the intersection of race and politics. We create and elevate content that influences public opinion and steers political behavior towards a more progressive and inclusive country. Using research and data-driven analysis, our multimedia content lifts up the voices and issues of the multiracial, progressive New American Majority and includes a podcast, articles, reports, and social campaigns.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Human Rights & Equality
Public Infrastructure
San Francisco, CA, USA
Vote Rev
As the only nonprofit behavioral design team in the progressive movement, we fill a critical gap: designing and quickly mainstreaming voter engagement tactics that help win elections. We believe that the urgency around helping progressives win means that we can’t just retool old tactics, and we can’t stop at reaching a few more voters here and there.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Remote
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
The principal mission of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is to secure equal justice for all through the rule of law, targeting in particular the inequities confronting African Americans and other racial and ethnic minorities.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Human Rights & Equality
Washington, DC
Murmuration
5 open tech
roles
Murmuration organizes a network of partners and equips them with the insights, tools, and services needed to help communities build and activate the power to transform America.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Human Rights & Equality
Education
New York, NY
PowerSwitch Action
A national network of local groups organizing for just economies and multiracial feminist democracy
Human Rights & Equality
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Oakland, CA, USA
Good Party
Our democracy has been corrupted by a two-party system that serves moneyed interests. It leaves people apathetic, or having to choose between the lesser of two evils. Neither of which truly serve them. So, important issues continue to go unaddressed. Good Party is not a political party. We’re building tools to change the rules and disrupt the corrupt, creating a brighter future for all! Our plan is to use the free, open-source tech we create as a lever that marshals the creative community and mobilizes digital natives – who will be the majority of voters by 2024 – to vote differently.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Remote
Capitol Canary
What started with a vision to mobilize advocates on smart phones has exploded into a comprehensive suite of tools that is revolutionizing government affairs. We build the intelligence and advocacy tools to monitor and influence public policy from Capitol Hill to city hall.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Moldova
Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
Arlington, VA, USA
Movement Labs
1 open tech
role
Movement Labs is an incubator and consulting firm that uses technology, data, and experimentation to stop fascism and build progressive power. We help progressives win and defeat MAGA extremists through year-round work grounded in research and real-world testing.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Chicago, IL
Advancement Project
Rooted in the great human rights struggles for equality and justice, we exist to fulfill America’s promise of a caring, inclusive and just democracy. We use innovative tools and strategies to strengthen social movements and achieve high impact policy change. Our partners are in the forefront of battles to restore voting rights to populations who were overly criminalized and remove barriers to the ballot before Election Day. Importantly, we are also pioneers in the fight to eliminate these wrongs once and for all by establishing a national right to vote. We have been on the front lines of fights for voting rights because access to the ballot gives communities of color power and self-determination in the matters that impact their lives.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Human Rights & Equality
Washington, DC.
Democratic Socialists of America
Democratic Socialists of America is the largest socialist organization in the United States, with over 100,000 members and chapters in all 50 states. We believe that working people should run both the economy and society democratically to meet human needs, not to make profits for a few.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
New York, NY
AAPI Vote
Asian Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote) is the nation’s leading nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to engaging, educating, and empowering Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities to strengthen their voices and create impact. For decades, our action-driven organization has led national initiatives to ensure AAPIs are represented and heard.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Human Rights & Equality
Remote
TurnUp Activism
TurnUp is a 501(c)(3) non-profit mobile app and organization that has embarked on a mission to build the most organized, active, competent, educated and powerful progressive grassroots activist network of young people. In 2020, as the largest and fastest-growing youth voter turnout and activism organization and mobile app, TurnUp reached 36 million young voters nationally with voter registration and election information; texted 1 million young Georgians; reached each young Georgian on social media 8x in the 6 weeks before the runoff; made 17,000 connections between young activists through the TurnUp mobile app; and trained 1,600 young activists who completed over 2,000 volunteer shifts in a 3 months long program. Youth turnout increased more than 10 points. TurnUp consistently creates and invests in new civic technologies and ideas including an innovative mobile app for youth activism and the organization includes staff as well as 300 youth organizers working on a daily basis and ove
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Cambridge, MA, USA
OpenField
OpenField is built from the ground up to facilitate the most effective tactics in movement building that have been at the core of successful social movements for decades. Our A.I. enhanced organizing tools enable nonpartisan and progressive groups working to fulfil the promise of democracy to launch campaigns with the most effective infrastructure and tactics so they can save time, work smarter, scale, and win.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Remote
Verified Voting
VerifiedVoting.org is a non-partisan non-profit organization that advocates for legislation and regulation that promotes accuracy, transparency and verifiability of elections. We believe the integrity and strength of our democracy relies on citizens’ trust that each vote be counted as cast.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Voter Formation Project
The Voter Formation Project is dedicated to increasing participation in local, state, and national elections through digital communication, experimentation, and knowledge sharing.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Washington, DC
Civitech
2 open tech
roles
Civitech builds software that empowers progressive campaigns, candidates, volunteers, nonprofits, and advocacy organizations to win elections and conduct their work more effectively, efficiently, and scalably.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Austin, TX, USA
Unite America
Unite America is a movement of Democrats, Republicans, and independents working to bridge the growing partisan divide and foster a more representative and functional government. We’re focused on scaling and accelerating the movement to put voters first, and ensure that the right leaders have the right incentives to solve our country’s greatest problems.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Denver, CO
The Democratic National Committee
The Democratic National Committee is committed to electing Democrats at every level — from the school board to the Oval Office. The DNC Tech team is a small, diverse team that develops and supports the technology used by candidates and organizers across the United States to analyze data, organize campaigns, raise money, and get out the vote on election day.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Washington, DC, USA
MGGG Redistricting Lab
The MGGG Redistricting Lab is a non-partisan research group studying applications of geometry and computing to U.S. redistricting. Our mission is both technical and civic, and we aim to drive cutting-edge research, amplify the voices of the public and the civil rights community, and improve accountability in the redistricting process.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Medford, MA, USA
MapLight
MapLight’s online tools and research bring transparency to government data and put a spotlight on the outsize influence of money in politics so that journalists and advocacy groups can hold lawmakers accountable.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Berkeley, CA
Stand Up America
Stand Up America’s goal is simple: to demand the democracy we deserve. A democracy for the people, by the people. All of the people.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
New York, NY
Small Planet Institute
At the Small Planet Institute we spread an empowering understanding of democracy as the wide dispersion of power, transparency in public affairs, and a culture of mutual accountability. We call it Living Democracy, enabling each of us to act effectively on emerging solutions from electoral politics and economic life to the environment, hunger, agriculture, and beyond. Our goal is thus a future where all communities are thriving with dignity as Living Democracies, fulfilling our essential needs for personal power, meaning, and connection.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Cambridge, MA, USA
Clarity Campaigns Labs
Clarity Campaign Labs guides progressive campaigns and organizations on a path to victory through customized polling, modeling, analytics, and data strategy solutions.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Washington, DC
Equality Federation
We work collaboratively on critical issues—from advancing workplace fairness and family recognition to defeating anti-transgender bills and HIV criminalization laws—that affect how LGBTQ+ people experience the world from cradle to grave.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Human Rights & Equality
Portland, OR, USA
The Hub Project
1 open tech
role
The Hub Project builds coalitions and provides resources, capacity, infrastructure, and expertise to partners in the progressive movement. With experience in communications, digital, organizing, and research, we bring our skills to advocacy campaigns working to strengthen our democracy, protect access to health care, and ensure the economy works for everyone.
Partners & Advocates
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Washington, DC, USA
Working America
Working America fights for good jobs, a fair economy, & inclusive democracy
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Human Rights & Equality
Washington, DC, USA
Demos
We pioneer bold progressive ideas, reinforce them with original research and analysis, and equip grassroots partner organizations to move them into practical reality. Through cutting-edge policy research, inspiring litigation and deep relationships with grassroots organizations, Demos champions solutions that will create a democracy and economy rooted in racial equity.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Human Rights & Equality
Partners & Advocates
Remote
Vote.org
Vote.org uses technology to simplify political engagement, increase voter turnout, and strengthen American democracy.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
San Francisco, CA, USA
Alliance for Climate Education
The Alliance for Climate Education seeks to educate young people on the science of climate change and empower them to take action.
Climate Change
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Boulder, CO, USA
Center for Effective Government
At the Center for Effective Government, we work to strengthen institutions of democracy and improve the capability of our government to solve public problems. Solving the problems of government ineffectiveness is hard work, and requires a multi-faceted theory of action. The Center for Effective Government organizes its work and activities, and builds bridges between its stakeholders—scholars, students, practitioners, leaders, journalists, and advocates—around three key areas: ideas, education, and engagement.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Chicago, IL. USA
GovTrack.us
GovTrack.us began in 2004 as a project to use technology to make the U.S. Congress more open and accessible. Today we’re the leading non-governmental source of legislative information and statistics.
Public Infrastructure
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Remote
Democracy Works
At Democracy Works, we help Americans vote, no matter what! Our vision is to make voting a simple, seamless experience for all Americans so that no one misses an election, and our team works to help make this happen.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Brooklyn, NY
NextGen America
NextGen America is the nation’s largest youth voter organization, mobilizing millions of young people each year to support progressive candidates up and down the ballot. We are a multi-issue and multi-racial organization that works each election cycle to get millions of young people to the polls and win on the issues that matter to them. We have registered over 1.4 million young people to vote. In the 2020 election cycle, we spoke to over 10.5 million young voters and got 4.6 million of them to the polls, leading to the largest youth voter turnout in our nation’s history.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
San Francisco, CA
Center for Progressive Reform
Center for Progressive Reform envisions a government that uses the full force of its power to curb climate change and ensure a sustainable environment, economic justice, and healthy workplaces and communities for all.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Climate Change
Partners & Advocates
Washington, DC, USA
Tech for Campaigns
We provide political campaigns with access to world-class talent, training and technology to implement digital strategies needed to win, powered by a growing community of over 10,000 skilled volunteers.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
San Francisco, CA, USA
Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) works to win state legislative seats and chambers for Democrats.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Washington, DC, USA
Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement
PACE (Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement) is a member-centric philanthropic laboratory for funders seeking to maximize their impact on democracy and civic life in the United States. Our members share a belief that America will be healthier and more successful, resilient, and productive, if democracy is strong and the office of citizen is treated as central to how it functions. We believe that American democracy will thrive when all of its people are informed and engaged in the process of creating it.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Washington DC, USA
Ballot Initiative Strategy Center
BISC’s mission is to strengthen democracy by implementing a national progressive strategy for ballot measures rooted in building state-based power. The Ballot Initiative Strategy Center (BISC), a 501(c)(4) organization, is the only progressive organization that works across many policy, organizing, and political organizations, with local, state, and national leaders to analyze and support the ballot measure landscape.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Washington, DC.
Texas Democratic Party
Texas Democrats fight for strong neighborhood schools, higher incomes, and an economy that works for everyone. We believe in a fair shot for all.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Austin, TX, USA
Groundswell Action Fund
Groundswell Action Fund gathers the financial resources of individual investors and foundations to energize a truly inclusive, participatory democracy. In doing so, we support the strongest electoral organizing and power-building efforts led by Black women, women of color, low-income women, and transgender and gender-expansive leaders of color across the United States.
Human Rights & Equality
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Remote
Middle Seat
Middle Seat is a full-service media and fundraising firm for progressive causes and candidates such as AOC, Ayana Pressley, the Movement for Black Lives and MoveOn.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Washington, DC, USA
PredictWise
PredictWise has built a unique solution that allows for novel ways of looking at voters. Customers will be able to make decisions in new & innovative ways, and ultimately be more effective in their political and issue outreach.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
San Francisco, CA, USA
Wide Eye
Wide Eye is a full service digital agency for purpose-driven organizations, visionaries, and big-thinkers. We’re a tight knit team of designers, strategists, technologists, project managers, planners, and practiced problem-solvers ready to help you take your ideas from concept to reality.
Partners & Advocates
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Washington D.C., DC, USA
Democracy Initiative
The Democracy Initiative is a coalition of organizations launched in 2013 working toward a bright future in which all Americans participate fully and freely in the democratic process. We believe that the voice of every citizen should be heard and counted, so all of us have an equal say in a democracy that is of, by, and for the people. United by a shared vision for a political process that counts every voice and every vote equally, we are mobilizing members of Democracy Initiative organizations to ensure that all Americans can vote, diminish the influence of corporate and special interests, and halt the obstruction that has thrown our Congress out of balance.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Remote
Sister District Project
The Sister District Project works to turn states blue by winning state legislative elections. We “sister” volunteers from deep blue districts with carefully targeted races in swing districts, where flipping control of the state legislature will help end partisan gerrymandering.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
San Francisco, CA, USA
Community Change
We envision a nationwide social movement led by everyday people and inspired by the conviction that we can create a society in which everyone has enough to thrive and achieve their full potential.
Human Rights & Equality
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Washington, DC, USA
Blue Leadership Collaborative
BLC retains and develops diverse campaign leaders who are essential to winning and building Democratic majorities.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Human Rights & Equality
Remote
Outfox AI
Outfox AI empowers you to create, target, and test ads at a remarkable scale. Digital teams using Outfox AI get the best performance, save time, and win bigger budgets.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Remote
Center for Social Media and Politics, New York University
NYU’s Center for Social Media and Politics is an academic research institute dedicated to studying how social media impacts politics, policy, and democracy. Social media has transformed politics around the world and the way we receive and engage with information. NYU’s Center for Social Media and Politics (CSMaP) hosts a global community of scholars to study this impact. Our rigorous, policy-relevant research harnesses social media data to study politics in new ways and explores how social media affects public opinion and political behavior. Through innovative research, teaching, and outreach, CSMaP advances scientific knowledge and informs public policy and discourse in the digital age.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Education
Public Infrastructure
Partners & Advocates
New York, NY, USA
Blue Wave
Blue Wave is a leading national political consulting firm that delivers compliance and fundraising services. Founded in 2014, our firm represents clients at every level of government from presidential and congressional races to state and local candidates, state parties, and other political committees.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Remote
People For the American Way
People For the American Way and its affiliate, People For the American Way Foundation, are progressive advocacy organizations founded to fight right-wing extremism and build a democratic society that implements the ideals of freedom, equality, opportunity and justice for all. We encourage civic participation, defend fundamental rights, and fight to dismantle systemic barriers to equitable opportunity.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Washington, DC, USA
Montana Democratic Party
The Montana Democratic Party is the party of the people, dedicated to electing Democratic candidates up and down the ballot in our state and serving Montanans of every color, creed, and condition.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Bozeman, MT
The Voter Participation Center
The Voter Participation Center (VPC) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization founded in 2003 to help members of the New American Majority register and vote. Since then, the organization has helped more than 6 million people register and cast ballots.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Washington, DC
Vote Forward
Vote Forward is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization. Our mission is to empower grassroots volunteers to encourage their fellow citizens in underrepresented communities to vote. We build tools to facilitate communications between Americans to help strengthen our democracy.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Remote
The Flip Side
A bipartisan media startup building the next generation platform for news and civic dialogue.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Public Infrastructure
New York, NY, USA
New York, NY, USA
Clear Ballot
Designed for ease-of-use, Clear Ballot’s browser-based software, used in conjunction with commercially available hardware, scales to election jurisdictions of all sizes, and responds directly to the budgetary realities of counties and municipalities. Our election technology is used in twelve states, and our ClearVote voting system is EAC certified.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Nashua, NH
Voices for Progress
Voices for Progress galvanizes the advocacy of business leaders, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, and other prominent individuals who unite to champion a healthy climate and environment, strengthen our democracy, and ensure economic and social justice for all.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Washington, DC, USA
DigiDems
We Elect Democrats! We place technology talent on the most competitive races in the country to create persistent Democratic majorities.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Crowdpac
Crowdpac is the social network for politics where Progressive Candidates and Constituents Ignite Change in Our Democracy
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Washington, DC, USA
Progressive Change Campaign Committee
The Progressive Change Campaign Committee (BoldProgressives.org) is a million member grassroots organization building power at the local, state and federal levels. It engages in electoral work and issue advocacy work -- fighting on democracy issues and for economic populist priorities like expanding Social Security, Medicare For All, a Green New Deal, student debt cancellation, and Wall Street reform.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Remote
New Georgia Project
We are a non-partisan, non-profit organization
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Atlanta, GA, USA
OpenSecrets
Nonpartisan, independent and nonprofit, OpenSecrets.org is the nation's premier research group tracking money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy. The Center for Responsive Politics launched the website following the 1996 elections. Our mission is to track the flow of money in American politics and provide the data and analysis to strengthen democracy. Our vision is for Americans to use this knowledge to create a more vibrant, representative and accountable democracy.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Washington, DC. USA
National Democratic Institute
The National Democratic Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, nongovernmental organization that has supported democratic institutions and practices in every region of the world for more than three decades.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Washington D.C., DC, USA
Data Management and Compliance, Inc.
We are building software to help democratic committees file compliance reports more efficiently by automatically ingesting, deduplicating, and cleaning fundraising and spending data.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Washington, DC
Emily's List
We ignite change by getting pro-choice Democratic women elected to office.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Human Rights & Equality
Washington D.C., DC, USA
Causes.com
Causes - powered by Countable - makes it quick and easy to understand the laws Congress is considering. We also streamline the process of contacting your lawmaker, so you can tell them how you want them to vote on bills under consideration. You can also sound-off on issues of national, local, or personal importance: news, protests, anti-protests, and boycotts.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Remote
AAPI Civic Engagement Fund
The AAPI Civic Engagement Fund believes that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders must be an integral part of strengthening America’s democracy, improving the quality of life for all, and creating vibrant multiracial communities.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Human Rights & Equality
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Future Now
The Future Now umbrella includes The States Project and The Lawmaker Network. Its initiatives focus on improving Americans’ lives by winning state legislative majorities and working with them to achieve goals for the common good.
Partners & Advocates
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Washington, DC, USA
Blue Link
We support Progressive campaigns and organizations by creating long-term tech infrastructure. We are focused on building an open integration platform. We believe that non-technical users should be able to automatically flow their data without having to download, modify, and upload files to the next system. We’re agnostic to which tools they decide to use.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Remote
VoteAmerica
VoteAmerica builds technology to simplify political engagement, increase voter turnout, and strengthen American democracy for all eligible voters.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
San Francisco, CA
National Coalition on Black Civic Participation
The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (The National Coalition) is a 501©3, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to increasing civic engagement and voter participation in Black and underserved communities. The National Coalition strives to create an enlightened community by engaging people in all aspects of public life through service/volunteerism, advocacy, leadership development and voting.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Human Rights & Equality
Washington, DC. USA
Progress Texas
Rapid response media and digital strategy promoting progressive ideals in Texas.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Austin, TX, USA
DSPolitical
1 open tech
role
Want to power Democratic victories through smart digital strategy? Founded in 2011, DSPolitical is the first voter-targeted online ad network for the progressive movement, helping campaigns and advocacy groups reach the right voters at the right time.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Washington, DC
Power California
Power California harnesses the energy of young voters of color and their families to create a state that is equitable, inclusive and just for everyone who calls California home.
Human Rights & Equality
Partners & Advocates
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Oakland, CA, USA
Analyst Institute
We help progressive and social justice-oriented organizations maximize their impact and win by using rigorous scientific research to figure out what really works in electoral, issue-based, and advocacy campaigns.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Washington, DC, USA
National Conference on Citizenship
The National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC) is dedicated to strengthening civic life in America. At the core of our joint efforts is the belief that every person has the ability to help their community and country thrive. We pursue our mission through a nationwide network of partners involved in a cutting-edge civic health initiative, our cross-sector conferences and engagement with a broad spectrum of individuals and organizations interested in utilizing civic engagement principles and practices to enhance their work.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Remote
NGPVAN
NGP VAN is the leading technology provider to Democratic and progressive campaigns and organizations, as well as nonprofits, municipalities, and other groups, offering clients an integrated platform of the best fundraising, compliance, field, organizing, digital, and social networking products.
Partners & Advocates
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Washington, DC, USA
Activate America
Activate America is an independent expenditure organization focused on electing Democrats to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. The larger our majority, the more we can make meaningful and lasting change possible in the courts, economic recovery, voting rights, health care, the environment, racial justice, and so much more.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Remote
Re:power
We’re transforming how we think about power, who holds it, and how we wield it in our communities — we’re looking at power in every context, and speaking truth to it.
Human Rights & Equality
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Saint Paul, MN, USA
Run the World
Run the World uses digital, direct mail, and other grassroots tools to help candidates and organizations change the world via individualized and eye-catching messaging.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Madison, WI, USA
BerlinRosen
1 open tech
role
BerlinRosen is a leading national public relations and strategic communications firm delivering high impact media, digital strategy and advertising to top organizations, companies and candidates.
Partners & Advocates
Public Service & Civic Engagement
New York, NY, USA
Harvard Kennedy School
Harvard Kennedy School’s mission is to improve public policy and leadership so people can live in societies that are more safe, free, just, and sustainably prosperous. By combining cutting-edge research, the teaching of outstanding students, and direct interaction with practitioners, we have an impact on solving public problems that no other institution can match.
Human Rights & Equality
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Global Peace & Safety
Partners & Advocates
Education
Cambridge, MA, USA
Vote Pro Choice
#VOTEPROCHOICE is a national political project and technology platform founded in March 2016 by Democrats.com LLC. Democrats.com LLC is the original online news and community site for progressive activists. We connect the nation’s prochoice majority voters with prochoice champion candidates in every election.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Human Rights & Equality
Partners & Advocates
Remote
Our Revolution
Our Revolution is working to fulfill our vision of a progressive future by organizing a national network of state and local groups to fight for progressive policies at every level of government.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Washington, DC, USA
Rally
Rally's goal is to enable progressive campaigns and advocacy organizations to run efficient, successful relational organizing programs that facilitate everyday people mobilizing their own communities to get out and vote.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Washington, DC
Denver, CO
VotingWorks
VotingWorks is a non-partisan non-profit building a voting system everyone can trust
Public Service & Civic Engagement
San Francisco, CA, USA
Vote Smart
Vote Smart's mission is to provide free, factual, unbiased information on candidates and elected officials to ALL Americans. Thousands of citizens (conservative and liberal alike) work together, spending endless hours researching the backgrounds and records of thousands of political candidates and elected officials to discover their voting records, campaign contributions, public statements, biographical data (including their work history) and evaluations of them generated by over 1,500 special interest groups.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Des Moines, IA
Citizen for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW)
Americans deserve a government that is ethical, accountable, and open. At CREW, we use aggressive legal actions, in-depth investigations, and innovative policy and reform work to achieve that vision. We take on big fights against powerful opponents, from the President of the United States to wealthy dark money donors.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Public Infrastructure
Partners & Advocates
Washington, DC
GetThru
Best in class P2P texting and calling tools to help you reach your audiences at scale
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Oakland, CA, USA
NAACP
We envision an inclusive community rooted in liberation where all persons can exercise their civil and human rights without discrimination. Our mission is to achieve equity, political rights, and social inclusion by advancing policies and practices that expand human and civil rights, eliminate discrimination, and accelerate the well-being, education, and economic security of Black people and all persons of color.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Human Rights & Equality
Baltimore, MD, USA
Voto Latino
Voto Latino is a pioneering civic media organization that seeks to transform America by recognizing Latinos’ innate leadership. Through innovative digital campaigns, pop culture, and grassroots voices, we provide culturally relevant programs that engage, educate and empower Latinos to be agents of change. Together, we aim to build a stronger and more inclusive democracy.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Washington, DC, USA
FairVote
FairVote is a nonpartisan champion of electoral reforms that give voters greater choice, a stronger voice, and a representative democracy that works for all Americans.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Tacoma Park, MD, USA
Campaign Legal Center
At Campaign Legal Center (CLC), we are advancing democracy through law, fighting for every American’s right to participate in the democratic process. CLC uses tactics such as litigation, policy and advocacy, communications and partnerships to win victories that result in a more transparent, accountable and inclusive democracy. Our long-term goal is a government responsive to the people.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Washington, DC
Change Research
Change Research conducts research to understand public opinion. We aim to democratize access to public opinion research, in order to create a world where leaders have near-constant contact with the pulse of public opinion and can make more informed decisions.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Environment
Washington, DC
San Francisco, CA
League of Women Voters of California
The League of Women Voters was formed in 1920 as an outgrowth of the movement to give women the right to vote following the passage of the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Since 1910, the League has indeed helped improve the general welfare of the people. Some of the League's earliest causes included support for child labor laws, minimum wage, compulsory education and equal opportunity for women.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Environment
California
Voting App
VotingApp makes voting more convenient and accessible, while providing a higher level of security and auditability. VotingApp is unique in that it has accessibility tools built directly into the app, giving voters with disabilities enhanced options in addition to the native iOS and Android accessibility tools.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Remote
The Pivot Group
Strategy that moves you to victory.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Washington, DC
Scale to Win
Scale to Win is a fully remote progressive political tech company, founded in 2020 by organizers from major Democratic presidential campaigns. We provide texting, dialing, and turnkey “We Text” services to 3,000+ progressive clients including Biden-Harris and the Democratic National Convention.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Santa Ana, CA
Florida Rights Restoration Coalition
FRRC is a grassroots, membership organization run by Returning Citizens (Formerly Convicted Persons) who are dedicated to ending the disenfranchisement and discrimination against people with convictions, and creating a more comprehensive and humane reentry system that will enhance successful reentry, reduce recidivism, and increase public safety.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Human Rights & Equality
Orlando, FL, USA
Switchboard
Switchboard is a Public Benefit Company whose mission is to help Democrats and other progressives win more elections up and down the ballot. We build digital tools to help campaigns and organizations do outreach, raise money, and ultimately run more effective campaigns. These tools are built on modern technology, integrate well with exiting tools in the political tech ecosystem, and are affordable to candidates at all levels.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Washington D.C., DC, USA
Open Society Foundation
The Open Society Foundations work to build vibrant and inclusive democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens.
Human Rights & Equality
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
New York, NY, USA
MIT Election Data + Science Lab
By applying scientific principles to how elections are studied and administered, MEDSL aims to improve the democratic experience for all U.S. voters.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Cambridge, MA, USA
Left Turn
An early stage startup working on an app to drive up the voter registration and turnout of Democratic constituencies for the 2024 election and beyond.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
New York, NY, USA
New York, NY, USA
Democracy Live
Founded in 2007, Democracy Live technologies have been deployed in 4,000 elections, serving over 20 million voters in 2,500 jurisdictions and 26 states. In partnership with Amazon and Microsoft, Democracy Live is the largest provider of cloud and tablet-based voting technologies in the U.S.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Remote
Remote
Voatz
We believe voting should be convenient, secure and accessible for everyone. We use smartphone security, remote identity verification, biometrics and blockchain to secure your info and your vote.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Remote
ReThink Media
To make sure that all Americans have a voice, we are working to raise up the voices of local leaders working for voting rights, train Women of Color Advancing Peace and Security, and develop the media skills of American Muslim community leaders. A pluralistic society requires that all voices are heard and nowhere is this more important than in the media. Whether it’s a TV appearance or the written word, authentic spokespeople enrich the policy dialogue and implicitly teach Americans about cultures and perspectives they may have had little exposure to, helping to combat prejudice and build an inclusive America.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Berkeley, CA, USA
MoveOn
MoveOn is a people-powered force for progress. We wield independent political power by bringing millions together to take action to create a country with a place of honor and dignity for everyone
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Portland, OR
National LGBTQ Task Force
The National LGBTQ Task Force advances full freedom, justice and equality for LGBTQ people.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Human Rights & Equality
Partners & Advocates
Washington, DC
New York, NY
Miami, FL
National Security Archive
Founded in 1985 by journalists and scholars to check rising government secrecy, the National Security Archive combines a unique range of functions: investigative journalism center, research institute on international affairs, library and archive of declassified U.S. documents ("the world's largest nongovernmental collection" according to the Los Angeles Times), leading non-profit user of the U.S. Freedom of Information Act, public interest law firm defending and expanding public access to government information, global advocate of open government, and indexer and publisher of former secrets.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Public Infrastructure
Partners & Advocates
Washington, DC, USA
KNOWiNK
KNOWiNK provides a unique approach and a proven solution rooted in what we have learned from our extensive experience as former election officials and in speaking to election authorities across the country about their specific needs.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Remote
Bluebonnet Data
Bluebonnet Data is a nonprofit that recruits, trains, and organizes people with skills in coding and data science to volunteer on data analyst teams for down-ballot, Democratic campaigns.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Cambridge, MA, USA
Convergence | Center for Policy Resolution
We convene individuals and organizations with divergent views to build trust, identify solutions, and form alliances for action on critical national issues. We bring deep knowledge of policy and process and work with leaders and doers to move past divergent views to identify workable solutions to seemingly intractable issues.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
San Francisco, CA
Washington, DC
Remote
Color of Change
Color of Change leads campaigns that build real power for Black communities. We challenge injustice, hold corporate and political leaders accountable, commission game-changing research on systems of inequality, and advance solutions for racial justice that can transform our world.
Human Rights & Equality
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Oakland, CA, USA
Washington D.C., DC, USA
New York, NY, USA
Blueprint Interactive
Blueprint is a full-service digital agency that provides top-shelf digital strategy, advertising, fundraising, social media and web development for a variety of political campaigns, non-profits, and other organizations
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Washington, DC, USA
BallotTrax
BallotTrax brings transparency to the voter process so you know your vote has counted. Whether your preference is to receive a notifications via text, email, or voice alert, BallotTrax lets you know where your vote is in real time. Also, with our proactive notification system, we ensure you stay informed about upcoming elections and general election information so you never miss an opportunity for your voice to be heard.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Remote
Trilogy Interactive
Trilogy works on exciting digital projects that change the world around us.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Washington D.C., DC, USA
Chicago, IL, USA
Berkeley, CA, USA
Issue One
Issue One is the leading crosspartisan political reform group in Washington, D.C. Our mission is more critical than ever: Our democratic republic is under greater stress than it has been in generations, as the fates of democracies all over the world face uncertain futures. Issue One is fighting to protect U.S. elections, lessen political polarization, limit the influence of big money over politics, and improve the ability of Congress to solve problems.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Washington, DC
New American Leaders
New American Leaders (NAL) is leading a movement for inclusive democracy by preparing first and second-generation Americans to use their power and potential in public office. We believe a strong democracy is an inclusive democracy. As the only organization championing New Americans as crucial participants in the American political system, we provide resources that ensure they are included, represented, and engaged in our democracy.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Global Peace & Safety
New York, NY, USA
Reach
Our mission is to power a world where progressive grassroots activism beats corporate cash. All Reach campaigns must adhere to progressive principals, including upholding racial, social, and economic justice and human rights in their work and platforms; rejecting systematic racism, sexism, misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, islamophobia, anti-Semitism, and all other systems of oppression; and publicly pledge to not accept dirty money in the form of contributions from corporations, corporate PACs, corporate lobbyists, the real estate industry, police unions, or Wall Street firms or political committees thereof.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Remote
New York, NY
Politics Rewired
Politics Rewired is a worker-owned cooperative that builds digital organizing, freeing organizers to build power efficiently, democratically, and with 8 hours of sleep a night.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Human Rights & Equality
New York, NY
Zinc Collective
build programs that recruit, develop, and retain high-potential talent to drive Democratic majorities.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Remote
Democracy Fund
Democracy Fund invests in organizations working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Washington, DC, USA
Indivisible
The Indivisible Project's mission is to cultivate a grassroots movement of literally thousands of local Indivisible groups to elect progressive leaders, realize bold progressive policies, rebuild our democracy, and defeat the Trump agenda.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Washington, DC, USA
League of Women Voters
The League of Women Voters (LWV) is a nonpartisan, grassroots nonprofit dedicated to empowering everyone to fully participate in our democracy. With active Leagues in all 50 states and more than 750 Leagues across the country, we engage in advocacy, education, litigation, and organizing to protect every American’s freedom to vote.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Human Rights & Equality
Washington, DC
Fair Elections Center
Fair Elections Center is a national, nonpartisan voting rights and election reform 501(c)(3) organization based in Washington, D.C. Our mission is to use litigation and advocacy to remove barriers to registration and voting, particularly those disenfranchising underrepresented and marginalized communities, and to improve election administration.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Washington, DC, USA
Datadat
At Datadat, we work with clients in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas to provide an end-to-end solution for powering their campaigns. We offer cutting-edge tech tools and provide consulting services on digital campaigning.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Remote
Vote Solar
Our mission is to make solar a mainstream energy resource across the U.S.
Clean Energy
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Oakland, CA, USA
Advance Native Political Leadership
Advance Native Political Leadership aims to be a political home for Native people living on and off tribal lands across the United States. We are a project created to address the need for increased Native American representation in elected and appointed offices throughout the country. Investment in equitable representation in elected offices is a critical endeavor for securing a reflective democracy for all Americans – one in which the country benefits from the leadership and talents of Native peoples and is responsive to the assets and issues of Native citizens. Advance Native Political Leadership is the first and only national Native American-led organization working to address the vast disparity and unique barriers that exist for Indigenous peoples in U.S. politics.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Human Rights & Equality
San Francisco, CA, USA
Voting Rights Lab
The Voting Rights Lab is a campaign hub designed to supercharge the fight against voter suppression and transform our voting systems. In partnership with organizations across the country, we build winning state legislative and ballot initiative campaigns to secure, protect, and defend the voting rights of all Americans.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Human Rights & Equality
Partners & Advocates
Washington, DC, USA
Movement Voter Project
Support grassroots groups organizing their communities to build a stronger progressive movement.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Remote
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