{"id":680478,"date":"2020-09-14T20:15:31","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T20:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dp.inemoji.report\/?page_id=680478"},"modified":"2024-10-02T13:50:25","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T13:50:25","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demandprogress.org\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our Mission is\u00a0to hold concentrated power centers to account, and bring them under democratic control.<\/b><\/h1>\r\n


Demand Progress Action is a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization. It houses operations that, until mid-2022, took place as a project of the Sixteen Thirty Fund. Our sister 501(c)(3) organization is Demand Progress Education Fund.

We work to secure progressive policy changes for everyday people by organizing broad grassroots campaigns, leading smart lobbying initiatives, and leveraging our staff\u2019s policy expertise.

We run online campaigns to rally people to take action on the issues that affect them \u2014 by contacting Congress and other leaders, supporting pressure tactics, and spreading the word in their own communities.

We bring together large and diverse coalitions that transcend political lines and embrace shared values \u2014 and leverage that backing to work effectively in Washington, serving as an advocate for the public in the decisions that affect our lives.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Disclosure of Grants, Donations, Gifts, and Payments for Services<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Our Mission is\u00a0to hold concentrated power centers to account, and bring them under democratic control. Demand Progress Action is a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization. It houses operations that, until mid-2022, took place as a project of the Sixteen Thirty Fund. Our sister 501(c)(3) organization is Demand Progress Education Fund. We work to secure progressive policy … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"views\/template-about.blade.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-680478","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"boxes":[{"top_text":"nearly","middle_text":"1 mil","bottom_text":"affiliated activists","is_quote":false},{"top_text":"over","middle_text":"30 mil","bottom_text":"actions","is_quote":false},{"top_text":"over","middle_text":"1,000","bottom_text":"meetings with policymakers","is_quote":false},{"top_text":"at least","middle_text":"35","bottom_text":"cups of coffee per day","is_quote":false}],"top_content":"

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The following financial disclosures list grants, donations, gifts, and payment for services received by the Demand Progress as housed within our Fiscal Sponsor. Most of our funding is for general support of our work; funding for specific projects and programs generally are described as such.<\/p>\n

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Demand Progress does not accept contributions from governments. On occasion we accept contributions from corporations for work that is aligned with our mission, such as that in opposition to mass government surveillance or in support of anti-monopoly efforts. Corporate donations generally represent no more than 5% of our income.<\/p>\n","middle_content":"

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