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Funding the Defense of our Democracy: A Conversation with Pamela Shifman

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Funding the Defense of our Democracy: A Conversation with Pamela Shifman

Pamela Shifman joined Nathaniel G. Perlman's "The Great Battlefield" podcast for a wide-ranging conversation about her lifetime of activism, the values that ground...

Kendra Fox-Davis and Zakiya Johnson Lord: We are doubling down on the South

Kendra Fox-Davis and Zakiya Johnson Lord: We are doubling down on the South

We caught up with DA Partners Kendra Fox-Davis of the Meadow Fund and Zakiya Johnson Lord of the Climate & Clean Energy Fund to talk about why they're investing in...

Solidarity with the Ohio Organizing Collaborative

Solidarity with the Ohio Organizing Collaborative

June 15, 2026—The Democracy Alliance issued the following statement following reports that federal agents raided an office of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative and...

How I learned a lesson about power

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How I learned a lesson about power

By Pamela Shifman, Democracy Alliance President Our friends at the Kataly Foundation recently launched the “F Word”, an honest and illuminating series about failure...

Charitable Platforms Have Empowered Trump’s Attack on Dissent

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Charitable Platforms Have Empowered Trump’s Attack on Dissent

Originally published by Newsweek on May 19, 2026. By Pamela Shifman and Rajasvini Bhansali  Last month, Fidelity Charitable, Vanguard Charitable, and Charles...

Major Donors, Donor Networks, and Foundations Call on Fidelity, Vanguard, and Charles Schwab to Reverse Harmful Capitulation to Administration’s Politicized Attack on Southern Poverty Law Center

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Major Donors, Donor Networks, and Foundations Call on Fidelity, Vanguard, and Charles Schwab to Reverse Harmful Capitulation to Administration’s Politicized Attack on Southern Poverty Law Center

Today, the leaders of several of the nation’s largest philanthropic networks, foundations, and advisors along with individual donors issued the following message to...

SCOTUS Guts the Voting Rights Act. This is a Crisis.

SCOTUS Guts the Voting Rights Act. This is a Crisis.

April 29,2026 The Democracy Alliance today issued the following statement: “Today’s Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v. Callais effectively dismantles Section 2 of...

Democracy Alliance Rejects Politicized Prosecutions and Attacks on Civil Society 

Democracy Alliance Rejects Politicized Prosecutions and Attacks on Civil Society 

Following the Trump Administration’s indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), the Democracy Alliance issued the following statement: “The Democracy...

The crisis hiding in plain sight this Women’s History Month

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The crisis hiding in plain sight this Women’s History Month

A letter to the Democracy Alliance community from president Pamela Shifman Dear Partners: Women's History Month has always been a chance to remember the women whose...

Statement from the Democracy Alliance in response to news that the Department of Justice has criminally charged New York Attorney General Letitia James

Statement from the Democracy Alliance in response to news that the Department of Justice has criminally charged New York Attorney General Letitia James

N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James is a leader with deep integrity, courage, and an unflinching commitment to justice.  This indictment is about political...