Insights - Democracy Alliance

Democracy Alliance Statement

September 25, 2025 Amid today’s reports of politically motivated attacks on Open Society Foundations, the Democracy Alliance issued the following statement: The...

DA Spring Conference Opening Remarks from Pamela Shifman

Democracy Alliance President Pamela ShifmanOpening Remarks — DA Spring Conference 2025 June 2, 2025 Community, this moment calls us to bring many things to the...

‘We Have Power Together’: Three Social Change Leaders On Solidarity And What We Can Learn From History As We Build A More Equitable Future

By Marianne Schnall, Contributor. Originally ran in Forbes: May 5, 2025 Reflecting on the historic figures and events that have advanced rights and freedoms in the...

‘What did each of us do?’ A call for bravery—and boldness

Solidarity is how we win. Last month, the Democracy Alliance – a network of foundations, individual donors, and unions – took the first trip of its kind for our...

Trump Isn’t Defending Women. Women Are.

By Fatima Goss Graves and Pamela Shifman As Donald Trump canceled $175 million in federal funding to the University of Pennsylvania earlier this month over their...

The fight for racial justice is the fight for democracy

A letter to DA Partners from President Pamela ShifmanFebruary 2025 Just as we mark Black History Month, we have received sad news. Rev. Dr. Nelson N. Johnson, who...

Winning the House in 2026

The following article ran on CNN.com on December 17, 2024: Liberal donor network charts plan to seize House in 2026 The leaders of the Democracy Alliance – a...

It’s Not Just Swing States That Decide on Election Day

Old thinking about red and blue states leaves us one election from catastrophe. Originally appeared in U.S. News & World Report By Pamela Shifman Vice President...

Unions are vital to the future of democracy

Originally appeared in The Hill on Labor Day, September 2, 2024 Labor Day isn’t just about picnics and barbecues; the holiday serves as a moment to reflect on the...

There Is No Democracy Without Gender Justice

By PAMELA SHIFMAN, May 13, 2024 “We, women of South Africa, claim our rights. We claim full and equal participation in the creation of a non sexist, non-racist...