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Democracy Alliance Blog / From The President / May 20, 2026
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 Schwab’s DAFgiving360 – three of our country’s largest sponsors of donor-advised ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / News from the DA / May 5, 2026
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 the leadership of Fidelity Charitable, Vanguard Charitable, and Charles Schwab ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / April 29, 2026
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 the Voting Rights Act, one the most hard-won achievements of the civil rights ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / April 27, 2026
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 Alliance stands in full solidarity with the SPLC as it faces a blatantly politicized ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / From The President / March 30, 2026
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 brilliance and leadership have made our country stronger. But this year ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / October 10, 2025
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 retribution, pure and simple. It is the latest move by this administration to punish ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / September 25, 2025
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 reported efforts by the Department of Justice to draft plans to investigate the Open ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / From The President / June 3, 2025
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 table. The most important of all is courage. I will never forget being at a ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / From The President / May 5, 2025
‘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 U.S. can be a meaningful source of inspiration for today’s leaders who are ...
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