Name:Campaign for a Stronger Democracy
Acronym:C4SD
Description:
The Campaign for a Stronger Democracy is a new coalition of advocates, scholars, civic organizations, public officials and
concerned citizens who are working to create a strong, vibrant democracy, rooted in a belief that our democratic institutions
can rise to the challenges facing our nation. The Campaign emerged from a series of convenings, called Strengthening Our Nation's
Democracy, that brought together a diverse group of democracy reformers working on campaign finance reform, collaborative
governance, electoral reform, immigrant civic inclusion, media reform, public deliberation, transparency, and other aspects
of our democracy. The meetings — organized by AmericaSpeaks, Demos, Everyday Democracy and faculty from Harvard's Ash Center
for Democratic Innovation and Governance — sought to increase communication and collaboration across the democracy reform
community. Participants from the Strengthening Our Nation's Democracy conferences have come together to form the Campaign
out of the recognition that an ongoing partnership is needed to support collaboration and create a stronger reform movement.
Stakeholder(s):
- Campaign for a Stronger Democracy Organizing Committee: The Campaign for Stronger Democracy is guided by its Organizing Committee:
- Edward A. Hailes, Jr.: Advancement Project
- Carolyn Lukensmeyer: AmericaSpeaks
- Archon Fung: Harvard University
- Terry Ao Minnis: Asian American Justice Center
- Karen Hobert Flynn: Common Cause
- Miles Rapoport: Demos
- Tova Wang: Demos
- Brenda Wright: Demos
- Martha McCoy: Everyday Democracy
- Valeriano Ramos: Everyday Democracy
- Andrew Grant-Thomas: Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity
- john a. powell: Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity
- Jon Greenbaum: Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
- Leah Rush: Midwest Democracy Network
- Peter Morris: National Congress of American Indians
- Patrice McDermott: OpentheGovernment.org
- Chris Gates: Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement
- Marc Caplan: Piper Fund
- Ben Shute, Jr.: Rockefeller Brothers Fund
- Campaign for Stronger Democracy Partners: In addition, the Campaign for Stronger Democracy continues to reach out to a growing list of partners from across the democracy
reform movement:
- Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools
- Deliberative Democracy Consortium
- Fair Vote
- International Association for Public Participation USA
- Kettering Foundation
- National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation
- National Conference on Citizenship
- Participatory Politics Foundation
- Points of Light Institute
- National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials
- OMB Watch
