Other Organizations Trying to Improve Our Democracy

Common Cause We are more than 1 million powerful, fearless, ordinary Americans working together to build a democracy that works for us all.

The American Civil Liberties Union is a nonprofit organization whose stated mission is to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States.

The Sierra Club is the most enduring and influential grassroots environmental organization in the United States. We amplify the power of our 3.5+ million members and supporters to defend everyone’s right to a healthy world.

As the grassroots arm of the women’s movement, the National Organization for Women is dedicated to its multi-issue and multi-strategy approach to women’s rights, and is the largest organization of feminist grassroots activists in the United States.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is a civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909 as a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans.

In order to be the most effective at creating smart, sustainable criminal and juvenile justice policies, the Justice Policy Institute (JPI) works closely with a variety of research and advocacy organizations and Foundations engaged in reform.

Established by Congress the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) has aggressively sought federal support for advocacy on behalf of people with disabilities,  no matter the type or nature of their disability.

Stand for Children is a non-profit education advocacy organization focused on ensuring all students receive a high quality, relevant education, especially those whose boundless potential is overlooked and under-tapped because of their skin color, zip code, first language, or disability.

Please suggest others trying to improve our democracy for all.