These nonprofit, nonpartisan organizations work to defend our country’s system of democracy and justice. Their resources will enable citizens to teach, learn and become informed participants of the democratic process.

All In Campus Democracy Challenge

The All In Campus Democracy Challenge empowers colleges and universities to achieve excellence in nonpartisan student democratic engagement. All In embraces a tripartite definition of democratic engagement = civil learning + political engagement + voter participation.

Alliance for Securing Democracy

A nonpartisan initiative that develops comprehensive strategies to deter, defend against, and raise the costs on autocratic efforts to undermine and interfere in democratic institutions.

Brennan Center For Justice

The Brennan Center For Justice is a nonpartisan law and policy institute that strives to uphold the values of democracy. Resources include research, reports and policy solution

Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor

The Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor champions universal values, including respect for the rule of law, democratic institutions and human rights.

The Center for Civic Education

CivicEd helps students develop (1) an increased understanding of the institutions of constitutional democracy and the fundamental principles and values upon which they are founded, (2) the skills necessary to participate as competent and responsible citizens, and (3) the willingness to use democratic procedures for making decisions and managing conflict.

Center for Responsive Politics

Center for Responsive Politics is a nonpartisan, nonprofit that tracks money in U S politics and its effect on elections and public policy. The organization provides easy access to this information so citizens can use it to strengthen U S democracy. OpenSecrets is the name of their website and one of their newsletters.

Civics For All Of Us

The National Archives education initiative that promotes civic literacy and engagement by providing exemplary civic education resources and programs for all ages using the records of the U. S. Government.

Civic Health Project

Civic Health Project is dedicated to reducing toxic partisan polarization and enabling healthier public discourse and decision-making across our citizenry, politics, and media.

Civic Learning Week

CLW unites students, educators, policymakers, and private sector leaders to energize the movement for civic education across the nation.

Common Cause

Common Cause works for government of, by, and for the people. The organization works to hold power accountable through lobbying, litigation, and grassroots organizing. It is a nationwide network of advocates working to strengthen democracy.

Educating For American Democracy

EAD shifts from breadth to depth by offering an inquiry framework that weaves history and civics together to inspire students to learn by asking difficult questions, then seeking answers in the classroom through facts and discussion.

FactCheck

FactCheck is a nonpartisan, nonprofit consumer advocate for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U. S. politics. The organization monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U. S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases. It is a Project of The Annenberg Public Policy Center.

Freedom House

The core conviction of Freedom House is that freedom flourishes in democratic nations where governments are accountable to their citizens. The organization provides research and reports on thematic issues related to democracy, political rights and civil liberties.

Freedom Of Information Act

The organization provides the public the right to request access to records from any government agency. The basic function of FOIA is to ensure informed citizens, vital to the functioning of a democracy. The site can help citizens determine if filing a FOIA request is the best option and help them create a request.

GEO Civics

GEO Civics offers state-based strategies to develop skills and knowledge for discussing electoral apportionments and redistricting. The resources lay the groundwork for educational materials and geospatial data.

ICvics

iCivics champions equitable, nonpartisan civic education so that the practice of democracy is learned by each new generation. iCivics was founded by Justice Sandra Day O’connor in 2009 to ensure all Americans have the knowledge and will to participate in our unique experiment in self-government.

Just Security

Just Security is an online forum for the rigorous analysis of security, democracy, foreign policy, and rights. Just Security is based at the Reiss Center for Law and Security, New York University School of Law.

LEGAL INFORMATION INSTITUTE

Legal Information Institute publishes law online, creates material that helps people understand law, and explores new technologies that make it easier for people to find the law. The legal collections Federal Law, the Constitution, Supreme Court, State law resources, and more. LII is housed at the Cornell Law School in Ithaca, New York.

More Perfect US

Mission to secure a democratic future. Our Democracy Goals drive collective action for democratic renewal; universal civic learning, national service and volunteering; bridging divides; trusted elections and more representative and responsive governance; access to trusted news and information.

National Democratic Institute

NDI is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, nongovernmental organization that supports democratic institutions and practices in every region of the world.

News Literacy Project

News Literacy is a nonpartisan, nonprofit that provides programs for the public to teach, learn and share the abilities to be smart, active consumers of news and information, and equal and engaged participants in a democracy.

Open Secrets

Nonpartisan, independent and nonprofit group tracking money in U. S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy. The organization works to hold power accountable. It has a nationwide network of advocates working to strengthen democracy.

Protect Democracy

Protect Democracy is a nonpartisan, anti-authoritarianism group. Our experts and advocators use litigation, legislation, communication strategies, research to stand up for free and fair elections, the rule of law, and fact-based debate.

SSRC Anxieties of Democracy Program

The Social Science Research Council’s Anxieties of Democracy program promotes research and dialogue on a range of topics related to democratic functioning.

Securing Democracy

Securing Democracy is an initiative at the German Marshall Fund. Securing democracies where freedom and individual dignity prevail.

Summit for Democracy 2023

U S Department of State: mission to protect and promote U S security, prosperity, and democratic values and shape an international environment in which all Americans can thrive.

Teaching For Democracy Alliance

TFDA is composed of 19 national nonpartisan organizations, whose work spans all 50 states, and supporting 220,000 educators and engaged community members across the country. The focus includes: an informed citizenry, student access to learn about core democratic process, and more.

USA Facts

USA FACTS is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit, civic initiative making it easy for all Americans to access and understand facts. It provides a data-driven portrait of the American populations, the U S governments’ finances, and governments’ impact on society.

World 101

World 101 is a resource by the Council on Foreign Relations that provides learning programs about the complex international relations and foreign policy issues. It will help Americans understand the issues, forces and actions that shape our world.