FEATURE
A new fund for democracy and solidarity in Europe
Liberal democracies in the European Union have been under stress over the past few years, at both national and regional level. This situation prompted a group of foundations to establish a fund to support civil society and improve the public discourse. Learn more in this Alliance Analysis and Opinion piece (part of the Alliance + IssueLab Special Collection).
Explore research on the issue of civil society produced by social sector organizations working to strengthen civic participation and democracy. Topics include voting rights, election monitoring, free speech, broad-based civic engagement, and more.
RESEARCH RELATED FUNDING
This trend line represents foundation funding for research & publication in this specific issue area. Data are from grants awarded by the FC 1000, a national sample of 1,000 of the largest grantmakers by total giving.
% OF TOTAL FUNDING (2013)
Graph represents all funding for this issue area; the highlighted arc represents the proportion awarded explicitly for research and publication.
TITLES RECENTLY PUBLISHED
Municipal Bank of LA: Democratic Governance Frameworks
May 11, 2023
Publisher(s): Berggruen Institute ; Jain Family Institute
Funding Field Catalysts from Origins to Revolutionizing the World
Mar 21, 2023
Publisher(s): Bridgespan Group ; Skoll Foundation
Understanding the Partisan Divide: How Demographics and Policy Views Shape Party Coalitions
Feb 6, 2023
Publisher(s): New America
Accelerating Inclusive Power Shift: An aggregated benchmarking study
Dec 20, 2022
Publisher(s): International Civil Society Centre
Defusing the History Wars: Finding Common Ground in Teaching America’s National Story
Dec 1, 2022
Publisher(s): More in Common
TITLES FROM THE ARCHIVES
You Don't Need a Home to Vote! 2008-2009 Voting Rights Manual
Jul 8, 2008
Publisher(s): National Coalition for the Homeless
A Great Reckoning: Healing a Growing Divide: A Summary of the Boston Indicators Report 2009
Nov 30, 2009
Publisher(s): The Boston Foundation
Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for OpenCourseWare
Oct 13, 2009
Publisher(s): Center for Social Media at American University
South African Civil Society and Xenophobia: Synthesis
Jul 12, 2010
Publisher(s): Atlantic Philanthropies