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Introducing a framework rooted in racial equity designed to amplify new narratives around power.

Until voters and elected leaders in Baltimore, Maryland took action to bring small donor public financing to their elections, big money in politics was a growing problem in the city.

A coalition of Black and brown community organizations and activists helped enact a first-of-its-kind democracy dollars program in Seattle.

Empowering Small Donors to Break the Vicious Cycle of Racial Exclusion in our Democracy & Economy

Removing unnecessary hurdles to small donor participation will help fix a system that currently prioritizes wealthy, white, male donors over communities of color and working-class people.