The Democracy Initiative Education Fund is a 501(c)(3) charitable research and education organization dedicated to public education for member organizations about the necessity of broader democracy reform so that we can fully realize the promise of American democracy; a government of, by, and for the people.
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Board
Cornell William Brooks, NAACP President & CEO
Michael Brune, Sierra Club Executive Director
Tefere Gebre, AFL-CIO Executive Vice President
Karen Hobert Flynn, Common Cause President
Annie Leonard, Greenpeace USA Executive Director
Coordinating Committee
Rachel Rye Butler, Democracy Campaigner, Greenpeace
Aquene Freechild, Co-Director, Democracy is for People Campaign, Public Citizen
Courtney Hight, Director, Democracy Program, Sierra Club
Getachew Kassa, Manager, Civic Engagement, NAACP
Jessica Newman, Legislation, Policy and Human Rights Coordinator, CWA
Jamal Watkins, National Outreach Director, Campaigns, AFL-CIO