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.
Our Story
Board
Karen Hobert Flynn, Common Cause President, Co-Chair
Annie Leonard, Greenpeace USA Executive Director, Co-Chair
Michael Brune, Sierra Club Executive Director
Larry Cohen, CWA Former President & Our Revolution Board Chair
Tefere Gebre, AFL-CIO Executive Vice President
Derrick Johnson, NAACP President CEO
Mobilizing Committee
Charlie Cray, Senior Research Specialist, Greenpeace
Aquene Freechild, Co-Director, Democracy is for People Campaign, Public Citizen
Courtney Hight, Director, Democracy Program, Sierra Club
Jessica Newman, Legislation, Policy and Human Rights Coordinator, CWA
Jamal Watkins, National Outreach Director, Campaigns, AFL-CIO
Andrea Brown Gee, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, NAACP
Marilyn Carpinteyro, Director for State Operations, Common Cause