CENTER FOR POPULAR DEMOCRACY INC
CENTER FOR POPULAR DEMOCRACY INC
CENTER FOR POPULAR DEMOCRACY INC
Programs
Program 1 [2020]
CAMPAIGNS AND RACIAL JUSTICECPD'S CAMPAIGNS PROGRAM RUNS CAMPAIGNS IN CONCERT WITH OUR NETWORK ORGANIZATIONS THAT AIM TO ENSURE OUR COMMUNITIES HAVE ACCESS TO GOOD SCHOOLS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, QUALITY HEALTHCARE, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR IMMIGRANTS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, GREATER CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY, A RESILIENT AND FAIR ECONOMY, AND A ROBUST AND RESPONSIVE DEMOCRACY. IN 2020, CPD ORGANIZED ALONGSIDE OUR 48 AFFILIATES AND OTHER PARTNERS TO WIN 50 POWERFUL POLICY VICTORIES IMPACTING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THESE POLICY VICTORIES INCLUDED WORKER PROTECTIONS BENEFITING MORE THAN 5 MILLION PEOPLE WHICH WERE PASSED AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL, RANGING FROM MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES AND PAID FAMILY LEAVE POLICIES TO STRENGTHENED PROTECTIONS FOR WORKERS WHO FACED ARBITRARY TERMINATION AS WELL AS 20 GROUNDBREAKING HOUSING POLICY WINS, INCLUDING EVICTION MORATORIA AND STRENGTHENED RENTER PROTECTIONS IN 11 STATES, COVERING 47 MILLION RENTERS AND DIRECTLY IMPACTING OVER 17 MILLION PEOPLE WHO WERE AT RISK OF EVICTION DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$12.2MProgram 2 [2020]
BASEBUILDING AND CANVASS FOR POWERCPD'S BASEBUILDING PROGRAM PROVIDES DIRECT FIELD CAPACITY TO OUR NETWORK OF ORGANIZATIONS AND BUILDS MEMBERSHIP AND LEADERSHIP IN COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY STRUCTURAL RACISM AND CAPITALISM.CPD PROVIDES COACHING, TRAIN-THE-TRAINERS EXPERIENCES, AND DIRECT TRAINING TO ORGANIZING STAFF AND GRASSROOTS LEADERS. THESE TRAININGS HELP LEADERS DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS FOR BASEBUILDING, TAKING ACTION, AND WINNING CAMPAIGNS. WHEN THE PANDEMIC HIT, OUR AFFILIATES WERE CONSUMED BY HELPING THEIR MEMBERS MEET BASIC NEEDS THROUGH MUTUAL AID WHEN FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS FAILED THEM. CPD PLAYED AN INTEGRAL ROLE, PROVIDING ADDITIONAL FLEXIBLE FUNDS AND DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE ON TOP OF OUR ONGOING CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVES. WE'VE PROVIDED FIFTEEN AFFILIATES WITH SUBGRANTS TO SUPPORT THEIR DIGITAL BASE-BUILDING EFFORTS AND HIRE NEW STAFF. LAST YEAR WE ENGAGED OVER 1,000 PARTICIPANTS IN 90 UNIQUE TRAINING ACTIVITIES. THESE EXPERIENCES HELP BUILD A MORE COHESIVE AND COORDINATED MOVEMENT, DEEPEN RELATIONSHIPS, OFFER PEER SUPPORT AND SHARING, GIVE PARTICIPANTS MEANINGFUL WAYS TO COLLABORATE, AND STRENGTHEN THE MOVEMENT'S INFRASTRUCTURE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$7.3MProgram 3 [2020]
CIVIC ENGAGEMENTCPD'S CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM IMPLEMENTS YEAR-ROUND, NON-PARTISAN, CULTURALLY COMPETENT ENGAGEMENT WITH COMMUNITIES THAT LAYERS BENEFIT AND SERVICES OUTREACH AND NAVIGATION, ISSUE-BASED ADVOCACY, AND VOTER REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION, ENSURING MULTIPLE CONVERSATIONS WITH ELIGIBLE VOTERS TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS AND BUILD TRUST IN ADVANCE OF ELECTIONS. WE ARE FOCUSED ON STRENGTHENING AND SCALING THE CAPACITY OF OUR AFFILIATES' CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS IN BIPOC AND WORKING-CLASS COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING ACCESS TO BEST IN CLASS DATA, TECH, AND TOOLS, STAFFING SUPPORT, AND ONGOING TRAINING AND PEER-TO-PEER LEARNING TO CONTINUALLY SHARE BEST PRACTICES AND DEEPEN EXPERTISE. IN 2020, WE EXPANDED THE REACH OF OUR AFFILIATES, SHARED BEST-IN-CLASS DATA AND TECHNOLOGY TOOLS, AND DEVELOPED NATIONAL INITIATIVES THAT COMPLEMENTED OUR AFFILIATES' WORK TO MAKE THEM MORE SUCCESSFUL. IN THE MIDST OF A PANDEMIC, WE EXPERIMENTED WITH EFFECTIVE DIGITAL OUTREACH AND SCALED OUR CANVASS OPERATIONS TO GROW THE ELECTORATE. WE ALSO SHAPED A BROAD PUBLIC NARRATIVE THAT AFFIRMS THE POSSIBILITY AND VIABILITY OF A MORE EQUITABLE PUBLIC POLICY AGENDA. CPD EDUCATED THE PUBLIC ON AT LEAST 10 BALLOT MEASURES ACROSS THE NETWORK ON ISSUES THAT DEFINED THE TERMS OF DISCOURSE IN 2020: VOTING RIGHTS, IMMIGRANT RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC, RACIAL, AND CLIMATE JUSTICE. WE ADVANCED DEMOCRACY REFORMS LIKE ALLOWING ONLINE VOTER REGISTRATION, EXPANDING ACCESS TO ABSENTEE VOTING, AND PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO VOTE IN PERSON. OUR "VOTER GUARDIAN" PROGRAM TRAINED THOUSANDS OF ELECTION DAY WORKERS TO DE-ESCALATE CONFLICT AT POLLING PLACES AND PROVIDE CRITICAL POLLSITE SUPPORT TO ENSURE THAT EVERY ELIGIBLE VOTER COULD CAST THEIR VOTE WITHOUT INTIMIDATION. WE PREPARED MULTIPLE CONTINGENCY PLANS FOLLOWING THE ELECTION FOR RAPID RESPONSE TO PROTECT THE VOTE AND ENSURE THAT EVERY VOTE IS COUNTED.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2.5M
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