Democracy Notes

Ranked choice voting (RCV) is often thought of as a way to give independents or moderates a voice. But how about communities of color? In this piece from FairVote’s Matthew Oberstaedt and Divya Shanmugam (linked below), they consider how RCV can be a way to empower Hispanic and Latino voters 🗳️

New things to read from Partners In Democracy, Northwestern University Medill School and more in this Halloween edition of Democracy Notes Encore 🎃

🔥 Democracy jobs 🔥 Democracy 2076 Deputy Director — remote, $160K-$180K The Faith & Politics Institute Chief Executive Officer — remote, $275K-$305K Press Forward Grantee Engagement and Support Manager — remote, $150K-$170K RepresentUs Anti-Gerrymandering Research Contractor — remote, Nov-Jan, $6K Check out this week's Democracy Notes for these roles and more! (Link in the comments.)

Over the past 18 months, three Omidyar-originated foundations — Democracy Fund, Omidyar Network, and Humanity United — have collaborated to reduce the risk of hate-fueled political violence. 📍 They’ve committed ~$2M towards this joint strategy 🎉 📍 If you work in peacebuilding or violence prevention, it’s worth reading Tom Glaisyer, Michelle Barsa, and Melanie Greenberg’s blog post in full. For more, check out today's issue of Democracy Notes on Substack! Link in the comments.

When people ask Campaign Legal Center's Trevor Potter about concerns around transfer of power, he immediately starts talking about the Electoral Count Reform Act (ECRA). Read Trevor's piece in Democracy Notes for a refresher on the ECRA, and why the peaceful transfer of power is better protected because of it. (Link in comments)

🔥 Democracy jobs 🔥 Unite America Communications Director — Denver, $95K-$135K The Pivot Fund Community News Senior Researcher — Wisconsin, $4K/month American Connection Corps Director of Program Design and Member Development — remote, $80K-$110K Campaign Legal Center Director, Major Gifts and Community Outreach — $133K-$200K These roles and more in Democracy Notes on Substack! (Linked below!)

Polls, as much as we would like them to be, aren't crystal balls 🔮 In the latest for Democracy Notes, Suzette Brooks Masters shares Democracy Funders Network's latest resource to help donors actually plan for 2025 and beyond, especially through this period of political uncertainty. Link in comments ⤵️

Adam Ambrogi knows what it’s like to be both a funder, and fundee. In a piece for Democracy Notes, Adam breaks down how we can make philanthropic relationships in the democracy space more on equal footing 🤝 Link in the comments!

Thank you, Gabriel Lerner Democracy Notes for featuring Democracy Funders Network's new publication, Becoming Futures-Ready: How Philanthropy Can Leverage Strategic Foresight for Democracy (https://lnkd.in/eSGidGhQ) in your democracy blog. As the report explains, at a time of great risk and possibility, and rapid change, donors need the tools and mindset to navigate uncertainty and chart a positive course towards better futures ahead. In the report we share concrete examples of what donors like Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Democracy Fund, Omidyar Network, New Pluralists, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement (PACE), RWJF, Philea - Philanthropy Europe Association are doing to bring strategic foresight into their philanthropic practice, internally, externally and in their grant making. #strategicforesight #futuresthinking #philanthropy #democracy #governance Third Plateau Mike Berkowitz Emily Thielmann Maya Ingram Hillary Hooke Keesha Gaskins-Nathan Tom Glaisyer Liz Ruedy Robert Ricigliano Michelle Barsa David T. Hsu Uma Viswanathan Lori Melichar, Ph.D Kelly Born Kristen Cambell Kristin J. Hansen Jessica Clark Rachel Hatch (she/her/hers) Hanna Stähle Jake Dunagan Cat Zuzarte Tully Frank W. Spencer IV Amy Webb Trista Harris Olga Tarasov Tina Eshaghpour Lauren Higgins

💼 JOB ROUNDUP 💼 Unite America Communications Director — Denver, $95K-$135K Campaign Legal Center (DC): - Legal Counsel/Sr. Legal Counsel, Voting Rights — $105K-$142K  - Director, Major Gifts and Community Outreach — $133K-$200K John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford — Stanford, $125K (applications open 11/1) New_ Public Project Manager, Local Lab — remote, $80K Links to all of these opportunities (and more) in the comments ⬇️