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Democracy Alliance

The Democracy Alliance is an American donor network based in Washington, D.C.

History

The Democracy Alliance was founded in 2004 by the late Rob Stein, a former official in the Bill Clinton administration.[1]

Organization

The Democracy Alliance has been a client of The Atlas Project[2] and Democracy Partners.[3]

Members of the Democracy Alliance include:[4][5]

  • Chris Hughes
  • George Soros (founding)[6]
  • Tom Steyer
  • Pat Stryker (founding)[6:1]
  • Joseph Zimlich (founding)[7]

Personnel

Name Position Notes
Shannon Roche Chief Operating Officer/Chief of Staff (September 2005 - September 2010)[8] Franklin Education Forum, Yoga Alliance, Democratic National Committee (DNC)

Subsidiaries

  • State Engagement Initiative (SEI)

Activities

Members of the Democracy Alliance provide notable funding to:[9][10]

  1. Vogel, K. P. (2022, May 3). Rob Stein, Who Changed How Politics Is Funded, Dies at 78. The New York Times. http://archive.today/2022.05.04-020521/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/03/us/politics/rob-stein-dead.html ↩︎

  2. Our Partners - Organizations. The Atlas Project. Retrieved November 10, 2012, from http://archive.today/2012.11.10-195800/http://atlasproject.net/our-partners/organizations/ ↩︎

  3. Client List. Democracy Partners. Retrieved July 26, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230726023456/https://www.democracypartners.com/?q=page/client-list ↩︎

  4. Fuchs, H. (2021, September 23). The most powerful network of Democratic donors has a new president. POLITICO. http://archive.today/2021.09.23-232155/https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/23/democracy-alliance-president-pamela-shifman-513786 ↩︎

  5. Kroll, A. (2013, May 6). Inside the Democracy Alliance, the Liberal Answer to the Koch Donor Network. Mother Jones. https://web.archive.org/web/20230617103229/https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/05/democracy-alliance-liberal-donors-koch-brothers/ ↩︎

  6. Cramer, R. (2017, January 27). Democracy Alliance Raises Member Fees And Retools To Fight Trump. BuzzFeed News. https://web.archive.org/web/20190506175225/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rubycramer/democracy-alliance-raises-member-fees-and-retools-to-fight-t ↩︎ ↩︎

  7. Joe Zimlich. Democracy Alliance. Retrieved March 24, 2024, from http://archive.today/2024.03.24-035005/https://democracyalliance.org/people/joe-zimlich/ ↩︎

  8. Shannon Roche. LinkedIn. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannonroche/ ↩︎

  9. Kroll, A. (2013, May 6). Inside the Democracy Alliance, the Liberal Answer to the Koch Donor Network. Mother Jones. https://web.archive.org/web/20230617103229/https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/05/democracy-alliance-liberal-donors-koch-brothers/ ↩︎

  10. Fuchs, H. (2021, September 23). The most powerful network of Democratic donors has a new president. Politico. http://archive.today/2021.09.23-232155/https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/23/democracy-alliance-president-pamela-shifman-513786 ↩︎