High-schoolers in Bexar County, Texas, are learning election administration and filling critical poll-worker gaps. Through school-based outreach and vibrant Youth Voter & Poll Worker Fests, teens go to work in the polls, helping with technology and translation before they are eligible to vote. ​​​

Center for Common Ground mobilizes Black and other voters of color in voter-suppression states through postcards, phone calls, texting, and year-round community “Democracy Centers.”​​​

Team Democracy brings Americans of all political perspectives together around one shared commitment: safe, fair, and inclusive elections and the peaceful transfer of power, backed by civic credentials, cross-partisan pledges, and real-world bridge-building on America’s rivers.

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The Richmond Democracy Center is pioneering a new model of civic education—one that meets people where they are, grounds voting in lived experience, and empowers infrequent voters to recognize their power, speak up for their needs, and shape their communities and their democracy.

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Charlotte's Reimagining America Project is a Truth and Reconciliation Commission addressing the historical and ongoing impacts of racialized oppression. Through public testimony, witnessing, and atonement, RAP works to transform truth-telling into lasting, systemic change.

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Founded in Milwaukee in 2013, Souls to the Polls Wisconsin (STTP WI) is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organization that mobilizes faith communities and grassroots partners to strengthen civic participation, particularly in historically underrepresented communities.

AAPD is building disability-led power at the ballot box and in everyday community life, so people with disabilities can live, participate, and lead on equal terms. By organizing locally and pushing nationally, they close the gap between legal rights and real-world inclusion—one election, one community at a time.

Coming Together Virginia (CT-VA) brings people from different racial and economic backgrounds together, often over a shared meal, for guided conversations and learning. Dialogue and community events help people build trust and work toward more fair and welcoming communities.

APIA Vote Michigan is a pan-Asian American organization that works to educate, strengthen, and mobilize Asian and Pacific Islander American communities in Michigan, through grassroots voter engagement, leadership development, and coalition building.

The Multi-Faith Neighbors Network equips pastors, imams, rabbis, and other faith leaders to build bridges between their communities based on mutual trust, reduced polarization, and strengthened community resilience through relationships, civic engagement, and shared action.

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Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Atlanta (AJA) defends civil rights for Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (AANHPI) and Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim & South Asian (AMEMSA) communities through litigation, legal services, policy change, voter mobilization, and community organizing.

PolicyLink, a national research and action institute, advances laws, policies, data tools, and field-building strategies to help the United States “govern for all,” with a focus on racial equity, economic inclusion, community power, and structural change.

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Civic Alliance brings together over a thousand companies, representing around 10 million employees, to help ensure that every eligible voter can access reliable information, participate in elections, and take meaningful civic action. Through nonpartisan guidance, tools, and campaigns, it helps employers turn their reach and resources into a force for a stronger, more inclusive democracy.

Triggered by historical racial terror and lingering inequity, citizens have stood together in Troup County, Georgia, to create a nonprofit initiative that is making important strides in bridging racial divides—fostering dialogue, building trust across communities, and promoting collaborative action toward equity and opportunity.

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Founded in 1938 to take action against antisemitism and exclusion, Inclusive Communities has stood fast to counteract prejudice, bigotry, and discrimination through leadership development, youth programming community building, education, and institutional transformation across Nebraska and Iowa.

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Leveraging technology and games, Unify America works to replace political fighting with collaborative problem-solving by bringing Americans together for structured dialogue, civic skill-building, and community-based deliberation.

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VoteRiders works nationwide to eliminate voter ID barriers so every eligible voter can cast a ballot that counts, combining voter education, direct ID assistance, partnerships, research, and advocacy.

Braver Angels helps Americans talk and work together across political differences. Through workshops, debates, one-on-one conversations, local groups, education programs, and civic projects, it helps people listen better, disagree respectfully, and rebuild trust.

By building relationships across political and geographic divides, developing grassroots leaders, expanding civic participation, United Vision for Idaho helps communities confront hate, extremism, and democratic decline.

Selma’s Black Belt Community Foundation strengthens Alabama’s Black Belt by pooling local giving, placing residents at the center of grant decisions, investing in grassroots organizations, and operating programs that expand opportunity, dignity, and community resilience across 12 counties.

Citizens in communities across America are coming together to stand up for equality, inclusivity, voting rights, and racial justice. Watch this space for more of their stories.

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