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American Bar Association program. Operated in 100+ countries with $400M+ in pro bono work since 1990s. Judicial training and rule of law capacity building.

Washington, DC, USA

International organization fighting surveillance, defending freedom of expression, preventing AI-powered authoritarianism. Supports activists in repressive contexts.

New York, USA

Research institute ensuring data and AI work for people and society. Defines principles for democratic data governance. Shapes UK and EU data policy.

London, UK

Produces actionable policy research on AI's social and political implications. Major influence on AI governance globally. Funded by major foundations.

New York, USA

Hosts Copenhagen Democracy Summit. Leads Declaration on Transnational Repression. Founded by former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

Copenhagen, Denmark

10+ million members. Global human rights advocacy. Amnesty Tech Security Lab investigates spyware and digital surveillance. Exposed Pegasus Project.

London, UK

Leading depolarization organization. 1,600+ Red/Blue workshops, 275+ debates across all 50 US states. Demonstrates that bridging political divides is possible at scale.

USA

Leading US organization on voting rights, campaign finance, redistricting, and judicial reform. Combines litigation, policy advocacy, and research.

New York, USA

Founded by President Carter. Observed 113+ elections in 39 countries. Pioneer in international election observation.

Atlanta, GA, USA

Global alliance of 17,000+ member organizations defending civic freedoms. Publishes annual Civic Space Watchlist. Only 3% of world population lives in countries with fully open civic space.

Johannesburg, South Africa

Defends press freedom and the right of journalists to report without fear. Documents attacks on press worldwide.

New York, USA

115+ member states. 25-year institutional track record. Most established intergovernmental democracy body but limited enforcement capacity.

Warsaw, Poland

Research institute studying the social implications of data-centric technologies and automation. Leading work on disinformation and media manipulation.

New York, USA

Free open-source participatory democracy framework. Used by 100+ cities including NYC, European Commission. Enables participatory budgeting, consultations, assemblies.

Barcelona, Spain

Has deployed $500M+ in democracy support since 2014. One of the largest dedicated democracy funders. Invests across the full ecosystem.

Washington, DC, USA

Pioneering digital rights organization since 1990. 35+ years defending civil liberties in the digital world. Major policy wins on net neutrality, facial recognition bans.

San Francisco, CA, USA

EU-funded democracy support. Doubled applications in 2025 as NED struggled. Approved 30% more grants. Growing in importance as US democracy funding becomes politically volatile.

Brussels, Belgium

Advocates for ranked choice voting and electoral reform. RCV adopted in 20+ jurisdictions. Leading electoral innovation organization in the US.

Washington, DC, USA

80+ years advancing freedom globally. Freedom in the World index is the gold standard for tracking democratic trends across 210+ territories. Documents transnational repression (1,219 incidents by 48 governments).

Washington, DC, USA

Coalition of 50+ organizations working to strengthen democracy globally. Members include ICNL, International IDEA, NED. Coordinates narrative on democratic values.

Global

International Center for Not-for-Profit Law. Only global organization focused exclusively on laws affecting civil society. Legal assistance in 100+ countries. Maintains Civic Freedom Monitor.

Washington, DC, USA

Founded 1952. Instrumental in creating UN Basic Principles on Judicial Independence. 70+ years of defending judicial independence worldwide.

Geneva, Switzerland

International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance. 34 member states. Maintains databases on voter turnout, electoral systems, women's quotas. UN Permanent Observer.

Stockholm, Sweden

Makes 2,000+ grants annually in 100+ countries. Bipartisan Congressional funding. Suffered devastating Treasury funding blockade Feb-Aug 2025, leaving 2,000+ organizations without support.

Washington, DC, USA

Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project. Investigative journalism network. 778 indictments, $11B+ recovered from corruption. Strongest measurable impact in investigative journalism.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

80+ government members co-creating open government reforms with civil society. Made civic space one of five strategic goals. Launched Civic Space Lab.

Washington, DC, USA

Gold standard for international election observation across 57 OSCE participating states. Reports carry significant political weight.

Warsaw, Poland

Multi-stakeholder coalition of 126+ organizations developing responsible AI governance frameworks. Founded by major tech companies plus civil society.

San Francisco, CA, USA

Founded the International Fact-Checking Network. MediaWise program reaching millions. Sets standards for global fact-checking community.

St. Petersburg, FL, USA

Coalition that has mobilized $500M+ investment in local news across 40+ chapters. Addressing the local news crisis that undermines democratic accountability.

USA

Nonpartisan anti-authoritarianism defense organization. Uses litigation, policy advocacy, and public education to prevent democratic backsliding.

Washington, DC, USA

Global press freedom advocacy organization. Publishes the World Press Freedom Index. Over half the world's population lives in 'red zones' per their 2025 index.

Paris, France

Promotes citizens' assemblies selected by sortition (random selection). Helped run Climate Assembly UK and COVID Advisory assembly. Leading deliberative democracy innovator.

UK

Works in 100+ countries with 112 independent chapters combating corruption. Corruption Perceptions Index is the global standard. Data shows 36 of 50 biggest CPI decliners restrict civic freedoms.

Berlin, Germany

Leads normative work on press freedom and information integrity standards. World Press Freedom Day. Coordinates international media development frameworks.

Paris, France

Varieties of Democracy project. 470+ indicators, 202 polities since 1789, 4,200+ country experts, 30M data points. The most comprehensive democracy dataset in the world.

Gothenburg, Sweden

Council of Europe's advisory body on constitutional matters. Opinions carry significant weight in European constitutional jurisprudence. Influenced Hungary and Poland judicial independence cases.

Strasbourg, France

Publishes the Rule of Law Index covering 143 countries. Shows judicial independence weakened in 61% of countries. 7th consecutive year of global decline.

Washington, DC, USA