FairVote
For General Operating Support
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Amount$1,200,000
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Program
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Date Awarded3/23/2020
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Term36.0 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Organization
Overview
FairVote is a national nonpartisan organization that supports electoral rules that give voters more voice, greater choice, and fairer representation. It uses its networks, strategic insights, and applied research as a catalyst for change. It is a leading proponent of ranked choice voting, which has drawn national interest as a means to enhance other reforms and encourage more collaborative governance and civil elections. FairVote will serve as a clearinghouse of tools to educate and implement ranked choice voting, drive the conversation about how ranked choice voting can improve democracy for all voters, expand a national coalition of allies, and strengthen its organizational and leadership capacity. (Strategy: Improving Campaigns and Elections)
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.fairvote.org
Address
6930 Carroll Ave Suite 240, Takoma Park, MD, 20912, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for support of board assessment and development
FairVote is a national nonpartisan organization that supports electoral rules that give voters more voice, greater choice, and fairer representation. It uses its unique networks, strategic insights, and applied research as a catalyst for change at all levels. It is a leading proponent of ranked choice voting (RCV), which has drawn national interest as a means to enhance other reforms and encourage more collaborative governance and civil elections. This one-time organizational effectiveness grant will support a governance review and formulation of a board development plan.
for general operating support
FairVote is a national nonpartisan organization that supports electoral rules that give voters more voice, greater choice, and fairer representation. It uses its networks, strategic insights, and applied research as a catalyst for change. It is a leading proponent of ranked choice voting, which has drawn national interest as a means to enhance other reforms and encourage more collaborative governance and civil elections. FairVote will serve as a clearinghouse of tools to educate and implement ranked choice voting, drive the conversation about how ranked choice voting can improve democracy for all voters, expand a national coalition of allies, and strengthen its organizational and leadership capacity. (Strategy: Improving Campaigns and Elections)
for board development
FairVote will use this Organizational Effectiveness grant to support the development of its Board of Directors at an important time of growth and increasing national visibility for the organization.
