Proteus Fund
For Support Of More Equitable Democracy, A New Project To Support Alternative Electoral Systems
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Amount$400,000
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Program
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Date Awarded3/1/2018
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Term24.0 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Overview
American government’s first-past-the-post, single-member district system has been identified by political scientists and others as a major contributing factor to political polarization. Traditional democracy groups, however, have had limited success with building strong coalitions, particularly with communities of color, to advance impactful reforms such as preferential voting and proportional representation. "More Equitable Democracy" will focus on building support and identifying champions in communities of color and among young people, while providing technical assistance and funding to local and state-based electoral reform efforts. This will play an important role in catalyzing broad-based coalitions that can educate voters on future policy reform campaigns.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.proteusfund.org
Address
15 Research Drive, Suite B, Amherst, MA, 01002, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for the Rights, Faith & Democracy Collaborative initiative
In service of a vision of a country where dignity and autonomy of all people are fully realized and affirmed, the Rights, Faith & Democracy Collaborative of the Proteus Fund works to build solidarity between faith communities and the gender, queer, and racial justice movements by reclaiming religious freedom as an inclusive value and vehicle for advancing civil rights. (Strategy: U.S. Reproductive Equity)
for support of the Transparency and Accountability Initiative: Gender-Just Economy Collaborative Learning Platform
This grant is to the Proteus Fund as the fiscal sponsor for the Transparency and Accountability Initiative. The Proteus Fund connects philanthropy to the frontlines of social justice, striving to advance the interconnected goals of racial, gender, queer, and disability justice, and an inclusive, fully representative democracy. The Transparency and Accountability Initiative is a donor collaborative that coordinates research and exchange among donors focused on good governance for just societies. The grant will support the development of a donor-focused learning community of practice facilitating dialogue between donors about how to advance a gender-just economy through new economic thinking and effective grantmaking approaches. (Strategy: International Women’s Economic Empowerment)
for the Transparency and Accountability Initiative
The Transparency and Accountability Initiative, hosted by Proteus Fund, is a donor collaborative that coordinates research and exchange among transparency and accountability donors. This grant will continue supporting implementation of the 2020-2024 strategy to increase members’ collective impact by facilitating collective action around four streams of work: (a) data use for accountability, (b) taxation and tax governance, (c) strengthening civic space, and (d) learning for improved grantmaking. (Strategy: Inclusive Governance)
