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Our Members - Informing the Discussion

17 Total Orgs (members by category)

Government works better when citizens are informed. These members are dedicated to providing the public with accurate, fact-checked information to empower voters and future civic leaders alike.

  • ActiVote is a nonpartisan app to help every American stay engaged, informed & inspired for their democracy. Never miss an election, stay up to date on legislation and learn about public policy in a way that depolarizes us!

  • AllSides delivers technology and services to provide multiple perspectives on news, issues, and topics - and the people behind the ideas because the way society gets its news and information affects the world around us

  • Ballotpedia is the digital encyclopedia of American politics and elections. Our goal is to inform people about politics by providing accurate and objective information about politics at all levels of government.

  • We make it easy to find bills and then share them. We strive to make complicated legislative information as accessible as possible. Search results from all states and Congress are presented in an easy-to-understand grid that includes links to more detailed information. We present bills in the same format across all states. We also provide full contact details for all current legislators to encourage citizens to get involved.

  • We listen carefully to our clients, working with them to produce podcasts that are soulful, spontaneous and intimate. We provide media training, advice about podcasting, sound design, and first-rate editing services. Above all we are supportive and honest with our advice.

  • Divided We Fall® is a non-profit news publication producing bipartisan dialogue for the politically engaged. They publish debates between individuals who disagree in order to demonstrate productive civil discourse and bipartisanship.

  • The mission of Independent Voter Project (IVP) is to create an environment where nonpartisan voters can participate effectively in public policy decisions and to provide voters with politically neutral and reliable information. 

  • MainStream Nation develops unbiased programming and technology to empower, excite and unite Americans with entertainment and social engagement to meet the political challenges of our time.

  • In a world of social media bubbles, bias, and shamelessly framed “news,” we aim to help our readers make sense of the world by highlighting the narratives unfolding around them.

  • The NFRPP (Network for Responsible Public Policy) is committed to mitigating polarization, fostering civil discussion, and dialogue and motivating engagement on behalf of democracy. Our mission is simple:  To Foster a Vibrant Democracy.

  • We're nurturing the steady growth of sensible, curious political conversations among the middle ground of politics--without being drowned out by the extremes. These conversations will help us to make better decisions and propel the world forward. 

  • At Renew Democracy Initiative (RDI), we promote intellectual humility and an empathetic approach to disagreeing, debate, and progress for a stronger democracy. Our mission is to renew and advance the values of liberal democracy in the U.S. and around the world.

  • The Factual helps people get unbiased news on critical topics via a daily email newsletter, app, and website. The Factual uses a transparent ratings system to find the most informative and objective stories from hundreds of sources across the political spectrum. The highest scoring stories are summarized and people engage in a discussion forum that highlights quality rather than popularity.

  • A bipartisan team of news junkies, The Flip Side curates the best op-eds and analyses from liberal and conservative media in a 5-minute digest each morning. It’s hard to convince liberals to watch Fox or conservatives to watch MSNBC. But if everyone takes 5 minutes a day to read The Flip Side, we’ll have a starting point when talking to our friends and neighbors.

  • The Fulcrum is a platform where insiders and outsiders to politics are informed, meet, talk, and act to repair our democracy and make it live and work in our everyday lives.

  • Truth in Accounting believes truthful accounting is the key for citizens, legislators, and the press to clearly understand the truth about government finances. Our work has focused on encouraging public entities to produce financial reports that are comprehensive, clear, and transparent.

  • Voice Of the People is an organization that seeks to re-anchor our democracy in its founding principles by giving ‘We the People’ a greater role in government. VOP seeks to give the American people a more effective voice in the policymaking process. 

Note: An organization's membership in the Bridge Alliance is an endorsement of the Five Principles and a statement of intent to uphold them. It does not constitute an endorsement of the activities of any individual member organization by the Bridge Alliance or its other members.