DEMOCRACY FUND

Downloadable electronic publications, namely, downloadable written documents in the nature of reports, surveys, and articles featuring news relating to current events, politics, government affairs, elections, and social trends

Conducting market research related to civic engagement, government and electoral reform, good governance, media reform, civil discourse, government accountability and transparency, civic education, public participation, civil liberties, and collaborative problem solving; Conducting consumer research related to civic engagement, government and electoral reform, good governance, media reform, civil discourse, government accountability and transparency, civic education, public participation, civil liberties, and collaborative problem solving; Conducting public policy research related to civic engagement, government and electoral reform, good governance, media reform, civil discourse, government accountability and transparency, civic education, public participation, civil liberties, and collaborative problem solving; Providing public policy information on the topics of civic engagement, government and electoral reform, good governance, media reform, civil discourse, government accountability and transparency, public participation, civil liberties, and collaborative problem solving; Preparing and placing of advertisements for others for increasing public participation and civic engagement during election campaigns; Providing public relations advice and information to providers of online, social media-based, network-based, and web-based technology and communication platforms in the fields of enhancing civic education, civic engagement, civic participation, public dialogue, citizen-to-government communication, collaborative problem-solving, investigative journalism, and media accuracy and balance

Charitable foundation services, namely, providing fundraising activities, program-related investment management, supplemental funding, and capital improvement funding for programs and services of others, namely, individuals, organizations, and businesses; Providing grants and money donations to organizations and businesses to promote civic engagement, government and electoral reform, good governance, media reform, civil discourse, government accountability and transparency, civic education, public participation, civil liberties, and collaborative problem solving; Financial services, namely, providing financing, grants, and program-related capital investments to social entrepreneurs, investigative journalists, media watchdogs, and educators in the fields of media and democratic reform, as well as organizations focused on civic engagement, good governance, public participation, civil discourse, civic education, civic engagement, collaborative problem solving, civic leadership development, electoral reform, civil liberties, and government accountability; Financial services, namely, providing financing and grants, to local, state, and national levels of government for reforms of governance and election procedures to enhance the responsiveness, transparency, and effectiveness of government; Financial services, namely, funding research awards in the fields of civic engagement, government and electoral reform, good governance, media reform, civil discourse, government accountability and transparency, civic education, public participation, civil liberties, and collaborative problem solving; Charitable foundation and social welfare services, namely, providing funding for preparation and placement of advertisements by others for increasing public participation and civic engagement during election campaigns; Charitable and social welfare fundraising to support the increase of public participation and civic engagement during election campaigns; Providing philanthropic advice and information, relating to charitable fundraising, to providers of online, social media-based, network-based, and web-based technology and communication platforms in the fields of enhancing civic education, civic engagement, civic participation, public dialogue, citizen-to-government communication, collaborative problem-solving, investigative journalism, and media accuracy and balance

Educational services, namely, conducting meetings, conferences, summits, and cultural events, in the field of contentious policy issues, relationship building, and democratic projects and initiatives, thought leadership enhancement, and reform advocacy on topics related to good governance, public participation, civil discourse, civic education, civic engagement, collaborative problem solving, civic leadership development, electoral reform, media reform, civil liberties, and government accountability; Providing information in the field of civic education; Providing non-downloadable online publications and newsletters in the nature of blog articles, news articles, journals, interactive polls, surveys, opinion articles, and written commentary on the topics of civic engagement, government and electoral reform, good governance, media reform, civil discourse, government accountability and transparency, public participation, civil liberties, and collaborative problem solving