Intervention Movement​ Groups & Organizations

Groups & Organizations that could 

lead in a Governmental Intervention Movement​

Fix The System - Fix the System partners are currently pressing Congress to fund safe, fair and secure elections, supporting access to early voting and absentee voting options in the wake of the pandemic, galvanizing the business community for democracy reform, and fighting to end gerrymandering to lay the groundwork for a healthy political system.​ Fix the System’s work is based on principles that unite Republicans, Democrats, and independents to put voters first.

New America - dedicated to renewing the promise of America by continuing the quest to realize our nation's highest ideals, honestly confronting the challenges caused by rapid technological and social change, and seizing the opportunities those changes create." We generate big, bold ideas as templates for change."

Leadership Now Project - Incubated by a group of Harvard Business School alumni as an innovative model for sustained and strategic engagement to fix democracy. It now has member groups in five cities. "We believe public policy and decision making should be evidence-based."

IssueOne - Rebuild Congress Initiative - ReFormers Caucus - Bringing the parties together to create the political climate to win game-changing crosspartisan reforms at the federal level with fresh ideas to break the gridlock and align around enduring solutions.

Protect Democracy - Founded by a group of former high-level executive branch officials who served in the White House Counsel’s Office and upper-echelons of the Department of Justice.

Bipartisan Policy Center – A Washington, DC-based think tank that actively fosters bipartisanship by combining the best ideas from both parties. "It is critical to America’s future to understand and bolster the current state of our democracy, strengthen the capacity of its governing institutions, and build a Congress that is responsive to a diverse nation."

The Lugar Center - Bipartisan Governance & Oversight. "The Lugar Center is dedicated to incentivizing public officials to put governance first, fostering more meaningful policy debates, encouraging civility in political speech, and promoting structural reforms that can reduce partisanship."

No Labels - "Through collaboration and a dedication to common sense problem solving, we can ensure the needs of Americans are put before partisanship. Despite the continued dysfunction in Washington, the No Labels movement is proving there is an alternative to the endless and destructive polarization in our politics." Problem Solvers Caucus - the only way to create durable change that improves people’s lives is to find common ground between our parties.

FMC (Former Members of Congress) - FMC, the Association of Former Members of Congress is a bipartisan, nonprofit, voluntary alliance of former United States Senators and Representatives, standing for America's Constitutional system. FMC works to strengthen the Congress in the conduct of its Constitutional responsibility through promoting a collaborative approach to policy making.

Bridge Alliance (& its many member organizations) - “The complex problems we face in the United States will not be solved by choosing between narrowly focused solutions. We need ALL the solutions, working together. We need an increased media presence to create a demand from the public for the cross-partisan approach to healthy self-governance.”

American Promise - Vision: A healthy, just, and lasting American republic, in which Constitutional rights for human beings are secure, and all citizens are equal, with the right and the responsibility to govern effectively together.

Declaration for American Democracy - An anti-oppression coalition of 230+ member organizations working together to make the promise of democracy real for all of us.

Congressional Management Foundation - CMF works directly with Members of Congress and staff to enhance their operations and interactions with constituents.

More In Common - Works on both short and longer-term initiatives to address the underlying drivers of fracturing and polarization, and build more united, resilient, and inclusive societies.

Partial List of Additional Groups & Organizations 

that could expand & support an Intervention Movement

Many other groups & organizations (apologies for omissions) - Action Network; Apolitical; APSA (Am. Political Science Asso.); BallotPedia; Braver Angels; Brennan Center for Justice; Bridge Alliance; Center Forward; Center for the Study of the Presidency & Congress; Change.Org; Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW); Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington; Coalition For Integrity; Common Cause; Common Good; Congressional Institute; Congressional Reform Project; Congress That Works; Convergence; Countable; Demand Progress; Democracy 21; Democracy Fund; Democracy Matters; Democracy Wire; Democracy.io; Demos; Every Voice; FairVote; Head Count; I Side With; Leadership Now; League of Women Voters; Lincoln Network; National Association of Nonpartisan Reformers; National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC); National Institute for Civil Discourse (NICD); National Popular Vote; National Urban League; Obama Foundation; One Click Politics; Open The Government; OpenGov; OpenSecrets; Project Democracy; R Street; Stand Up Republic (SUR); Sunlight Foundation Tools; The Fulcrum; The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights; The New Center; Unite America; Vote Smart; VoteRiders; Voters Not Politicians; YouGov

Additionally referenced is an excellent directory of political reform organizations published by The Fulcrum.