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Ian Bassin @ianbassin.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Trump’s DOJ has squandered the presumption of good faith courts used to afford DOJ. Financial institutions need to change their approach accordingly and not cut off funds for targeted nonprofits. From me and @joegoldman.bsky.social in @inquirer.com www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...

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The Trump Justice Dept. has forfeited the benefit of the doubt. Act accordingly. | Opinion

When judges, attorneys, and academics no longer believe the government’s lawyers, something fundamental breaks in the American legal system, write Joe Goldman and Ian Bassin.

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Democracy Fund @democracyfund.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

The collective fuels our democracy. It's thanks to our communities that we remain united as an inclusive, multiracial democracy. In his latest piece, @joegoldman.bsky.social names the current authoritarian playbook hoping to divide us: anticipatory obedience. nonprofitquarterly.org/series/hope-...

A quote from Joe Goldman's Hope in the Dark Series in NPQ: "If the philanthropic sector decides - visibly, collectively, with money attached - that we will not allow our giving infrastructure to be used as a weapon against the civil society organizations we exist to support, then the playbook breaks. The administration cannot prosecute every nonprofit it dislikes. What it is counting on is that each institution will calculate, individually, that the smart move is to keep its head down. The counter-move is collective, public, and unmistakable. We will stand with the SPLC, we will stand with each other, and we will move our money accordingly."

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Democracy Fund @democracyfund.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

📢 We’re excited to announce that All by April 2026 starts TODAY! When we first launched #AllByApril in 2024, hundreds of funders accelerated their timelines and moved $155M to support nonpartisan election-related work. 🏁 Let’s get moving and see what we can do in 2026! allbyapril.org

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Democracy Fund @democracyfund.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Check out Democracy Fund president @joegoldman.bsky.social’s recent interview on the Giving Done Right podcast, where he shared insights on how the pro-democracy community can move forward in these challenging times. givingdoneright.org/season-5-epi...

Blue graphic with yellow and white text on the left side that says:The Giving Done Right Podcast. "Courage breeds more courage. Solidarity breeds more solidarity." Joe Goldman. Season 5 | Episode 6. A photo of Joe Goldman is on the right side of the graphic.

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Joe Goldman @joegoldman.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

We must have absolutely no tolerance for violence in our political and civic life. Period. It is incumbent upon us to make clear about our absolute disapproval of political violence in any form.

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Joe Goldman @joegoldman.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

We should probably develop some strategies...

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Joe Goldman @joegoldman.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

In response, funders are making more flexible funding available (52%, up from 43% in October 2024), helping grantees respond to legal challenges and scrutiny (47%, up from 30%), and supporting grantees with improved cyber and physical security (34 percent, up from 23%).

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Joe Goldman @joegoldman.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Funders are very concerned about potential harassment of journalists (77%), opposition leaders and activists (74%), and pro-democracy non-profits (66 percent). 68% are very concerned about pro-democracy orgs facing legal challenges and 51 percent about legislative and regulatory scrutiny.

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Joe Goldman @joegoldman.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Importantly, 44 percent of respondents say that efforts over the past decade to promote the health of democracy have been largely unsuccessful and 70 percent believe that philanthropy does not currently possess the strategies needed to significantly improve U.S. democracy.

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Joe Goldman @joegoldman.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Only about 4 in 10 (42 percent) will not be revisiting their overall funding strategy. Compared to an earlier survey of democracy donors, optimism about the role of philanthropy in strengthening democracy has declined by 21 points, from 64 percent in October 2024 to 43 percent in February 2025

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Joe Goldman @joegoldman.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Donor advisors and donor network leaders were much more likely to say that the donors they work with will be reducing their democracy giving or that they are unsure about future plans. Only 28% of this group said they expected giving to increase or stay at the same level.

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