LibGuides: Election 2024: NGOs &amp; Other Links

Non-Government

Opensecrets.org
"Your guide to the money in American elections." Includes fund-raising data, contributions by industry, useful issue profiles (e.g. managed care, gun control, campaign finance reform.
Brennan Center for Justice
"an independent, nonpartisan law and policy organization that works to reform, revitalize, and when necessary, defend our country’s systems of democracy and justice."
Open Primaries
"Open Primaries is a movement of diverse Americans who believe in a simple, yet radical idea: no American should be required to join a political party to exercise their right to vote."
Common Cause
"Working together, we are building a democracy that works for all of us. Every aspect of our elections and representative self-government must be fair, open, accessible, and set-up so we all have faith in the integrity of election outcomes and the people we elect to serve us."
FairVote
Founded on the principle of proportional representation, "a nonpartisan champion of electoral reforms that give voters greater choice, a stronger voice, and a representative democracy that works for all"
Institute for Democracy and Higher Education
Help for faculty looking to teach on elections and voting.
National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement
Out of Tufts University, a robust study of college and university student voting and service to more 1,200 U.S. colleges and universities nationally.

The usual suspects: below are a few of the larger think tanks of various philosophical persuasions that seem to have a position on just about any topic conceivable - always worth checking these sites to see if they have a position on your debate topic.

Cato Institute:
Libertarian
Brookings Institute:
Moderate
RAND:
Moderate to Conservative
Heritage Foundation:
Conservative
Institute for Policy Studies
IPS seeks to create a more responsible society, one built around the values of nonviolence, justice, sustainability, and decency. "The only multi-issue progressive think tank in Washington, D.C.".

Checking NGO backgrounds

Guidestar
this is a good way of investigating nonprofits. You can look at their financial records as well as their board membership.

Sometimes you can also use Wikipedia to get a sense of an organization.

Charity Navigator
similar to Guidestar