A Bridge to Each Other Is a Bridge to Democracy
The Democracy Bridge Collective unites Black and Jewish donors to strengthen civic engagement, beginning with the frontline fight for voting rights. We identify and fund nonpartisan 501(c)(3) grassroots organizations doing voter registration, voter protection, and civic education.
We began as a giving circle. From July 17th to now, we have come to realize that we are more than a giving circle. We are a collective. Our members learn from each other, learn from the organizations we fund, and build lasting relationships across our communities
Why Now
Democracy depends on the people who participate in it. Civic engagement means registering, voting, organizing, learning how government works, and holding it accountable. The Democracy Bridge Collective funds the organizations that make that participation possible.
Over 50 percent of Black Americans¹ and over 25 percent of Jewish Americans² live in the South, the region now facing the sharpest rollback of voting rights. History teaches us that disenfranchisement never stops with its first target. When one community loses access to the ballot, every community loses ground. We choose to stand together, and we choose to act now.
Donor Engagement Is Civic Engagement
Your gift does more than fund the work. It makes you part of it. Every contribution closes the gap between the organizations strengthening our democracy and the resources they need to do it well. Give today, and then fill a chair. Invite one person who shares your commitment to join the Collective with you.
Join Us. Help Build the Bridge.
Meet Our Inaugural Grantees
In our first year, the Democracy Bridge Collective funded 21 organizations across the South. Each one works at the front line of democracy, and each one teaches us something about what it takes to protect it. Explore their work below and visit their websites.
The Democracy Bridge Collective is an initiative of Give Black® Alliance, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Sources
¹ Pew Research Center, “Facts About the U.S. Black Population,” based on the 2023 American Community Survey (56 percent live in the South). pewresearch.org/social-trends/fact-sheet/facts-about-the-us-black-population
² Pew Research Center, 2023-24 U.S. Religious Landscape Study (26 percent of Jewish adults live in the South). pewresearch.org/religious-landscape-study/religious-tradition/jewish