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Support the Heartland Safeguarding Democracy Fund.
Help protect democracy in rural + small town America!
Rural + small town America is especially vulnerable to voter suppression, disinformation, election sabotage + political violence.
There are now election boards in 15 counties + one state where election deniers hold a majority. These boards are located in the pivotal states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada + Pennsylvania + could disrupt the counting + certification process + sow chaos + mistrust. One county can block certification of the entire state’s count.
The Rural Democracy Initiative’s Heartland Fund has created a special fund to help its network of 150 grantees prepare for these + other threats to democracy during and after the election. These grantees are often the only pro-democracy groups in their communities.
Their activities will include:
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ballot curing + ballot chasing
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notifying voters who have been purged
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monitoring polls + boards of elections
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ensuring language access
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de-escalating conflict at the polls
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recruiting lawyers + engaging in litigation sometimes as the litigant
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maintaining election threat hotlines
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conducting communications efforts to reduce fear + disinformation, build trust in the electoral process + counter disinformation.
Your tax-deductible donation to RDI's 501c3 Heartland Fund's Safeguarding Democracy Fund will enable them to provide rapid assistance to groups in key states at critical moments. ​
Donations to the Heartland Fund are tax deductible.
If you would like to donate through a Donor Advised Fund (DAF) or as a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) from your retirement account, please contact us.
THE RURAL DEMOCRACY INITIATIVE (RDI) is a funding collaborative that supports 150 groups that work alongside hundreds of thousands of people in rural areas, small towns + small cities to improve their lives + communities.