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The States Project Team

Joined December 2021

Interests

Equity & Equality

Girls & Women

Community Building

Connections

Chania Mitchell

Program Coordinator at Cyber-Seniors

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Colleen Miner

retired at retired

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Frances Herb

Focused on fostering a healthy life for our people, our natural world and our democracy.

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Grapevine Membership

896 members

The States Project Giving Circle Leadership Community

Welcome to the States Project Giving Circles Leadership Community!

The goal of this space is for Giving Circle leaders to connect with the Giving Circles Team and with each other.

The Giving Circles Team will share tips and resources, events we a...

156 members

Forever35 Podcast

Last year, we raised over $50,000 to try to shift power in Pennsylvania — and we helped FLIP THE STATE HOUSE! This year, we are working with The States Project to elect majority-making candidates who will shift the balance of power in Virginia.

For...

145 members

State Fair

The State Fair Giving Circle is a group of concerned citizens who want to make America a better, fairer, freer place. We come together from varied walks of life: we are artists, actors, writers, educators, parents, lawyers, and activists.

Why do we...

113 members

Tending to Democracy

Heather Cox Richardson says, “Make our voices heard!” It’s up to us to step up for our democracy!

Dear Tending to Democracy Supporter:

We told you what The States Project--and our Circle--together made a reality last year. But we still have work...

113 members

SeedMN Giving Circle

The States Project (TSP) will be working in Minnesota again in 2024! In the 2022 election cycle, TSP donated over $1.5 million to help us get the job done.

All money donated from now on will be earmarked for the 2024 election.

Your generosity and h...

95 members

Fight for Democracy

On behalf of our Giving Circle's Founders Vaughan Meyer and Cynthia Swartz along with our Circle Leaders - Welcome to the Fight For Democracy!

In our last cycle, we raised $175,000 to support viable state legislative candidates in 2 key swing stat...

89 members

Potlucks and Politics

The Potlucks and Politics Giving Circle is a community of friends dedicated to defending democracy. We have the great good fortune to live in a country that holds democratic ideals, but we have learned that democracy needs our active engagement in or...

83 members

The Shirtwaists

We are a group of concerned progressives, committed to the human rights and quality of life of all people, particularly those who are marginalized and increasingly oppressed. We bring a deep respect for the unique individuality of all people and the...

82 members

Burnt Toast Giving Circle

Congratulations Burnt Toast Giving Circle! We raised $28,236 for the 2022 midterm elections in Arizona. We held ground in the State Senate and the State House — we are just one seat away from shifting power in Phoenix.

The Giving Circle is now raisi...

80 members

Markers For Democracy

Markers For Democracy (MFD) is a grassroots community of activists committed to strengthening our democracy. What started in September 2018 as two friends writing postcards to Democratic voters across the country (for local, state, and federal electi...

79 members

Together For Choice

We are working with The States Project to elect majority-making candidates who will shift the balance of power in a state legislature.

65 members

Action Beats Inaction

We are a group of longtime friends (and friends of friends) who are seriously concerned about the future of our democracy. We care deeply about voting rights, social justice, the climate, and the state of our democracy. We are excited to have found t...

63 members

The Los Angeles Giving Circle

State governments are the core of our democracy, the firewall we need to protect everything we hold dear, including voting rights, reproductive rights, civil rights, healthcare, school funding, environmental justice, gun safety, and clean drinking wa...

61 members

Busy's Giving Circle

Overwhelmed by what's happening in our country? Ignore the voice in your head that says there is nothing you can do to take real action on the issues you care most about — because there is.

The vast majority of the movement on gun safety in the past...

60 members

Purple to Blue

Welcome to Purple to Blue! We are progressive-leaning alums of Amherst College raising money to elect Democratic majorities to State House Legislatures in swing states.
Working with The States Project, the P2B Giving Circle is leveraging our mutual...

56 members

Ever True

We are working with The States Project to elect majority-making candidates who will shift the balance of power in a state legislature where the majority is in play. We can really make difference at the state level on issues that really matter, includ...

56 members

Fired Up for Democracy

Welcome to the Fired Up for Democracy Giving Circle. Last year we raised over $14,000 for the States Project and helped flip the State House in Pennsylvania, which now has a new Democratic majority for the first time in 12 years!

As we see more and...

53 members

Across State Lines

Hi! We're Olivia, Sarah, Kristen, & Michele — a group of friends who connected on the internet and immediately bonded over our shared hobby of doom scrolling. We've decided to lay off the Twitter headlines and focus on real, meaningful change. In 202...

51 members

Galvanized Givers

Action-oriented individuals who understand that focusing on state elections is where change happens. This community of givers knows this is a marathon so to stay inspired and focused, the group engages through Zoom and face-to-face meetings to learn...

51 members

Wake Up PA!

Join our Wake Up PA giving circle to help win a Democratic majority in Pennsylvania’s state legislature. Donor contributions are combined. We can literally change the balance of power in Pennsylvania! Invite everyone you know who cares about the futu...