Building the Progressive Pipeline
The Pipeline Fund is working toward a reflective democracy where skilled, diverse, community leaders are fully supported to run for office, run campaigns, and pass progressive policies that address the urgent needs of all Americans.
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Who we are
The Pipeline Fund supports critical leadership development work across the country.
We are driving a long-term strategy focused on resourcing local groups to ensure that skilled, diverse, community leaders are fully supported to run for office, run campaigns, and pass progressive policies that address the urgent needs of all Americans.
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The lack of a real pipeline continues to perpetuate a system in which candidates and elected officials do not reflect the communities that they serve.
Despite working class jobs making up over 50% of the American labor force, working-class people hold less than 2% of seats in state legislatures.
While the U.S. is over 50% women and 43% people of color; state legislators are only 33% women and less than 30% people of color.
More than 70% of state and local elections are uncontested, leaving hundreds of thousands of county, municipal, and school board members unaccountable.
School board members – who are 88% white and over age 40 – are making critical decisions for a student population that is a majority young people of color.
Our Solution
Convening & Connecting Organizations
Bringing together national and state pipeline organizations regularly to build community, share best practices, and work together to build the pipeline.
Providing Data & Tools
Providing organizations with the data and tools they need to do their work more effectively. Learn more about the data and tools we provide to our partners and values-aligned organizations here!
Building State Pipelines
Providing direct funding and strategic support to existing organizations to recruit, train, and support skilled and diverse leaders to run for office, run campaigns, and govern effectively in key states.
Our State Partners
Our state partners are the progressive organizations that lead the work of training and recruiting candidates and staff in their states. They provide key points of connection and collaboration for national groups engaging in state and local work and coordinate with other groups on the ground to engage, recruit, and train their members and leaders.
