Fix Democracy First Education Fund

Mission

Our mission is to help educate, inform and engage the public around voting and election issues in order to increase civic involvement in democracy in Washington State and beyond.

Description

Fix Democracy First Education Fund (FDFED) was established in 2007 and is the education wing of Fix Democracy First, a statewide organization working to help achieve fair elections and government policies that reflect the will of the people and not the power of money. We are dedicated to informing and educating the public around voting rights and access, alternative systems such as ranked choice voting and proportional representation to overcome gerrymandering, campaign finance reform, election security, and other democracy related topics, in order to increase and sustain citizen participation.

We host a weekly Democracy Happy Hour program, which includes an overview of democracy, voting and election issues in the news, special guests who present on a variety of democracy related topics. We also host other programs including film screenings, panel discussions, book events, information sessions, and more.

We have also partnered with Generation Citizen to offer a project-based program in Washington state schools in which students learn about democratic systems and processes by actively working to solve problems in their local community in partnership with government and community leaders. The program educates and supports teachers and students to develop hands-on civic projects the students choose that they feel would have significant impact in their communities.

Our WON (Women in Office Now) program provides free training modules and individual support to help and enable women to successfully run for office in Washington state. The training sessions are recorded and archived for viewing on demand by women who are considering or planning to run for office.