ActBlue

Philanthropy
“Independent” Sector?
Independent Sector is, by its own description, “the only national membership organization that brings together a diverse community of changemakers at nonprofits, foundations, and corporate giving programs working to strengthen civil…
by Michael E. Hartmann on June 6, 2022

Deception & Misdirection
“Dark Money” Networks on the Left Pulled In $3.7 Billion in 2020
In 2020 alone, six networks raked in a stunning $3.7 billion in “dark money,” funds used largely for political activism whose donors are difficult—if not impossible—to trace. Some of these…
by Hayden Ludwig on May 12, 2022

CRC in the News
Best of CRC Media Hits for January–February 2022
There’s so many media hits to choose from in both January and February of 2022. Everything from the “left” coast’s interest in ActBlue via The Bill Meyer Show to Time…
by Sarah Lee on March 21, 2022

CRC in the News, Organization Trends
ActBlue: The Left’s “Dark Money” Portal
On the Bill Meyer Show, Hayden Ludwig discusses ActBlue, the biggest “black money” fundraising arms of the Left. In 2020, ActBlue pulled in $407 million and distributed it to hundreds…
by Hayden Ludwig on March 7, 2022

Philanthropy
What to Make of Black Lives Matter’s Dysfunction
The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF)—the primary organizational manifestation of the broader Black Lives Matter movement—has never been a model of clarity or transparency. Recent reports in the…
by Robert Stilson on February 16, 2022

Organization Trends
ActBlue: The Democrats’ $400 Million “Dark Money” Machine
Give ActBlue an A+ for juicing the professional Left—and an F for transparency. The Left’s fundraising platform of choice is gargantuan, pulling in $407 million in 2020 between its 501(c)(3)…
by Hayden Ludwig on February 7, 2022

Organization Trends
The Organizational Restructuring of Black Lives Matter: Movement for Black Lives
While the Black Lives Matter movement as a whole remains focused on largely unchanged issues—particularly policing and other criminal justice topics—these two organizations have undergone some fairly significant transformations in…
by Robert Stilson on April 29, 2021

Organization Trends
The Organizational Restructuring of Black Lives Matter: BLM Global Network Foundation
The year 2020 witnessed even more dramatic changes within the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLM Global Network Foundation). The organization underwent a leadership change and experienced some internal…
by Robert Stilson on April 29, 2021

Commentary, Deception & Misdirection
Sheldon Whitehouse’s Hypocrisy on Liberal “Dark Money” Isn’t Fooling Anyone
For Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), the Democrats’ leading hawk for donor disclosure, the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett were an excuse to subject the nation to…
by Hayden Ludwig on November 11, 2020

Blog
The ActBlue-Soros Complex
Teo Molin of Human Events has an interesting article called, “The ActBlue-Soros Complex.” Here is the top of the article: In an era when the most vehement proponents of…
by Matthew Vadum on July 22, 2009