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# Democracy Alliance
- URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/democracy-alliance/
- Published: 1999-01-02T15:06:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-24T18:40:25.000Z
- Author: Liam Sturgess
- Tags: Profiles, #docs, #organization

The **Democracy Alliance** is an American donor network based in Washington, D.C.

## History

The Democracy Alliance was founded in 2004 by the late Rob Stein, a former official in the Bill Clinton administration.[\[1\]](#fn1)

## Organization

The Democracy Alliance has been a client of [The Atlas Project](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Atlas-Project)[\[2\]](#fn2) and [Democracy Partners](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Democracy-Partners).[\[3\]](#fn3)

Members of the Democracy Alliance include:[\[4\]](#fn4)[\[5\]](#fn5)

- Chris Hughes
- George Soros (founding)[\[6\]](#fn6)
- Tom Steyer
- Pat Stryker (founding)[\[6:1\]](#fn6)
- Joseph Zimlich (founding)[\[7\]](#fn7)

### Personnel

| Name          | Position                                                                              | Notes                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Shannon Roche | Chief Operating Officer/Chief of Staff (September 2005 - September 2010)[\[8\]](#fn8) | [Franklin Education Forum](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Franklin-Education-Forum), Yoga Alliance, [Democratic National Committee](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Democratic-National-Committee) (DNC) |

### Subsidiaries

- State Engagement Initiative (SEI)

## Activities

Members of the Democracy Alliance provide notable funding to:[\[9\]](#fn9)[\[10\]](#fn10)

- American Constitution Society
- Catalist
- Center for American Progress (CAP)
- [Media Matters for America](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Media-Matters-for-America)

## External links

- [Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Democracy%5FAlliance)
- [InfluenceWatch](https://www.influencewatch.org/organization/democracy-alliance-da/)
- [Website](https://democracyalliance.org/)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy%5FAlliance)

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1. Vogel, K. P. (2022, May 3). *Rob Stein, Who Changed How Politics Is Funded, Dies at 78.* The New York Times. <http://archive.today/2022.05.04-020521/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/03/us/politics/rob-stein-dead.html> [↩︎](#fnref1)
2. *Our Partners - Organizations.* The Atlas Project. Retrieved November 10, 2012, from <http://archive.today/2012.11.10-195800/http://atlasproject.net/our-partners/organizations/> [↩︎](#fnref2)
3. *Client List.* Democracy Partners. Retrieved July 26, 2023, from <https://web.archive.org/web/20230726023456/https://www.democracypartners.com/?q=page/client-list> [↩︎](#fnref3)
4. Fuchs, H. (2021, September 23). *The most powerful network of Democratic donors has a new president.* POLITICO. <http://archive.today/2021.09.23-232155/https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/23/democracy-alliance-president-pamela-shifman-513786> [↩︎](#fnref4)
5. Kroll, A. (2013, May 6). *Inside the Democracy Alliance, the Liberal Answer to the Koch Donor Network.* Mother Jones. <https://web.archive.org/web/20230617103229/https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/05/democracy-alliance-liberal-donors-koch-brothers/> [↩︎](#fnref5)
6. Cramer, R. (2017, January 27). *Democracy Alliance Raises Member Fees And Retools To Fight Trump.* BuzzFeed News. <https://web.archive.org/web/20190506175225/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rubycramer/democracy-alliance-raises-member-fees-and-retools-to-fight-t> [↩︎](#fnref6) [↩︎](#fnref6:1)
7. *Joe Zimlich.* Democracy Alliance. Retrieved March 24, 2024, from <http://archive.today/2024.03.24-035005/https://democracyalliance.org/people/joe-zimlich/> [↩︎](#fnref7)
8. *Shannon Roche.* LinkedIn. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from <https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannonroche/> [↩︎](#fnref8)
9. Kroll, A. (2013, May 6). *Inside the Democracy Alliance, the Liberal Answer to the Koch Donor Network.* Mother Jones. <https://web.archive.org/web/20230617103229/https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/05/democracy-alliance-liberal-donors-koch-brothers/> [↩︎](#fnref9)
10. Fuchs, H. (2021, September 23). *The most powerful network of Democratic donors has a new president.* Politico. <http://archive.today/2021.09.23-232155/https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/23/democracy-alliance-president-pamela-shifman-513786> [↩︎](#fnref10)