Our Mission
Our mission is to build a permanent, powerful, strategic, and inclusive progressive movement in Georgia that advances a racially just democracy. We organize a network of donors and funders, and we collaborate with civic engagement institutions, focusing on those led by and serving people of color.
OUR VISION
We envision a Georgia that is socially and racially just, where every child, family, and neighborhood thrives. Our Georgia invests to advance equitable access to high-quality public education, reliable healthcare, and a flourishing economy, prioritizing those in greatest need. This is a Georgia built on a transparent and accountable democratic process that people trust and believe in.
Theory of Change
We believe that by investing in organizations led by and serving communities of color—especially Black communities—and by building year-round grassroots infrastructure that amplifies trusted local leadership, we can expand the electorate, shift power to the people most impacted by injustice, and achieve long-term progressive change in Georgia. Our work centers community expertise, rejects transactional politics, and reimagines civic engagement as a pathway to a racially just and thriving Georgia.
Our History
The Georgia Alliance aligns multiple political and philanthropic vehicles to advance our state’s progressive movement. We are committed to civic engagement, communications, advocacy, leadership development, coalition building, and grassroots community organizing in Georgia year-round: before, during, and beyond the traditional election cycle.
2012
ProGeorgia was founded with 13 partners, one full-time staff member, and an operating budget of $300,000.
2014
Georgia Alliance launched in 2014 with four members who raised $300,000 and established two distinct funds: Georgia Alliance Education Fund (GAEF, 501c3) and Georgia Investor Action Fund (GIAF, 501c4).
In 2014, the Alliance built and launched Georgia Engaged, our state c4 Coalition Table and hired their first Executive Director.
2016
In 2016 Georgia Alliance built and launched Represent Georgia to provide leadership development and candidate recruitment in Georgia.
2018
In 2018, the 501c4 arm of Represent Georgia, Represent Georgia Action Network was launched to support the state’s progressive civic engagement agenda by training, coaching, and providing technical assistance for integrated civic engagement initiatives.
2019
In 2019, the Georgia Investor Action Fund (501c4) members launched our PAC, Georgia Safe and Strong.
2020
Georgia Engaged and America Votes merged to create America Votes Georgia.
The Alliance launched Progress Georgia, a digital and communications hub for the progressive movement in Georgia. We hired its first Executive Director to support the development of a robust press and research shop. Part of the Progress Now network, Progress Georgia is a statewide multi-issue organization that provides message and communications leadership and infrastructure on behalf of a broad coalition of organizations fighting for our values in Georgia.
2022
In response to voter suppression legislation enacted by our state legislator, we began the incubation of Collective Renaissance Georgia (501c3) in 2022 to engage, educate, and activate young Black people with the goal of increasing their power.
2023
We launched the Dialogue Collaborative which (DC) informs, educates, and bridges the participation gap in civic engagement through fact-based research, analysis, and strategic, creative, and integrative communications strategies.
2024
Collective Renaissance Action (501c4) was launched to harness and strengthen the political power of young Black Georgians following three momentous wins in 2020 and 2022.