Advocacy

Public policy can be a powerful tool for breaking down barriers and driving progress. We work with partners across the country and across the political spectrum to build support for policies that will unlock opportunities and improve people’s lives.

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Finding Common Ground

We are building bipartisan support for an ambitious policy agenda.

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Participants at Vote Run Lead's Run 51 Summit learn how to run effective campaigns for state office.

Our partners are building broad coalitions to advocate for policies that address the issues women and families care about—from expanding paid leave to supporting caregivers to increasing women’s representation in elected office.

We follow the lead of those closest to the issues—people with lived experience, advocates, policy experts—and use our resources, platform, and networks to amplify their critical work and expand their reach.

"Public policy is ultimately about people. When you're advocating for better policies, you're advocating for the people whose lives will change because of them."

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Nicole Sawran
Vice President, Program Strategy, Advocacy and Public Affairs

Featured Pivotal Philanthropies Partners

  • Moms First

    Moms First is transforming workplaces and communities to help moms thrive.

    Moms First is galvanizing the private sector to champion and invest in child care. It conducted seminal research on the return on investment of child care benefits, created the first-ever generative AI tool on paid leave, and mobilized moms to take action in their workplaces.

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  • CAWP

    CAWP studies and advances women’s influence in American politics.

    CAWP, at Rutgers University, is the leading source of data and research on women’s political participation in the United States. Its education and outreach programs translate research into action that helps boost women’s political leadership.

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  • States United Democracy Center

    The States United Democracy Center is strengthening U.S. elections.

    The States United Democracy Center (SUDC) is a nonpartisan organization dedicated to protecting free, fair, and secure elections. It helps support election officials, keep elections safe, and fight disinformation.

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  • Bipartisan Policy Center / National Partnership for Women & Families

    The Bipartisan Policy Center and National Partnership for Women & Families are building support for paid leave.

    The Bipartisan Policy Center  and the National Partnership for Women & Families champion solutions—like paid family and medical leave—that will improve the lives of women, families, and all Americans.

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  • The League

    The League is shaping the narrative around women’s political participation.

    In partnership with the entertainment industry, media, corporations, brands, and influencers, The League creates nonpartisan campaigns to engage voters and harness the political power of women.

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  • Vote Run Lead

    Vote Run Lead trains women across the U.S. to run for office.

    Vote Run Lead works to increase women’s representation across all levels of government, with a focus on unleashing women’s political power at the state level.

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  • New American Leaders

    New American Leaders is building a more inclusive democracy.

    New American Leaders supports immigrants and all who identify with the immigrant experience in their civic leadership journeys. Its goal is to create a democracy that works better for all people by closing the representation gap for immigrants and people of color.

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  • The National Women's Law Center

    The National Women’s Law Center is removing barriers to equality.

    The National Women’s Law Center works to advance gender justice by focusing on the issues that impact women and girls in the U.S. It has played a key role in many of the major legal and policy milestones for women over the past 50 years.

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    Courtesy of National Women's Law Center
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