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MoveOn
http://www.moveon.org/

What is MoveOnâ„¢?

The MoveOn family of organizations brings real Americans back into the political
process. With 5 million members across America — from carpenters to
stay-at-home moms to business leaders – we work together to realize the
progressive promise of our country. MoveOn is a service — a way for busy but
concerned citizens to find their political voice in a system dominated by big
money and big media.

The MoveOn family of organizations is made up of a couple of different pieces.
MoveOn.org Civic Action, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization, formerly known just
as MoveOn.org, primarily focuses on education and advocacy on important national
issues. MoveOn.org Political Action, a federal PAC, formerly known as MoveOn
PAC, mobilizes people across the country to fight important battles in Congress
and help elect candidates who reflect our values. Both organizations are
entirely funded by individuals.

Every member has a voice in choosing the direction for both MoveOn.org Political
Action and MoveOn.org Civic Action. Using our ActionForum software, you can
propose priorities and strategies. Both organizations also take the initiative
to organize quick action on other timely issues that our members care about.

A short history

MoveOn.org Civic Action was started by Joan Blades and Wes Boyd, two Silicon
Valley entrepreneurs. Although neither had experience in politics, they shared
deep frustration with the partisan warfare in Washington D.C. and the ridiculous
waste of our nation's focus at the time of the impeachment mess. On September
18th 1998, they launched an online petition to "Censure President Clinton and
Move On to Pressing Issues Facing the Nation." Within days they had hundreds of
thousands of individuals signed up, and began looking for ways these voices
could be heard.

In 1998, MoveOn PAC was formed as a political action committee so that
like-minded, concerned citizens could influence the outcome of congressional
elections, and in turn, the balance of power in Washington, D.C. Now known as
MoveOn.org Political Action, this organization provides individuals, who
normally have little political power, an opportunity to aggregate their
contributions with others to gain a greater voice in the political process, and
brings people together to take important stands on the most important issues
facing our country.

The MoveOn Peace campaign was founded independently by Eli Pariser, a Maine
native and recent graduate of Simon's Rock College of Bard. In the days
following September 11th, 2001, he launched an online petition calling for a
restrained and multi-lateral response to the attacks, which was quickly signed
by more than half a million people. Eli joined forces with MoveOn soon
afterward, and is now MoveOn.org Political Action’s Executive Director.

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About MoveOn.org Political Action

MoveOn.org Political Action, one of the largest Political Action Committees in
the country, brings real Americans into politics to fight for a more progressive
America and elect progressive candidates. It conducts major campaigns, from its
work to protect the Supreme Court from a hard-right justice to its campaign to
defeat the right wing and elect moderates and progressives in 2008. But in
contrast to most PACs, which funnel industry contributions to candidates in
exchange for access, MoveOn.org Political Action brings hundreds of thousands of
small donors together to elect candidates who will represent the American
people. With one secure online credit card transaction, you can immediately make
contributions to several campaigns. All contributions go to the individual
campaigns in the amounts you specify. MoveOn.org Political Action takes care of
all the required FEC paperwork by transmitting necessary contributor information
to each campaign.

Because it’s a federal PAC, MoveOn.org Political Action can’t accept
donations greater than $5,000. And in fact, MoveOn.org Political Action is
mostly funded by people who give less than $100 – folks who don’t have a lot
of money but want to see a change. Through 2004, MoveOn.org Political Action
raised approximately $11 million for 81 candidates from over 300,000 donors. In
2005, MoveOn.org Political Action grew to 3.2 million members and 125,000
members contributed $9 million to progressive candidates and campaigns (average
donation: $45).

To contact the staff of MoveOn.org Political Action, click here.
About MoveOn.org Civic Action

MoveOn.org Civic Action, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization, is engaged in a
campaign to reform the media and other work aimed at bringing real people back
into the democratic process by making sure legislators hear their voices.

In 2002 and 2003, MoveOn.org Civic Action conducted a campaign to stop the Iraq
war, as well as campaigns to keep the federal courts moderate, support campaign
finance reform, oppose the repeal of the estate tax, and reduce America’s
dependence on oil.