Calling courageous philanthropists:

Protect Democracy.
Stand Up To Autocracy.

We are building a nonpartisan engine of courage in the face of autocracy. Together, we will inspire the nation, accelerate action, and change the course of history.

The Power We Must Unleash

The Challenge: Nonviolent direct action—acts of citizen courage—are the antidote to autocracy. Yet, two-thirds of Americans are scared or do not realize their own power. Without their action, we all lose.

Our Mission: The Courage Network exists to inspire the nation. The courageous must be celebrated, amplified, uplifted, and lionized to normalize and accelerate action.

A man wearing sunglasses and a cap holds a red protest sign that says "STOP THE BILLIONAIRE TAKEOVER" amid a crowd at a protest or rally with other signs and people.

A Three-Lever Model for Impact

The Courage Network powers the organizations and leaders who power nonpartisan, nonviolent action.

  1. AMPLIFY: Leverage our community of Courageous Creators (30+ million in social media reach) to deliver millions of views and hundreds of thousands of actions. 

  2. CREATE: Our award-winning team creates breakout content celebrating our grantees’ actions to drive ‘courage’ into the public narrative.

  3. FUND: The Courage Fund supports organizations leading on-the-ground action.

Unmatched ROI: Our proven model

Our first six months delivered a compelling return on investment leveraging a scalable and highly efficient model:

  • Views of courageous content: 40+ million

  • Courageous actions: 10,000+

  • Social engagement: Over 4 million likes and 230,000 shares/comments

  • Efficiency: Less than 1¢ per view and 85¢ per action.

Co-Invest in Courage

The Real Progress Foundation continues to make foundational investments in this work, and we are actively inviting other foundations and like-minded partners to co-invest in the next phase.

Your investment will build the foundation for a two-pronged strategy:

  1. Scaling the Courage Network: Continuing to run and expand our own high-impact network.

  2. Funding High-Impact Nonprofits: Supporting partners in their critical work, creating a reinforcing "flywheel" effect.

Contact us to partner. Protect Democracy. Stand Up To Autocracy. 

No funds will be used for partisan, lobbying or political activity.

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Now is the time for bold, courageous philanthropists to stand strong for America.