Mission and Values
DODO is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that protects and strengthens U.S. democracy.
We do this by improving the conversation around democracy reform, diagnosing ailments that afflict our democratic system, and prescribing evidence-based reforms to remedy them. We also stand as a watchdog; fact- checking claims made about reform, and provide accessible and accurate information to political actors, reformers, and the public.
DODO BELIEVES IN:
Democracy, the democratic process, and strong democratic institutions.
The power of evidence.
The importance of accountability.
The transformative capacity of education.
The power of change.
DODO EFFECTS CHANGE BY:
Promoting civic education and engagement.
We provide engaging, accessible, and evidence-based resources and interactive apps on democratic institutions and electoral reform for stakeholder and public learning.
Increasing accountability.
We provide evidence and fact-checking to hold reform groups and others accountable for claims made to the public about reform.
Educating and training democracy reform movements.
Utilizing our network of democracy scholars, we engage with the reform movement by providing technical assistance and learning resources aimed at improving data literacy and expanding the use of peer-reviewed studies in the democracy reform movement.
Supporting educational exchanges and democracy scholars.
We actively develop programs to facilitate educational exchanges focused on shared learning about democratic institutions and maintain a collaborative network of democracy scholars. We support them with an organizing hub, a data clearinghouse, and opportunities to present research to non-academic audiences.