CDDA

What CDDA does

CDDA — the Center for Democracy and Development in the Americas (legal name), also known by its Spanish DBA Centro para la Democracia y el Desarrollo en las Américas — is a Washington, DC-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded by Leopoldo Martinez Nucete. Its stated mission is to promote an inclusive democracy with a productive and equitable economic system across the United States, Iberoamerica, and the Caribbean. The organization delivers this mission through four interlocking programs: Latino Empowerment in the US (capacity building, leadership development, and a talent bank of candidates for public office and entrepreneurial endeavors); Latinos in Foreign Policy (long-term capacity building for Latino and Latin American foreign policy leadership); IQLatino (a multimedia digital platform that amplifies Hispanic leader research and opinion and addresses misinformation affecting democratic governance); and IQ Américas Fellows (a network of emerging leaders for collaborative research, best-practice exchange, and cross-border alliance building).

The organization's technology footprint is modest: a standard bilingual content website (cddamericas.org) hosting program descriptions and team pages, a separate multimedia digital platform (iqlatino.org), an email subscription product (IQ Americas political and business intelligence briefing for the Inter-American market), and social media channels on X (@CDDAmericas, IQLatino) and Facebook. No APIs, SDKs, AI features, or developer-facing integrations are offered.

CDDA's revenue model combines tax-deductible donations and contributions from individuals, foundations, and partner organizations with subscription newsletter income from IQ Americas. The team is small — approximately 8-10 named directors and advisors listed on the site — operating from a single Washington DC office. Distribution is partnership-heavy: the organization explicitly relies on NGO collaborators and public-private partnerships as channels, supplemented by direct digital engagement through the IQLatino platform and social media.

Name

CDDA

Legal name

Center for Democracy and Development in the Americas

Website

https://cddamericas.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CDDA is a Washington, DC-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that runs four programs — Latino Empowerment in the US, Latinos in Foreign Policy, IQLatino multimedia platform, and IQ Américas Fellows network — to build Latino political and economic leadership across the United States, Iberoamerica, and the Caribbean.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Policy Advocacy

NAICS

Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139), Business Associations (813910), Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling (541910), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Development & ICT4D / GovTech Technical Assistance (BPADAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Official Development Assistance (ODA) Program Management (BPADAOAC)

Keywords

• Democracy policy research
• Latino leadership development
• Nonprofit policy advocacy
• Foreign policy capacity building
• Community empowerment programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: As a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization, CDDA receives tax-deductible donations and contributions from individuals, foundations, and organizations
2. IQ Americas Subscription Newsletter: Political and business intelligence briefing for the Inter-American market delivered as a subscription service

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CDDA (Center for Democracy and Development in the Americas) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates four flagship programs: Latino Empowerment in the US (capacity building and political-economic power development), Latinos in Foreign Policy (foreign policy leadership development for Latino communities), IQLatino (a multimedia digital platform for amplifying Hispanic leaders' research and combatting misinformation), and IQ Américas Fellows (a network of emerging leaders across the Americas for collaborative research and alliance-building). The organization also publishes the IQ Americas subscription newsletter providing political and business intelligence for the Inter-American market.

Product overview

CDDA is a non-profit organization (not a commercial product company) that operates as a platform for empowering Latino leaders across the Americas. The organization offers four main programs: Latino Empowerment in the US (capacity building and leadership development), Latinos in Foreign Policy (foreign policy capacity building for Latino communities), IQLatino (a multimedia digital platform for empowering Hispanic leaders and combating misinformation), and IQ Américas Fellows (a network of emerging leaders for collaborative research and alliance building). These programs collectively serve the organization's mission of promoting inclusive democracy and equitable economic systems in the Americas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IQLatino: A multimedia digital platform designed to empower new Hispanic leaders committed to promoting an agenda for inclusive and sustainable development in democracy, through the amplification of research, initiatives and opinions. It also creates a collaborative ecosystem to confront misinformation affecting democratic governance.
• IQ Américas Fellows
• Latino Empowerment in the US
• Latinos in Foreign Policy

Products and services

• IQ Américas Fellows An initiative to create a Network of Emerging Leaders in the Americas to exchange ideas, collaborative research, best practices, and promote alliances to foster relations among nations. Designed for emerging leaders across the Americas seeking cross-border collaboration and capacity building.
• IQLatino Multimedia Digital Platform A multimedia digital platform aimed at empowering new Hispanic leaders committed to promoting an agenda for inclusive and sustainable development in democracy, through amplification of their research, initiatives, and opinions. Also creates a collaboration ecosystem to confront misinformation affecting democratic governance.
• Latinos in Foreign Policy Initiative An initiative to develop and support long-term capacity building to empower Latino communities in the United States and Latin Americans to take on a leadership role in foreign policy vis-à-vis their region of origin or heritage. Targets Latino leaders and Latin Americans seeking foreign policy engagement.
• Latino Empowerment in the US Program Programs dedicated to building political and economic power in the Latino community so that voices and values are reflected at every level of government. Includes capacity building, promoting new Latino leadership, developing a talent bank of candidates for public office and entrepreneurial endeavors, and creating matchmaking opportunities through advocacy, networking, and mentorship.

Quantifiable outcome

• Programs focused on building political and economic power in Latino community for government representation
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NGOs (General)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCDDA collaborates with NGOs through collaborative research, training, and exchange of best practices. The organization prioritizes policies and public-private partnerships to address the main problems of the hemisphere.
• Public-Private PartnershipscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCDDA prioritizes public-private partnerships as a key mechanism for addressing the most relevant problems for the hemisphere, combining government and private sector resources for democratic development.
• University Mary WashingtonminorOthersLeopoldo Martinez Nucete serves as a member of the Board of Visitors of University Mary Washington in Virginia, where he chaired committees and the Executive Committee.
• Sorensen Institute at University of VirginiaminorOthersLeopoldo Martinez Nucete serves on the Advisory Board of the Sorensen Institute at the University of Virginia.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• UnidosUS: Largest U.S. Latino civil rights and advocacy nonprofit, focused on Latino political and economic empowerment. Highly comparable mission around Latino leadership, advocacy, and community capacity building.
• National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO): Nonpartisan membership organization of Latino policymakers. Directly comparable talent-bank and political-leadership development mission that overlaps with CDDA's Latino Empowerment in the US program.
• LULAC: Oldest and one of the largest Latino civil rights organizations in the U.S. Overlaps in mission around Latino political representation, advocacy, and community empowerment.
• Voto Latino: Latino civic engagement nonprofit focused on youth political participation and voter mobilization. Comparable community-led model and target demographic of young Latino leaders.
• Hispanic Federation: National Latino nonprofit that mobilizes resources and advocates for Hispanic communities across the U.S. Comparable community-led model focused on Latino empowerment and capacity building.
• Inter-American Dialogue: Washington-based think tank on Western Hemisphere affairs, convening leaders across the Americas. Closely comparable in its hemispheric scope, network model, and policy focus on Latin America and the Caribbean.
• Latino Victory Project: Latino political organization building Latino political power through candidate recruitment and advocacy. Founded and first chaired by the same individual who founded CDDA, making it a directly comparable peer.

Broad incumbents

• Wilson Center: Large, established Washington think tank with programs on Latin America and democratic governance. Comparable as a convener and policy voice on hemispheric issues, though operating at substantially greater scale.
• Aspen Institute Latinos: Major established leadership and policy institute with programming on Latino issues. Comparable as a leadership-development and convening organization operating in the same demographic space.
• Center for American Progress: Major progressive policy institute working on a broad agenda including immigration and democracy. Overlaps with CDDA's policy orientation and Democratic-aligned positioning but at much larger institutional scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cddamericas
• Facebookfacebook.com/cddamerica
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/center-for-development-and-democracy-in-the-americas

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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