civic alliance

What civic alliance does

Civic Alliance is a nonpartisan coalition of businesses that provides resources and initiatives to support corporate civic engagement and democratic participation in the United States. Co-founded by Democracy Works and the CAA Foundation and built in partnership with Meteorite, the organization operates as a nonprofit coalition uniting 100+ member companies — including Amazon, Microsoft, Starbucks, Target, Facebook, Capital One, Hilton, Deloitte, and Airbnb — under a shared mission of supporting free and fair elections, accessible voting, and year-round civic culture. Its product portfolio centers on the coalition itself plus the Corporate Civic Playbook (toolkits, case studies, peer coaching, networking) and issue-specific initiatives: Time to Vote, 100% In for Democracy, Protecting Voting Access, Election Day of Service, and a 2020 Census program.

The organization generates revenue through recurring membership dues paid by participating companies; pricing is not publicly disclosed and prospective members join via direct email contact ([email protected]). Distribution is primarily coalition-based: member companies amplify civic engagement messaging across their combined employee, client, and consumer bases, supplemented by an advisory partnership network of 18+ nonpartisan civic organizations (League of Women Voters, Ballotpedia, Ballot Ready, Head Count, Vote Riders, Ad Council, Fair Elections Center, and others). Civic Alliance is not a technology company — it has no proprietary software, AI/ML capabilities, API, or mobile application — and operates with a small team of 11-50 employees serving a US-only geographic footprint. Its go-to-market motion is community-led coalition-building rather than direct enterprise sales, with member recruitment handled through the website, newsletter, and partner referrals.

Name

civic alliance

Legal name

Civic Alliance

Website

https://civicalliance.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Civic Alliance is a US-based nonprofit coalition of 100+ businesses that provides nonpartisan resources, toolkits, and initiatives (Time to Vote, Protecting Voting Access) to support corporate civic engagement and democratic participation among member companies and their employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civic Engagement Coalition

NAICS

Other Social Advocacy Organizations (813319), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Democracy, Voting Rights & Civic Participation Advocacy (BPAGAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Civil Society Strengthening & Civic Space (BPADAGAD), Youth Leadership, Civic Education & Service-Learning Nonprofits (BPAGADAI)

Keywords

• Corporate civic engagement
• Business coalition
• Nonpartisan voter engagement
• Civic resources
• Democracy participation

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Civic Alliance generates revenue through membership fees from participating companies. Companies join the coalition to gain access to nonpartisan civic engagement resources and to participate in collective democracy-promotion initiatives.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Civic Alliance is a nonpartisan coalition of businesses that provides member companies with civic engagement resources, including toolkits, case studies, peer coaching, and networking opportunities. It operates themed initiatives (100% In for Democracy, Protecting Voting Access, Time to Vote, Election Day of Service, 2020 Census) and partners with established civic organizations to make voting more accessible and foster a year-round civic culture.

Product overview

Civic Alliance is a nonpartisan coalition of businesses operating as a single unified offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The organization's core product is the coalition itself, which provides member companies with nonpartisan resources including the Corporate Civic Playbook (toolkits, case studies, peer coaching, and networking). The portfolio includes several initiatives: 100% In for Democracy, Protecting Voting Access, Time to Vote, and Election Day of Service. The coalition partners with nonpartisan organizations to bring unique offerings to the business community and creates platforms for business leaders to champion democracy.

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Problem solved

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Products and services

• Civic Alliance Coalition Membership Nonpartisan coalition membership program for U.S. enterprises, providing access to civic engagement toolkits, case studies, peer coaching, networking, and themed initiatives such as Time to Vote, 100% In for Democracy, Protecting Voting Access, and Election Day of Service. Members contact [email protected] to join.
• Corporate Civic Playbook Online resource playbook offering toolkits, case studies, and guidance that companies can use to engage employees in civic activities and democratic participation.
• Time to Vote Initiative encouraging employers to provide employees with paid time off to vote on Election Day, coordinated across member companies as part of the coalition's civic engagement programming.
• 100% In for Democracy Coalition initiative focused on encouraging full participation in democratic processes among employees and the broader community.
• Protecting Voting Access Coalition initiative aimed at supporting and protecting voting access rights and making voting more accessible across member company workforces and communities.
• Election Day of Service Coalition initiative promoting civic participation through community service activities held on Election Day.

Named customers21 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered founding, core and supporting.

• Democracy WorksfoundingStrategic or Co-development PartnerDemocracy Works is one of the two co-founding organizations of Civic Alliance. Democracy Works develops tools and resources to help Americans participate in elections, including the TurboVote platform.
• CAA FoundationfoundingStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe CAA Foundation is one of the two co-founding organizations of Civic Alliance. The foundation focuses on civic engagement and community improvement initiatives.
• MeteoritecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMeteorite is identified as the organization that built Civic Alliance in partnership with the founding organizations. Meteorite is a strategic communications and advisory firm.
• Ad CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAd Council is an advising partner providing public service advertising expertise and communication infrastructure for civic engagement campaigns.
• All In TogethersupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvising partner focused on increasing civic participation and voter engagement.
• Ballot ReadysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvising partner providing voter information and election resources to help citizens make informed decisions.
• BallotpediasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvising partner providing authoritative information about elections, candidates, and elected officials.
• League of Women VoterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing civic organization and advising partner providing voter education and registration expertise.
• TurboVotecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTurboVote, part of Democracy Works, provides voter registration and election reminder tools as part of the coalition's offerings to member companies.
• EventbritesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvising partner providing event platform resources for civic engagement events and voter mobilization activities.
• Head CountsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonpartisan organization working to increase voter participation among young people.
• I am a VotersupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonpartisan voter engagement initiative focused on cultural normalization of voting.
• Time to VotecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition initiative and partner focused on ensuring employees have time to vote on Election Day.
• National Voter Registration DaysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual civic holiday focused on voter registration mobilization and awareness.
• United States CensussupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership supporting Census participation as part of civic engagement initiatives.
• Vote RiderssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonpartisan organization helping voters obtain ID required to vote.
• National Conference On CitizenshipsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvising partner focused on strengthening civic life through education, engagement, and advocacy.
• Points of LightsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonpartisan organization promoting civic engagement and volunteer service.
• Fair Elections CentersupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonpartisan voter access organization working to remove barriers to voting.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• JUST Capital: JUST Capital is a nonprofit that ranks and tracks corporate behavior on stakeholder issues and convenes companies around more just business practices. It uses a corporate-coalition and ranking framework that overlaps thematically with Civic Alliance's approach of mobilizing business around public-interest outcomes.
• B Lab (B Corporation): B Lab certifies and convenes B Corporations — businesses meeting verified social and environmental performance standards. It represents an alternative corporate-coalition model (standards + certification + community) that competes for the same corporate social-impact mindshare as Civic Alliance.

Others

• Democracy Works: Democracy Works is a nonpartisan nonprofit that builds voting tools (including TurboVote) and was the co-founding partner of Civic Alliance. It is ecosystem-adjacent rather than a direct competitor, providing shared infrastructure that Civic Alliance members access through the coalition relationship.

Direct peers

• All In Together: All In Together is a nonpartisan civic engagement organization that mobilizes women across the political spectrum to vote and run for office, partnering with businesses and civic groups. It is a direct peer in the corporate-engaged civic participation space and is itself an advising partner to Civic Alliance.
• National Conference on Citizenship: The National Conference on Citizenship is a nonpartisan nonprofit chartered by Congress to strengthen civic life through research, partnerships, and corporate engagement programs. It directly overlaps with Civic Alliance in mission (year-round civic culture) and is a listed advising partner.
• Civic Nation: Civic Nation is a nonpartisan nonprofit that builds cross-sector initiatives to engage Americans in civic life, including voting and civic identity programs for businesses and brands. It overlaps directly with Civic Alliance in mobilizing corporate partners around voter participation and civic engagement campaigns.
• Business for America: Business for America is a nonpartisan coalition of business leaders and companies focused on civic engagement, voting access, and democracy reform. It is the closest direct peer to Civic Alliance, operating a similar enterprise-member coalition model around the same mission of mobilizing corporate America on civic participation.

Broad incumbents

• Business Roundtable: Business Roundtable is an association of CEOs of major U.S. companies that issues policy positions and convenes members on economic and social issues. It represents a much larger incumbent business coalition that engages on civic and societal topics intersecting with Civic Alliance's domain.
• CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion: CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion is the largest CEO-driven business coalition committed to advancing diversity and inclusion in the workplace. It uses a comparable enterprise-coalition structure (member companies, pledges, peer learning, collective commitments) to drive social impact, making it a strong structural analogue for Civic Alliance's coalition model.
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation operates corporate civic and workforce initiatives at scale, including nonpartisan civic engagement programming for member companies. It serves as a broad incumbent in the corporate civic-engagement space with significantly greater resources than Civic Alliance.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

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