Donald Trump’s second administration has wasted no time in aggressively collapsing the government, eroding democratic norms, and targeting institutions that provide checks on his power. In just a few weeks, his administration has moved to freeze foreign aid, purged oversight officials across federal agencies, laid off thousands of government workers, and initiated a sweeping review of international treaties. He has expanded executive authority at an unprecedented pace, sidelining Congress and the courts while aligning his administration with corporate elites like Elon Musk to dismantle public institutions. From gutting the federal workforce to reshaping trade policy, Trump’s actions are not just a continuation of his first term—they represent a fundamental dismantling of American governance with little precedent.
The threats to workers, immigrants, marginalized communities, and democratic institutions demand urgent action. While we’re focused on building long-term power and capacity through the Higher Ground Institute, we must also respond in real time to resist Trump’s agenda and defend democracy. Across the country, grassroots movements, advocacy organizations, and progressive campaigns are mobilizing. Technology is playing a critical role in these efforts, equipping activists with better ways to coordinate, track legislative threats, and amplify their message with precision.
Here are some of the tools available right now to support our fight:
Organizing to Fight Back
Grassroots organizing has always been the backbone of progressive movements, but in this moment, sustained engagement is more critical than ever. Trump’s attacks on democratic institutions are designed to wear down opposition and create fatigue among activists. To fight back effectively, we need organizing tools that help us maintain momentum, reach voters year-round, and counteract right-wing disinformation in real-time.
The Trump administration and its allies are counting on voter suppression and disengagement to maintain power. OpenField is helping organizers push back, ensuring that grassroots movements don’t just mobilize for elections but stay active all year. In 2024 alone, OpenField powered 41 million door knocks with a 48% contact rate—turning momentary activism into long-term power. Its near 100% tool uptime and rapid response support make it an essential infrastructure for movements that need to keep fighting, no matter the election calendar.
Learn More | Contact: colin@openfield.ai
Relational organizing is one of the most effective ways to combat right-wing disinformation and sustain year-round engagement. Relentless leverages its vast network from previous election cycles to equip progressive activists with the tools they need to mobilize their own communities. By focusing on trusted messengers and peer-to-peer organizing, Relentless is keeping supporters engaged beyond election cycles, ensuring that right-wing attacks don’t go unanswered and that progressive issues remain front and center.
Learn More | Contact: greta@relentless.vote
Universe is providing direct support to local candidates and movements, ensuring they have access to modern tools for organizing, fundraising, and mobilization—even if they lack big budgets or in-house tech teams. Their platform is already empowering dozens of down-ballot campaigns and grassroots initiatives, helping progressive candidates compete effectively at every level. By giving candidates access to campaign infrastructure that is often reserved for well-funded operations, Universe is leveling the playing field for those seeking to create change in their communities.
Learn More | Contact: Steven@universe.app
Effective advocacy requires direct engagement with decision-makers and scalable digital organizing tools. New/Mode equips progressive organizations with the tools to pressure decision-makers at scale—whether through Click-to-Call campaigns, Letter to the Editor automation, or personalized advocacy messaging. Organizations like Color Of Change, SEIU, Common Cause, Crooked Media, and Greenpeace are using New/Mode to mobilize supporters in real-time, ensuring that public outcry translates into concrete political action. In a moment where institutions are under attack, grassroots pressure is critical to stopping harmful policies before they take hold.
Learn More | Contact: steve@newmode.net
Reclaiming government starts at the local level. While much of the focus is on federal races, down-ballot elections determine policies that shape people’s lives—and Democrats are losing too many of them by default. In 2024, 7 in 10 races went uncontested—and of the 20,000 partisan local races with no Democratic candidate, Republicans won 80% of them. To stop this trend, BallotReady partnered with Contest Every Race (CER) to recruit over 10,000 Democrats to run in critical races across the country. This work is essential to winning back power at all levels of government and building the Democratic bench for future federal races.
Learn More | Contact: alex@ballotready.org
Tracking and Responding to Political Attacks
Trump’s second term is accelerating attacks on marginalized communities, voter rights, and democratic safeguards. Legislation is being introduced at an unprecedented rate to roll back protections, restrict access to the ballot, and consolidate executive power. Without real-time monitoring, movements are left playing defense.
Keeping up with legislative threats requires real-time awareness and immediate action. Plural provides powerful bill tracking and analysis tools to help advocacy groups understand what’s happening at the state and federal levels. Organizations such as Common Cause and March for Our Lives rely on Plural to monitor thousands of bills across the country, ensuring they can rapidly mobilize against voter suppression laws, anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, and attacks on reproductive rights. With the growing number of legislative threats targeting marginalized communities, having the ability to spot harmful bills early gives advocates the upper hand in mobilizing opposition before these policies gain traction.
Learn More | Contact: ben.duda@pluralpolicy.com
The rapid pace of executive orders and policy rollbacks under Trump means that organizers can’t afford to spend weeks parsing legal jargon. Chorus AI has helped advocacy groups like Mission Telecom quickly analyze over 200 executive orders—allowing them to take immediate action to defend digital equity and other critical rights. By turning dense legislative language into clear, actionable insights, Chorus AI ensures that progressive organizations don’t fall behind in a rapidly shifting political landscape.
Learn More | Contact: sam@chorusai.co
For many marginalized communities, navigating government systems can be an overwhelming challenge. CIVA is working to bridge the gap between government resources and the people who need them most. Their latest pilot project focuses on helping undocumented youth in the child welfare system access critical legal and legislative resources. By creating a secure digital platform, CIVA connects these young people with advocacy groups, legal aid, and peer networks who can provide guidance and support. For undocumented youth eligible for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), gaining access to legal resources is often a matter of survival. CIVA’s approach allows these young people to better understand their rights, access legal pathways, and advocate for themselves within an often-hostile system.
Learn More | Contact: Ackeem@civa.app
Messaging & Narrative Change
In a time of growing disinformation and media consolidation, driving the narrative is just as important as policy fights. The right-wing media machine is already working to normalize Trump’s abuses of power and suppress opposition voices. To break through, progressives need messaging tools that can cut through the noise, counter disinformation, and mobilize support in real time.
The difference between winning and losing the messaging war often comes down to understanding what actually moves people. In a campaign with the David Suzuki Foundation, Swayable tested multiple narratives and found that emphasizing direct accountability—“If we don’t act now, elected officials will assume we don’t care”—increased action by over 400%. With disinformation spreading rapidly, knowing what works—and what doesn’t—has never been more urgent.
Learn More | Contact: Isadora@swayable.com
Right-wing media and billionaire-backed influencers are flooding social platforms with anti-democratic propaganda. Social Currant is helping progressive movements fight back by leveraging trusted content creators to counter disinformation and amplify key issues. Their creator network has already mobilized campaigns on immigration, reproductive rights, and climate justice, ensuring progressive voices reach the audiences that need to hear them most.
Learn More | Contact: Ashwath@socialcurrant.co
Winning the long-term fight for democracy requires persuasive messaging that resonates across diverse audiences. Grow Progress helps advocacy organizations, issue campaigns, and progressive movements understand what persuades people and refine their messaging for maximum impact. Using data-driven message testing, Grow Progress delivers insights with scientific rigor in as little as 24 hours, allowing campaigns to quickly adjust their narratives and combat right-wing propaganda.
Learn More | Contact: hello@growprogress.ai
As Trump’s administration accelerates its attacks on democracy, civil rights, and social progress, People First is harnessing the power of real people to fight back. Through digital relational organizing, they’re turning everyday voices into the most effective messengers—mobilizing communities, countering disinformation, and driving action at scale.
From union members defending workers’ rights to Latina moms rallying for climate justice, People First identifies, recruits, and empowers trusted messengers to share personal, compelling stories that break through the noise. In this critical moment, movements need more than ads and press releases. They need authentic voices, speaking directly to their communities, delivering the messages that matter most.
Learn More | Contact: ryan.davis@peoplefirst.cc
Funding the Fight
Progressive movements don’t just need strategy—they need resources. Too often, funding is concentrated at the top, while critical grassroots efforts and local organizing go underfunded. To build long-term power, we need smarter, data-driven approaches to directing money where it can have the greatest impact.
Trump’s attacks on democracy are escalating at an unprecedented scale, and progressive organizations need to respond just as quickly. Too often, crafting petitions, talking points, and rapid-response materials takes time that movements simply don’t have. Quiller helps organizers keep up, using AI to generate clear, effective messaging in real time.
With Smart Import, groups can quickly pull in key messaging by pasting a campaign website or video URL, ensuring their responses stay sharp and on-message without wasting time. In a moment when delays mean lost ground, having the right words ready—immediately—can make all the difference.
Learn More | Contact: Zack@quiller.ai
Political donating is broken—too often, money flows to high-profile races that don’t need it, while critical down-ballot contests are starved of resources. Oath uses data-driven analysis to direct donor dollars where they will have the greatest impact. By identifying pivotal but overlooked races, Oath ensures contributions can actually change outcomes. In 2024, Oath donors played a decisive role in North Carolina House District 24, where early investment helped Dante Pittman win by just 871 votes, breaking the Republican supermajority and restoring veto power to the Democratic governor. Oath’s platform cuts through the noise, helping progressives fund races that matter most—whether flipping seats, protecting vulnerable incumbents, or defending democracy itself.
Learn More | Contact: taylor@oath.vote
