Progressive Maryland (PM) is a

501(c)(4) A 501(c) organization is a nonprofit organization in the Law of the United States#Federal law, federal law of the United States according to Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. § 501(c)) and is one of over 29 types of nonprofit organizations exe ...

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grassroots A grassroots movement is one that uses the people in a given district, region or community as the basis for a political or economic movement. Grassroots movements and organizations use collective action from the local level to effect change at t ...

advocacy Advocacy is an Action (philosophy), activity by an individual or advocacy group, group that aims to influence decision making, decisions within political, economic, and social institutions. Advocacy includes activities and publications to infl ...

organization. Its mission is to build the movement to improve the lives of working families in Maryland through outreach, public education, lobbying, direct political action, research, and helping elect progressive candidates to office. Founded in 2000, it is one of Maryland's largest grassroots advocacy organizations, with more than 100,000 individual members and supporters and 30 affiliated religious, community, and labor organizations. The group is closely allied with a number of local, regional and national campaigns and coalitions promoting progressive policies and politics. It is also the Maryland state affiliate of

People's Action People's Action is a national progressive advocacy and political organization in the United States made up of 40 organizations in 30 states. The group's stated goal is to "build the power of poor and working people, in rural, suburban, and urban ...

,People's Action
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* {{official website, http://progressivemaryland.org Four Corners, Maryland Non-profit organizations based in Maryland Progressive organizations in the United States 501(c)(4) nonprofit organizations