Color of Change

Color of Change
Founded2005[1]
FounderJames Rucker, Van Jones
Type 501(c)(4)
FocusCivil rights, politics, mass media
Location
MethodOnline advocacy, lobbying, petitions
Key people
Rashad Robinson, Heather McGhee
Revenue
$4.02 million (2023)[2]
Websitecolorofchange.org

Color of Change is a progressive[3][4] nonprofit civil rights advocacy organization in the United States.[5][6][7] It was formed in 2005 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in order to use online resources to strengthen the political voice of African Americans.[8] Color of Change is a 501(c)(4) advocacy organizing with an affiliated political action committee.[9]

  1. ^ Gold, Matea (August 24, 2009). "Glenn Beck goes after Color of Change co-founder Van Jones". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  2. ^ Suozzo, Andrea; Glassford, Alec; Ngu, Ash; Brandon, Roberts (11 July 2024). "Colorofchange Org - Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  3. ^ Carroll, Lauren; Contorno, Steven (October 30, 2014). "Republicans are trying to impeach Barack Obama, civil rights group says". PolitiFact.com. Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  4. ^ Chockshi, Niraj (September 24, 2014). "Yahoo, Yelp, Facebook, Google and Microsoft reconsider their relationship with free-market group ALEC". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  5. ^ Thompson, Krissah (December 28, 2010). "Activist groups take full advantage of new media outlets to spread their message". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  6. ^ "What Is ColorOfChange.org?". Color of Change. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  7. ^ Lewis, Renee (October 22, 2014). "Activists demand comprehensive federal data on Americans killed by police". Al Jazeera America. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  8. ^ Shaw, Randy (2013). Activist's Handbook: Winning Social Change in the 21st Century. University of California Press. p. 170. ISBN 9780520956995.
  9. ^ Kaplan, Larry (September 22, 2014). "DOJ Initiative on Community-Police Relations Draws Support". Nonprofit Quarterly. Retrieved 2 June 2015.