COSF Facts

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Name

The Campaign for Our Shared Future (COSF)

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Designation

501(c)3 nonprofit organization

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Founded

October 2021

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Sister Organizations

The Campaign for Our Shared Future Action Fund (COSF-AF) dedicated to electing pro-equity candidates to school boards around the country.
 

Location

COSF operates in all 50 states addressing significant opportunites and needs. At any given time there are 10-15 states, where school stakeholders at all levels have requested additional support in their efforts to protect what is great in their schools from outside attack.

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Mission

The Campaign for Our Shared Future is a non-partisan, common ground effort fighting for the right of every child to an inclusive and high-quality education that prepares them for success in work and life and strengthens the foundation of our multiracial democracy.
 

We combine deep expertise in K-12 education, communications, campaigns, and organizing to provide the strategic coordination and rapid-response capacity essential to defend public education from the all-out political assault now underway and gathering strength.

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Leadership

Executive Director: Heather Harding, Ed.D.

Senior Advisor and Co-founder: Eliza Byard, Ph.D.

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Programs

Policy: COSF monitor's legislation moving through states and listens to the hearings and testimony from the public.

 

Partnerships: COSF provides partners with financial support and resources such as message training and background briefings, and the organization embeds its staff in their projects.

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Field: COSF mobilizes individuals and trains them to be advocates, and it educates voters about the issues and candidates in key elections.

 

Communication: COSF tells stories through traditional and digital media about real families caught in the middle of bad policy and political games.

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Educator Defense Fund: COSF provides a central rapid-response resource of support services for educators, superintendents, and school board members under attack by extremists. 

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