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Organizing for Action
Organizing for Action (OFA) was a nonprofit organization and community organizing project that advocated for the agenda of former U.S. President Barack Obama. The organization was officially non-partisan, but its agenda and policies were strongly allied with the Democratic Party. It was the successor of Obama's 2012 re-election campaign and of Organizing for America, which itself succeeded Obama's 2008 campaign.
Founded after Obama's re-election in November 2012, the group sought to mobilize supporters in favor of Obama's legislative priorities. OFA was registered as a 501(c)(4) organization, which may advocate for legislation but is prohibited from specifically supporting political candidates.
In December 2018, Obama announced that the group would merge with the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, ending its independent status.
The organization was headquartered in Chicago. As a tax exempt 501(c)(4) organization, it sought to harness the energy of the president's re-election campaign for future legislative fights. The group advocated on policy issues such as gun violence prevention, climate change, LGBT issues, and immigration.
Organizing for Action succeeded Organizing for America, which was formed under similar circumstances, but operated under the control of the Democratic National Committee. In preparation for President Obama's second term, Organizing for America was relaunched as a nonprofit group in order to mobilize support behind the president's legislative and political agenda.
Questions were raised about the aims and the eligibility of Organizing for Action to continue to maintain the www.barackobama.com website and also control the @barackobama Twitter account. Use of these accounts by Organizing for America was not prevented by campaign finance laws.
Jim Messina, Obama's 2012 campaign manager, said in March 2013 that the group would not accept corporate donations and would disclose donation amounts. In March 2013, OFA said that it would begin to publish its donors list (including donation amounts) on a quarterly basis.
As of mid-2015, OFA had 30 million e-mail addresses, database of three million donors, and two million active participants.
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Organizing for Action
Organizing for Action (OFA) was a nonprofit organization and community organizing project that advocated for the agenda of former U.S. President Barack Obama. The organization was officially non-partisan, but its agenda and policies were strongly allied with the Democratic Party. It was the successor of Obama's 2012 re-election campaign and of Organizing for America, which itself succeeded Obama's 2008 campaign.
Founded after Obama's re-election in November 2012, the group sought to mobilize supporters in favor of Obama's legislative priorities. OFA was registered as a 501(c)(4) organization, which may advocate for legislation but is prohibited from specifically supporting political candidates.
In December 2018, Obama announced that the group would merge with the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, ending its independent status.
The organization was headquartered in Chicago. As a tax exempt 501(c)(4) organization, it sought to harness the energy of the president's re-election campaign for future legislative fights. The group advocated on policy issues such as gun violence prevention, climate change, LGBT issues, and immigration.
Organizing for Action succeeded Organizing for America, which was formed under similar circumstances, but operated under the control of the Democratic National Committee. In preparation for President Obama's second term, Organizing for America was relaunched as a nonprofit group in order to mobilize support behind the president's legislative and political agenda.
Questions were raised about the aims and the eligibility of Organizing for Action to continue to maintain the www.barackobama.com website and also control the @barackobama Twitter account. Use of these accounts by Organizing for America was not prevented by campaign finance laws.
Jim Messina, Obama's 2012 campaign manager, said in March 2013 that the group would not accept corporate donations and would disclose donation amounts. In March 2013, OFA said that it would begin to publish its donors list (including donation amounts) on a quarterly basis.
As of mid-2015, OFA had 30 million e-mail addresses, database of three million donors, and two million active participants.