What is MVP doing to stop authoritarianism?

MVP and our allies and grantee partners are waging a multi-pronged, all-hands-on-deck effort to stop authoritarianism and pull democracy back from the brink.

Among the ways we are building power and fighting back (countering GOP redistricting, protecting vulnerable communities, and more — see below), MVP is deeply involved in organizing resistance and noncooperation across all pillars of society to stop the rise of authoritarianism. We have an ongoing seat at the national, behind-the-scenes "Fight Back Table" coalition and are a frequent funder of most of its leadership and membership, including Indivisible and Working Families Party.

Overview of Key Strategies

1. Coordinate the Movement: MVP has an ongoing seat at the "Fight Back Table" — the national coalition working behind the scenes to coordinate cross-movement efforts to stop the Trump regime (including the Hands Off and No Kings days of action and the One Million Rising mass-training program) — and funds several of its member organizations.
2. Fuel Civil Resistance: History shows that an indispensable part of stopping authoritarianism is sustained civil resistance. MVP is funding this resistance and noncooperation across all pillars of society through groups like Indivisible and Working Families Party, as well as ongoing efforts to hold Congress accountable for supporting the MAGA agenda.
3. Flip the U.S. House: A Democratic House is key to stopping MAGA by blocking bills, launching investigations, issuing subpoenas, and more. MVP is funding local partners to win 26 target districts, and we are also an instigator and the first funder of the Battleground Alliance, a coalition building permanent organizing capacity in dozens of districts. See House strategy »
4. Stop GOP Election Rigging: MVP partners are helping lead the push to prevent and neutralize GOP redistricting, including in California (Battleground California), Missouri (Missouri Voices and the Missouri Organizing and Voter Engagement Collaborative - MOVE), and elsewhere.
5. Protect Vulnerable Communities: MVP partners are on the frontlines of the fight to protect and support immigrant communities through mutual aid, lawsuits, media campaigns, and more.
6. Win Key Races in 2025: So far, Democrats are overperforming in every key contest. MVP is fueling the push to keep up the fight — and ride that energy right into an epic comeback in the 2026 midterms. We are prioritizing races that will have a key role in stopping the spread of authoritarianism, particularly Pennsylvania's Supreme Court race, Virginia and New Jersey's gubernatorial races, and Virginia's state legislative elections.

The Long View: Survival, Power, Transformation

In the long term, MVP's end goal is to build a better democracy that delivers for all people – thus addressing the broad discontent that got us here in the first place.

As Dakota Hall, Executive Director of the Alliance for Youth Action (MVP's national youth-focused grantee partner) writes:

It is about survival in the short term, power in the medium term, and transformation in the long term.

We are not only fighting to stop authoritarianism, we are fighting for the chance to build a democracy that actually delivers. Imagine a country where the vote is protected and expanded, where every community has a real say in decisions that shape their lives, and where young people see government not as a tool of repression but as a vehicle for opportunity. That future is within reach if we commit to the hard work of organizing with discipline and vision.

Learn More

See more details and examples of MVP partners' work to stop authoritarianism here.