Democrats Propose Federal Fund for Charities

The Democratic National Committee is including a provision in the party’s official platform that calls for the creation of a federal fund to support charities that have devised successful ways to meet social needs.

“Social entrepreneurs and leading nonprofit organizations are assisting schools, lifting families out of poverty, filling health-care gaps, and inspiring others to lead change in their own communities,” the party says in its platform. “To support these results-oriented innovators, we will create a Social Investment Fund Network that invests in ideas that work, tests their impact, and expands the most successful programs.

The party also calls for the creation of a federal office that coordinates the efforts of government and nonprofit groups.