Keseb is a nonpartisan, pro-democracy nonprofit organization.

We are building a transnational civil society ecosystem for learning, collaboration, and innovation to advance inclusive and resilient democracies.

We envision a world made up of inclusive democracies and thriving communities that honor the dignity, wellbeing, and potential of every life.

Our unique multidisciplinary approach bridges effective practices from venture philanthropy, network-building, and think tanks to build a transnational ecosystem that fuels pro-democracy civil society through:

1. Accelerating the pace of innovation by local and national pro-democracy organizations and efforts

2. Strengthening the pro-democracy field’s intelligence and foresight capability through research, sensemaking, and knowledge transfer of tactics between countries

3. Building and deepening solidarity among democracy champions, across geographies and strategies

4. Shaping a positive inclusive democracy narrative that inspires and unlocks the imagination of people across the globe

 We operationalize our work through complementary impact initiatives:

Fellowship

The Democracy Fellowship provides deep support to a mosaic of leading and established national democracy entrepreneurs and their organizations from Brazil, South Africa, and the United States.

Network

The Global Democracy Champions Network provides an engagement platform for a select group of leading democracy champions from around the world.

Intelligence

Keseb’s intelligence products offer analysis and actionable insights to equip pro-democracy practitioners and philanthropists in the U.S. and globally.

Convenings

Keseb’s multi-stakeholder convenings facilitate timely transnational dialogues and build solidarity across borders.


Defending and Strengthening Diverse Democracies

The report highlights the drivers of democratic regression in Brazil, India, South Africa, and the United States, and surfaces opportunities to defend and strengthen pro-democracy civil society efforts in each country. Additionally, the report calls for a cross-country ecosystem approach to counter enduring authoritarian forces and build inclusive and resilient democracies.

21st-Century Democracy: Building a Transnational Innovation Ecosystem

This essay series in Stanford Social Innovation Review, authored by leading democracy champions from Brazil, South Africa, and the United States, discusses effective nonpartisan pro-democracy strategies.

Our aspiration is that these five essays will inform, challenge, and expand the field's imaginative capacities to innovate for 21st-century democracy - within and across our borders.