Talk:MapLight

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Some proposed changes
Suggest adding a sentence to reflect MapLight's news reporting on money in politics. I would suggest something like "MapLight produces original reporting on campaign contributions, lobbying, and influence in government." This is clear from MapLight's news page (https://maplight.org/news/). Another external location validating this is here:

I also suggest adding a sentence to reflect MapLight's voter guide, in partnership with the League of Women Voters of California Education Fund, called Voter's Edge. Suggested sentence: "MapLight also produces a nonpartisan voter guide, Voter’s Edge, launched in partnership in California with the League of Women Voters of California Education Fund." Citation:

Absaslow (talk) 16:17, 24 August 2018 (UTC)Absaslow NOTE: I am employed by MapLight, and am suggesting changes to accurately reflect the organization's current work.

Reply 24-AUG-2018
The issues that MapLight reports on are important and valuable, as the helping and cultivation of the citizenry's political education into something which becomes better informed, is a worthwhile and noble cause. Needless to say, MapLight has its own established web properties which are well suited to carrying out this task. Wikipedia, which is staffed by volunteers, is better off avoiding a replication of these efforts via the MapLink Wikipedia page, which was designed more to offer broad generalities of MapLight's activities, where its lead section accomplishes this very well. Edit requests which seek to add more specific listings or information such as partnerships or voter guides run counter to this design. Additionally, the identical claims mentioned here would need to have been reported on by several independent, notable publications before being added here. (See also WP:NOBLECAUSE.) Regards,  spintendo   18:36, 24 August 2018 (UTC)

Reply 5-SEPT-2018
Got it. That makes sense on specificity. In order to provide readers a more updated list of MapLight's funders, I would like to suggest the "Funding" section be modified to read as follows: MapLight is funded primarily by contributions from individuals and philanthropic foundations, including the Laura and John Arnold Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Sunlight Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Ford Foundation, and the Tides Foundation MapLight’s audited financial statements and federal tax returns are publicly available online.

Link to substantiation about MapLight’s financial statements online: https://maplight.org/how-were-funded/).

Link to substantiation of recent funding from Laura and John Arnold Foundation: https://www.arnoldfoundation.org/grants/#grant-19545

Link to substantiation of recent funding from MacArthur Foundation: https://www.macfound.org/press/press-releases/macarthur-grants-help-strengthen-american-democracy-establish-voting-rights-institute/

Absaslow (talk) 20:38, 5 September 2018 (UTC) absaslow