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Causes: Citizen Participation, Civil Rights, Crime & Law, Education, Voter Education & Registration, Voting Rights
Mission: Committee of seventy is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, civic organization dedicated to making government work better and philadelphia a better place to live, work and play. Seventy exists to improve the voting process and open up our political culture. We encourage honest, capable people to seek public office, and to help them make important decisions about philadelphia's future.
Programs: Committee of seventy, as a nonpartisan organization, works for better government by educating citizens on how government works or how it could; advocating for efficiency, transparency and ethical behavior from public officials and all branches of government; working tirelessly to ensure fair and well-run elections in philadelphia by monitoring the local elections process all in accordance with seventy's tax exempt status.