Abstract The Fund for Democratic Communities (F4DC) was a Greensboro, North Carolina, based limited-life foundation supporting community-based initiatives that fostered authentic democracy and made communities better places to live. Founded in 2007, F4DC made over $11 million in grants and provided over 100,000 hours in technical assistance to support grassroots democratic efforts, primarily focused in the Southeastern U.S., North Carolina, and Greensboro. As a result of our response to COVID-19,...