A transparent trusted-provider marketplace for the progressive ecosystem — the Democracy Directory plus TRUST Certification. Already more than halfway built.
We have built collaborative infrastructure for communications, for donors, for data and for issues. But we have never built collaborative infrastructure for people. GAIN Power exists to fill that gap.
— THE CASE FOR GAIN POWER · gainpower.org
Billions flow through political consulting, yet the progressive marketplace lacks a comprehensive, trusted place to find, understand, compare, research, and connect with firms and providers.
Consultant Class: TRUST is a transparent trusted-provider marketplace with professional standards and accountability — not merely a directory. The Democracy Directory is already more than halfway built, with 2,200+ firms in the network and CRM, and will soft-launch before November 2026 with or without new funding.
Funding is therefore for acceleration, scale, staffing, data verification, the RFP Exchange, standards, independent governance, certification, verified feedback, training, and the learning lab — not permission to begin.
TRUST is rooted in the Democratic and progressive ecosystem while remaining neutral about which participating firm a client selects.
Transparency, ethics, equity, and accountability for the consulting economy — rooted in the progressive ecosystem.
Democracy Directory, Substack, Slack, and RFP Exchange; claimable profiles and public endorsements — with no negative reviews initially.
Pilot with 100+ consultants, 25–50 firms, and 50–100 campaigns and organizations. Publish a State of Political Consulting Report.
Scale toward 500+ certified consultants — standards, governance, and verified feedback operating at ecosystem scale.
TRUST is rooted in the Democratic and progressive ecosystem while remaining neutral about which participating firm a client selects.