Last-Minute Tips for Nonprofit Voter Engagement on Election Day and Beyond

Nonprofits play a crucial role in helping communities vote with confidence and clarity. With Election Day upon us, here’s a guide to effective last-minute communication for nonprofits to support voters and strengthen trust in the election process. From sharing polling details to encouraging patience, these strategies will help foster a positive, informed voter experience. 1. […]

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How to Measure Success in Your Get-Out-the-Vote (GOTV) Efforts

When your nonprofit chooses to invest staff time and resources in nonpartisan get-out-the-vote (GOTV) efforts, collecting basic data can help demonstrate impact and ensure the time and energy was well spent. This can help ensure that the organization’s commitment is sustained year-over-year by demonstrating meaningful ROI, strengthening relations with the community you serve and building […]

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Democracy is OK. You’re OK. Trust the Process.

While the conventional wisdom says most Americans don’t begin to pay attention to election coverage until after Labor Day, that adage never accounted for the non-stop roller coaster of historic news that has defined the last month of American politics.  In back-to-back succession, the country watched a debate that kicked off questions about President Joe […]

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Democracy Won’t Fix Itself. We Need Nonprofits. 

If you’ve attended one of our webinars recently or read reports from Nonprofit VOTE, you’ve probably heard us say something like, “The goal of political parties and campaigns is not to foster an inclusive electorate. Their goal is to win an election.” Faced with a win-or-lose election, they focus their limited resources and outreach efforts […]

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End of Year Message | 2023

As we approach the end of another year, let me take a moment to thank you for the steadfast support you have given Nonprofit VOTE and the mission we share with you to ensure that everyone has a voice in our democracy. I deeply appreciate your dedication to the critical work of your own organization, and our shared work to build a more fair and equitable society.

As one of the many partners we work with and seek to support, the effort you put into bringing about meaningful change is the reason we exist. Your efforts are both admirable and essential. This collective action has helped lift the voice of those most excluded from our democratic process. […]

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Matching Your Nonprofit’s Voter Engagement Strategy to the Election Cycle

Understanding how barriers to voter participation change by election cycle is an important part of developing a strategy for your nonprofit’s voter engagement work. In short, providing useful and relevant information about elections, candidates, and choices takes on greater importance in local election cycles like 2023 when lack of information is the primary reason cited […]

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Democracy Must Go On – Special COVID-19 Update

Dear Friends, Colleagues, and Partners, These are challenging times. Like you, we are taking the CDC’s warnings about COVID-19 seriously – holding meetings virtually, working remotely, and more. It is our sincere hope that these social distancing interventions will save lives. Protecting our communities is paramount. We are also looking closely at how COVID-19 impacts […]

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