The year is 2020. Across the country snow is melting, spring is just around the corner, and letters from the US Census Bureau are inside every mailbox. These letters will ask each household to record basic demographic data about themselves on an online portal. Many families will follow the link and complete the questionnaire with ease and […]
Thanks to all who were able to attend our January 31 webinar “Running for Office — A Primer for Nonprofit Leadership.” Special thanks to Christina Sanders from Vote Run Lead and Derek Marshall at Nation Builder for sharing their data and insights. This was our first webinar of 2019 and we’ve got LOTS more planned for this […]
Nonprofit VOTE has had the pleasure of working with several organizations doing voter engagement work. One of those organizations is the National Urban League, who also served as a premier partner for National Voter Registration Day. The NUL is a historic civil rights organization dedicated to economic empowerment in order to elevate the standard of […]
Encouraging people to vote is one of the most direct ways nonprofits can promote and protect democracy, but running for office is probably the boldest. As leaders and staff of charitable organizations, we often think of ourselves as people who serve the community in a less visible capacity – fundraising for programs that serve our […]
What compels someone to vote for a specific candidate? Why do they vote for some measures but against others? Ask any professional pollster and they’ll tell you that even when all the demographic data lines up, there are still ghosts in the machine — blind turns they can’t see coming. But there is one question […]
Thanks to all who were able to attend our November 20 webinar “Understanding Who Turned Out to Vote in 2018.” Special thanks to Michael McDonald from the US Elections Project, Abby Kiesa from the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) and to Eric Salcedo and Christine Chen of the Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote) for […]
Who says there can be too much of a good thing? In 2019, Nonprofit VOTE is bringing you more webinars than ever before! Long time favorites, such as Planning Ahead, Staying Nonpartisan, and Working with Candidates, will be offered alongside new topics, like supporting voters in voter ID states, getting your issues on the ballot, and fundraising […]
Cold weather makes you sick. You only use 10% of your brain. Ex-felons can’t vote. We’ve heard these all our lives and while none of them are actually true, only one of them is hurting our democracy. “When you run into people with past convictions many of them believe that they cannot vote. That’s not […]
Did you miss our October 11 Webinar, “Nonprofits Get Out the Vote: Strategies and Messaging” with Nonprofit Vote’s Partner Engagement Coordinator Lamont Harrell and Ohio Votes Coordinator Maria Bruno! Check out our recap to see how your nonprofit can help get out the vote! Webinar Materials: Please feel free to download the PowerPoint and watch […]
Did you miss our September 20 Webinar, “Nonprofits Count: Preparing for Census 2020?” We’ve got a recap with Terri Ann Lowenthal, Consultant on all things census, Sheilah P. Clay of Neighborhood Service Organization, and Stephania Ramirez of California Community Foundation! Webinar Materials: Please feel free to download the PowerPoint and watch the webinar on Nonprofit […]
