Black History Month: To all our friends and partners, we wish you a Happy Black History Month! Throughout the month of February, we invite you to join us in honoring the leaders of the past, and celebrate those who continue to uphold their lasting legacy. TELL US: which Black History figure is most inspirational to you and the work you do?
WEBINAR:Join us on Thursday February 18, at 2pm ET/11am PT for the first webinar of our 2021 series: Redistricting – What it Means and The Role of Nonprofits. In this webinar, we aim to demystify redistricting, and share engagement strategies nonprofits like yours can adopt to ensure the fair representation of your community! Joining us will be guest speaker, Professor Justin Levitt of Loyola Law School, whose website ‘All About Redistricting‘ is an indispensable resource for understanding how the process works in each state.
TOOL: From gubernatorial races all the way through to ballot measure, state and local elections are taking place all-year-round – not just in November! Not sure when the next election local to your community is taking place? We suggest using Ballotpedia’s 50-state election calendar to stay on top of the many races taking place in the community you serve. After all, local elections matter, so encourage your community to be vocal and vote local!
READ: This #ThrowbackThursday, we’re throwing it back to our 2020 interview with New York City-based organization ‘Neighbors Together’ conducted as part of our Mission Possible series. Read as Director of Organizing & Policy, Amy Blumsack, MSW, and Campaign Manager Annie Carforo discuss folding voter engagement into their larger mission of ending hunger and poverty in NYC, the lessons they have learned along the way, and what advice they would give groups looking to undertake this work.
DONATE: The success we saw in 2020 was the result of years of boots-on-the-ground hard work by nonprofits. We work everyday of every year to ensure nonprofit organizations are properly equipped to prepare the communities they serve to be #VoteReady. Consider donating to Nonprofit VOTE today as part of our BUILDING DEMOCRACY TOGETHER effort, to ensure we alongside our community partners, can work towards achieving a more representative democracy that works for all.