The CaPA Connector is an interactive platform that profiles hundreds of community-rooted organizations that are engaging voters and advocating for climate, social, racial and/or economic justice. For donors who seek to deploy funds strategically in targeted geographies, with high-impact yet low-profile community organizations, the CaPA Connector dynamic database offers a powerful tool of discovery. This database is constantly updated and can be filtered by geography, constituencies, engagement actions, and other criteria.
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While this database contains more than 500 entities, it is not a complete list of the thousands of organizations doing impactful work. Organizations are invited to fill out this Card Creation Form to be added to the CaPA Connector.
Most of the CaPA Connector data is self-reported by the organizations and CaPA has not completed a 3rd party assessment of accuracy.
CaPA evaluates where programs are fielded within a State by using congressional district boundaries. An org delivering engagement actions within the boundaries of a congressional district does not necessarily mean that group is engaging in a congressional district race.
We aim to educate Black voters about the threats to our voting rights, health equity, education equity, and living wages and connect those issues to the importance of voting. We will reach voters in their homes, churches, community events, on the radio and on social media feeds and digital platforms.
Partnering with individuals and Black-Led organizations to make voting and civic engagement an ongoing responsibility and tradition to improve the quality of life in black communities.
Budget Size: Micro: Previous year budget < $20,000
States Engaged: OH
Congressional Districts Engaged: OH-01
Geographic Density Focus: Urban - Small city (<100k), Urban - Large city (>100k)
Core Constituencies: Women, Faith-based, Youth and Students (aged 17-35)
California Environmental Voters (EnviroVoters) builds political power to solve the climate crisis and advance environmental justice. We work to elect climate champions, pass bold policies, and hold lawmakers accountable to ensure California leads with equity, urgency, and impact. Through advocacy, public education, and coalition building, we push for a just transition to clean energy, protect communities from pollution, and invest in those most affected by climate change. Our vision is a healthier, more equitable future powered by people and grounded in climate action that works for all.
In 2025, California Environmental Voters will focus on four core areas. Our global leadership work will position California as the leading U.S. voice on international climate action, building global partnerships, and advancing initiatives like the UN’s 30x30 conservation goals. We will defend landmark climate wins through a litigation strategy in collaboration with state and local legal partners. Our state action efforts will advance bold legislation to hold polluters accountable, expand clean energy, and prioritize equity. Through strategic communications work, we will counter anti-environmental narratives and strengthen public support for climate action. In 2025, California Environmental Voters will focus on four
California Environmental Voters builds the political power to solve the climate crisis while advancing justice. We prioritize building power in regions on the frontlines of climate impacts, and with the least representation and lowest voter turnout. In 2024, we will do so through direct voter outreach in coordination with campaigns, and complimentary direct mail, texting, paid ads, and earned media programs.
California Environmental Voters (EnviroVoters) exists to build the political will and power to solve the climate crisis, use climate action to advance justice, and create a global roadmap of innovative solutions that can be exported globally. To protect our air, land, water, and future, we organize voters, elect and train climate champion candidates, push climate solutions to the forefront of public discourse, and hold lawmakers accountable to take bold policy action.
Latina women and Independent voters will be the deciding factor in CA 13, 22, 27, and 41. To reach such voters, CNC builds authentic relationships through grassroots organizing, live phone calls, door-to-door canvassing focusing on issues they care about. Issues related to Housing, Access to quality healthcare, Jobs, and the Economy.
Communities for a New California promotes economic prosperity and community health for residents in the rural areas of California. We bring valley residents together to champion the needs of poor and working-class families through community organizing, integrated leadership development, and mass non-partisan voter engagement.
Budget Size: Medium: Previous year budget $1M - $3M
Freedom ROC is focused on building Black grassroots community power will train and empower Black leaders to register voters through hotspot canvassing, doors, events, BLOC parties and concerts in Akron, Canton, Youngstown, Warren counties.
To create systemic change that leads to a more equitable society by uplifting the voices of directly impacted Black people that allows us to build Black grassroots community political power.
Budget Size: Small: Previous year budget $20,000 - $1M
States Engaged: OH
Congressional Districts Engaged: OH-01, OH-13
Geographic Density Focus: Rural, Suburban / Ex-urban, Urban - Small city (<100k), Urban - Large city (>100k)
Core Constituencies: LGBTQ+, BIPOC (Black; Indigenous and/or People Of Color), Youth and Students (aged 17-35)
Our Megaphone program (Heartland Hype) engages and expands progressive voices online. 11 organizers will recruit volunteers to download the Megaphone app and organically share tested social media content to their own followers. We will also host trainings and other traditional relational organizing events to engage volunteers and voters.
Innovation Ohio is a catalyst for progressive policy and grassroots activity that improves the lives of Ohio’s working families.
Budget Size: Medium: Previous year budget $1M - $3M
Our Megaphone program (Heartland Hype) engages and expands progressive voices online. 11 organizers will recruit volunteers to download the Megaphone app and organically share tested social media content to their own followers. We will also host trainings and other traditional relational organizing events to engage volunteers and voters.
Innovation Ohio is a catalyst for progressive policy and grassroots activity that improves the lives of Ohio’s working families.
Budget Size: Medium: Previous year budget $1M - $3M
Mi Familia California’s 2024 programs include year-round voter engagement: Turnout voters by knocking on in-language doors, phones/texts; engage and educate eligible voters through our civic engagement workshops and youth program; turnout college students by partnering with universities; Engage Latinos through our social media accountability campaigns.
Mi Familia Vota Education Fund (MFVEF) is a national 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that unites Latino, immigrant, and allied communities to promote social and economic justice through increased civic participation by promoting leadership development, citizenship, issue organizing, voter registration, and voter participation.
MFVEF California’s 2024 programs include year-round voter engagement: Turnout voters by knocking on in-language doors, phones/texts; engage and educate eligible voters through our civic engagement workshops and youth program; turnout college students by partnering with universities; Engage Latinos through our social media accountability campaigns.
Mi Familia Vota Education Fund (MFVEF) is a national 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that unites Latino, immigrant, and allied communities to promote social and economic justice through increased civic participation by promoting leadership development, citizenship, issue organizing, voter registration, and voter participation.
NHYM is pledging to vote 10,000 and mobilizing 20,000 young people to vote in New hampshire, focused on college campuses. We will also distribute voter guides, help young people register to vote, and coordinate rides to the polls, and build and grow lasting chapters of young organizers.
Budget Size: Small: Previous year budget $20,000 - $1M
States Engaged: NH
Congressional Districts Engaged: NH-01
Geographic Density Focus: Rural, Suburban / Ex-urban, Urban - Small city (<100k)
Core Constituencies: LGBTQ+, Trans; non-binary; and gender-nonconforming, Youth and Students (aged 17-35)
NHYM is pledging to vote 10,000 and mobilizing 20,000 young people to vote in New hampshire, focused on college campuses. We will also distribute voter guides, help young people register to vote, and coordinate rides to the polls, and build and grow lasting chapters of young organizers.
Our mission is to build a movement of young people to transform our political system so it serves and is led by the people it has left behind.
Budget Size: Micro: Previous year budget < $20,000
States Engaged: NH
Congressional Districts Engaged: NH-01
Geographic Density Focus: Rural, Suburban / Ex-urban, Urban - Small city (<100k)
Core Constituencies: LGBTQ+, Trans; non-binary; and gender-nonconforming, Youth and Students (aged 17-35)
Ohio Citizen Action informs, organizes, and mobilizes people to advocate for public interests across issues and campaigns. In person, by phone, and online we engage people in actions that protect public health, improve environmental quality, and benefit consumers. Our campaigns connect Ohioans and build a movement to protect democracy and create a sustainable and equitable future.
In 2023 we helped win two ballot initiative campaigns (keeping a simple majority to pass citizen led ballot initiatives and enshrining reproductive rights in our constitution), and helped elect a progressive mayor in Akron. In 2024 we knocked 366,894 doors for Sherrod Brown.
* Opposing SB 63 (ban on ranked choice voting) and SB 153 (Ohio's SAVE act, which attacks voter rights and adds to the burden to get citizen-led initiatives on the ballot).
* Using our deep canvassing/persuasion training to reach voters who pledged to vote in 2024 after we talked to them at the door, but then didn't. We want to listen and learn in these "front porch focus groups" why people didn't vote, then rework the data they give us to persuade others like them to vote in 2025 and 2026.
*Promote repeal of consumer coal plant bailout.
Advocate for local and statewide democracy, energy and consumer issues. We project knocking 709,700 doors statewide and making 259,000 phone calls, plus digital tactics, including voter videos.
Ohio Citizen Action /OCAEF organizes and mobilizes people to advocate for public interests. In person, by phone and online we engage people in actions that protect public health, improve environmental quality and benefit consumers. Our campaigns connect Ohioans and build a movement to protect democracy and create a sustainable future.
Budget Size: Medium: Previous year budget $1M - $3M
Geographic Density Focus: Rural / Suburban / Small city (<100k), Urban - Large city or suburb of large city (>100k)
Core Constituencies: We do not target any specific demographics and/or it is difficult to say who we may reach, Multi-racial (including white), Adults (aged 35-65)
Leadership Diversity: BIPOC-led, Women-led
Staff and Volunteer Balance: Staff powered - Little to no volunteers involved in executing programs
Top Priority Issues: State policy advocacy, Civic engagement, Climate change
Contact: Melissa English, Deputy Director (OCA) and Executive Director (OCAEF), menglish@ohiocitizen.org
Ohio Citizen Action Education Fund (OCAEF) informs, organizes and mobilizes people to advocate for public interests, across issues and campaigns. In person, by phone and online, we engage people in actions that protect public health, improve environmental quality, and benefit consumers. Our campaigns connect Ohioans and build a movement to protect democracy and create a sustainable and equitable future.
OCAEF is the 501 c 3 research and education affiliate of Ohio Citizen Action, with which we sometimes run joint campaigns. Since 1975 we've earned a reputation as a trusted source of information and a vigilant government and industry watchdog.
* Advocacy work includes opposing two bills, one banning ranked choice voting in Ohio, and the other Ohio's version of the SAVE act which suppresses voter rights and adds to the burden of putting citizen led initiatives on the ballot.
* Rural solar organizing uses deep canvassing/persuasion to win hearts and minds for siting utility-scale solar projects.
* Voter courtship uses deep canvassing/persuasion to contact people canvassed during the 2024 election who pledged to vote, but didn't. We'll uncover the obstacles, rationales, and stories of unactivated voters and develop messaging to persuade people like them to vote.
Ohio Citizen Action Education Fund will register voters by conducting hotspot canvassing and going door-to-door, primarily on community college campuses/areas in Cincinnati, Athens, Columbus and Cleveland.
Ohio Citizen Action /OCAEF organizes and mobilizes people to advocate for public interests. In person, by phone and online we engage people in actions that protect public health, improve environmental quality and benefit consumers. Our campaigns connect Ohioans and build a movement to protect democracy and create a sustainable future.
Budget Size: Medium: Previous year budget $1M - $3M
Ohio Coalition on Black Civic Participation is partnering with community leaders, organizations and churches to register Black voters at block parties, festivals and house parties, and through door-to-door canvassing.
The Ohio Coalition on Black Civic Participation, (Ohio Unity Coalition) is a state affiliate of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation in Washington DC. OUC and is incorporated as a is a 501c-3 organization in Ohio. Our primary purpose is to increase political literacy and civic engagement in black communities across Ohio, while building capacity in our member organizations and the communities in which we serve. The variety of voter contact /voter service mechanisms we utilize range from voter registration, education, voter/election protection, get-out-the-vote and issue advocacy around priorities specific to black communities.
Budget Size: Micro: Previous year budget < $20,000
In 2024, OFUAPB ran a large canvassing program in Dayton, Ohio who are directly impacted by police brutality. The canvassers knocked 52,614 doors and connected with 13,203 voters. We also called over 6,400 voters and texted an additional 4,800+ voters in Dayton to remind them to bring their ID to vote and help locate their polling place. In 2025 we are organizing year-round with direct voter engagement and state and local advocacy on police reform.
Our layered approach includes canvassing, phonebanking, text banking, pollstanding on Election Day, digital and mail. We ensure investment into existing infrastructure in these communities, preserve the authenticity of the trusted messenger’s voice, and support longer term organizing and mobilization for the progressive movement in these spaces.
Our mission is to fight against police brutality and to support our extended families. Who, while not related by blood, are bonded to us through the needless bloodshed of our loved ones.
Budget Size: Small: Previous year budget $20,000 - $1M
OFUPAC builds and harnesses the political power of impacted families across Ohio, providing them with a space to leverage their power and drive policy to enact lasting change. In 2024 we completed an urban canvassing program in low income Black communities, and ran an extensive phone and text program. We are co-chairing a city charter amendment ballot campaign for 2025 and run a statewide police reform policy table and a statewide jail coalition in Ohio.
Our layered approach includes canvassing, phonebanking, text banking, pollstanding on Election Day, digital and mail. We ensure investment into existing infrastructure in these communities, preserve the authenticity of the trusted messenger’s voice, and support longer term organizing and mobilization for the progressive movement in these spaces.
Our mission is to build power through policy, action, and change for people who have experienced police brutality, gun violence, and/or Ohio’s carceral system.
Budget Size: Small: Previous year budget $20,000 - $1M
The Campaign registered nearly 160,000 Black, working-class, and young voters in cities such as Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati. Our endorsement committee (made up of students, formerly incarcerated individuals, faith leaders, public school parents, and childcare providers) backed candidates in competitive congressional races, as well as sheriff and prosecutor races. Yet, challenges like lower voter turnout and restrictive voting policies persist, underscoring the need for continued grassroots organizing.
In 2024, we will work to expand the electorate and close the racial and age gap amongst registered voters in Ohio. We plan to register 145,000 voters in Black communities and 35,000 young voters on college campuses, and mobilize them and more by knocking on 1,000,000 doors to reach 250,000 voters.
Formed in 2007, the Ohio Organizing Collaborative (OOC) is a grassroots organization uniting community groups, student associations, and faith organizations with policy institutes and labor unions across Ohio. It is our mission to organize membership bases of everyday Ohioans for racial, social, and economic justice in our state.
Budget Size: Medium: Previous year budget $1M - $3M
Supporting partners to collect voter registrations through site-based canvassing and door-to-door efforts, with follow-ups via doors, phones, and text, primarily in Black, multi-racial, and BIPOC communities.
Our mission is to support and grow the ecosystem of non-profit, non-partisan organizations doing year-round civic engagement with underrepresented communities in order to win progressive governance that will improve people’s lives.
Budget Size: Large: Previous year budget > $3M
States Engaged: OH
Congressional Districts Engaged: OH-01,
Geographic Density Focus: Urban - Large city (>100k)
Core Constituencies: Multi-racial (including white), BIPOC (Black; Indigenous and/or People Of Color)
Pennsylvania Interfaith Power & Light is building a network of people of faith and conscience committed to addressing climate change as a moral issue. We are registering people to vote, providing education on engaging in the civic process, and helping get out the vote through coordinated events, workshops, and volunteering.
Pennsylvania Interfaith Power & Light inspires and mobilizes people of faith and conscience to take bold and just action on climate change.
Budget Size: Small: Previous year budget $20,000 - $1M
At Pittsburgh United, we run Deep Canvassing campaigns that gather information from and build connections with community members who are directly impacted by the issues we organize around. As an organization, our focus is engaging people around environmental and housing justice as we develop co-governing structures to effectively center the voices of those most impacted in the creation and implementation of any solutions.
PA United will engage young voters, voters of color, and working class voters - the voters who are most likely to disengage from the election - in a comprehensive field campaign on their doors, phones, and in their communities to move them to vote on their values.
Pittsburgh United's purpose is to build a sustainable, multi-racial, multi-generational poor and working peoples movement across Pennsylvania that unites all of us against those who profit from our struggles. PAU builds collective power by running issue and member campaigns to create an equitable government and society that includes and benefits all of us, not just the wealthy few.
Budget Size: Medium: Previous year budget $1M - $3M
As founding organizational members of Battleground California, we will work to engage voters in key swing Congressional districts in CA, preparing and agitation voters to turn out in November. As the Fall arrives, our campaign arm will be working to defeat the Republican candidates through direct voter contact and paid media.
Budget Size: Small: Previous year budget $20,000 - $1M
WFP is a grassroots political party building the intersectional working-class movement. OH WFP’s 2024 program (mail, digital, phones, texting, forums) for Supreme Court, Prosecutor & Judicial races will mobilize marginalized voters around criminal justice races & increase turnout for the top of the ticket, an effective tactic in a battleground state like Ohio.
The Ohio Working Families Party aims to capitalize on the momentum of the massive turnout in 2023 to build a sustainable, strategic progressive electoral force by focusing on education, voter registration and direct voter contact methods. Organizing and mobilizing the small pockets of movements growing across the state will empower a new generation of leaders to meet the challenges of the moment in cities that are predominantly working class, communities of color and women.
Budget Size: Micro: Previous year budget < $20,000
WFP is a grassroots political party building the intersectional working-class movement. OH WFP’s 2024 program (mail, digital, phones, texting, forums) for Supreme Court, Prosecutor & Judicial races will mobilize marginalized voters around criminal justice races & increase turnout for the top of the ticket, an effective tactic in a battleground state like Ohio.
The Ohio Working Families Party aims to capitalize on the momentum of the massive turnout in 2023 to build a sustainable, strategic progressive electoral force by focusing on education, voter registration and direct voter contact methods. Organizing and mobilizing the small pockets of movements growing across the state will empower a new generation of leaders to meet the challenges of the moment in cities that are predominantly working class, communities of color and women.
Budget Size: Micro: Previous year budget < $20,000
