Budget Size:
Small: Previous year budget $20,000 - $1M
States Engaged:
MT
Geographic Density Focus:
Rural, Suburban / Ex-urban, Urban - Small city (<100k)
Core Constituencies:
Women, People with disabilities
Leadership Diversity:
BIPOC-led, Queer-led, Women-led
Staff and Volunteer Balance:
Staff powered - Little to no volunteers involved in executing programs
Forward Montana builds power with and for young Montanans to create lasting change. To win statewide, candidates must overperform with young voters. We will engage in a robust turnout and persuasion program to ensure young Montanans understand what’s at stake, what candidates share their values, and how to cast their vote.
Forward Montana builds political power with and for young Montanans. That means empowering everyday folks to get involved and make their voices heard — from registering to vote to running for office, and everything in between.
Budget Size:
Medium: Previous year budget $1M - $3M
States Engaged:
MT
Congressional Districts Engaged:
MT-01Geographic 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)
Leadership Diversity:
BIPOC-led, Women-led, Queer-led, Youth-led (aged 15-35)
Community Engagement Actions
Indirect Voter Registration
Door Knocking
Cold List Phone Calling
Warm List Phone Calling
Relational Phone Calling
Cold List Texting
Warm List Texting
Relational Texting
Mailers
Tabling and On-Site Canvassing
Events
Digital Ads
Influencer Programs
We will engage in a robust turnout & persuasion program to ensure young Montanans understand what’s at stake, what candidates share their values, and how to cast their vote. Registering young people, especially those from LGBTQ and BIPOC communties, at community events and through door-to-door canvassing in neighborhoods with high density of frequent movers.
Forward Montana Foundation educates, engages, and organizes young Montanans to shape their democracy to improve their lives and the lives of their fellow Montanans.
Budget Size:
Medium: Previous year budget $1M - $3M
States Engaged:
MT
Congressional Districts Engaged:
MT-01, MT-01Geographic Density Focus:
Rural, Suburban / Ex-urban, Urban - Small city (<100k), Urban - Large city (>100k)
Core Constituencies:
Youth and Students (aged 17-35)
Leadership Diversity:
BIPOC-led, Queer-led, Youth-led (aged 15-35), Women-led
Staff and Volunteer Balance:
Volunteer boosted - <50% of the programmatic activities are executed by volunteers
Community Engagement Actions
Content Creation
Warm List Texting
Relational Texting
Mailers
Social Media Campaigns
Digital Ads
Influencer Programs
Increase the Number of women in elected and appointed positions.
Draft legislation that centers on equality and the needs of women.
Support candidates who support women.
In 2025 we will endorse women in Virginia for Governor, Lt. Governor and Attorney General. Currently there are 44 women running for VA House and we expect to endorse at least 25 of them. Our planned activities includes postcards, making phone calls, texting, canvassing, billboards and radio ads.
Budget Size:
Small: Previous year budget $20,000 - $1M
States Engaged:
VA
Congressional Districts Engaged:
VA-01, VA-02, VA-03, VA-04, VA-05, VA-06, VA-07, VA-10Geographic Density Focus:
Rural / Suburban / Small city (<100k), Urban - Large city or suburb of large city (>100k)
Core Constituencies:
Women
Leadership Diversity:
BIPOC-led, Trans; non-binary; and gender nonconforming-led, Youth-led (aged 15-35), Volunteer-led, Women-led
Staff and Volunteer Balance:
Volunteer powered - >50% of the programmatic activities are executed by volunteers
Priority Issues:
State policy advocacy, Reproductive justice, Gender equalityCommunity Engagement Actions
Content Creation
State Policy Advocacy
Relational Texting
Social Media Campaigns
Other
We would like to fund a few direct mailings to local registered voters who may not have voted in the last election, as well as target new voters. We would also like to table at events and hold open houses.
We serve as the town committee for North Canaan for the Democratic Party. We recruit and endorse candidates, do non-partisan get out the vote work, and lead voter registration drives.
Budget Size:
Micro: Previous year budget < $20,000
States Engaged:
CT
Congressional Districts Engaged:
CT-05Core Constituencies:
Youth and Students (aged 17-35)
Leadership Diversity:
Volunteer-led, Youth-led (aged 15-35), Women-led
Staff and Volunteer Balance:
All volunteer - there are no paid staff involved in the organizations
Community Engagement Actions
Door Knocking
Cold List Phone Calling
Email Campaigns
Postcards
Leaflets
Tabling and On-Site Canvassing