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Our mission is to provide a strong credible voice that holds public officials and government accountable, assists in the promotion of progressive ideas and uses state-of-the-art web based new media to creatively build grassroots support for progressive ideas. Progress Michigan works as a communications team and media hub for the entire progressive community. We’re a marketing department for progressive ideas – a campaign that never stops.

Budget Size: Medium: Previous year budget $1M - $3M

CaPA States Covered: MI

Sub-State CaPA Priority Geographies Engaged: MI-07, MI-07, MI-10

Geographic Focus: Rural, Suburban / Ex-urban, Urban - Small city (<100k), Urban - Large city (>100k)

Core Constituencies: LGBTQ+, Multi-racial (including white), Youth and Students (aged 17-35)

Organization Leadership: BIPOC-led, Women-led, Youth-led (aged 15-35)

Lead Contact: Sam Inglot Executive Director sam@progressmichigan.org

Priority Issues:

Abortion, Climate, LGBTQ+ Rights, Voting Rights, Gun Violence Prevention, Education, Rural Issues, Housing

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Michigan Education Justice Coalition (c3)

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MEJC will continue to engage parents and caregivers of school-aged children around the importance of school board elections and school bonds and millages. Together with our coalition partners, we hope to reach voters in key Black and brown school communities through relational organizing, phone banking, and door to door canvassing.

MEJC aims to organize parents, caregivers, community organizations, and educators in a statewide coalition for education equity and justice.

Budget Size: Small: Previous year budget $20,000 - $1M

CaPA States Covered: MI

Sub-State CaPA Priority Geographies Engaged: MI-11, MI-10, MI-08, MI-07

Geographic Focus: Rural, Suburban / Ex-urban, Urban - Small city (<100k), Urban - Large city (>100k)

Core Constituencies: Black, Multi-racial (including white)

Organization Leadership: BIPOC-led, Women-led

Staff and Volunteer Balance: Staff powered - Little to no volunteers involved in executing programs, Volunteer boosted - <50% of the programmatic activities are executed by volunteers

Lead Contact: Trina Tocco Director trina@miedjustice.org

Priority Issues:

MEJC engages voters on the importance of school board elections and contextualizing statewide elections on school funding and our Healthy and Healing Schools platform. ,

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Michigan Education Justice Coalition Action Fund (c4)

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We will be providing trainings and events that showcase the role of a school board member. We will work with school board candidates to provide training on critical issues related to school boards such as budgeting, developing strong district level policy and co-governance. We hope to hold at least 20 school board candidate forums.

MEJC aims to organize parents, caregivers, community organizations, and educators in a statewide coalition for education equity and justice.

Budget Size: Small: Previous year budget $20,000 - $1M

CaPA States Covered: MI

Sub-State CaPA Priority Geographies Engaged: MI-11, MI-10, MI-08, MI-07

Geographic Focus: Rural, Suburban / Ex-urban, Urban - Small city (<100k), Urban - Large city (>100k)

Core Constituencies: Black, Multi-racial (including white)

Organization Leadership: BIPOC-led, Women-led

Staff and Volunteer Balance: Staff powered - Little to no volunteers involved in executing programs, Volunteer boosted - <50% of the programmatic activities are executed by volunteers

Lead Contact: Rachelle Crow-Hercher Co-Director rachelle@miedjustice.org

Priority Issues:

MEJC engages voters on the importance of school board elections and contextualizing statewide elections on school funding and our Healthy and Healing Schools platform. ,

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Policy Development

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Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition (c3)

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The MEJC program in the 2024 elections includes movement base-building and communications efforts through energy democracy, issue advocacy, and corporate accountability for Michigan's monopoly private-investor owned utility companies. Tactics include canvassing, events, and phone banking as well as significant digital communications including videos, posts, and movement mobilization invitations. And, the organizing work will continue off-cycle.

The Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition (MEJC) works to achieve a clean, healthy, and safe environment for Michigan residents most affected by inadequate policies. We build power and unity within our community, so we all can thrive.

Budget Size: Medium: Previous year budget $1M - $3M

CaPA States Covered: MI

Sub-State CaPA Priority Geographies Engaged: MI-10

Geographic Focus: Urban - Large city (>100k)

Core Constituencies: Black, Multi-racial (including white), Adults (aged 35-65)

Organization Leadership: BIPOC-led, Queer-led, Trans; non-binary; and gender nonconforming-led, Women-led

Staff and Volunteer Balance: Staff powered - Little to no volunteers involved in executing programs

Lead Contact: Anne Marie Hertl Deputy Director annemarie@michiganej.org

Priority Issues:

Climate change, Environment, Racial justice

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Michigan League of Conservation Voters (c4/PAC)

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MLCV will develop a democracy outreach plan for 2025 municipal and 2026 midterm elections that includes earned and paid media, in-person voter education, relationship-building, clerk engagement, civics education, and rapid response measures. It will also research, test, and elevate messaging that more effectively inspires voters in low-turnout districts to vote while engaging youth at college campuses. Plans will be coordinated with coalition partners to drive a dynamic, pro-environment voter effort in 2025 and 2026.

MLCV is scaling current canvassing efforts to train youth organizers through their intensive “Our Water Activist” program and by coordinating with Student Organizations on targeted campuses, empowering youth leaders with the skills, resources and training they need to organize and mobilize their peers to vote for pro-climate/democracy champions.

Michigan LCV works to protect the air, land, and water in communities all across Michigan by activating voters to elect and hold accountable public officials who fight for an environment that sustains the health and well-being of us all.

Budget Size: Medium: Previous year budget $1M - $3M

CaPA States Covered: MI

Sub-State CaPA Priority Geographies Engaged: MI-03, MI-04, MI-06, MI-07, MI-10, MI-11, MI-12, MI-13

Geographic Focus: Urban - Large city (>100k)

Core Constituencies: Black, Multi-racial (including white), Youth and Students (aged 17-35)

Organization Leadership: Women-led

Staff and Volunteer Balance: Volunteer boosted - <50% of the programmatic activities are executed by volunteers

Lead Contact: Suzanne Van Dam Grants Manager svandam@michiganlcv.org

Priority Issues:

Climate change, Environment, Voting rights/access

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MOVE Texas Civic Fund (c3)

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MOVE Texas plans to amplify its impact in 2025 through organizing, member-led issue education, and leadership development, empowering young Texans to engage in the democratic process. With the 89th Texas Legislative session underway, we are rolling out our "Get Sh*t Done" Agenda to guide our work around key issues like climate, reproductive rights, and democracy. Our evergreen civic engagement efforts will focus on voter registration and municipal elections, and we will be working to expand

We will operate 25 campus chapters focused on civic engagement and issue advocacy, register 13,000 new voters, expand polling access (campus polling locations, countywide polling), launch voting rights, climate, and gender justice issue campaigns to engage young issues-first voters, and operate leadership development programs to grow capacity for youth-led organizing and power building. Up until the election, we will follow up with registered voters to ensure that they are informed and prepared to vote.

MOVE Texas is a grassroots, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to building the power of young people in underrepresented communities through civic engagement, leadership development, and issue education. Young Texans possess the appetite and the energy to make their voices heard in the decisions and processes that impact their lives and communities, positioning them to make waves in Texas and beyond. We invest in and engage young people to become agents of change who harness their power to engage their peers in the democratic process to champion progressive values. Through intentional coaching and support, we empower young people to build a responsive, accountable, and equitable democracy.

Budget Size: Large: Previous year budget > $3M

CaPA States Covered: TX

Sub-State CaPA Priority Geographies Engaged: TX-36, TX-29, TX-09, TX-07, TX-38, TX-18, TX-02, TX-08, TX-14, TX-22, TX-03, TX-32, TX-30, TX-35, TX-33, TX-24, TX-12, TX-26, TX-25, TX-37, TX-35, TX-31, TX-10, TX-17, TX-21, TX-20, TX-34, TX-15, TX-28

Geographic Focus: Rural, Suburban / Ex-urban, Urban - Small city (<100k), Urban - Large city (>100k)

Core Constituencies: LGBTQ+, Multi-racial (including white), Youth and Students (aged 17-35)

Organization Leadership: BIPOC-led, Queer-led, Trans; non-binary; and gender nonconforming-led, Youth-led (aged 15-35), Women-led

Staff and Volunteer Balance: Volunteer boosted - <50% of the programmatic activities are executed by volunteers

Lead Contact: Claudia Yoli Ferla Executive Director claudia@movetexas.org

Priority Issues:

Civic engagement, Reproductive justice, Climate change

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Precinct Delegate Committee of the Troy Democratic Club (Group)

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Troy’s Precinct Delegate Committee continues to refine our voter outreach program, reaching our voters with Dem scores of 40% and higher through creative messaging and literature designs. We knock doors, text, send postcards, and phone our voters, aiming to increase voter turnout through education on voting laws and options.

The Precinct Delegate Committee is part of the Troy Democratic Club in Troy, Michigan. The Committee recruits, trains, and organizes official Precinct Delegates and volunteers to inform and educate our voters. We focus on turning out all voters, making sure our residents know their options on where to vote, absentee ballots, and early voting availability (especially important now to ease any confusion over newly implemented state voting laws), and important issues on upcoming ballots. Post-primary, we also create and provide detailed slate cards for voters on candidates up and down ballot and issues supported by our parent Democratic Club, as well as do absentee ballot chasing. Our main goal is to continue increasing voter turnout.

Budget Size: Micro: Previous year budget < $20,000

CaPA States Covered: MI

Sub-State CaPA Priority Geographies Engaged: MI-10

Core Constituencies: Multi-racial (including white), Youth and Students (aged 17-35)

Organization Leadership: Volunteer-led, Women-led

Staff and Volunteer Balance: All volunteer - there are no paid staff involved in the organizations

Lead Contact: Terri McCormick Co-chair, Precinct Delegate Committee 4cramer1922@gmail.com

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Door Knocking

Warm List Phone Calling

Relational Phone Calling

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Progress Michigan (c4/PAC)

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Budget Size: Medium: Previous year budget $1M - $3M

CaPA States Covered: MI

Sub-State CaPA Priority Geographies Engaged: MI-07, MI-07, MI-10

Geographic Focus: Rural, Suburban / Ex-urban, Urban - Small city (<100k), Urban - Large city (>100k)

Core Constituencies: LGBTQ+, Multi-racial (including white), Youth and Students (aged 17-35)

Organization Leadership: BIPOC-led, Queer-led, Youth-led (aged 15-35), Women-led

Staff and Volunteer Balance: Staff powered - Little to no volunteers involved in executing programs

Lead Contact: Sam Inglot Executive Director sam@progressmichigan.org

Priority Issues:

Abortion, Climate, LGBTQ+ Rights, Voting Rights, Gun Violence Prevention, Education, Rural Issues, Housing

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Content Creation

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Digital Ads

Influencer Programs

Recovery and Restoration House, Inc. (c3)

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RRHI's 2024 program focuses on voter education and engagement among individuals in recovery from addiction. Through storytelling campaigns, community workshops, and collaboration with treatment centers, we aim to empower and mobilize this underserved population to participate in the democratic process and advocate for policies supporting recovery.

To empower individuals in recovery from addiction, fostering holistic healing and reintegration into society. Through compassionate support, comprehensive services, and community partnerships, we strive to instill hope, promote resilience, and create pathways to lasting transformation and restoration.

Budget Size: Micro: Previous year budget < $20,000

CaPA States Covered: GA

Sub-State CaPA Priority Geographies Engaged: GA-02

Geographic Focus: Rural, Suburban / Ex-urban

Core Constituencies: Black, Women, Youth and Students (aged 17-35)

Organization Leadership: BIPOC-led, Women-led

Lead Contact: Artricia H Batten CEO consecrate@hotmail.com

Priority Issues:

Recovery and Restoration House, Inc. focuses on these issues when engaging voters:, 1. Voting Rights: Advocate for policies that protect and expand access to voting, such as automatic voter registration, early voting options, and restoration of voting rights for formerly incarcerated individuals., 2. Economic Justice: Address income inequality, living wage initiatives, affordable housing, healthcare access, and support for small businesses to ensure economic stability and opportunity for all., 3. Racial Equity: Fight against systemic racism and discrimination in areas such as criminal justice reform, education, employment, and housing, and advocate for policies that promote racial equity and justice., 4. Healthcare Access: Work to ensure affordable and accessible healthcare for all, including advocating for universal healthcare coverage, expanding Medicaid, and addressing healthcare disparities in underserved communities., 5. Education Reform: Support initiatives to improve public education, increase funding for schools, address disparities in education quality, and provide access to affordable higher education and vocational training programs., By organizing around these critical issues, Recovery and Restoration House, Inc. our voter engagement efforts can mobilize communities, educate voters about the importance of their participation, and empower them to advocate for change through the democratic process.

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SOWEGA Rising (c3)

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SOWEGA Rising will be focused on training the next generation of youth leaders in rural communities. We are working to build leadership pipelines for youth and hiring youth in roles in our organization. Currently, 75% of our staff are youth 18-30. We will continue to take large groups of youth with us on advocacy day trips to the state capitol annually, engage youth in organizing trainings and develop youth leadership programs.

Prioritizing communities of color that have a low voter registration/turnout count but high opportunity to shift political power in local elections. Will host engaging actions and bring voter registration to community events. In addition, team will be rolling out a digital VR Campaign to increase online voter registration engagement and Civics for Lunch Campaign focused on graduating seniors.

SOWEGA Rising mobilizes people and resources to improve the quality of life, well being and political power of marginalized Southwest Georgians.

Budget Size: Small: Previous year budget $20,000 - $1M

CaPA States Covered: GA

Sub-State CaPA Priority Geographies Engaged: GA-02

Geographic Focus: Rural

Core Constituencies: Black, Youth and Students (aged 17-35), Adults (aged 35-65)

Organization Leadership: BIPOC-led, Women-led, Youth-led (aged 15-35)

Staff and Volunteer Balance: Staff powered - Little to no volunteers involved in executing programs

Lead Contact: Sherrell Byrd Executive director sbyrd@sowegarising.org

Priority Issues:

Civic engagement, Economic justice, Racial justice

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Working Families Party Michigan (c3)

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The Working Families Party seeks to empower the multi-racial working class by utilizing relationships to engage voters. We will engage voters throughout the state, and run a deeper relational organizing, phone and postcard program in the city of Detroit to ensure that voters show up and complete their entire ballot.

The Working Families Party is regular people coming together across our differences to make a better future for us all. We’re a multiracial party that fights for workers over bosses and people over the powerful. We want an America which realizes the promise – unrealized in our history – of freedom and equality for all.

Budget Size: Micro: Previous year budget < $20,000

CaPA States Covered: MI

Sub-State CaPA Priority Geographies Engaged: MI-10, MI-07, MI-08

Geographic Focus: Suburban / Ex-urban, Urban - Large city (>100k)

Core Constituencies: Multi-racial (including white), Women, BIPOC (Black; Indigenous and/or People Of Color)

Organization Leadership: BIPOC-led, Women-led, Queer-led

Lead Contact: Sara Habbo shabbo@workingfamilies.org

Priority Issues:

Criminal Justice Reform with a lens on abolitionist solutions, Access to healthcare including and especially reproductive justice , Strengthening the power of unions and working class people, Improving and fully funding public education

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Door Knocking

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Working Families Party Michigan (c4/PAC)

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Budget Size: Micro: Previous year budget < $20,000

CaPA States Covered: MI

Sub-State CaPA Priority Geographies Engaged: MI-10, MI-07, MI-08

Geographic Focus: Suburban / Ex-urban, Urban - Large city (>100k)

Core Constituencies: Multi-racial (including white), Women, BIPOC (Black; Indigenous and/or People Of Color)

Organization Leadership: BIPOC-led, Women-led, Queer-led

Lead Contact: Sara Habbo shabbo@workingfamilies.org

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Warm List Phone Calling

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Relational Texting

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