Budget Size:
Small: Previous year budget $20,000 - $1M
States Engaged:
VA
Geographic 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
NCLCVF programs, PowerUp, Power the Vote, and Power Boards & Commissions, operate at the intersection of environment, economics, racial and economic justice. We make it a priority to build civic participation programs that emphasize year-round engagement, leadership development, and a goal of shifting the balance of power to historically disenfranchised communities of color, often the first and worst impacted by environmental injustices, to enact equitable policies that protect the environment and our communities.
NCLCVF believes that voting is the most important thing you can do for the environment, and has registered 120,000 voters since 2014. Our Power the Vote program prioritizes year-round civic engagement, registering and turning out voters in BIPOC communities/schools, engaging through relational organizing, and promoting our Forever Vote pledge.
NCLCV Foundation connects and engages people to protect our natural environment and promote the well-being of our communities. We turn environmental values into NC priorities by engaging people in the democratic process, organizing in communities to connect environmental policies to people’s daily lives, cultivating environmental leaders, and advocating for policies at the state and local level that protect the health and quality of life for all North Carolinians, with an intentional focus on systematically excluded communities of color.
Budget Size:
Large: Previous year budget > $3M
States Engaged:
NC
Congressional Districts Engaged:
NC-02, NC-01, NC-04Geographic Density Focus:
Suburban / Ex-urban, Urban - Small city (<100k), Urban - Large city (>100k)
Core Constituencies:
Black, Youth and Students (aged 17-35), Adults (aged 35-65)
Leadership Diversity:
BIPOC-led, Queer-led, Women-led
Staff and Volunteer Balance:
Staff powered - Little to no volunteers involved in executing programs
Priority Issues:
Civic engagement, Climate change, EnvironmentCommunity Engagement Actions
Relational Texting
Social Media Campaigns
Digital Ads
Led by women, staff will register voters at faith gatherings. They’ll also provide resources on pro-democracy issues and candidate vetting to empower informed voting.
We enable denominations, congregations, and people of faith to impact our state on issues such as economic justice and development, human well-being, equality, and compassion and peace, following the example and mission of Jesus Christ.
Budget Size:
Medium: Previous year budget $1M - $3M
States Engaged:
NC
Congressional Districts Engaged:
NC-01, NC-02, NC-03, NC-04, NC-05, NC-06, NC-07,NC-08, NC-09, NC-10, NC-11, NC-12, NC-13, NC-13Geographic Density Focus:
Rural, Suburban / Ex-urban, Urban - Small city (<100k), Urban - Large city (>100k)
Core Constituencies:
We do not target any specific demographics and/or it is difficult to say who we may reach, Faith-based, Adults (aged 35-65)
Leadership Diversity:
Women-led
Staff and Volunteer Balance:
Staff powered - Little to no volunteers involved in executing programs
Community Engagement Actions
Content Creation
Social Media Campaigns
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
States Engaged:
GA
Congressional Districts Engaged:
GA-02Geographic Density Focus:
Rural
Core Constituencies:
Black, Youth and Students (aged 17-35), Adults (aged 35-65)
Leadership Diversity:
BIPOC-led, Women-led, Youth-led (aged 15-35)
Staff and Volunteer Balance:
Staff powered - Little to no volunteers involved in executing programs
Priority Issues:
Civic engagement, Economic justice, Racial justiceCommunity Engagement Actions
Content Creation
Mailers
Social Media Campaigns
Digital Ads