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.
Megaphone is constructing a progressive digital media and messaging amplification network while fostering a robust online community of content creators and sharers. The primary goal is to saturate the digital landscape with compelling content, ensuring that Nevadans are exposed to our messaging more prominently than that of our opposition.
Battle Born Progress uses strategic communication efforts to empower, engage and mobilize Nevada voters to build a state where everyone has a fair opportunity to succeed.
Budget Size: Small: Previous year budget $20,000 - $1M
Priority Issues: Battle Born Progress engages voters on a range of progressive issues that are central to advancing social justice, equity, and opportunity for all Nevadans. , , Healthcare Access: We advocate for policies that ensure affordable and accessible healthcare for all, including expanding Medicaid, protecting the ACA, and advancing reproductive healthcare rights., , Climate Action: We prioritize addressing climate change through initiatives such as transitioning to renewable energy sources, investing in green infrastructure, and promoting sustainable practices to protect Nevada's environment and public health., , Racial and Social Justice: We advocate for policies that combat systemic racism, promote diversity and inclusion, reform the criminal justice system, and address disparities in education, housing, and employment., , LGBTQ+ Rights: We support equal rights and protections for the LGBTQ+ community, including advocating for anti-discrimination laws, transgender healthcare access, and LGBTQ+ inclusive education., , Immigration Reform: We work towards comprehensive immigration reform that provides a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, protects Dreamers, and upholds humanitarian values., , Education Equity: We advocate for equitable funding for public education, reducing student debt, expanding access to early childhood education, and addressing disparities in educational outcomes., , Voting Rights: We fight to protect and expand voting rights, including advocating for automatic voter registration, early voting access, and combating voter suppression tactics.
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
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
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
Megaphone is constructing a progressive digital media and messaging amplification network while fostering a robust online community of content creators and sharers. The primary goal is to saturate the digital landscape with compelling content, ensuring that Nevadans are exposed to our messaging more prominently than that of our opposition.
Battle Born Progress uses strategic communication efforts to empower, engage and mobilize Nevada voters to build a state where everyone has a fair opportunity to succeed.
Budget Size: Small: Previous year budget $20,000 - $1M
Priority Issues: Battle Born Progress engages voters on a range of progressive issues that are central to advancing social justice, equity, and opportunity for all Nevadans. Healthcare Access: We advocate for policies that ensure affordable and accessible healthcare for all, including expanding Medicaid, protecting the ACA, and advancing reproductive healthcare rights. Climate Action: We prioritize addressing climate change through initiatives such as transitioning to renewable energy sources, investing in green infrastructure, and promoting sustainable practices to protect Nevada's environment and public health., , Racial and Social Justice: We advocate for policies that combat systemic racism, promote diversity and inclusion, reform the criminal justice system, and address disparities in education, housing, and employment., , LGBTQ+ Rights: We support equal rights and protections for the LGBTQ+ community, including advocating for anti-discrimination laws, transgender healthcare access, and LGBTQ+ inclusive education., , Immigration Reform: We work towards comprehensive immigration reform that provides a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, protects Dreamers, and upholds humanitarian values., , Education Equity: We advocate for equitable funding for public education, reducing student debt, expanding access to early childhood education, and addressing disparities in educational outcomes., , Voting Rights: We fight to protect and expand voting rights, including advocating for automatic voter registration, early voting access, and combating voter suppression tactics.
Make the Road Action in Nevada (MRA-NV) will continue to build grassroots political power by engaging working-class and immigrant communities in voter education, mobilization, and issue advocacy. Through year-round organizing, member leadership development, and robust electoral programs, we will ensure our communities influence elections and policy decisions. We will expand our reach in rural areas, strengthen relational organizing, and drive legislative advocacy to protect immigrant rights, economic justice, and democracy in Nevada.
Join Make the Road Action Nevada at the ballot box! In 2024, Nevada holds key electoral sway. We aim to safeguard pivotal state legislature seats, enhance member mobilization, expand rural outreach, and prioritize down-ballot races. Be part of a movement driving transformative change!
Through tailored conversations on local governance, MRA-NV is revolutionizing voter engagement in Nevada, partnering with experienced leaders in key regions such as Clark and Washoe Counties. We set new benchmarks for success and drive transformative change through this strategic approach and a history of exceeding state turnout and engagement averages.
Join Make the Road Action Nevada at the ballot box! In 2024, Nevada holds key electoral sway. We aim to safeguard pivotal state legislature seats, enhance member mobilization, expand rural outreach, and prioritize down-ballot races. Be part of a movement driving transformative change!
Make the Road Action Nevada (MRA-NV) is member-led and member-focused. We center our work around the needs identified by our base and build the power of Latine and working class communities of color to achieve dignity and justice through organizing, policy innovation, and transformative education. Our vision for Nevada is centered around improving the quality of life for working-class immigrant communities across the state. We do this by informing, empowering, and mobilizing our community to take action on important issues that directly affect their families and loved ones.
Priority Issues: MRANV has prioritized civic engagement work from our inception. A large portion of this work is dedicated to year-round issue identification and engagement. As our team conducts outreach, they work together to engage the community on specific issues including immigrant justice, health equity, tenant’s rights, youth empowerment, reproductive rights, LGBTQ rights, environmental equity, and economic justice, while introducing them to the broader issue areas on which MRANV works. Along with our regular issues committee meetings, our general membership weekly ensures knowledge is shared across committees and identifies ways they can support one another. We also strive to develop leaders who can become experts on a particular issue, take on key roles in actions/events, and act as liaisons between committees. This allows our committees to avoid siloing and ensures our membership grows in numbers, strength, and membership. Because we are continually engaging our base, we are able to identify and prioritize needs as they arise and respond quickly to the needs of our base.
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.
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: Small: Previous year budget $20,000 - $1M
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
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
Ohio Women’s Alliance Action Fund (OWAAF) is a Black-led Reproductive Justice (RJ) power-building organization that advances progressive change and equity through a base-building alliance of women and gender-expansive folks across Ohio. The Ohio Women’s Alliance Action Fund 2024 Direct Voter Contact Program contacted Black women, young voters aged 18-40, and BIPOC Ohioans regarding the current state of Reproductive Justice (RJ) in Ohio through robust relational in-person events and a statewide phone program in addition to
OWA Action Fund will focus on flipping the Ohio Supreme Court by electing justices whose philosophies will uphold the Reproductive Freedom Amendment that passed in 2023 by defending two seats and picking up one. We will also prioritize races in CD15 and HD5 by supporting values-aligned women of color candidates.
The purpose of the Ohio Women's Alliance Action Fund is to build capacity for women and gender-expansive folks—particularly Black women—to determine the lives they want for themselves, their families, and their communities through the electoral process. The OWA Action Fund creates a more sustainable movement through voter protection and education, civic engagement, and the endorsement of candidates that align with our values.
Budget Size: Medium: Previous year budget $1M - $3M
Core Constituencies: Black, Multi-racial (including white), Youth and Students (aged 17-35)
Organization Leadership: BIPOC-led, Women-led
Staff and Volunteer Balance: Staff powered - Little to no volunteers involved in executing programs, Volunteer powered - >50% of the programmatic activities are executed by volunteers
We will focus on voter education from the top to bottom of the ticket, working to mobilize our target persuasion and mobilization universe. We will also test our in-language outreach program to newly registered APIA voters in Nevada and unscored voters. We hope to use issue messaging in-language to move persuadable APIA voters.
One APIA Nevada’s mission is to advance the interests of all Asian Pacific Islander Americans in Nevada through advocacy on issues such as access to healthcare, education, and pathways to citizenship.
Budget Size: Medium: Previous year budget $1M - $3M
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
The Asian American and Pacific Islander population is the fastest growing demographic in Ohio. But we are under-represented. We have been mailing questionnaires to AAPI voters throughout Ohio, asking about their experiences as AAPI citizens in our state, top of mind issues, and if they plan to vote in 2024.
The AAPI Research Group and Engagement Team - Ohio (TARGETOHIO) believes in the collective power of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. AAPI Ohioans must be included as an integral part of our democracy—civically engaged, politically active, and voting in record numbers. TARGETOHIO will serve as the vehicle for delivering the AAPI political voice.
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
Registering young Nevadans to vote by holding voter registration drives on high school and college campuses, hosting forums and events in areas with historically low turnout, doors, phones and training volunteers.
The Young Democrats of Nevada consist of a coalition of young people (aged 14-35) within the State of Nevada, who are focused on ensuring the Democratic ideals that this country was founded on: Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness are held to their highest integrity. As the future of Nevada, we shall pursue these ideals through support and growth of the Democratic Party, its candidates and the promotion of active engagement of the youth of the State of Nevada.
Budget Size: Micro: Previous year budget < $20,000
Priority Issues: As a charter of the Young Democrats of America, our primary focus in voter registration is to gather registrations from individuals aged 17 to 35, particularly on high school and college campuses. We emphasize not including any issues when encouraging individuals to register. Some school campuses, specifically high schools, may be more reserved in permitting partisan organizations to conduct voter registration drives. Therefore, we strive to ensure we are allowed on all campuses.
