Budget Size:
Medium: Previous year budget $1M - $3M
States Engaged:
MI
Geographic Density Focus:
Urban - Large city (>100k)
Core Constituencies:
Black, Multi-racial (including white), Youth and Students (aged 17-35)
Leadership Diversity:
Women-led
Staff and Volunteer Balance:
Volunteer boosted - <50% of the programmatic activities are executed by volunteers
Priority Issues:
Climate change, Environment, Voting rights/access
Contact:
Suzanne Van Dam, Grants Manager, svandam@michiganlcv.org
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 equality
Contact:
Andrea Miller, President, andrea@nwpc-va.org
Community Engagement Actions
Content Creation
State Policy Advocacy
Relational Texting
Social Media Campaigns
Other
State Wide Indivisible Michigan is a grassroots coalition of Indivisible groups who work in collaboration to amplify our voice and increase our power through collective actions and shared resources. SWIM stands in solidarity with Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.
Our mission is to actively protect, defend, and promote the principles and institutions of democracy for all people. The statewide organization will act as a resource to local groups to support this mission.
1. Support local groups in building member engagement for local, state and national actions.
-Provide structured events for local groups to tap easily into through Democracy Action Working Group and other working groups.
-Provide a network of resources and connections with other Local Indivisible Groups and outside partner organizations.
2. Support progressive candidates in statewide and local races of importance; help identify good candidates to support.
3. Assist in voter education efforts & amplify support or opposition to citizens’ initiatives & legislation.
Budget Size:
Micro: Previous year budget < $20,000
States Engaged:
MI
Congressional Districts Engaged:
MI-01, MI-02, MI-03, MI-04, MI-05, MI-06, MI-07, MI-08, MI-09, MI-10, MI-11, MI-12, MI-13Geographic Density Focus:
Rural / Suburban / Small city (<100k), Urban - Large city or suburb of large city (>100k)
Core Constituencies:
Adults (aged 35-65), Federal Legislators, Other
Leadership Diversity:
Volunteer-led
Staff and Volunteer Balance:
All volunteer - there are no paid staff involved in the organizations
Priority Issues:
Federal policy advocacy, Local policy advocacy, Gun violence
Contact:
Terri McCormick, CORE Team member, info@statewideindivisiblemi.com
Community Engagement Actions
Local Policy Advocacy
State Policy Advocacy
Warm List Texting
Other