Budget Size:
Large: Previous year budget > $3M
States Engaged:
AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY
Geographic Density Focus:
Suburban / Ex-urban, Urban - Small city (<100k), Urban - Large city (>100k)
Core Constituencies:
Youth and Students (aged 17-35), Seniors (aged 65+), Adults (aged 35-65)
Leadership Diversity:
Women-led
Staff and Volunteer Balance:
Volunteer boosted - <50% of the programmatic activities are executed by volunteers
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.
Budget Size:
Large: Previous year budget > $3M
States Engaged:
NV
Congressional Districts Engaged:
NV-01, NV-02, NV-03, NV-04Geographic Density Focus:
Rural, Suburban / Ex-urban, Urban - Small city (<100k), Urban - Large city (>100k)
Core Constituencies:
Immigrant, Latinx, Youth and Students (aged 17-35)
Leadership Diversity:
BIPOC-led, Women-led, Queer-led
Staff and Volunteer Balance:
Volunteer powered - >50% of the programmatic activities are executed by volunteers
Priority Issues:
Healthcare, Climate change, Immigrant rightsCommunity Engagement Actions
Content Creation
Policy Development
Warm List Texting
Relational Texting
Mailers
TV Ads
Social Media Campaigns
Digital Ads
Influencer Programs
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
States Engaged:
MI
Congressional Districts Engaged:
MI-03, MI-04, MI-06, MI-07, MI-10, MI-11, MI-12, MI-13Geographic 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/accessCommunity Engagement Actions
Content Creation
Policy Development
Warm List Texting
Relational Texting
Social Media Campaigns
Digital Ads
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
States Engaged:
TX
Congressional Districts 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-28Geographic Density 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)
Leadership Diversity:
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
Priority Issues:
Civic engagement, Reproductive justice, Climate changeCommunity Engagement Actions
Content Creation
Warm List Texting
Relational Texting
Mailers
Social Media Campaigns
Digital Ads
Influencer Programs
We will conduct voter registration and peer-to-peer voter programs with at least 300,000 young, low-wage unlikely voters of color in MI, OH and AZ using the issue that young voters and voters of color have named as their top priority: living wages.
One Fair Wage is a national organization led by women of color that is engaging workers, employers and consumers to raise wages and working conditions in the service sector and end all subminimum wages in the United States.
Budget Size:
Large: Previous year budget > $3M
States Engaged:
AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, ID, IL, MD, MA, MI, MS, NY, OH, PA, WA
Congressional Districts Engaged:
AZ-01, AZ-06, OH-01, OH-13, OH-09, MI-06, MI-07, MI-11, MI-12, MI-13Geographic Density Focus:
Rural, Suburban / Ex-urban, Urban - Small city (<100k), Urban - Large city (>100k)
Core Constituencies:
Black, Latinx, Youth and Students (aged 17-35)
Leadership Diversity:
BIPOC-led, Women-led
Staff and Volunteer Balance:
Volunteer boosted - <50% of the programmatic activities are executed by volunteers
Community Engagement Actions
Content Creation
Policy Development
Warm List Texting
Relational Texting
Social Media Campaigns
Digital Ads
After the 2024 election, Democrats have committed to working on wage increases and ending subminimum wages. In 2025, we’re seeing momentum for policy changes in Illinois, Maryland, New York, Ohio, Arizona, and California. One Fair Wage Action will support legislative campaigns in IL, MD, and NY, while in OH, AZ, and CA, we’ll push for ballot measures, mobilizing workers to gather signatures and engage voters.
Led by women of color, One Fair Wage Action and collecting voter registrations while gathering signatures for a minimum wage ballot measure. They mobilize workers, employers, and consumers nationwide to enhance wages and working conditions in the service sector, aiming to abolish all subminimum wages in the United States.
One Fair Wage Action is a national organization seeking to raise wages, improve working conditions, and build power for workers in the service sector, and end all subminimum wages in the United States. In particular, we organize service workers to lead legislation and ballot measure campaigns to raise wages in their industry, and also engage them in large-scale peer-to-peer voter engagement programs to support these wage increases and candidates who support them, driving change from the ground up.
Budget Size:
Medium: Previous year budget $1M - $3M
States Engaged:
AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, ID, IL, MD, MA, MI, MS, NY, OH, PA, WA
Congressional Districts Engaged:
OH-13, OH-09, OH-01, AZ-01, AZ-06, MI-06, MI-07, MI-11, MI-12, MI-13Geographic Density Focus:
Rural, Suburban / Ex-urban, Urban - Small city (<100k), Urban - Large city (>100k)
Core Constituencies:
Immigrant, Multi-racial (including white), Youth and Students (aged 17-35)
Leadership Diversity:
BIPOC-led, Women-led
Staff and Volunteer Balance:
Volunteer boosted - <50% of the programmatic activities are executed by volunteers
Priority Issues:
Voter participation, Economic justice, OtherCommunity Engagement Actions
Content Creation
Policy Development
Warm List Texting
Relational Texting
Social Media Campaigns
Digital Ads
Founded in 2001, the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP) is a public interest nonprofit dedicated to achieving a healthy, equitable, and low carbon future by advancing clean energy, energy efficiency, electrification, and clean transportation solutions in the southwestern United States. In collaboration with state and local governments, utilities, environmental and community groups, businesses, agencies, and others, SWEEP advocates for programs, policies, and funding to mitigate climate change and its impacts, support underserved and disadvantaged communities, and save people money on energy and transportation costs. SWEEP has helped pass more than 150 state laws across the Southwest.
SWEEP will work to advance a clean and equitable energy future in 2025 through three programs: 1) Utilities: Working to get utilities to invest in renewable energy resources, energy efficiency programs, and demand response efforts to reduce energy waste, utility bills, and emissions; 2) Buildings: Ensuring that homes and commercial buildings are constructed or retrofitted to be energy efficient and heated and cooled with clean electricity; and 3) Transportation: electrifying the transportation sector; promoting multimodal alternatives like transit, biking, and walking; and advocating for smart land use and affordable infill housing to reduce travel costs, demand, and emissions.
Budget Size:
Medium: Previous year budget $1M - $3M
States Engaged:
AZ, CO, NV, NM, UT
Congressional Districts Engaged:
AZ-01, AZ-02, AZ-03, AZ-04, AZ-05, AZ-06, AZ-07, AZ-08, AZ-09, CO-01, CO-02, CO-03, CO-04, CO-05, CO-06, CO-07, CO-08, NV-01, NV-02, NV-03, NV-04, NM-01, NM-02, NM-03, UT-01, UT-02, UT-03, UT-04Geographic Density Focus:
Rural and Small cities (<100k Citizens), Urban - Large city or suburb of large city (>100k Citizens)
Core Constituencies:
State Legislators, Other
Leadership Diversity:
Women-led
Staff and Volunteer Balance:
Staff powered - Little to no volunteers involved in executing programs
Priority Issues:
State Policy Advocacy, Clean Energy, Climate changeCommunity Engagement Actions
Content Creation
State Policy Advocacy
Local Policy Advocacy
Policy Development
Social Media Campaigns
Digital Ads