The CaPAConnector 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 CaPAConnector 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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Disclaimers
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.
We are working in Oregon's 5th and 6th to motivate rural young voters. 50% of our people under 26 have never voted, and 25% have voted once. These voters need to know they can make a difference rather than letting their parents and grandparents make decisions for them.
The purposes of the Organization are to:
i. Educate rural voters on issues that matter most to them,
ii. Engage with voters to encourage voting participation,
iii. Hold legislators accountable for their actions,
iv. Embrace rational, civic-minded rural values by modeling inclusion, respect, and fairness in all of our actions
v. Empower forward-thinking candidates to run for and hold elected office in rural Oregon.
Budget Size: Micro: Previous year budget < $20,000
We will educate and engage non-affiliated voters in Deschutes County, ages 18-35, who did not vote in the 2020 general election, including Latinx youth voters. We are establishing partnerships with local colleges and the Latino Community Association to develop and execute targeted messages and strategies for these populations.
Our vision is that every person has the Desire, the Right, the Knowledge, and the Confidence to participate in our democracy. Our mission is to help make that happen through: 1) Voters Education/Citizen Education: We present unbiased nonpartisan information about elections, the voting process, and issues. 2) Action/Advocacy: After conducting a comprehensive study, we use our positions to advocate for or against particular policies in the public interest.
Budget Size: Micro: Previous year budget < $20,000
Next Up engages youth voters through voter registration, nonpartisan GOTV, and civic education events. Next Up Action Fund endorses state and local candidates and contributes field work in key races. Our GOTV efforts mobilize 18-29 year-olds statewide, emphasizing Multnomah and Clackamas counties and centering Black, Indigenous, and youth of color.
Next Up amplifies the voices and leadership of diverse young people to achieve a more just and equitable Oregon.
Budget Size: Small: Previous year budget $20,000 - $1M
Priority Issues: Our top issue areas are voting rights and policies for an inclusive and accessible democracy. We also do work related to education justice, decarceral justice, housing, LGBTQ+ rights, and more, often through our coalition work. In the past, our issue advocacy has included implementing and expanding Automatic Voter Registration, making mail-in voting free with paid postage, working to restore the voting rights of incarcerated Oregonians, and more. This year, during Oregon’s short legislative session, Next Up’s legislative priorities included preventing eviction, promoting treatment not jail, and fighting book bans. More about our legislative agenda here: https://nextuporegon.org/become-an-activist This year we will also launch a participatory process with our youth base to develop a Youth Power Agenda, which will fully articulate our policy platform and guide our future legislative priorities.
Next Up Action Fund endorses state and local candidates and contributes field work in key races. Our GOTV efforts mobilize 18-29 year-olds statewide, emphasizing Multnomah and Clackamas counties and centering Black, Indigenous, and youth of color.
Next Up Action Fund engages the next generation of young leaders to build political power to fight for a more just and equitable Oregon.
Budget Size: Micro: Previous year budget < $20,000
Priority Issues: Our top issue areas are voting rights and policies for an inclusive and accessible democracy. We also do work related to education justice, decarceral justice, housing, LGBTQ+ rights, and more, often through our coalition work. In the past, our issue advocacy has included implementing and expanding Automatic Voter Registration, making mail-in voting free with paid postage, working to restore the voting rights of incarcerated Oregonians, and more. This year, during Oregon’s short legislative session, Next Up’s legislative priorities included preventing eviction, promoting treatment not jail, and fighting book bans. More about our legislative agenda here: https://nextuporegon.org/become-an-activist This year we will also launch a participatory process with our youth base to develop a Youth Power Agenda, which will fully articulate our policy platform and guide our future legislative priorities.
