UFR's civic engagement program integrates online/offline organizing to boost voter turnout from a low-wage, majority women and BIPOC voting bloc of 2 million people across urban, rural, and suburban geographies. We move our base through deep relationship building into action, and leverage persuasion messaging to turn out low-propensity voters.
Entity Type: c4
Mission Statement
United for Respect envisions a world where all workers have the power, the time, and the money to lead full, free, empowered lives, and where they power a multiracial economic and political democracy that benefits all. It’s our mission to build an economy where corporations respect working people and support a democracy that allows americans to live and work in dignity.
Budget Size:
Small: Previous year budget $20,000 - $1M
CaPA States Covered:
GA, CA, MI, NC, TX
Sub-State CaPA Priority Geographies Engaged:
NC-01, MI-07, MI-08, MI-10, TX-34, CA-13, CA-22, CA-27, CA-41, CA-47
Geographic Focus:
Rural, Suburban / Ex-urban, Urban - Small city (<100k), Urban - Large city (>100k)
Core Constituencies:
Black, Multi-racial (including white), Latinx
Organization Leadership:
BIPOC-led, Queer-led, Women-led
Staff and Volunteer Balance:
Volunteer boosted - <50% of the programmatic activities are executed by volunteers
