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Activate America (527)

Activate America uses our network of 30,000 volunteers to reach low-propensity voters in 7 states by postcarding, texting, phone banking, and canvassing. We provide positive and negative accountability messaging, we help voters sign up to vote by mail, and we provide key voting logistics information and reminders.

Entity Type: 527

Mission Statement

Activate America seeks to empower volunteers to get out the vote for Democratic candidates in close US House and Senate races.

Budget Size: Small: Previous year budget $20,000 - $1M

CaPA States Covered: AZ, CA, MT, NV, NY, OH, PA

Sub-State CaPA Priority Geographies Engaged: AZ-01, AZ-06, CA-13, CA-22, CA-27, CA-41, CA-45, CA-47, NV-03, NY-04, NY-17, NY-18, NY-19, NY-22, OH-01, OH-09, OH-13, PA-07, PA-08, PA-17

Geographic Focus: Rural, Suburban / Ex-urban, Urban - Small city (<100k), Urban - Large city (>100k)

Core Constituencies: BIPOC (Black; Indigenous and/or People Of Color), Latinx, Youth and Students (aged 17-35)

Organization Leadership: Women-led

Lead Contact: Ronnie Cohen Executive Director ronnie@activateamerica.com

Community Engagement Actions

Door Knocking

Cold List Phone Calling

Cold List Texting

Other

Community Change Action (c4/PAC)

Community Change Action and our grassroots partners will use relational organizing to reach 250,000 Black, Latino, Native, AAPI, immigrant, women, and young voters to support navigating voting systems and mobilize for values-aligned candidates. Relational voter programs are key to engaging hard-to-reach and hard-to-find voters outside the traditional political machine.

Entity Type: c4, PAC

Mission Statement

Our mission is to build the power and capacity of low-income people, especially low-income people of color, to change the policies and institutions that impact their lives.

Budget Size: Large: Previous year budget > $3M

CaPA States Covered: AZ, GA, MI, NV, NC, OH , CA, NJ, NM, NY, OR, PA, TX, WI

Sub-State CaPA Priority Geographies Engaged: AZ-01, AZ-06, CA-13, CA-27, MI-07, MI-08, MI-10, NV-03, NM-02, NY-03, OH-01, OH-13, OR-05, OR-06, PA-07, PA-17

Geographic Focus: Rural, Suburban / Ex-urban, Urban - Small city (<100k), Urban - Large city (>100k)

Core Constituencies: Immigrant, BIPOC (Black; Indigenous and/or People Of Color), Latinx

Organization Leadership: BIPOC-led, Women-led

Lead Contact: Susan Rightsell Director of Fundraising srightsell@communitychange.org

Community Engagement Actions

Relational Texting

Mailers

Digital Ads

Influencer Programs

Field Team 6 (527)

Majority national volunteer organization conducting mass scale VR. Provides tools for on the ground organizations.

Entity Type: 527

Mission Statement

Budget Size: Small: Previous year budget $20,000 - $1M

CaPA States Covered: AZ, CA, GA, MI, MT, NV, NY, NC, OH, PA, WI, FL

Sub-State CaPA Priority Geographies Engaged: AZ-01, AZ-06, CA-13, CA-22, CA-27, CA-41, CA-45, CA-47, MI-10, MI-07, MI-08, MT-01, NV-03, NY-17, NY-18, NY-19, NY-22, NY-03, NY-04, NC-01, OH-01, OH-13, OH-09, PA-10, PA-17, PA-07, PA-08, WI-03

Geographic Focus: Rural, Suburban / Ex-urban, Urban - Small city (<100k), Urban - Large city (>100k), Other

Core Constituencies: Women, BIPOC (Black; Indigenous and/or People Of Color), Youth and Students (aged 17-35)

Organization Leadership: Women-led, Volunteer-led

Lead Contact: Dale Roy Robinson COO dale@fieldteam6.org

Community Engagement Actions

Indirect Voter Registration

Cold List Phone Calling

Cold List Texting

Email Campaigns

Postcards

Tabling and On-Site Canvassing

Greater Cleveland Congregations (c3)

GCC is building power to create social change in Ohio. We are training and organizing youth and adults to engage or re-engage residents in low-propensity voting neighborhoods from targeted neighborhoods in the City of Cleveland and its inner-ring suburbs to get in the habit of voting every election cycle.

Entity Type: c3

Mission Statement

Greater Cleveland Congregation’s (GCC) mission is to be a powerful force for change, creating justice and opportunity in Northeast Ohio. We unite people across lines of race, class, religion, and geography to take action to strengthen and improve the quality of life of our neighborhoods. As a non-partisan organization of 39 faith communities and partner organizations, we work together to build power for social justice.

Budget Size: Small: Previous year budget $20,000 - $1M

CaPA States Covered: OH

Sub-State CaPA Priority Geographies Engaged: OH-09

Geographic Focus: Urban - Large city (>100k)

Core Constituencies: Black Faith-based Youth and Students (aged 17-35)

Organization Leadership: BIPOC-led, Women-led

Staff and Volunteer Balance: Volunteer powered - >50% of the programmatic activities are executed by volunteers

Lead Contact: Khalilah Worley Senior Organizer khalilah@gcc-ohio.org

Community Engagement Actions

Guides.vote (c3)

We get reluctant voters to the polls by creating and distributing nonpartisan voter guides that contrast candidate stands for key races nationwide. Community and campus partners will distribute over 5 million printed guides, plus extensive online distribution. Our guides will be critical for this election of “I hate them both.”

Entity Type: c3

Mission Statement

We provide clear, insightful, and well-sourced nonpartisan information on candidate positions to engage potential voters, especially young voters, so they can know what’s at stake in each election.

Budget Size: Small

CaPA States Covered: AZ, CA, GA, ME, MI, MN, MT, NH, NM, NC, NY, OH, PA, CO, WI, AK, ME, NE, NJ, NV, VA, WA, FL

Sub-State CaPA Priority Geographies Engaged: TX-34, CA-13, CA-22, CA-27, CA-41, CA-45, CA-47, CO-03, PA-10, NC-01, IA-03, NE-02, OH-09, OH-13, NJ-07, MT-01, AZ-01, AZ-06, MI-07, MI-08, WA-03, AK-AL, NH-01

Geographic Focus: Rural, Suburban / Ex-urban, Urban - Small city (<100k), Urban - Large city (>100k)

Core Constituencies: BIPOC (Black; Indigenous and/or People Of Color), Latinx, Youth and Students (aged 17-35)

Organization Leadership: BIPOC-led, Women-led, Queer-led, Youth-led (aged 15-35)

Lead Contact: Paul Loeb Founder paul@paulloeb.org

Community Engagement Actions

Door Knocking

Cold List Phone Calling

Warm List Phone Calling

Relational Phone Calling

Cold List Texting

Warm List Texting

Relational Texting

Mailers

Events

Digital Ads

Influencer Programs

Other

Innovation Ohio (c4)

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.

Entity Type: c4

Mission Statement

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

CaPA States Covered: OH

Sub-State CaPA Priority Geographies Engaged: OH-01, OH-09, OH-13

Geographic Focus: Rural, Suburban / Ex-urban, Urban - Small city (<100k), Urban - Large city (>100k)

Core Constituencies: LGBTQ+, Multi-racial (including white), BIPOC (Black; Indigenous and/or People Of Color)

Organization Leadership: BIPOC-led

Lead Contact: Desiree Tims President & CEO tims@innovationohio.org

Community Engagement Actions

Warm List Phone Calling

Relational Phone Calling

Cold List Texting

Warm List Texting

Radio Ads

Events

Digital Ads

Influencer Programs

Other

Innovation Ohio Education Fund (c3)

Entity Type: c3

Mission Statement

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

CaPA States Covered: OH

Sub-State CaPA Priority Geographies Engaged: OH-01, OH-09, OH-13

Geographic Focus: Rural, Suburban / Ex-urban, Urban - Small city (<100k), Urban - Large city (>100k)

Core Constituencies: LGBTQ+, Multi-racial (including white), BIPOC (Black; Indigenous and/or People Of Color)

Organization Leadership: BIPOC-led

Lead Contact: Desiree Tims President & CEO tims@innovationohio.org

Community Engagement Actions

Warm List Phone Calling

Relational Phone Calling

Cold List Texting

Warm List Texting

Radio Ads

Events

Digital Ads

Influencer Programs

Other

Ohio Coalition on Black Civic Participation (c3)

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.

Entity Type: c3

Mission Statement

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

CaPA States Covered: OH

Sub-State CaPA Priority Geographies Engaged: OH-01, OH-09, OH-13

Geographic Focus: Urban - Small city (<100k), Urban - Large city (>100k)

Core Constituencies: Women, Faith-based, Youth and Students (aged 17-35)

Organization Leadership: BIPOC-led

Lead Contact: Pierrette "Petee" M. Talley Executive Director ptalley@ohiounity.org

Community Engagement Actions

Indirect Voter Registration

Door Knocking

Cold List Phone Calling

Cold List Texting

Mailers

Radio Ads

Events

Social Media Campaigns

Digital Ads

Influencer Programs

Organizing Empower Project (c4/PAC)

Organizing Empower Project has launched a multi-state paid relational program to build the largest incentivized relational organizing program in history in 10 high-profile states to reach voters not typically reachable by other means and leverage the power of relational organizing to maximize impact.

Entity Type: c4, PAC

Mission Statement

Empower Project is a communications, organizing, and technology non-profit that is a leader in relational organizing - leveraging the power of trusted messengers by having community members build lists of friends and family to communicate and influence behavior, promote informed decision-making, and increase meaningful civic engagement. We recruit and manage the trusted messengers, build the technology, coordinate with partner organizations, organize trainings, and direct the strategy that allows this sophisticated approach to communications to happen.

Budget Size: Large: Previous year budget > $3M

CaPA States Covered: AZ, NV, MT, WI, MI, MN, OH, PA, NC, GA, NY

Sub-State CaPA Priority Geographies Engaged: OH-01, AZ-01, AZ-06, MT-01, MN-02,PA-07, PA-08, PA-10, PA-17, MI-07, MI-08, WI-03, NC-01, NV-03

Geographic Focus: Rural, Suburban / Ex-urban, Urban - Small city (<100k), Urban - Large city (>100k)

Core Constituencies: Black, Women, Youth and Students (aged 17-35)

Organization Leadership: Women-led

Staff and Volunteer Balance: Volunteer boosted - <50% of the programmatic activities are executed by volunteers

Lead Contact: Mike Pfohl Executive Director mike@empowerproject.us

Community Engagement Actions

Content Creation

Warm List Texting

Relational Texting

Social Media Campaigns

Digital Ads

Influencer Programs

Organizing Empowerment Fund (c3)

Organizing Empowerment Fund is offering training and technology support for organizations that are using relational organizing, especially in underrepresented communities like communities of color, youth, immigrants, and rural areas.

Entity Type: c3

Mission Statement

Empower Project works to get us back to the foundational roots of organizing. We have assisted groups with Relational Organizing in rural districts, urban and suburban districts, communities of color, and in multiple languages. Most importantly, we partner with progressive organizations and non-profits, and work with leaders already engaged in targeted communities. Relational Organizing is about building real power and a movement that is sustainable beyond the next election, with organizers who will continue to work to ensure their communities thrive.

Budget Size: Large: Previous year budget > $3M

CaPA States Covered: AZ, NV, MT, WI, MI, MN, OH, PA, NC, GA, NY

Sub-State CaPA Priority Geographies Engaged: OH-01, AZ-01, AZ-06, MT-01, MN-02,PA-07, PA-08, PA-10, PA-17, MI-07, MI-08, WI-03, NC-01, NV-03

Geographic Focus: Rural, Suburban / Ex-urban, Urban - Small city (<100k), Urban - Large city (>100k)

Core Constituencies: Multi-racial (including white), BIPOC (Black; Indigenous and/or People Of Color), Youth and Students (aged 17-35)

Lead Contact: Mike Pfohl Executive Director mike@empowerproject.us

Community Engagement Actions

Indirect Voter Registration

Relational Phone Calling

Relational Texting

Digital Ads

Other

Rapid Resist Action (c4)

Our program engages the public, specifically the BIPOC community, on the importance of voting—a key pillar to our democracy. We provide basic voting information on a nonpartisan basis. Among various tactics, we send text messages to voters to get to their polling location or to enroll in vote by mail.

Entity Type: c4

Mission Statement

Rapid Resist supports progressive organizations fighting back against attacks on our communities and our democracy.

Budget Size: Small: Previous year budget $20,000 - $1M

CaPA States Covered: AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, GA, IA, IL, IN, ME, MI, MN, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, TX, VA, WA, WI

Sub-State CaPA Priority Geographies Engaged: AK-AL, AZ-01, AZ-06, CA-13, CA-22, CA-27, CA-41, CA-45, CA-47, CO-03, CO-08, CT-05, IA-03, IL-17, IN-01, ME-02, MI-10, MI-07, MI-08, MN-02, MT-01, NC-01, NE-02, NJ-07, NM-02, NV-03, NY-17, NY-18, NY-19, NY-22, NY-04, OH-13, OH-09, OR-05, OR-06, PA-10, PA-17, PA-07, PA-08, TX-34, VA-02, VA-07, WA-03, WI-03

Geographic Focus: Rural, Suburban / Ex-urban, Urban - Small city (<100k), Urban - Large city (>100k)

Core Constituencies: BIPOC (Black; Indigenous and/or People Of Color), Other

Staff and Volunteer Balance: Volunteer powered - >50% of the programmatic activities are executed by volunteers

Lead Contact: Sarah Long Director of Development sarahl@movementlabs.com

Community Engagement Actions

Direct Voter Registration

Door Knocking

Cold List Texting

Warm List Texting

Radio Ads

Tabling and On-Site Canvassing

Digital Ads

UNITE HERE Action Fund (c4/PAC)

The hospitality workers union, UNITE HERE Action Fund, is launching an ambitious field program in 2024 in Nevada, Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. UNITE HERE operates the nation’s largest labor-led canvassing program, with canvassers who are union members—workers talking to working-class voters about their fight to protect their livelihoods and their country.

Entity Type: c4, PAC

Mission Statement

The purpose of the UNITE HERE Action Fund is to assist hospitality workers, other working people and their families to achieve economic, social, and racial justice through education and advocacy, leadership development, and full participation in civic life. UNITE HERE Action Fund and Workers Vote are closely aligned with UNITE HERE, a hospitality workers union.

Budget Size: Large: Previous year budget > $3M

CaPA States Covered: NV, PA, OH

Sub-State CaPA Priority Geographies Engaged: NV-03, OH-13, OH-09, OH-01

Geographic Focus: Suburban / Ex-urban, Urban - Small city (<100k), Urban - Large city (>100k)

Core Constituencies: Immigrant, Women, BIPOC (Black; Indigenous and/or People Of Color)

Organization Leadership: BIPOC-led, Women-led

Lead Contact: Paola Rodelas Development Officer prodelas@unitehere.org

Community Engagement Actions

Door Knocking

Cold List Phone Calling

Relational Phone Calling

Relational Texting

Mailers

Radio Ads

TV Ads

Digital Ads

Influencer Programs

Other

Vote Pro Choice (c3)

Vote Pro-Choice builds governing power for abortion access and reproductive freedom by engaging voters in state/local elections. Through one-to-one texts, mailers, digital ads, video, and phone banking, we work to demystify the impact of middle and downballot offices, support pro-choice candidates, and mobilize voters to turnout for these races.

Entity Type: c3

Mission Statement

Vote Pro-Choice is the political home for the nation's pro-choice majority, building political power for reproductive freedom and abortion rights in America.

Budget Size: Small: Previous year budget $20,000 - $1M

CaPA States Covered: NV, AZ, MI, OH, PA, NC

Sub-State CaPA Priority Geographies Engaged: NV-03, AZ-01, AZ-06, MI-07, MI-08, MI-10, OH-01, OH-09, OH-13, PA-07, PA-08, PA-10, PA-17, NC-01

Geographic Focus: Rural, Suburban / Ex-urban, Urban - Small city (<100k), Urban - Large city (>100k)

Core Constituencies: Women, BIPOC (Black; Indigenous and/or People Of Color), Youth and Students (aged 17-35)

Organization Leadership: BIPOC-led, Women-led, Youth-led (aged 15-35)

Lead Contact: Sara Tabatabaie Executive Director sara@voteprochoice.us

Community Engagement Actions

Warm List Phone Calling

Cold List Texting

Warm List Texting

Mailers

Digital Ads

Other

Vote Pro-Choice Action Fund (c4/PAC)

Builds governing power for abortion access and reproductive freedom by engaging voters in state/local elections. Through one-to-one texts, mailers, digital ads, video, and phone banking, we work to demystify the impact of middle and downballot offices, support pro-choice candidates, and mobilize voters to turnout for these races.

Entity Type: c4, PAC

Mission Statement

Vote Pro-Choice is the political home for the nation's pro-choice majority, building political power for reproductive freedom and abortion rights in America.

Budget Size: Medium: Previous year budget $1M - $3M

CaPA States Covered: NV, AZ, MI, OH, PA, NC

Sub-State CaPA Priority Geographies Engaged: NV-03, AZ-01, AZ-06, MI-07, MI-08, MI-10, OH-01, OH-09, OH-13, PA-07, PA-08, PA-10, PA-17, NC-01

Geographic Focus: Rural, Suburban / Ex-urban, Urban - Small city (<100k), Urban - Large city (>100k)

Core Constituencies: Women, BIPOC (Black; Indigenous and/or People Of Color), Youth and Students (aged 17-35)

Organization Leadership: BIPOC-led, Women-led, Youth-led (aged 15-35)

Lead Contact: Sara Tabatabaie Executive Director sara@voteprochoice.us

Community Engagement Actions

Direct Voter Registration

Warm List Phone Calling

Cold List Texting

Warm List Texting

Postcards

Mailers

Social Media Campaigns

Digital Ads

Other

Working Families Party Ohio (c3)

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.

Entity Type: c3

Mission Statement

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

CaPA States Covered: OH

Sub-State CaPA Priority Geographies Engaged: OH-09, OH-01, OH-13

Geographic Focus: Rural, Suburban / Ex-urban, Urban - Small city (<100k), Urban - Large city (>100k)

Core Constituencies: LGBTQ+, Multi-racial (including white), Women

Organization Leadership: BIPOC-led, Women-led, Queer-led, Youth-led (aged 15-35)

Lead Contact: Aleena Starks Ohio State Director astarks@workingfamilies.org

Community Engagement Actions

Door Knocking

Warm List Phone Calling

Relational Phone Calling

Cold List Texting

Warm List Texting

Relational Texting

Mailers

TV Ads

Events

Digital Ads

Working Families Party Ohio (c4/PAC)

Entity Type: c4, PAC

Mission Statement

Budget Size: Micro: Previous year budget < $20,000

CaPA States Covered: OH

Sub-State CaPA Priority Geographies Engaged: OH-09, OH-01, OH-13

Geographic Focus: Rural, Suburban / Ex-urban, Urban - Small city (<100k), Urban - Large city (>100k)

Core Constituencies: LGBTQ+, Multi-racial (including white), Women

Organization Leadership: BIPOC-led, Women-led, Queer-led, Youth-led (aged 15-35)

Lead Contact: Aleena Starks Ohio State Director astarks@workingfamilies.org

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Door Knocking

Warm List Phone Calling

Relational Phone Calling

Cold List Texting

Warm List Texting

Relational Texting

Mailers

TV Ads

Events

Digital Ads

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