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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Fill out this Card Creation Form to add your organization to the CaPAConnector. If you are already listed on the CaPAConnector and would like to update or remove your information, find your organization’s card below and click the Update This Information button.
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CaPA offers resource pooling services completely free of fiscal fees and overhead charges. With a single contribution to CaPA you can specify dozens of groups you would like to support on your behalf, or you can give unrestricted funds which will be guided to the most important financial gaps identified by CaPA’s staff. You can also reach out and give directly to the organizations directly via their website or listed contact.
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.
Over four million people don't vote where they live. An enlistee in the Navy from North Carolina can vote--from San Diego. An NC A&T student in Brazil this semester can vote too. But they probably won't--unless someone asks them. Building Bridges for America is going to ask.
Building Bridges for America mobilizes and empowers networks of relational grassroots organizers to create an equitable and informed electorate.
Budget Size: Micro: Previous year budget < $20,000
CaPA States Covered: AK, GA, IN, NC, NY, TX, VA, WA
Priority Issues: People do not lose their voting rights when they step outside the country or when they serve in uniform. Federal law gives them special protections--but most do not know it. We help people understand their voting rights and make their voices heard.
Through a targeted three-touch persuasion campaign customized for Washington's youth, coupled with an expanded campus footprint spanning ten universities, we aim to ignite peer-to-peer civic activation. Our nonpartisan voter guide and signature "Candidate Survivor" forum will empower young voters with crucial candidate insights.
The Washington Bus is a statewide movement building organization that increases the political and civic engagement of young people, ages 15-35, and develops the next generation of leaders and organizers. In short, we make politics engaging, effective and fun. The Bus puts young Washingtonians in the driver’s seat and gives them the tools to be organizers, legislators, and leaders. We catalyze the energy and enthusiasm of young people to create sustainable, positive change in Washington State through civic education, voter mobilization, legislative advocacy and leadership development. We prioritize the engagement of LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, first generation college students, immigrants, disabled, and working class young people.
Budget Size: Small: Previous year budget $20,000 - $1M
Priority Issues: Our voter engagement efforts are strategically anchored in the issues that resonate most profoundly with young people and shape their civic identities. Recognizing that young people prioritize substantive policy over party affiliation, we structure our organizing work around pillars of climate justice, equitable revenue streams, education equity, safeguarding democratic access, renters’ rights, and housing affordability., By framing our messaging and programming through these urgently relevant issues, we forge authentic connections that transcend transactional politics. Our grassroots leaders undergo rigorous training to facilitate nuanced dialogue exploring how climate change, economic injustice, barriers to quality education, housing instability, and rental exploitation disproportionately impact racialized communities. This holistic issue-driven approach positions us to engage young voters' deeply held values and policy priorities and bridges those to democratic participation via voting. By equipping our base with nonpartisan resources illuminating how democratic participation leads to better living conditions, we are creating habitual voting patterns for life.
Through a targeted three-touch persuasion campaign customized for Washington's youth, coupled with an expanded campus footprint spanning ten universities, we aim to ignite peer-to-peer civic activation. Our nonpartisan voter guide and signature "Candidate Survivor" forum will empower young voters with crucial candidate insights.
The Washington Bus is a statewide movement building organization that increases the political and civic engagement of young people, ages 15-35, and develops the next generation of leaders and organizers. In short, we make politics engaging, effective and fun. The Bus puts young Washingtonians in the driver’s seat and gives them the tools to be organizers, legislators, and leaders. We catalyze the energy and enthusiasm of young people to create sustainable, positive change in Washington State through civic education, voter mobilization, legislative advocacy and leadership development. We prioritize the engagement of LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, first generation college students, immigrants, disabled, and working class young people.
Budget Size: Small: Previous year budget $20,000 - $1M
Priority Issues: As we passionately engage with young individuals throughout Washington in our voter registration efforts, we are also collecting Voter Comment Cards and igniting conversations that bridge the gap between issues and voting. We know that young people are issue-voters first, which is why our approach begins by asking them a simple yet profound question: "What issues matter most to you?" In just 30 seconds, they have the opportunity to make their voices heard on these comment cards and subsequently we are able to either update or register them to vote. The issues we uncover during these conversations encompass a wide spectrum of critical topics, including: Democracy Access: Ensuring equitable access to our democratic processes. Progressive Revenue: Our tax code is the most regressive in the United States and it lets the people with the most money get away with paying the least. This is not sustainable or fair. By fixing our upside tax code and putting money into the hands of everyday people, we are building an economy that allows all of us to achieve our goals and dreams. Climate Action, Gun Control, Tenants Rights, and Housing Affordability: Our young people deserve a world that has clean air and water, housing for all, and workers rights. We are building a world where youth are able to thrive. Democracy Protection: Our democracy works best when everyone regardless of their age, income level, or race has their voice heard and their vote counted. However, there are still barriers for young people to realize their full political power. We are building voting systems that work for all of us. Education Equity and Cost-Free College: Every person, regardless of race, income, or immigration status deserves a high quality education. However, right now most students’ basic needs are not being met and higher education is inaccessible. By investing in our education systems we are investing in all students by ensuring needed housing, food, materials, counseling services to achieve their educational aspirations. By actively listening to the concerns and passions of young voters, we're not only building a stronger, more inclusive democracy but also fostering a sense of agency and leadership within our youth constituents. Together, we're shaping a future that reflects the issues that matter most to those who will inherit it and it all begins with registering our peers to vote.
Washington Conservation Action is leading strategic digital campaigns, building power in local communities through place-based organizers, and fostering coalitions with partner organizations to reach 500,000 people across the state with election information. These efforts strive to reduce barriers and grow participation among Native and Latino voters in Central and Southwest Washington.
Washington Conservation Action’s mission is to advocate for environmental progress and justice through actions that mobilize the public, elect champions for the environment, and hold our leaders accountable.
Budget Size: Medium: Previous year budget $1M - $3M
Priority Issues: Our organizing and voter engagement is both nonpartisan and issue specific, depending, on the campaign and the geography. When we do engage in issue-specific organizing,, our priority issues include environmental justice, climate change, and access to, democracy.
Washington Conservation Action is leading strategic digital campaigns, building power in
local communities through place-based organizers, and fostering coalitions with partner
organizations to reach 500,000 people across the state with election information. These
efforts strive to reduce barriers and grow participation among Native and Latino voters
in Central and Southwest Washington.
Washington Conservation Action Education Fund’s mission is to develop, advocate, and defend policies that ensure environmental progress and justice by centering and amplifying the voices of the most impacted communities.
Priority Issues: Our organizing and voter engagement is both nonpartisan and issue specific, depending, on the campaign and the geography. When we do engage in issue-specific organizing,, our priority issues include environmental justice, climate change, and access to, democracy.
