Support Force Multiplier's Democracy in Action Slate!

The Force Multiplier Democracy in Action slate supports grassroots organizations that are expanding the electorate and building democracy in 6 critical states. All groups on this slate are non-partisan 501c3s + provide an opportunity for tax-advantaged giving.

 

ARIZONA: Worker Power Institute-Arizona (formerly known as CASE) 

A multi-racial, multigenerational organization dedicated to achieving economic, social, and racial justice through civic and policy engagement.   In the 2023-2024 cycle they will focus on expanding the electorate: 

• Worker Power Campaign School - To train lead field organizers in a campaign to survey independent voters on their issue concerns in Maricopa County

• Canvass, register, and educate voters for Phoenix City Council election

• Collect more than 30,000 voter registration applications, including for permanent vote-by-mail among young people of color in Maricopa County and rural areas of central and southern Arizona

• Mass voter education: Recruit 700 canvassers to knock on at least 1.5 million doors in support of reproductive rights and minimum wage ballot initiatives

 

GEORGIA: New Georgia Project 

• New Georgia Project is a nonpartisan effort to register, civically engage, and build power with the new Georgia majority – the large and growing population of Black, brown, young, and other historically marginalized voters in the Peach State. 

• NGP plans to register 50,000 new voters with 20 full time organizers working on issues campaigns such as childcare, housing affordability, abortion rights, and environmental justice.  Campaigns include:

• Black Mamas initiative focused on maternal health and safety  

• CLEAR initiative aiming to cancel college debt working with NGP chapters on campuses, affordable childcare, and affordable housing  

• My Community, My Hospital focused on hospital closings in Georgia and their effect on healthcare, especially in rural areas. Georgia is “closing hospitals and building prisons.”

• Legalizing maurijuana and getting BIPOC into the industry

• Faith in Action program working with religious groups 

• The purpose of these initiatives is to empower the voters of Georgia and encourage their participation in future elections.
   

MONTANA: Forward Montana Foundation 

Forward Montana is committed to building political power in Montana young people. They have programs for 14-18 year olds and 18-35 year olds. They focus on leadership development, voter registration (including pre-registration of 17 year olds), voter education, public forums, issues advocacy, and voter turnout. Their work includes:

• Using community events such as music festivals to register, educate and activate young voters. Goal for this election cycle is to register 8000 voters; 3100 registered so far this year. 

• Ongoing relationships with 12 high schools to pre-register and educate 17+ year olds about  voting

• Conduct a campus tour which includes rural tribal colleges

 

NORTH CAROLINA: You Can Vote NC  

Trains and mobilizes volunteers to educate, register, and empower North Carolina citizens to vote, focusing on historically marginalized people - low-income, currently and formerly incarcerated, with disabilities, ages 16-25 and/or people of color (POC). Headquartered in Durham, they have regional offices in Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Wilmington, Greensboro, and Raleigh and are active in 60 of North Carolina’s 100 counties which are home to  over 70% of the state’s population.​

 

OHIO: Ohio Women’s Alliance 

OWA is a  power-building reproductive justice organization providing programming, resources, and education for women, femmes, gender-nonconforming folks, and youth throughout Ohio. Having helped defeat the August ballot initiative restricting citizen-led ballot initiatives, they're now focused on voter mobilization for the November initiative to protect the right to abortion through a constitutional amendment. They have a goal of 400,000 voter contacts utilizing both paid and volunteer canvassers. Outreach will be by phone, text, digital, site-based and in-person canvassing. Preliminary results from the August 8 special election show particularly high turnout and support among women, BIPOC, and young people - exactly the demographics that OWA is targeting. 

 

Their efforts in 2023 will generate new, informed, and enthusiastic voters and volunteers, building organizational capacity for the future.

 

PENNSYLVANIA: Make the Road PA
Builds power in Latinx, immigrant, and working-class communities of color in five Pennsylvania counties: Lehigh, Berks, Philadelphia, Luzern, and Bucks.  Pennsylvania’s Latino population grew by 45% since 2010 according to 2020 census data. Their 2023 priorities are:

• Engaging voters in critical municipal elections, prioritizing voter registration of low propensity voters of color

• Educating voters about their rights to no-excuse vote by mail under Act 77  and pushing forward voting rights expansion legislation which would  enable same day voter Voter ID and ensure language access 

• Building relationships with election directors to provide language access to elections. Ensuring  recruitment of poll workers involves cultural awareness and intentional recruitment from Black, Indigenous Communities of Color​

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