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CareVote: Voting to Support Caring Communities!
New NVEN website!
April 3: The National Voter Engagement Network has launched a new website! Check out Nonprofitvote.org, the one-stop voter participation resource center for the 501(c)(3) sector. It includes information on nonprofit voting initiatives, its new toolkits and a new report on increased voting during this primary season. Check it out today at http://www.nonprofitvote.org/home.
Want to work for CareVote?
March 27: CareVote is hiring! We're looking for an energetic person to take on a part-time position to implement voter registration and GOTV activities on behalf of the Providers’ Council and its CareVote Campaign. The Council is the state’s largest membership association for agencies providing human and social services. We're seeking a self starter with the ability to establish voter registration efforts in our member organizations state-wide. Familiarity and experience with civic engagement activities ideal. Excellent writing, interpersonal and presentation skills needed – with flair for marketing – and relevant education. Position now open and will run through November of 2008. Contact Michael Ripple for more information.
Host your own candidate forum with this new guide!
March 19: The National Voter Engagement Network has released a new guide that will be helpful to nonprofits when hosting a candidate forum. It includes a to-do list deadline that will make sure you're ready to hold the event as it gets closer to election time. To download the guide, please click the link below.
Why are nonprofits so important?
March 10: Nonproits are incredibly important to elections. The Nonprofit Voter Engagement Network has done a lot of research on why nonprofits should become involved in the elction process and why they're so important. Check out this link, and read why nonprofits should have a hand in politics.
Demos recently released report on Election Day Registration in MA
Feb. 25: The Demos Center for the Public Sector recently released a briefing paper on Election Day Registration in Massachusetts. The report includes important statistics including the adoption of EDR means voting could go up almost 5 percent overall and almost 10 percent among those 18 to 25. To read the entire report, download it by clicking this link.
New guide available: Nonprofits, Voting and Elections
Feb. 21: Nonprofits, Voting and Elections is a 15 page guide to permissible, nonpartisan voter participation activities for 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. The Guide is specifically tailored to the needs and concerns of 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations and is updated annually. To access this on the site of the Nonprofit Voter Engagement Network (NVEN), click here.
Register to vote and help run GOTV efforts!!!!
Feb. 6: The Providers’ Council urges its members to run active voter registration and “get out the vote” efforts. First, as citizens it is one of our greatest privileges. Voting builds caring communities. We also operate in a political environment and our sector employs close to 100,000 people. It is critical that clients/consumers, family members, board members, and other interested parties, are made aware of this campaign and given every possible opportunity to register. Legislators respond to their registered constituents. We want them to know that human service professionals are registered and that we vote. For more information contact: mripple@providers.org
Click here to register yourself to vote now!
More information on how to register to vote is also available at www.massvote.org. Click the widget on the right hand side of the MassVote homepage that says "Register to Vote." If you have questions on whether or not you are registered, call your local elections office. To get that number click here.
Do you want to know where to vote and who your elected officials are? Go to http://www.wheredoivotema.com
You can put a widget on your homepage and encourage people to click it and automatically register to vote. To find out more, visit http://www.registertovoteonline.org/site/signup/ and sign up for a widget.
People with disabilities can find information about their rights at the Disability Law Center.
For more national and local resources go to the Nonprofit Voter Engagement Network at: www.nonprofitvote.org
Dates you should know...
August 27, 2008 - The last day to register to vote and/or change party affiliation for the Massachusetts state Primary.
September 16, 2008 - The Massachusetts state primary for state offices
October 15, 2008 - The last day to register for the General Election
November 4, 2008 - The General Election