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The Nonprofit Voter Engagement Network's monthly update of election resources and news for nonprofits. For more on
NVEN's mission and goals, please visit us here.
Welcome to the first issue of The Nonprofit Voter, bringing you updates on election news
and resources to help nonprofits encourage their communities to participate and vote!
Upcoming
NVEN Webinar
"Making a 2008 Voter Engagement Plan for Your Nonprofit"
Thursday, May 15th
2:00-3:00 EDT
Register
today!
What's
New at NonprofitVOTE.org
Nonprofits
in the News - Election 2008
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What's New at
NonprofitVOTE.org
NVEN Report: Voter Turnout Surges in
Presidential
Primaries
The Nonprofit Voter Engagement
Network has published a preliminary
report on
voter participation in the 43 Democratic and 41 Republican primaries and caucuses as of April 1st, entitled America Goes to the Polls: A Report on Voter Turnout in the
2008 Presidential
Primary.
This 9-page summary, with accompanying color charts, shows voter
participation reaching record levels in 2008 primaries and caucuses,
particularly among young voters. An unprecedented one in four U.S.
voters have already voted or attended a caucus. The report is
available for download at nonprofitvote.org.
NVEN Celebrates Launch of NonprofitVOTE.org!
On April 1st NVEN debuted its new national website, NonprofitVOTE.org.
Hosted
in Washington, DC by the Aspen Institute's Nonprofit and Philanthropy
program, partners attending or presenting included - Independent
Sector,
National Council of Nonprofit Associations, League of Women Voters,
National Association of Community Health Clinics, Alliance for Justice,
OMB
Watch, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Lawyers Committee, National
Association of Secretaries of State, Sentencing Project, Demos and
others. Thanks to
all
for your participation and continued support!
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2008 NVEN Nonprofit Toolkits
A Nonprofit's
Guide
to Voter Registration
This guide, meant to help your nonprofit incorporate voter registration
into its ongoing activities, takes readers step-by-step through
conducting a
voter registration drive.
A
Nonprofit's
Guide to Hosting a Candidate Forum
In this publication you will find helpful instructions on hosting a candidate forum, including to-do lists, do's and don'ts, and a planning
timeline.
Coming Soon -
Human Service Guide - available here April 30th
This guide covers the wide range of options for human service providers to involve their communities in voting and elections, including its benefits
to the agency and their constituents.
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Nonprofits in the News: Election
2008
Nonprofits across the country that are making headlines and headway in activating their communities in 2008.
Community Health Vote Undertakes Civic Engagement Work at Health
Centers
The National Association of
Community Health
Centers has teamed up with NVEN to launch the groundbreaking Community
Health Vote program, an initiative to help health centers develop and implement local programs to engage their patients and their families. The
goal of the campaign is to enhance the ability of health centers to initiate postive changes within the communities where they are located through
civic engagement and advocacy, and to significantly increase voter registration and participation in the nearly 6,000 communities in which health
centers are located. To learn more, contact Marc Wetherhorn.
Nonprofit Congress' 2008 National Meeting: June 1-4
Washington
From June 1 - 4, 2008, over 800 nonprofit leaders will convene in Washington, D.C. for the
Nonprofit Congress' 2008 National Meeting, an event designed to build on
and celebrate the
accomplishments of
nonprofits across the country working for positive change for our sector and our communities. The meeting's agenda will include a Nonprofit Expo
of new nonprofit products and services, networking sessions, educational sessions on a variety of advancement topics, and a Lobby Day. For more
information or to register, click here.
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To be included in the next issue of The Nonprofit Voter, send NVEN an
update on what your nonprofit is doing to engage your
communities in the '08 election!
You can view more news and commentary by visiting our website or by subscribing to the feed. You can also find election reform
links as well as articles, reports, studies and more at our website- www.nonprofitvote.org
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