EAC to award $750,000 in grants to nonprofits and schools for college poll worker recruitment
The EAC is awarding a total of $750,000 in grants for programs that encourage college students to serve as poll workers.
The program will award roughly 15 to 25 grants. Nonprofit organizations are among the eligible applicants. Applications are due Thursday, July 16, 2009.
NVEN - The Nonprofit Voter Engagement Network is pleased to announce the
release of America Goes to the Polls: A Report on Voter Turnout in the
2008 Election. The new report provides the best analysis of voter
turnout in the states and among various constituencies currently
available.
CENSUS - NVEN has launched its 2010 Nonprofits Count! campaign,
providing resources to engage nonprofits in promoting a complete count
in the 2010 Census. To learn more about the campaign and to find
resources for your nonprofit, visit NonprofitsCount.org.
NVEN - he Nonprofit Voter Engagement Network has just released the following Fact Sheets on the 2010 Census:
MINNEAPOLIS- The National Civic Summit, July 15-17 in Minneaplis, MN, will convene 100+ civic organizations, live and virtually, to explore new approaches and tools for non-partisan civic engagement.
In advance of this event, the summit is hosting a collection of free online training sessions during which social media experts will introduce participants to the basics of using social media tools in preparation for the National Tweetup on Wednesday, July 15.
OHIO- Ohio Sec. of State Jennifer Brunner's office has released a great fact sheet on what staff and volunteers of 501(c)(3) organizations can do to increase voter participation on a nonpartisan basis.
Suggestions include registering and educating voters, conducting get out the vote activities, helping out on election day and using a point person within the organization for election-related work. Click to download!