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Why our Nonprofit is Engaging Potential Voters
10 Weeks from Election Day
There are many reasons your nonprofit may choose to engage potential voters: to promote your clients’ social connections and personal agency, as a demonstration of your commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, or because voter engagement bolsters your influence and advocacy efforts. Our recent report, America’s Nonprofits Get Out the Vote, suggests that about 20% of nonprofits nationwide engage voters.
The following templates are meant to help you and your nonprofit begin to engage your staff, volunteers, members, clients, and community as potential voters by explaining why your nonprofit thinks it is important. The templates also provide tangible steps for them to get involved in the democratic process.
Stay up-to-date with each week’s activation using our Election Countdown Communications Calendar add-on here!
Templates
Email or Letter
Dear [Name of Receiver],
We are about 10 weeks out from the 2022 mid-term election that will be taking place on November 8th. In the next 10 weeks, we will be sharing information about registering to vote, what’s on the ballot, what you need to vote, and more to help make sure you are prepared to vote ahead of Election Day.
At [Insert Organization], our mission is to [Insert Mission] and we believe helping make sure our clients and members can participate in democracy is a critical part of that.
By registering and voting this year, you can help us:
- Get the attention of candidates,
- Move issues like [insert issues important to your organization] forward,
- And help us build a community of life-long voters!
You can support our mission by checking your voter registration status through NonprofitVoter.org and telling a friend to do the same!
[Organization Signature]
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Hi! I’m [insert name] with [insert organization], and we are kicking off our voter engagement efforts ahead of the November 8th election. We believe engaging voters is critical to our mission. Support us by checking your voter registration status at NonprofitVoter.org, then send this information to a friend!
Video Chat
Thank you for attending our [Name of event]. Over the next 10 weeks, we will be sharing information about the election being held on November 8th. We believe voting is a critical part of our mission to [Insert mission]. Visit NonprofitVoter.org to check your voter registration status, then ask a friend to do the same.
Sample Social Media
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The 2022 midterm elections are fast approaching, and we are dedicated to making sure you have all the information you need to register and vote by November 8th. We believe that everyone who is eligible should be able to participate in our democracy.
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing vital information about the election and encouraging you to also share this information with your friends, family, and community. Support our goal today by checking your voter registration status at NonprofitVoter.org and then tagging a friend.
Are you ready for the upcoming election? Because we are, and we want to make sure you’re #VoteReady too! Start today by checking your voter registration status at NonprofitVoter.org and tagging a friend.
