1. GETTING YOUR STAFF, BOARD & VOLUNTEERS REGISTERED TO VOTE: TACTICS AND STRATEGIES Presented by

2. Nonprofit Votes Count is a national campaign with resources and tools to make it easy for every nonprofit to have their staff, board, and volunteers register and vote To lift our voice and power to advance our mission and impact public policy To create a foundation for deeper engagement of the people and communities we serve ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN About Us

3. CAMPAIGN SPONSORS About Us

4. IN THE NEWS “State and local elections matter too. This campaign makes it easy for all nonprofits to promote the most fundamental element of civic engagement: Voting.” - Tim Delaney, CEO, National Council of Nonprofits "Voter registration is the first step in making our voices heard as citizens. This campaign will help grow our collective impact and bring new voices into the conversation.” - Geoff Plague, VP of Public Policy, Independent Sector

5. TODAY’S PRESENTERS Who Brian Miller Executive Director Nonprofit VOTE Jan Masaoka CEO California Association of Nonprofits Jatrice Martel Gaiter Executive VP of External Affairs Volunteers of America

6. AGENDA Agenda Goals for Today National Voter Registration Day Nonprofit Votes Count: Voter Registration o Tactics and Strategies: Using the Toolkit o Materials and Other Collateral Signing Up – Asking Others to Join

7. Make a plan to register your staff and volunteers on or before NVRD Learn about the resources and strategies from the Nonprofit Votes Count website Sign up. Ask others to join as well. GOALS FOR TODAY

8. NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY On the fourth Tuesday of September as declared by the National Association of Secretaries of State and President Obama with Nonprofit VOTE, Bus Federation Youth Engagement, League of Women Voters, Rock the Vote, Voto Latino and others

9. A national campaign with resources and tools to make it easy for every nonprofit to have their staff, board, and volunteers register and vote NONPROFIT VOTES COUNT About Us

10. GET STARTED Prep/Get Started Make a plan: choose tactics or approaches, time and place, who’s involved† Recruit and train staff/volunteers as needed Review how to do voter registration in your state: filling out and returning forms See the full checklist for more…

11. MAKE A PLAN

12. From the Toolkit A template kick off email from the ED/CEO or a Board member: Lays out the plan. States a reason Create visibility with posters and internal communications KICK OFF & PROMOTION

13. Door Knock/Cube Knock Your office Personal contact helps Example: ACCESS, Dearborn STRATEGIES AND TACTICS

14. Tabling During NVRD Week Making it convenient Example: Lowell, MA STRATEGIES AND TACTICS

15. A Staff Meeting or Party Making it fun and a group activity Example: Missoula, MT STRATEGIES AND TACTICS

16. Other Ideas Include registration in staff/volunteer orientation Inter-department / Inter-office competition STRATEGIES AND TACTICS

17. MARKETING MATERIALS (TO DOWNLOAD) When you sign up, email us to get printed posters and stickers julian@nonprofitvote.org STICKERS LOGOS POSTERS

18. RECRUIT & TRAIN STAFF

19. VOTER REGISTRATION

20. NONPARTISAN GUIDELINES From the website When doing voter registration – May not tell people who to vote or what party to join May help tell them what it means to register as “not affiliated” with a party

21. For your community, nonprofit…or those that can’t vote (kids, immigrants) What’s at stake in the election To express your voice on an issue or candidate REASONS: WHAT’S YOURS?

22. REGISTRATION IN YOUR STATE

23. REGISTRATION FORMS & MORE

24. TOUR ONLINE TOOLS AND RESOURCES

25. SIGN-UP AND SPREAD THE WORD

26. SIGN UP (EVEN IF IT’S FREE)

27. SPREAD THE WORD! Encourage your partners, affiliates, members and other organizations to get involved! Visit this link for suggested social media posts and other materials: http://www.nonprofitvote.org/nonprofit-votes- count-marketing/

28. The Volunteers of America experience PUTTING IT INTO ACTION

29. info@nonprofitvotescount.org 617.357.VOTE (8683) www.nonprofitvotescount.org