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TRACK THE VOTE - An Overview - . PARTNERS. Partners. Arizona: Protecting Arizona’s Families Coalition (PAFCO) Louisiana: Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations (LANO) Massachusetts: Providers’ Council (Massachusetts) and MassVOTE Michigan: Michigan Nonprofit Association
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PARTNERS Partners • Arizona: Protecting Arizona’s Families Coalition (PAFCO) • Louisiana: Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations (LANO) • Massachusetts: Providers’ Council (Massachusetts) and MassVOTE • Michigan: Michigan Nonprofit Association • Minnesota: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits • Ohio: COHHIO-Ohio VOTES • North Carolina: N.C. Center for Nonprofits and Democracy North Carolina National • Alliance for Children and Families • National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) • Service Providers and Civic Engagement (SPaCE Project)
GOALS and OUTCOMES • Obtain evaluation data and case studies for funders and partners • Demonstrate capacity of service providers to do voter engagement work • Build skills of and models for service providers to register and engage voters Goals
Numerical Goals • 25,000 voter contacts • 50+ agencies participating • 3-10 agencies per partner • 500 tracked contacts per agency Goals
STIPENDS $1,000 per participating agency (“participant”) In addition, $5,000 per partner (assuming 5+ agencies participating) – for materials, etc Stipends
TIMELINE Recruitment of Participants…………………….April 15 Training…………………………………………………..May-June Start Activity……………………………………………Mid-July Check Ins/Data Collection………….……………2-3 Weeks Follow Up Contact.………………………………….October Post Election survey.……………………………….Mid-Nov Voter File Match…………………………..…………Feb-Mar
VOTER CONTACT • Contact Information:Name, street address, phone and/or email • Voter Registration: New registration or registration update. Provided cards to send in later? • Voter Ed/GOTV: Any type of GOTV or Voter Ed contact, e.g. signing up for a vote reminder, voter pledge, voter assistance/education etc. Opt-In/Confidentiality maintained! Voter Contact
OPT-IN CITIZENSHIP ACTIVITYConfidentiality Maintained Voters Opt-In Data is collected and kept confidential Only used for follow up and match No sharing – names used by partner and participant only All copies destroyed Two uses of data: Follow Up that is requested by voter Voter file match: Done and reported on in the aggregate Opt-In Activity
COLLECTING THE DATA • Copies made of forms, cards, etc • Copies collected by partner for data entry • Partner enters data into google spreadsheet using a Google form Data
COLLECTING THE DATA Data
VOTER FILE ACCESS (optional) Access: Through a state partner or NPV Before election: Upload contact data for follow up or other analysis After election: Match to see if contacts voted Voter File
FOLLOW UP • By Partner • Postcard Mailing • Other: Phone bank, E-mail? • By Participant (optional/will vary) How?
POST ELECTION REPORT! Participant Survey: 5-10 questions for each participant Case Studies:One or two per state/partner Voter File match: In February-March Final Report to partners and participants Report
info@nonprofitvote.org 617.357.VOTE (8683) www.nonprofitvote.org Nonprofit VOTE 89 South Street Suite 203 Boston, MA 02111 Julian Johannesen julian@nonprofitvote.org