To help donors give with maximum impact to win elections and build progressive power, we’ve identified effective organizations that work to organize people and mobilize voters. Below are groups that donors should consider supporting.
APIA Vote engages Asian and Pacific Islander Americans to help them register to vote, cast a ballot at election time and increase their voice in civic life.
Arena trains campaign staff and supports political candidates, working to expand the pipeline of skilled Democratic campaign operatives, organizers and leaders.
Voter registration and mobilization are the main focus of BVM’s work, but it also engages in advocacy and leadership development.
CPD works to build power from the bottom up, working to organize low-income communities, win elections, and drive policy change.
CVI and its c3 arm, the Voter Participation Center, focus on mobilizing voters who are part of the “New American Majority.”
Common Defense works to engage and empower veterans through grassroots organizing and electoral outreach, efforts that help expand the Democratic coalition.
Community Change seeks to organize low-income Black and brown voters to achieve transformative change at the state and national levels.
The Fairness Projects works to enact state ballot measures and has a record of winning victories on issues like abortion and Medicaid expansion in Republican states.
Field Team 6 works to increase the number of registered Democratic voters, especially in battleground states and legislative districts, with the goal of winning more elections.
Galvanize is laser-focused on winning the votes of white women, the largest group of U.S. voters and the key to electoral outcomes in many places.
Mi Familia Vota is a proven leader in engaging one of the most important voting groups in the United States. It focuses on a handful of key states with large Latino populations.
Movement Labs is a small but sophisticated organization with a track record of success in mobilizing both volunteers and voters, as well as helping Democrats compete in challenging territory.
MVP supports grassroots electoral groups that engage and mobilize voters, especially people of color and young people in battleground states.
NDWA and its electoral arm have become a powerful force for change, organizing a mostly invisible workforce and achieving impact.
NextGen America works to connect to young people around issues they care about, such as climate change, and uses a range of strategies to get them to vote.
Poder Latinx engages in year-round work in Latino communities with a focus on six states to engage and turn out voters.
RWB engages women politically, working counter right-wing extremism and expand the Democratic coalition through persuasion efforts.
RFS encourages progressives under 40 years old to run for local and state offices and helps them win. It occupies a key position in the progressive electoral ecosystem.
Sister District supports candidates in critical state legislative races around the country every cycle and mobilizes volunteer energy to support these candidates.
State Democratic parties urgently need to be strengthened to realize their potential to help win elections. SPAN is the leading group spearheading this important work.
The States Project works to win legislative elections, with a focus on the most consequential races, and it helps Democratic leaders govern effectively.
Swing Left helps donors of all sizes give to the most important elections up and down the ballot, from state legislative seats to presidential races.
Combining easy-to-use digital outreach with classic on-the-ground tactics, TurnUp aims to get young people to the polls in its key target states.
VoteVets is best known for helping veterans win elected office, but its larger agenda is to mobilize the military community behind progressive causes and Democratic candidates.
Working America engages in year-round grassroots organizing to engage and build trust in working class communities, as well as highly targeted voter mobilization work.
