Description

Ready to make your nonprofit's voice heard in the community? Dive into the essentials of voter engagement with our lively and informative session designed for nonprofit leaders, staff, and volunteers. Learn why nonprofits are a powerful force in boosting voter turnout and how you can contribute without stepping into partisan territory. We’ll cover the key strategies to effectively engage voters and ensure your organization’s efforts are both impactful and compliant. Join us for a session filled with actionable insights and real-world examples. 

Key Takeaways:

• The Power of Nonprofits in Voter Engagement: Understand the unique role nonprofits play in encouraging voter participation and how it can amplify your mission.
• Navigating Nonpartisanship: Learn the critical Dos and Don’ts to keep your voter engagement efforts nonpartisan and compliant with 501c3 regulations.
• Strategies for Success: Discover proven strategies and key concepts for engaging voters, from outreach tactics to educational campaigns.
• Real-World Examples: Hear success stories and lessons learned from other nonprofits that have effectively mobilized their communities.
• Engagement Techniques: Explore creative and innovative techniques to motivate and inform your audience about the importance of voting.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to transform your nonprofit’s voter engagement efforts and make a lasting impact in your community. Let’s get ready to empower, educate, and engage!

Gwen Stembridge, Training and Partnerships Coordinator

Gwen Stembridge (she/her), Training and Partnerships Coordinator, comes to this work with experience as a community organizer, policy analyst, volunteer program manager, and nonprofit professional. She has worked with and been trained by organizations such as AmeriCorps VISTA, the Episcopal Service Corps, the Industrial Areas Foundation, United Way, Points of Light Foundation/HandsOn, Leadership Lorain County, SURJ (Showing Up for Racial Justice), The Catalyst Project’s Anne Braden Program, The inaugural Equality Federation Game Change Cohort, and The Management Center.

Her most recent professional experience has focused on LGBTQ+ education and advocacy at the local, state, and national level at both Equality Ohio and The Trevor Project. She is excited to bring her community organizing and training background to strengthen the existing training partnership opportunities at Nonprofit VOTE and make our democracy more accessible to all.

Raised in the Atlanta area, she lived the past 13 years in Ohio, primarily Cleveland, and has just settled back in the Southeast with her wife and dog.

A special thanks to Vitalyst Health Foundation, our Voter Engagement Sponsor, for their support in advancing our advocacy efforts.