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Category: Civic Engagement/Citizenship
Project America
Project America, founded in 1993 by three college students, believes in the power of individuals to make an impact in their communities. A 501(c)(3) organization headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Project America inspires and teaches people to take positive steps in their communities, and creates partnerships between volunteers and organizations that need them.
http://www.project.org/
Categories: Civic Engagement/Citizenship
Project Vote
Project Vote is a leading technical assistance and direct service provider to the civic participation community. Since its founding in 1982, Project Vote has provided professional training, management, evaluation and technical services on a broad continuum of key issues related to voter engagement and participation in low-income and minority communities.
http://www.projectvote.org/
Categories: Civic Engagement/Citizenship
Project Vote Smart
Project Vote Smart is a grassroots civic engagement organization with the goal of providing fellow citizens with the tools to defend democracy.
http://www.votesmart.org/
Categories: Civic Engagement/Citizenship
Rock the Vote
Rock the Vote’s mission is to engage and build the political power of young people in order to achieve progressive change in the U.S.. The organization uses music, popular culture and new technologies to engage and incite young people to register and vote in every election.
http://www.rockthevote.com/home.html
Categories: Civic Engagement/Citizenship
ServiceVote
ServiceVote.org, a project of Youth Service America, mobilizes and supports young people to be civically engaged as advocates addressing the issues they care about in all areas of civic life; and mobilizes and supports advocates for youth service and service-learning in order to engage public officials and building support for service and service-learning.
http://www.servicevote.org/
Categories: Civic Engagement/Citizenship
Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership
The Sorensen Institute prepares the Commonwealth’s emerging leaders for public service as candidates for office, government officials and citizen activists in the affairs of their communities, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the nation. This is accomplished through educational programs designed around ethics, public policy, and practical politics.
http://www.sorenseninstitute.org
Categories: Civic Engagement/Citizenship
Virginia Organizing Project
The Virginia Organizing Project (VOP) is a statewide grassroots organization dedicated to challenging injustice by empowering people in local communities to address issues that affect the quality of their lives.
http://www.virginia-organizing.org
Categories: Civic Engagement/Citizenship
Virginia State Board of Elections (VSBE)
VSBE was created in 1946 as a bipartisan agency responsible for ensuring uniformity, fairness, accuracy and purity in all elections in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The agency promotes the proper administration of election laws, campaign finance disclosure compliance, and voter registration processes in Virginia. The agency operates and maintains a centralized statewide database of voter registration and election related data.
http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/Voter_Information/Index.html
Categories: Civic Engagement/Citizenship | State Government
Voices for Virginia’s Children
Voices for Virginia's Children is a statewide, privately funded, non-partisan awareness and advocacy organization that builds support for practical public policies to improve the lives of children. Their Web site offers advocacy tools to inform and instruct individuals on how they can become involved with advocacy and public policy.
http://www.vakids.org/action/tools.htm
Categories: Civic Engagement/Citizenship
WelcometoUSA.gov
In order to provide newcomers with settlement assistance, the Task Force on New Americans has created a single web portal for immigrants to locate all relevant federal government resources and information. This comprehensive website contains information on settling in the United States and other essential information to help new immigrants fully embrace the common core of American civic culture. Those that assist immigrants, including volunteers and adult educators, can also find helpful educational materials and resources.
http://www.welcometousa.gov/
Categories: Civic Engagement/Citizenship | Federal Government | Training & Technical Assistance
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