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Nonprofit VOTE
Nonprofit Voter Engagement Network (NVEN ) is dedicated to expanding the role of America’s nonprofits in voting and elections. NVEN works with state nonprofit VOTE initiatives and its national website to provide resources and tools for 501(c)(3) nonprofits to help their communities participate and vote.
http://www.nonprofitvote.org/
Categories: Civic Engagement/Citizenship
Pepsi - Refresh Everything
Instead of paying millions to advertise during the Super Bowl, Pepsi will donate that money for social causes. More details are at the website: Pepsi is awarding grants at these levels:
$5,000 - Up to 10 winners. Best for people who need to get an inspired idea off the ground.
$25,000 - Up to 10 winners. Best for people & small groups who can work lean & mean.
$50,000 - Up to 10 winners. Best for companies & organizations who can time into it.
$250,000 - Up to 2 winners. Best for organizations who can dedicate a lot of time and resources.
You submit a project proposal at the website. And invite your friends to visit the website and vote for your project. Any visitor to the website may vote on which projects to fund. Highest vote count - wins. Next month, everything starts again.
http://www.refresheverything.com/?or=pusa.1159
Categories: Civic Engagement/Citizenship | For Nonprofits | Funding Resources
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
The Norfolk Foundation
The Norfolk Foundation offers six ways that nonprofits in Hampton Roads can access foundation funds including the following: Community Grant Program, Green Building Planning Grants, E.K. Sloane Piano Fund Grants, The Nightingale Fund (for faith-based nursing programs), and the Dal Paull Fund (youth baseball and softball programs).
http://www.norfolkfoundation.org/nonprofits/grants.asp
Categories: Civic Engagement/Citizenship | Faith-Based Organizations | For Nonprofits | Funding Resources | Sustainability
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
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