Mobilize.org To Announce Election Programming in February 2012
Dear Mobilize.org Network,
Happy New Year, and I hope everyone’s 2012 is off to a happy and healthy start. I wanted to write a quick note from Mobilize.org HQ and tell you about an exciting campaign that we’ll be launching this winter, and that you may read more about on the GOOD website soon! In 2012, through a partnership with the National Conference on Citizenship and GOOD, Mobilize.org will invest in hyperlocal, Millennial-led projects to increase Millennial civic engagement, community participation, voter awareness and turnout in states where Millennial civic engagement is lowest. We’ll be using GOOD Maker, the online voting platform of GOOD, to crowdsource ideas and invite Millennials to vote for the projects that they believe have the highest likelihood of success, and that will receive micro investments from Mobilize.org and our partners.
We believe, as our friend Scott Heiferma
n from Meetup does, that online action is most successful when also taken offline. To do that, we’ll be convening all of the award recipients in Charlotte, NC in the fall of 2012 to celebrate their successes, share resources and discuss how to continue the momentum of Millennial engagement in their communities, leading up to and after the 2012 Election. We believe that this programming will increase the number of Millennials that view themselves as able to effect and responsible for, community change and will be a powerful way to capture the stories of how Millennials are engaging their peers in voter engagement, awareness and community service and participation efforts.
To quote every teacher I’ve ever had, put your thinking caps on, Mobilize.org network. We’re looking forward to hearing your ideas, learning more about the work that’s already happening in your community and supporting it, financially and otherwise. To receive an email the moment we open the competitions, please sign up here and as always, keep mobilizin’.
