GENERAL RESOURCES AND GUIDANCE 

• Nonprofit VOTE’s Voter Engagement Online Resource Library: Factsheets, checklists, and guides by topic on conducting nonpartisan voter and candidate engagement. 
• Foundations Support for Election-Related Activities: A factsheet from Bolder Advocacy on how and why foundations can support election activities. 

BENEFITS OF VOTING 

• Benefits of Voting Fact Sheets: Read what research says about the benefits of voting for the individuals, communities and nonprofits. 
• Engaging New Voters: The Impact of Nonprofit Voter Outreach: This important research highlights how nonprofits not only reach their target clients but also activate them at the polls. 

GUIDE TO VOTING PROCEDURES IN YOUR STATE 

• A 50-state guide by Nonprofit VOTE with the National Association of Secretaries of State: Link to official information from your state’s election website on voting procedures. Election dates and deadlines, register to vote, voting early or by mail, finding polling locations, contact information for all local or state election offices. 

FOUNDATIONS AND BALLOT MEASURES 

• Ballot Measure Resources from Nonprofit VOTE: Factsheets, guides, presentations on how nonprofits and foundations can support ballot measures.
• Foundations and Ballot Measures from Bolder Advocacy: Practical and legal guidance for private and public foundations on supporting ballot measures.

FUNDER NETWORKS FOR VOTER ENGAGEMENT

• Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement (PACE) is a philanthropic laboratory for funders seeking to maximize their impact on democracy and civic life in America. The PACE community achieves this through learning, experimenting, collaborating, and modeling vibrant civic space.
• The Funders’ Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP) is a network serving leaders in the philanthropic community that shares an underlying conviction that all people deserve a voice in the democratic process. FCCP provides funders with a community in which to build connections, exchange ideas, showcase innovations, and collaborate to make smart funding decisions.
• The Democracy Funders Network (DFN) is a community for donors who want to learn together, build and strengthen relationships, and ultimately identify opportunities for coordination and collaboration. DFN convenes and connects funders, curates programs, develops informational materials, and advises donors on their democracy investments. DFN serves new and existing funders in the democracy field.