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December 3, 2025 | Session 3: How Voter Engagement Organizations Are Adapting their Approaches in a Challenging Era

We’re a year away from midterm elections. As nonprofits across the country face mounting challenges from the impact of federal cuts to rapid response to immigration raids, they are continuing to hold the work of voter engagement as a core priority. In this session, hear from organizations and their funders that, despite it all, are adapting their approaches to be responsive to the demands of this moment while keeping a long-term focus on building a democracy that works for their communities.

We’ve heard from foundations across the country and have identified the most pressing concerns and curiosities that funders are facing. To address those concerns, the Philanthropy for Voter Engagement Initiative invites you to participate in our virtual five-part Funder Briefing Series as we tackle conversations centering voter engagement in this current era. With intentionally curated panels featuring our philanthropic peers, we will explore how funders can navigate legal harassment, remain adaptive and mission-focused, engage with the media, and integrate census and voter engagement efforts to build stronger civic communities. Collectively, we can learn from one another, remain innovative, and build stronger democracies.

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We’re a year away from midterm elections. As nonprofits across the country face mounting challenges from the impact of federal cuts to rapid response to immigration raids, they are continuing to hold the work of voter engagement as a core priority. In this session, hear from organizations and their funders that, despite it all, are adapting their approaches to be responsive to the demands of this moment while keeping a long-term focus on building a democracy that works for their communities.

Featuring our guests:

Christian Arana

Latino Community Foundation

Christian is the Vice President of Civic Power and Policy at LCF leading the foundation’s efforts to advance policy solutions that will improve the lives and political power of California’s Latinos. Christian served as the Senior Governance Specialist at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) in Washington, D.C. During his tenure, he worked with the nation’s top political, corporate, and nonprofit leaders to develop the next generation of Latino leaders in policy. He also managed CHCI’s transition towards the use of impact metrics and led two successful strategic planning sessions with CHCI’s leadership. He helped administer the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence Competition honoring the top performing community colleges in the nation.

Leo Murrieta

Make the Road Nevada

Arriving in the United States when he was seven-days old, Leo Murrieta grew up in Naked City—the community next to the Las Vegas Stratosphere. Murrieta has dedicated much of his professional career to efforts that make our Latinx community a better place. Having been involved with youth, Latinx, LGBTQ+, education equity, public policy, and advocacy for over a decade, Murrieta brings his experience to Make the Road Nevada.

This is the third session of our five-part Funder Briefing Series. We encourage you to look out for all sessions:

  1. Defending Democracy: Investing in Voter Engagement Amidst New Legal Threats – October 30, 2025
  2. Media, Democracy, and Voter Engagement (Power of Storytelling) – November 19, 2025
  3. How Voter Engagement Organizations Are Adapting their Approaches in a Challenging Era – December 3, 2025
  4. Democracy in Action: Lessons from Communities
  5. The Intersection of Census and Voter Engagement

Join us on December 3, 2025 for Session 3, How Voter Engagement Organizations Are Adapting their Approaches in a Challenging Era

Register For Session III | Dec 3, 1PM EST
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