Pennsylvania

PA VOICE Summary

Program Overview: The Center for Civic Participation's initiative, Pennsylvania VOICE, is a state-based collaborative formed in 2005 to create and maintain better coordination, information and communication among nonprofit civic participation organizations. The collaborative’s nonpartisan mission is to engage under-represented communities and socially responsible voters in the democratic process, develop new leadership from within these constituencies and to establish collective action around a shared issue-based agenda.

Program Outcome: Our work focuses on three core outcomes:

• Increasing the share of voters identified as historically under-represented, infrequent or socially responsible constituencies

• Identifying core public policy issues of measurable concern among targeted constituencies through polling and community-driven policy input

• Identification, recruitment and training of new leaders, volunteers and candidates from traditionally under-participating constituencies

THIS IS IT --- THE HISTORIC PA GENERAL ELECTION

The 2008 Pennsylvania Primary produced record turnout numbers in the Commonwealth - including large numbers of new and infrequent voters, the prime Pennsylvania Voice target demographic. PA Voice and our partners are working to pump up voter participation again on November 4. Take a look in the meantime at the Primary results. Whether you're a 501c3 organization looking to get involved with civic participation, or an individual looking to do your part and volunteer to increase the vote, plan to join CCP Pennsylvania Voice partners For more information, or for details on how to get involved, e-mail us at PA VOICE

REAL-TIME BLOGGING FROM ELECTION PROTECTION HQ

PA VOICE is taking a lead role in coordinating statewide election administration, election protection and anti-voter suppression work across the state. To find the latest on trends, issues and problems developing, pull up our Everybody VOTE website on Election Day for the real deal on what's going down.

Collaborative monthly meetings take place on the first Thursday of the month, every month, at 9:00am. If you're a nonprofit interested in building your own voter engagement initiative and networking with other organizations with resources, experience and their own active programs, join us at our next meetings:

• Thursday, November 20th @ 9am in Pittsburgh at The Union Project, 801 N. Negley Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA
• Friday, November 21th @ 2:30pm at the Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO.

For more information, or for details on how to join our meeting by phone, e-mail us at PA VOICE

ELECTION PROTECTION TRAININGS

PA VOICE partners' work in maintaining the integrity of the vote in Pennsylvania will be essential to securing our right to vote and to trust the outcomes of the Nov. 4 election. We're offering trainings across the state, make sure that your organization takes advantage of our training resources. PA VOICE and our partner organizations are focusing on eleciton protection work leading up to November 4. We're offering several trainings across the state. Check out our schedule on our Everybody VOTE website.

STATE-OF-THE-ART VOTER DATA FOR CCP PA VOICE PARTNERS

The CCP Pennsylvania Voice collaborative is excited to announce that state table partners will soon have access to some of the country's best available voter engagement technology and data. Thanks to grants from The Hull Family Foundation, the Civic Engagement Fund and the Tides Foundation, CCP PA partners will have access to the Catalist warehouse, the VAN web interface, and data staff resources. To find out more on how your Pennsylvania 501c3 can take advantage of these resources for voter targeting, list enhancement and street list generation, e-mail us at PA VOICE.

EVERYBODY VOTE NONPROFIT VOTER ENGAGEMENT

The Everybody VOTE program expands this year in partnership with B-PEP and the Nonprofit Voter Engagement Network in building voter engagement pilot programs with 15 partner organizations. If you'd like to learn more about how your Pittsburgh region nonprofit organization can better serve your mission and constituents through civic and voter participation, e-mail us at PA VOICE