In Ohio, Ohio Voice hired a new Communications Manager with funding, training, and support provided by Project Power Up, and have since increased the press and media outreach of the coalition and their partners by 200%!

June 24, 2022

“Hiring communications and development staff has been on our to-do list for years, but we just didn’t have the confidence to add to our operating budget without a multi-year commitment. Project Power Up is allowing us to fill two big gaps that will ensure we can more effectively and frequently reach a larger audience and move more resources to our partners building power toward progressive governance.” — Gavin DeVore Leonard, Executive Director of Ohio Voice

In Nevada, Silver State Voices and their partners helped restore the right to vote to 77,000 formerly incarcerated Nevadans by engaging in legislative advocacy and public education.

June 24, 2022

“How do we have a conversation with people about voting when people are fighting to get food on their table?” — Emily Persaud-Zamora, Executive Director of Silver State Voices

In Alabama, Alabama Forward captured the unique history and experiences of southern community organizing in their original album titled Caregiver Road Trip.

June 24, 2022

“So figuring out how to build new identity spaces for people in Alabama or from Alabama who have pro-democracy values, that’s something that we’re leaning into with music, with art, with organizing and with funding, with litigation when necessary, with really everything that we can to try to get more people involved in this conversation.” – Evan Milligan, Executive Director of Alabama Forward

In Georgia, ProGeorgia and their partners have been protecting our communities’ right to social connection and accurate information via text.

June 24, 2022

“Our small organization was able to text around 300,000 Black people, Indigenous people, and other people of color, giving them the right information about where to go to get their vaccinations. It was incredibly powerful for a small organization to do big things on behalf of our people.” — Kimberlyn Carter, Executive Director of Represent GA Institute