Defend the Vote
Protect the right to vote and expand civic participation.
Why this portfolio works
Across the country, the freedom to vote is under pressure. This portfolio supports organizations removing barriers to the ballot, expanding civic participation, and building lasting civic power in the communities most affected — pairing established anchor organizations with strong locally led efforts.
Protecting the vote takes more than one kind of organization. This portfolio combines voter registration and turnout, voting-rights protection, civic participation, community organizing, and trusted local engagement — so organizations working at different points in the system reinforce one another.
Organizations in this portfolio
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Transformative Justice Coalition
Role in the portfolio: Anchors the portfolio's legal and rights-protection work, defending ballot access where systemic barriers are steepest.
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Turnout Nation
Role in the portfolio: Mobilizes peer-to-peer voter turnout among younger and infrequent voters the portfolio's other groups rarely reach.
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Free Our Vote
Role in the portfolio: Works to restore voting rights for people with past convictions and organizes directly inside the communities most affected by disenfranchisement.
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JOLT
Role in the portfolio: Brings trusted local engagement to young Latino voters, a fast-growing bloc underserved by national turnout programs.
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Portfolio composition
This portfolio brings together organizations playing different but complementary roles. Your donation is divided equally among the organizations; the categories below show the mix of strategies represented in the portfolio.
- Voter registration & turnout
- Ballot access & protection
- Civic education & organizing
- Rapid response & communications