CELEBRATE NATIONAL VOTER

REGISTRATION DAY!Presented by

ABOUT NONPROFIT VOTE

About

Founded in 2005, Nonprofit VOTE partners with America's nonprofits to help the people they serve participate and vote.

We are a leading source of nonpartisan training, materials and other resources for nonprofits doing voter engagement work.

Find out more about our mission and partners on our site at www.nonprofitvote.org

TODAY’S PRESENTERS

Who

Jessica ReevesMarketing and

Partnerships Director,Voto Latino

Maggie BushElections Program

Manager, League of Women

Voters

Fiona Yau-LuuNational Programs

Manager,Bus Federation Civic

Fund

AGENDA

Agenda

What is National Voter Registration Day?

How it all works

Voter Registration

Tools for You

Every election year, millions of Americans miss the opportunity to vote

simply because of missed registration deadlines or other voter registration

problems. In 2012, a group of organizations came together to change that–

and a holiday was born.

THE CHALLENGE OF VOTER REGISTRATION

THE STORY SO FAR

NVRD was a great success in 2012, 2013 and 2014, engaging thousands of citizens, volunteers and organizations. In 2014 alone:• 154,500 + voter registrations!

• 2,263 participating organizations from all 50 states

• 10,802 volunteers

OUR GOALS IN 2015

• Register 85,000 people • Engage 8,000

volunteers• Partner with 1,500

organizations

Goals

HOW IT WORKS

• Partnerships can bring our message and our field presence into every community.

• New technology connects interested voters with helpful volunteers in their community.

• Media - One day of blow-out media and communications work to make sure no one can miss the news.

Why it works

TIMELINE

• Tues., Aug. 18th – Google Hangout on Becoming a Partner

• Fri., Aug. 21st – Webinar on Event Tools• Tues., Sept. 1st – Final materials deadline

(poster/sticker mailing) • Thurs. Sept. 3rd – Twitter Chat

#CelebrateNVRD• Tues., Sept. 22nd – National Voter

Registration Day

Timeline

GETTING STARTED

1. Sign up at bit.ly/JoinNVRD

2. Tell us about your event at bit.ly/MyNVRDEvent

3. Get free posters and stickers mailed to you!

4. Hold an awesome voter registration event!

5. Tell us how it went Media

HTTP://CELEBRATENVRD.ORG

QUESTIONS?

Questions?

VOTER REGISTRATION: VENUES • Walk your neighborhood• Farmers markets or busy

streets• Bus stops • Churches• Schools• Campuses and

Universities • Local businesses

VOTER REGISTRATION: TIPS

• Keep records• Group training• Practice your “pitch”• Know the rules • Partner with

experienced groups (like the LWV or Nonprofit Vote)

• Keep it positive and personal!

Tips

VOTER REGISTRATION: THE PITCH

• Get voters talking about what matters to them • Voting is a chance for all of us to have our say • Election Day is the one day when we are all equal,

but we have to be registered in order to participate • If you’ve moved, you need to re-register! • Friendly always wins!

The Pitch

VOTER REGISTRATION: NEXT STEPS

• Learn about voter registration in your state• Make sure you’ve told us about your event!

bit.ly/MyNVRDEvent• Promote your event• Recruit partners and volunteers

The Pitch

QUESTIONS?

Questions?

TOOLS FOR YOU: THE ORGANIZER’S KIT

• National Voter Registration Day is largely event driven. And we want to ensure that you have a successful event

• When you sign up, you’ll be given access to the Organizer’s Toolkit, which will cover everything from volunteer recruitment to logistics on the day of

Tools for You

TOOLS FOR YOU: THE ORGANIZER’S KIT

• Large national media presence in both traditional and new media.

• Social media will be especially important. Start using #CelebrateNVRD now!

• Free communications toolkit for all partners (press releases, email blasts, etc. at: www.nationalvoterregistrationday.org)

TOOLS FOR YOU: THE MEDIA KIT

• A large media presence in both traditional and new media will drive voters to seek out registration opportunities

• When you sign up, you’ll be given access to the Communications Toolkit (press releases, email blasts, etc. at:)

• Social media will be especially important. Start using #CelebrateNVRD now!

Media

TOOLS FOR YOU: MEDIA KIT

Media

Look for NVRD on:

TOOLS FOR YOU: SOCIAL MEDIA

Twitter: twitter.com/#CelebrateNVRD Tumblr: CelebrateNVRD.tumblr.comFacebook: facebook.com/CelebrateNVRD

OFFICIAL HASHTAG

#CelebrateNVRD

Media

TOOLS FOR YOU: SOCIAL MEDIA

Media

TOOLS FOR YOU: POSTERS

Media

TOOLS FOR YOU: VOTER REG IN YOUR STATE

Media

NEXT STEPS

• Sign up as a partner! • Ask questions – we are

here to help • Start planning early

Next Steps

QUESTIONS?

Questions?

Fiona Yau-Luufiona@busfederation.org

Maggie Bushmbush@lwv.org

Jessica Reeves

jessica@votolatino.org