On this 4th of July week, it’s a good time to pause and reflect. Democracy has always been messy, always imperfect, and always a work in progress. If we’re paying attention, we know that democracy is an ongoing project. 

What’s easy to overlook is that the success of that ongoing project requires the active participation of all of us.  And when that participation wanes is when opportunities arise for those who would undermine democracy or bend it to their own self-interested purposes. 

We are in such a time right now. If ever there were an all-hands-on-deck moment to protect and defend and expand the promise of democracy, this is it.  And nonprofit leaders are in an extraordinary position to help expand that participation for those who stand to lose the most if democracy is subverted any further.

In this episode, we share:

• The five main reasons people don’t vote
• The key ingredients that will help clients to reliably show up to vote
• The most important thing you should do before you begin engaging clients around voting
• Three simple actions you can take this week to raise awareness around voting
• Four key pieces of information to share with clients to make it easy for them to register and vote
• How to engage clients around beliefs that their vote may not matter
• The basic rules on what 501(c)(3) nonprofits can and can’t do around elections and voting

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