For many reasons, including a wave of new voter registrations and the hard-fought, close race between Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren, MassVOTE projects record-breaking voter turnout in Massachusetts. 1 in 4 voters will be either a new voter or a person who hasn’t voted...
Thanks to its generous foundation supporters, MassVOTE has made grants to the following organizations so far in 2012: Grantee list for Nonpartisan Civic Engagement in 2012 Action for Boston Community Development, Inc. African Council Anti-Displacement...
You decide… Why Vote Yes? Why Vote No? Question 1: Should independent mechanics have access to the same diagnostic and repair information that manufacturer’s dealers have? Car repairs will be more convenient and less expensive because no one will be forced to...
Harbor Health Services, Inc. is a community health agency committed to providing access to quality, comprehensive health care by reducing financial barriers and designing services and programs to strengthen the communities they serve. This organization is also committed to...
East Boston Ecumenical Community Council (EBECC) is a neighborhood-based organization that promotes the advancement of immigrants of all ages through education, services, advocacy, community organizing, and leadership development. Members of the EBECC build support networks...
ADP works to establish and promote cooperative economic development and civic engagement as a vehicle to provide low income people with basic necessities through institutions that they own and direct; to foster a sense of responsibility for each other in a community focused on...
In order to increase voter participation in the 2012 elections, MassVOTE is offering mini-grants to organizations working to carry out non-partisan civic engagement work. MassVOTE is making available several grants between $500 and $2,500. Mini-grant projects should combine...
Our national partner, Nonprofit VOTE, recently released America Goes to the Polls: Voter Participation Gaps in the 2010 Midterm Election. The report illustrates voter turnout gaps in the 2010 midterm election with simple graphs and by highlighting some of the most pertinent...
A new organization created in 2011, the Initiative for Engaged Citizenship is working to get out the vote in the state's 2nd largest city, and working greater participation in all types community decision making. MassVOTE is helping IECWorcester make sure that no...
As the summer begins, MassVOTE has 3 priorities: Empowering neighborhood organizations and progressive groups to do voter education, registration, and mobilization statewide, especially in communities of color. Educating, registering, and mobilizing young voters and future...
