Become a Vote Forward partner
As a Vote Forward partner, your organization can help engage millions of low propensity and unregistered voters and encourage them to participate in our democracy.
What we offer
Every cycle, Vote Forward runs numerous RCTs (randomized controlled trials) to test the effectiveness of our voter turnout programs. Then, in our continued pursuit of innovation and commitment to transparency, we share our learnings with our volunteers and supporters, peer organizations, and the public.
The majority of our campaigns are nonpartisan, supporting our core 501c(3) and 501c(4) social-welfare mission. We also support 501(c)(4) partisan campaigns to encourage likely-Democratic voters to turn out in strategic elections.
Our tactics are easy, fun, and most can be done remotely from home. They’re an onramp to additional civic actions, and a great way to engage your grassroots audience with a tangible call-to-action beyond the usual fundraising appeals.
Benefits:
A co-branded landing page for your volunteers
Access to voter contact opportunities
Free tools to track the progress of volunteers
Inclusion in press announcements, with your consent
FAQs
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No! You’ll receive all partner benefits free of charge.
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No! The majority of Vote Forward’s activities are nonpartisan. Vote Forward partners with both 501(c)(3) organizations and other non-partisan entities, who engage only with our nonpartisan campaigns, as well as partners who focus their efforts on our partisan campaigns.
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As a Vote Forward partner you’ll have access to an administrative dashboard where you can download information including the names, email addresses, and letter-writing stats of the volunteers who signed up through your landing page. All we ask in return is that you encourage volunteers to participate!
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Vote Forward partners can specify what types of campaign—partisan or nonpartisan—they would like their volunteers to be assigned to, and in which priority states. Currently partners cannot change the standard website copy or design (apart from the organization name and logo), provide their own lists for targeting, or customize the language in the letter template.
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Please start by completing our partnership interest form. If your organization meets our criteria, we will be in touch about next steps. Generally, a partnership requires a signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) and some basic organizational information.
Our partners
Our approach
Volunteer-powered
Volunteers are the heart of this work. We’re always working to make it even easier for everyone to participate. In 2024, more than a quarter of surveyed volunteers had never participated with a civic or political cause before joining Vote Forward.
Evidence-driven
We pioneered the discovery that handwritten letters can significantly boost voter turnout—and then massively scaled the tactic while refining it via dozens of RCTs. We’re continuing to build on what works—and working to develop new tactics—by testing rigorously and repeatedly.
Collaborative
We work with other evidence-driven organizations, researchers, and analysts to co-create and execute novel campaigns. We also offer Vote Forward’s platform and programming to nonprofit, political, and corporate groups, helping them track their volunteers’ impact.
Innovative
We’re working to discover which new tactics are most effective through scientific evaluation and analysis. We transparently report the results of our experiments to our volunteers, donors, partners, and the public for their use and adoption across the pro-democracy ecosystem. Together with our community, we’re an engine shaping the future of high-impact voter contact.
Interested in becoming a Vote Forward partner?
