人兽性交 and the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Announce Recipients of Vote Your Voice Field Strengthening Grants
Grants will empower communities of color through funding for voter registration and mobilization, civic engagement, and leadership development in the Deep South
ATLANTA 鈥 Today, the(人兽性交) and the (Foundation) announce 68 organizations selected to receive grants through the Vote Your Voice initiative. These grants, called field strengthening grants, are designed to enable organizations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi to expand their voter outreach, civic engagement and leadership development activities in communities of color.
The Foundation and 人兽性交 launched Vote Your Voice in 2020 as a $30 million initiative to help ensure full voter participation and fair representation for Black communities and other communities of color across the Deep South. The program was later expanded to a 10-year, $100 million initiative, which also includes support for civic engagement activities, leadership development, and organizational capacity building. Grant amounts are based on each applicant's organizational capacity, demonstrated outcomes, proposed scope of work and budget. Typical awards range between $50,000 to $500,000, with a duration of one to three years based on the organization's request.听
During this cycle of grant funding, Vote Your Voice focused on organizations working to engage young adults of color across the five key states as well as voters of color in non-metro areas. Among the 2023 grantees are Florida Student Power Alliance, which is building a people-powered Florida, centered through the leadership of young people; Mississippi Black Women鈥檚 Roundtable, which advances the civic engagement of Black women voters; and Poder Latinx, which is mobilizing the Latinx community to become decision-makers in our country's democracy and win on economic, immigrant and environmental issues. A full list of 2023 Vote Your Voice Field Strengthening grantees can be found below.听
鈥淲e are deeply grateful to the Southern Poverty Law Center for the generous support to scale our nonpartisan civic engagement program across Georgia and Louisiana,鈥 said Leah Qusba, executive director, Action for the Climate Emergency. 鈥淭his critical funding will allow our organization to reach tens of thousands of our nation's youngest, most diverse voters鈥攁nd ensure they have everything they need to participate fully in our democracy.鈥澨
鈥淲e are so excited about this powerful investment which will allow us to continue to build power and a bench of leaders to sustain that power,鈥 said Ashley Shelton, president, founder and CEO of The Power Coalition for Equity and Justice. 鈥淭his funding is so powerful because it supports the hardest thing to raise money for which is infrastructure. Infrastructure is critical to growing and sustaining the work and we now have the resources to do just that.鈥
鈥淔ull voter representation means just that鈥攚idening the net so that everyone, those who live outside our major cities or hail from communities that historically were prevented from exercising their right to vote鈥攊s brought into the democratic process,鈥 said Ayana Gabriel, vice president of Community Impact for the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta. 鈥淭he Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta is proud and excited to partner with the 人兽性交 in supporting these very worthy organizations, who are dedicated to ensuring that all of us have a seat at the table in this democracy.鈥澨
鈥淰oting is foundational to our democracy 鈥 and that foundation is under attack across the Deep South,鈥 said Margaret Huang, president and CEO of the Southern Poverty Law Center. 鈥淭he work of these grantees is paramount to ensuring that the voices of voters of color are heard in the 2024 local and national elections and beyond. Together, we will build a stronger, more inclusive democracy where everyone can thrive.鈥澨
2023 Vote Your Voice Field Strengthening Grantees听
Alabama听
Alabama A&M University Foundation听
Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice听
Alabama Institute for Social Justice听
Destiny Driven Inc听
Foot Soldiers Park Inc.听
Friends of the West End听
Limestone County NAACP听
The Ordinary People Society听
United Women of Color听
Florida听
904WARD听
Alianza Center Inc.听
Dream Defenders听
Emgage Foundation, INC.听
Engage Miami Civic Foundation听
Equal Ground听
Faith in Florida听
Florida For All听
Florida Justice Center听
Florida Rising Together听
Florida Student Power Alliance
Harriet Tubman Freedom Fighters Corp.听
Hope CommUnity Center听
NALEO Educational Fund听
Real Women Radio Foundation听
State Voices Florida听
Georgia听
9to5 Georgia听
A Better Glynn听
Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Atlanta听
Barred Business听
Coalition for the People's Agenda听
Cobb Collaborative, Inc.听
Collective Renaissance Georgia听
Common Defense Education Fund听
Delta Research and Educational Foundation (Southern Region Delta Sigma Theta Sorority)听
Fair Count听
GALEO听
Georgia Justice Project听
Georgia Muslim Voter Project听
Latino Community Fund Inc.听
Migrant Equity Southeast听
Peach Concerned Citizens, Inc听
ProGeorgia听
RestoreHER US.America听
Women on the Rise GA听
Louisiana 听
Operation Restoration听
Power Coalition for Equity and Justice听
Together Louisiana听
Urban League of Louisiana听
Voice of the Experienced (VOTE)听
Mississippi听
Children's Defense Fund听
Mississippi Black Women's Roundtable听
Mississippi Center for Re-entry听
Mississippi NAACP听
The Parents' Campaign Research & Education Fund听
We Must Vote, Inc听
Multi-state听
Asian & Pacific Islander American Vote听
Action for the Climate Emergency (ACE)听
Boat People SOS听
Civic Nation听
Formerly Incarcerated, Convicted People, and Families Movement听
Mi Familia Vota Education Fund听
Mosaic Changemakers
New Disabled South听
Poder Latinx听
Progressive Black Men Inc.听
Students Learn Students Vote听
Urban Strategies听
Vot-ER听
For more information about the grant recipients and their initiatives, please visit .
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The Southern Poverty Law Center is a catalyst for racial justice in the South and beyond, working in partnership with communities to dismantle white supremacy, strengthen intersectional movements, and advance the human rights of all people.鈥 For more information, visit .
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta inspires and leads the Atlanta region toward equity and shared prosperity for all who call it home. is the Foundation鈥檚 strategic ethos, working through a collaborative approach with community stakeholders, donors, nonprofits and others to examine complex challenges the region faces and create solutions that build a thriving region. Started in 1951, the Community Foundation shepherds approximately $1.4 billion in current assets through its 1,000+ donor funds, while simultaneously raising and deploying more than $120 million annually to thousands of nonprofit organizations. For more information visit: or connect with the Foundation via , , and .