Nonprofit Voter Engagement

Common Cause NY provides a voice for citizens in support of open, honest, and accountable government at all levels. Community Votes, a nonprofit organization, partners with community-based social service organizations to conduct nonpartisan voter mobilization so more underrepresented citizens participate in our democracy. Both committed to civic engagement, the two organizations partnered to enlist and enable nonprofit organizations to participate in voter engagement work. The organizations engaged a Capstone team to develop a deeper understanding of nonprofit employees’ attitudes and relationships toward the promotion of voting and civic engagement. The team developed and implemented a survey of nonprofit employees. They analyzed and synthesized the results in a clear and digestible way so that Community Votes and Common Cause NY could use the data to recruit more nonprofit organizations to participate in voter engagement work with their clients.