The Pennywise VoteWise program offers multi year, strategic support to small grassroots voting rights organization that have been vetted and proven to be having outsized impacts in the communities they serve.
At the heart of this program is our understanding that voting advocacy organizations need reliable, year round and multi year funding so that they can maximize organizational capacities. They need to be able to support well compensated, stable staffing; organizational infrastructure and overhead; and access to current technology tools in order to perform effectively. They also need expanded support that will allow them to invest in innovative collaborations and to coordinate efforts at all levels.
We believe that the philanthropic sector over prioritizes high-profile state and national work to the detriment of small, on the ground, voting rights organizations. We also believe that much giving aimed at "getting out the vote" happens too late. We are certain there are better approaches. VoteWise embraces a movement-building perspective to supporting voting rights by supporting local groups with year over year funding and emphasizing collaboration.
We believe that the philanthropic sector over prioritizes high-profile state and national work to the detriment of small, on the ground, voting rights organizations. We also believe that much giving aimed at "getting out the vote" happens too late. We are certain there are better approaches. VoteWise embraces a movement-building perspective to supporting voting rights by supporting local groups with year over year funding and emphasizing collaboration.
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The VoteWise Program centers on increased access to and engagement with voting for all. The Pennywise Foundation does not engage in lobbying or any other type of partisan political activities or advocacy.