Nonprofit Vote: Getting everyone to the polls in November

“While voting is a right of every U.S. citizen, the process isn’t easy for those faced with strict registration deadlines, voter ID laws and limited access to polling places. That’s why the Greater Pittsburgh Nonprofit Partnership (GPNP), a part of The Forbes Funds, is committed to getting everyone to the polls this election season.

The GPNP, a coalition of over 420 nonprofits and community partners from a 12-county region in southwestern PA, assembled 17 cohorts to participate in the nonpartisan Nonprofit Vote voter engagement program. The cohorts, which include area nonprofits such as Just Harvest and the Wilkinsburg Family Support Center and Office of Child Development, are tasked with getting at least 4,250 of their clients—250 per cohort—to vote….”

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Publish Date: 09-23-2016

News Outlet: NEXT Pittsburgh

Author: Amanda Waltz

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