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2024: Election Tip: Get Free (and Really Helpful) Resources from You Can Vote

Leading up to the 2024 primary election this spring and the general election this fall, the Center will offer a variety of tips for nonprofits about nonpartisan voter registration and voter education. We encourage you to share these tips with your staff, board, and the people you serve. This week’s tip: You Can Vote offers many free, user-friendly, and nonpartisan resources on voter education. You Can Vote’s resources include:

2024 Election Tip: If You Plan to Vote by Mail, Request Your Absentee Ballot Today

Leading up to the 2024 primary election this spring and the general election this fall, the Center will offer a variety of tips for nonprofits about nonpartisan voter registration and voter education. We encourage you to share these tips with your staff, board, and the people you serve. This week’s tip: Now is the time to request your absentee ballot.

2024 Election Tip: Check Your Voter Registration

Leading up to the 2024 primary election this spring and the general election this fall, the Center is offering a variety of tips for nonprofits about nonpartisan voter registration and voter education. We encourage you to share these tips with your staff, board, and the people you serve. This week’s tip: check your voter registration.

Reach Out to 2022 Candidates for Office

Earlier this year, the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits sent a candidate questionnaire on nonprofit issues to all North Carolina candidates for Congress and the NC General Assembly. The questionnaire is intended to help nonprofit leaders learn more about the candidates on their ballots in the 2022 election and also to help candidates have a better awareness of the work of nonprofits.

2022 Candidate Questionnaire Responses by County Map

The North Carolina Center for Nonprofits invited every candidate running for statewide office in the 2022 elections to share their insights on questions of interest to nonprofits across the state. Our goal is to help voters – particularly people who work for, volunteer with, or are served by nonprofits – be better informed about candidates.

Here are the candidate responses and contact info for US Senate:

Everything Your Nonprofit Needs to Know about the 2022 Election

This spring and fall, voters across North Carolina will go to the polls to elect new members of Congress, the state legislature, judges, and local officials. These elected officials will be entrusted to make decisions on laws and policies of critical importance to the work of every NC nonprofit. This webinar will provide an overview of the 2022 election for nonprofits, including:

Nonprofits and Permissible Election Activities

In this webinar, you'll learn the basics about what 501(c)(3) nonprofits can and can’t do in an election year, ways nonprofit staff, board members, and volunteers can (legally) engage in campaigns, and common questions (and possibly some answers!) about tricky election-year situations for nonprofits.

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501(c)(3) Advocacy on State Constitutional Amendments

This fall, North Carolina voters will have the opportunity to decide whether six amendments will be made to the North Carolina Constitution. Voters will be asked to decide on constitutional amendments that would:

Reduce the maximum state income tax rate from 10% to 7%;

Nonpartisan Voter Education

An Essential Role for Nonprofits

Why should your nonprofit get involved?

It strengthens your nonprofit’s voice. Elected officials know who votes. They pay less attention to communities with low voter turnout.

See What the Candidates for Governor Say About Nonprofits

The N.C. Center for Nonprofits has sent a candidate questionnaire asking each candidate for Governor to share their insights on several nonprofit sector issues. We encourage you to read their responses before voting in the May 8 primary. Here are their responses:

Democratic Candidates