Richelle DeVoe's blog

Don’t worry, no one’s going to ask you to pull out your fake cobwebs yet, but it is a good time to think about Trick or Vote. As the nation’s largest get out the vote canvass (…in costume) gets a running start this year, we’re asking you to get (your organization) involved.

This year Trick or Vote will be bigger (and scarier) than ever.

In 2010 our goals include:
· 200,000 voter contacts nationwide
· Over 5,000 volunteer engagements
· Over 50 cities nationwide
· Launching the Adopt-a-monster fundraising program

We’re so committed to Trick or Vote this year that we’re offering re-grants to partner organizations (that means cash money in your organizations pockets). But this money will only be available to organizations that want to be the exclusive organization in their community. We came to the conclusion that in locations with large Trick or Vote events, we want to grant an exclusive license to our local partner so that competing events don't drain from the energy and power of a coordinated effort.

These big exclusive events will be the backbone of Trick or Vote this fall and will be first in line for support, training, and national resources. We'll also have a large DIY program for organizations and individuals to plug in to, but that will be a mile wide and an inch deep.

In short, if you've got some "communities" (could be a neighborhood, a city, or a college campus, etc.) where you want to own Trick or Vote this fall and get assistance from your friends at the Bus Federation Civic Fund to make it happen, you should apply for exclusive status:

Organizations interested in applying to host Trick or Vote in their communities can go to the link below to fill out the application:
Apply Here!

Contact Trick or Vote National Field Coordinator Richelle Devoe at Richelle@forwardmontana.org if you have any questions or would like further information.