25-WORD DESCRIPTION:
Through our youth civic leadership, civic health, and voting rights programming, Civic Nebraska is building a more modern and robust democracy for all Nebraskans.
HOW WE USE YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS:
- $25 provides postage for a middle school class to send letters to their elected officials.
- $50 ensures the proper training and management of nonpartisan election protection volunteers.
- $100 provides educational and promotional materials for voter registration efforts that include canvassing and tabling.
- $250 supports a fifth grade classroom with the curriculum and materials to participate in Kid Governor, a new statewide civics program.
A STORY FROM OUR AGENCY:
To ensure that all voices are heard and represented at the ballot box, Civic Nebraska continually dedicates time and resources toward encouraging folks to register to vote. In 2024, we helped make that possible for thousands of Nebraskans who had served felony sentences but, despite having paid their debt to society, were previously forced to endure an arbitrary two-year waiting period before getting back their right to vote. A yearslong effort finally culminated in a new law that erased the antiquated practice.
The canvassing efforts of our staff and a network of volunteers also yielded many stories that illustrated the importance of our voter registration work. Among them:
• One canvasser met a woman in her mid-60s who had never registered to vote. A patient conversation ultimately persuaded her to do so for the first time.
• A staff volunteer spoke with a first-generation American who was delighted to learn that his 9-year-old son could accompany him to the polls — and witness him vote for the first time as a naturalized citizen.
• Canvassers encountered a receptive audience at a plasma center. There, multiple registrants spoke of electing leaders who would prioritize health care and fair wages so that donating plasma to make ends meet, rather than meet a community need, would become a thing of the past.
ADDRESS/PHONE:
530 S. 13th St, Suite 100
Lincoln, NE 68508
402-904-5191
