Designing for a cause.
I had the pleasure of doing some design elements for a one-evening-only charity event here in Los Angeles. The good folks at Feminists in Action Los Angeles and Hang Out Do Good put together a fabulous event (in under a month!) to raise money for two organizations who are doing amazing work to get people to the polls. Ballots over Broadway was an intimate evening of Broadway musical performances sung by some pretty amazing stars of stage and screen. The event benefited Field Team 6 and Spread the Vote. More about them below:
Spread the Vote works to increase voter participation since the largest population of voters in America are registered, but don’t turn up at the polls. This is because of challenges with transportation, childcare, voter education, and more that keep people from showing up on election day. Spread the Vote helps people in voter ID states get the IDs they need for life and to vote. 77% of the people they work with have never voted before.
What they do:
- Obtain IDs for eligible voters in voter id states
- Help voters make and execute a plan to vote
- Make election guides for real people
- Create digital and real-world educational tools
- Educate voters 365 days a year
Learn more at www.spreadthevote.org
Field Team 6 is a national volunteer army with a simple mission: Register Democrats and Save the World. They register voters exclusively in the districts and states where they will make the most impact; in presidential swing states, Senate swing states, and swing House districts. Their approach: Positive human interaction – because it wins elections! They connect with people in real conversations, listen to their concerns, and then not only register them to vote — they educate them so they know what to do with that vote.
Learn more at www.fieldteam6.org
