CENTER FOR POPULAR DEMOCRACY ACTION FUND INCPub 78
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Programs
Program 1 [2020]
BASEBUILDING AND CANVASS FOR POWER:CPDA'S CANVASS PROGRAM IS AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO BUILDING A DUES-PAYING MEMBERSHIP BASE FOR AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS WORKING IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR THAT IS DEEPLY ENGAGED IN PUSHING FOR PROGRESSIVE LEGISLATION AND CREATING A POLITICAL LANDSCAPE THAT BENEFITS OUR AFFILIATES' MEMBERS. CPDA'S BASEBUILDING PROGRAM PROVIDES DIRECT FIELD CAPACITY TO OUR AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS, HELPS THEM BUILD MEMBERSHIP AND LEADERSHIP IN COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY STRUCTURAL RACISM AND CAPITALISM. CPDA PROVIDES POLITICAL TRAININGS, DIRECT CAPACITY FOR MEMBER ACQUISITION, TRAIN-THE-TRAINERS EXPERIENCES, AND DIRECT TRAINING TO GRASSROOTS LEADERS.IN 2020 WHEN THE PANDEMIC HIT, OUR AFFILIATES WERE CONSUMED BY HELPING THEIR MEMBERS MEET BASIC NEEDS THROUGH MUTUAL AID WHEN FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS FAILED THEM. CPD/A PLAYED AN INTEGRAL ROLE, PROVIDING ADDITIONAL FLEXIBLE FUNDS AND DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE ON TOP OF OUR ONGOING CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVES. WE'VE PROVIDED FIFTEEN AFFILIATES WITH SUBGRANTS TO SUPPORT THEIR DIGITAL BASE-BUILDING EFFORTS AND HIRE NEW STAFF. LAST YEAR WE ENGAGED OVER 1,000 PARTICIPANTS IN 90 UNIQUE TRAINING ACTIVITIES. THESE EXPERIENCES HELP BUILD A MORE COHESIVE AND COORDINATED MOVEMENT, DEEPEN RELATIONSHIPS, OFFER PEER SUPPORT AND SHARING, GIVE PARTICIPANTS MEANINGFUL WAYS TO COLLABORATE, AND STRENGTHEN THE MOVEMENT'S INFRASTRUCTURE. WHEN LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS WERE INTERRUPTED, WE ORGANIZED VIRTUAL TOWN HALLS TO KEEP COMMUNITIES CONNECTED WITH ELECTEDS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$5.6MProgram 2 [2020]
CAMPAIGNS AND INNOVATIONS:CPDA'S CAMPAIGNS PROGRAM RUNS CAMPAIGNS IN CONCERT WITH OUR NETWORK ORGANIZATIONS THAT AIM TO ENSURE OUR COMMUNITIES HAVE ACCESS TO GOOD SCHOOLS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, QUALITY HEALTHCARE, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR IMMIGRANTS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, GREATER CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY, A RESILIENT AND FAIR ECONOMY, AND A ROBUST AND RESPONSIVE DEMOCRACY. IN 2020, CPD/A ORGANIZED ALONGSIDE OUR 48 AFFILIATES AND OTHER PARTNERS TO WIN 50 POWERFUL POLICY VICTORIES IMPACTING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING WORKER PROTECTIONS BENEFITTING MORE THAN 5 MILLION PEOPLE WERE PASSED AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL, RANGING FROM MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES AND PAID FAMILY LEAVE POLICIES, TO STRENGTHENED PROTECTIONS FOR WORKERS WHO FACE ARBITRARY TERMINATION AND 20 GROUNDBREAKING HOUSING POLICY WINS, INCLUDING EVICTION MORATORIA AND STRENGTHENED RENTER PROTECTIONS IN 11 STATES, COVERING 47 MILLION RENTERS AND DIRECTLY IMPACTING OVER 17 MILLION PEOPLE WHO WERE AT RISK OF EVICTION DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. CPD/A ALSO EDUCATED THE PUBLIC ON MORE THAN 10 BALLOT MEASURES ON ISSUES THAT DEFINED THE TERMS OF DISCOURSE IN 2020: VOTING RIGHTS, IMMIGRANT RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC, RACIAL, AND CLIMATE JUSTICE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2MProgram 3 [2020]
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT:CPDA'S CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM IMPLEMENTS YEAR-ROUND, CULTURALLY COMPETENT ENGAGEMENT WITH COMMUNITIES THAT LAYERS BENEFIT AND SERVICES OUTREACH AND NAVIGATION, ISSUE-BASED ADVOCACY, AND VOTER REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION, ENSURING MULTIPLE CONVERSATIONS WITH ELIGIBLE VOTERS TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS AND BUILD TRUST IN ADVANCE OF ELECTIONS. WE ARE FOCUSED ON STRENGTHENING AND SCALING THE CAPACITY OF OUR AFFILIATES' CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS IN BIPOC AND WORKING-CLASS COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING ACCESS TO BEST IN CLASS DATA, TECH, AND TOOLS, STAFFING SUPPORT, AND ONGOING TRAINING AND PEER-TO-PEER LEARNING TO CONTINUALLY SHARE BEST PRACTICES AND DEEPEN EXPERTISE. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR SISTER ORGANIZATION, THE CENTER FOR POPULAR DEMOCRACY, WE MADE OVER 31 MILLION CALLS TO VOTERS, SENT OVER 12 MILLION TEXTS, AND KNOCKED ON APPROXIMATELY TWO MILLION DOORS; WE REGISTERED APPROXIMATELY 200,000 NEW VOTERS, AND SIGNED UP ROUGHLY 150,000 TO VOTE BY MAIL-RESULTING IN DRAMATIC INCREASES IN VOTER PARTICIPATION IN OUR COMMUNITIES IN 2020.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.8M
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