Strategic Giving

We use our data-backed research to advise you on strategic giving, identifying the races and grassroots organizations in our target states where your dollars will have the most significant impact. 

In 2023 NOPE raised funds to support grassroots organizations and Democratic candidates in the 2023 Virginia legislative elections - where we met our goal of maintaining the Democratic majority in the VA Senate and flipping the VA House! In 2024 we will direct resources to grassroots organizing groups and candidates in battleground states critical to preserving the Democratic majority in the US Senate, regaining a Democratic majority in the US House, and holding the Presidency in 2024.  

Donate to grassroots partners with our “Organize for Democracy” slate

NOPE is all about focus - directing our time and our dollars where they’ll have the greatest impact. Our fundraising strategy - honed in the 2018, 2020 and 2022 elections - is to remain focused on the swing states where the 2024 election will be won, most likely by razor thin margins. Communities of color in swing states turned out the decisive vote in 2020, electing Joe Biden, holding the House and flipping the Senate. We believe these voters will again be essential in 2024 and that the best way to mobilize them is through community organizing. 

To create our slate of Organize for Democracy groups, NOPE’s targeting team works with state experts to select one group in each of our target states. We update the slate as political realities shift, but it generally includes one group in each battleground state. We've directed more than $1.75 Million to our grassroots partners since 2017. 

We make it easy to support all our grassroots partners with one donation through our “Organize for Democracy” campaign. We will automatically divide your 501(c)(4) non-tax-deductible donation equally among our organizing groups, or you can customize your donations as you choose.  Please donate generously and make your gift recurring.  Early and recurring financial support is critical for effective organizing groundwork, and that groundwork must begin now to secure wins in 2024. For more information on giving to support our partners’ partisan and political work, click here.

Charitable 501(c)(3) Donations to Grassroots Partners

Did you know that each of our Organize for Democracy groups has a companion organization qualified to accept tax deductible donations for their non-partisan, civic engagement work, including voter registration, voter education and leadership training?  As long as the affiliate groups do not support a candidate or political party or advocate for an issue, these donations qualify as charitable.  We're offering two ways to make a tax-deductible donation to our current slate of community groups:

  • Make a tax-deductible credit card donation via ActBlue here: Act Blue will email you a receipt; be sure to keep it, as Act Blue does not send year-end tax receipts.  Click "Count Me In" to make this a monthly recurring donation and become a NOPE Democracy Sustainer.

  • Use your Donor Advised Fund (DAF), appreciated stock, mandatory IRA distribution, private foundation, or a check to donate to NOPE’s organizing fund on the Amalgamated Foundation platform.  For more about this option or to get the process started, contact NOPE fundraising leader, Laurie Minerbi.

Please click here for more information about charitable giving through NOPE.

Support carefully vetted candidates in battleground states

Although we can’t overstate the importance of supporting our grassroots partners, we know you want to support candidates as well.

At the national level we will concentrate on the alignment of US Senate races with the Electoral College votes needed to retain the White House. Watch this space: we’re developing a slate of Senate and House candidates for 2024.

At the state level, in 2024 we pushed hard in Virginia to protecting voting rights, abortion rights, and more. Nine out of the 12 candidates we supported won on November 7! More importantly, we held the majority in Virginia Senate and flipped the House of Delegates. These victories will set the tone for 2024.

When you put your savings to work to defend democracy, we all win.  Let’s leave coming generations the legacy of democracy.