May 14, 2026

"What difference does it make if I give now vs. closer to November?" We're so glad you asked...

Here is a sampling of real opportunities in which investment in May or June 2026 could make a major difference in winning the midterms and beating back autocracy.

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Early money builds real power.

Below is a sampling of real opportunities in which investment in May or June 2026 could make a major difference in winning the midterms and beating back autocracy. MVP partner groups will launch many of these efforts in the fall, but with early funding, they could start sooner and reach more voters.

Flipping the U.S. House

Pennsylvania

  • Add 15 more Neighborhood Captains in PA-08: $12,000
  • Add 20 more Neighborhood Captains in PA-10: $15,600
  • Add 50 more Neighborhood Captains in PA-07: $40,000

California

  • Add 1 full-time canvass lead in CA-22 (in May): $20,000
  • Add 1 full-time canvass lead in CA-22 (in August): $40,000

Flipping the U.S. Senate

North Carolina: Elect Roy Cooper

  • Add 2 campus ambassadors before the school year ends: $10,000
  • Add 15 more community canvass days: $15,000
  • Add a full voter registration program in one county: $25,000

Maine: Elect Graham Platner

  • Half-time mobile home resident organizer, now through Election Day, connecting local housing to the Senate: $25,000
  • Full-time rural organizer, now through Election Day: $50,000

Texas: Elect James Talarico

  • Add and support 15 Campus and Community Organizing Leaders to organize young people through Election Day: $37,500

Mobilizing the youth vote

Online

  • Additional youth creator cohort with 5 fellows to reach young voters via Twitch, TikTok, and YouTube: $15,000

On Campus

  • Launch a fully staffed, semester-long organizing program on an additional campus in fall 2026: $50,000

Over the Summer

  • Add a session of summer organizing school, training 25 young leaders to educate, mobilize, GOTV in the fall: $75,000

Friends don't let friends wait until October to make their political donations.

People are ready for change, but many won’t pay attention to the midterms until fall. If you’re reading this now, you’re ahead of the curve! Give at movement.vote/donate, email advisor@movement.vote with questions, and get involved and get help bringing your people along at movement.vote/volunteer.

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