September 24, 2026
How Big a Blue Wave?? (An Investor’s Dilemma)
How should we invest today so that, in November, we don’t just have a Blue Wave but a Blue Tsunami? MVP Executive Director Billy Wimsatt weighs in.
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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 immediate investment could make a major difference in winning the midterms and beating back autocracy.
May 10, 2026
How to use your wealth to shift power in this country (when you know politics is broken)
Want to help build a better future, but you’re sick of politics as usual? We hear you. It’s time to change what and how we fund to build movements — not moments — for lasting change.
November 2, 2024
“What else can I do before Tuesday?”
With Election Day fast approaching, MVP's Director of Communications, Zo Tobi, outlines how we can help turn out every last vote in these crucial final days. Read this letter, take action, and share this with anyone who is itching to do more before it's too late.
October 10, 2024
State of the Race: Polls Are Tied – What is MVP Doing to Win?
This is the closest election in modern history. A few thousand unlikely voters could be all that separates a Blue Wave from a Red Wave. How do we turn out those exact voters? By funding the grassroots ground game.
September 23, 2024
The $165 Million Gap: Shortfall for Grassroots Field Operations in Key Battleground States
To turn out the sporadic Democratic voters who can tip this election, we need an immediate intervention to fund the year-round voter organizing groups best positioned to reach them. Here is a sampling of current budget gaps.
September 9, 2024
Are donations close to Election Day still helpful?
The short answer: Unequivocally yes! While early, year-round, and multi-year funding is always best, donations in the months, weeks, and days before Election Day are still enormously impactful. Read the details and pass it on.
September 6, 2024
Bat Signal 4: Democrats’ Underfunded Ground Game
In the final stretch before the election, our most glaring vulnerability on the Democratic side is a deep lack of funding for independently-run, locally-based voter mobilization efforts. We can solve this if we act quickly and spread the word.
August 28, 2024
How much have we raised? How much more do we need?
Spoiler alert: Local organizers are the best voter mobilizers – but with just 68 days until Election Day, they are deeply underfunded. We invite you to join us in changing that!
June 27, 2024
Bat Signal 3: Sliding Doors
This election will likely be won or lost by 10,000 votes – the "margin of effort." Here’s our take on the political situation, the money situation, and how we rebuild our divided team. Our big play: An all-hands-on-deck effort to support hundreds of organizations to run the biggest (emotionally intelligent!) voter turnout and persuasion effort in history.
May 14, 2024
The Courageous Giving Framework: A Philanthropic Strategy to Build a Just Democracy
In Nonprofit Quarterly, fundraising consultant Marsha Davis just shouted out Movement Voter Project as a top vehicle for funding grassroots voter engagement, as a key strategy for maintaining and building on the human and civil rights gains of the last 50 years.
May 10, 2024
Last call for early giving: Find your “No-Regrets Number”
For those who’ve been procrastinating: If you or anyone you know hasn't yet sat down to figure out how much you plan to donate in this election year (and when), here are two tips.
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