Thank you for your help bringing more nonprofits into the Vote Early Day movement! This holiday provides a tentpole moment for you to energize your volunteers and mobilize your community. With your help, we can let nonprofits across the country know how they can celebrate and get more people in their own communities to vote early.
This action guide includes social media graphics, sample social posts, a sample recruitment email, and access to our nonprofit-specific toolkit—everything you need to reach out to other nonprofits, individuals, businesses, election administrators, and community organizations in your circle and bring them on board!
When you post on social media, make sure to tag us @voteearlyday so we can amplify your posts!
Social Media Graphics
Use these social media graphics to encourage other organizations to be part of the Vote Early Day movement! Post these graphics on your social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc) and spread the word far and wide about how other nonprofits as well as election offices, businesses, and campus groups in your area can get involved.
Click on the image to download!
Day of Action Graphics
Instagram Story Takeover
Partnership Graphics
Sample Social Media Captions
Use this sample social copy to go alongside one of our graphics (or one of your own) to encourage other nonprofits and community organizations to join the Vote Early Day movement!
I. Announcement (Facebook/Instagram)
🚨BIG NEWS 🚨
Today is Vote Early Day’s Nonprofit Day of Action, and we’re proud to share that our organization will be joining the celebration to help millions of Americans vote early on October 28! Here’s why:
- ✅ Voting early gives our community more options and flexibility when casting our ballot!
- ✅ This civic holiday is a chance to mobilize our community as part of a national celebration!
- ✅ Vote Early Day partners have access to free resources and materials, making it easy to fit this celebration in with our other programming!
Learn more about Vote Early Day and sign up to celebrate here: voteearlyday.org/get-involved/
Twitter Alternate:
Today is Vote Early Day’s Nonprofit Day of Action, and we’re proud to share that our organization will be joining the celebration to help millions of Americans vote early on October 28!
Learn more and sign up here: voteearlyday.org/get-involved/
II. Recruitment (Facebook/Instagram)
On October 28th, [your organization] will be celebrating Vote Early Day to let folks in our community know about all their options to cast a ballot ahead of Election Day. But this holiday isn’t just for nonprofits…
Across the country, thousands of businesses, campus groups, civic organizations, and election offices will be hosting events to vote early and make sure voters’ voices are heard. So come on [your community], who will join us in empowering local voters this fall? Learn more and get involved here:
➡ https://voteearlyday.org/get-involved/
Twitter Alternate:
On October 28th, [your organization] will be celebrating Vote Early Day to let folks in our community know about all their options to cast a ballot early. But this holiday isn’t just for nonprofits…Join thousands of businesses, campuses, and election offices: https://voteearlyday.org/get-involved/
III. Making It Easy
Are you looking for a fun way to help voters in your community make their voices heard?
Sign up your organization to partner with Vote Early Day! The Vote Early Day team makes it super easy to celebrate this holiday—they provide a step-by-step toolkit tailored for nonprofits, free swag, and anything else you may need to mobilize your community. Get started here: voteearlyday.org/get-involved
Sample Recruitment Email
Use this email to reach out to other government officials and election administrators in your circle. This email is just a template—please feel free to personalize and share your personal reasons for celebrating Vote Early Day. Your perspective can be the most effective way to bring more nonprofits into this movement!
Subject line: Opportunity for [Organization] to Celebrate Vote Early Day 2022!
Hello [Name],
I’m reaching out to ask the [Organization] to join [Your Organization] in celebrating Vote Early Day this fall!
Vote Early Day is a civic holiday started by nonprofits, media companies, technology platforms, election administrators, influencers, and businesses to give voters the tools and knowledge they need to cast their ballot early in a fun and engaging way. This is a nonpartisan movement with bipartisan support and backing from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission as well as engagement from major nonprofits like the YMCA, the United Way, and the League of Women Voters.
When Americans vote early, we ensure that last-minute problems, long lines at the polls, voter disinformation, and confusing election laws can’t stop us from casting our ballot. Over 220 million Americans have options to vote ahead of Election Day by mail or in person, and we’re excited to be involved in a movement that ensures voters have the tools they need to make their voices heard.
This year, Vote Early Day is scheduled for October 28th, the Friday before Halloween. We decided to join this movement because [your personal reason].
Example: The Example Nonprofit decided to join this movement because we wanted to connect with local businesses and community groups for this election, and Vote Early Day gave us the perfect opportunity to do just that!
Why should you get involved?
- Give Your Community the Tools to Vote Early: ILast-minute problems and hectic schedules on Election Day don’t have to keep them from casting their ballot. When people vote early, shorter lines and less traffic helps Election Day run more smoothly for everyone involved!
- Get Access to Free Resources and Materials: Vote Early Day will provide you a nonprofit-specific Communication and Activation Toolkit that has step-by-step guidance and resources for planning your own celebration. Materials include sample social media posts and graphics, press releases, emails, activation ideas. They will also mail you free swag (including stickers, posters, and postcards) to expand your celebration.
- Build on the Momentum of a Tentpole Moment: The weeks-long push of get-out-the-vote can feel like a slog, and Vote Early Day is an opportunity to shake things up and generate excitement! The national buzz of over 3,000 partner organizations gives you the chance to motivate volunteers and turn out voters in one big push of energy and enthusiasm.
This is an amazing opportunity to help [your community], and we’d love to have [Organization] join us on October 28! You can learn more about Vote Early Day and sign up to be a partner here.
The team at Vote Early Day is eager to help you as you plan your celebration. Please feel free to reach out to them at info@voteearlyday.org.
Thank you for considering!
All the best,
[Sender Name]
Newsletter Blurb
An addition or alternative to the email above, this blurb can be included in your regular newsletter or as another quick promo. This is an abbreviated introduction of Vote Early Day and a call for other organizations to join the movement.
Opportunity to Celebrate Vote Early Day 2022!
We are partnering with our friends at Vote Early Day to encourage nonprofits across the country to celebrate this important civic holiday!
Learn More About Vote Early Day 2022!
Vote Early Day is a movement started by nonprofits, media companies, technology platforms, election administrators, influencers, and businesses to give voters the tools and knowledge they need to cast their ballot early in a fun and engaging way.
This year, Vote Early Day is scheduled for October 28th, the Friday before Halloween. We decided to join this movement because [your personal reason].
Example: The Example Nonprofit decided to join this movement because we wanted to connect with local businesses and community groups for this election, and Vote Early Day gave us the perfect opportunity to do just that!
Celebrating this holiday is simple and easy. You’ll get a nonprofit-specific toolkit with everything you’ll need (social media posts/graphics, press releases, emails, activation ideas, and more) and even free swag like stickers, posters, and postcards!
You can learn more about Vote Early Day and sign up to be a partner here. Feel free to reach out to the Vote Early Day team at info@voteearlyday.org with any questions.
Nonprofits Toolkit
Below is the link to our Nonprofits Toolkit. We want to make it as easy as possible for you to celebrate Vote Early Day, so we provide step-by-step guidance and materials to build a successful and exciting activation. The toolkit includes everything from sample emails to press releases to social posts and more!