<p> GET THE WORD OUT!</p><p>Use this SAMPLE EMAIL to ask other California nonprofits to sign on to Vote with Your Mission</p><p>Dear ______:</p><p>I am excited to share with you an exciting new campaign organized by the California Association of Nonprofits – Vote with Your Mission. To re-frame the nonprofit sector as a significant segment of the voting public and to increase the number of people voting with the ideals and values that bring them into the nonprofit sector, the campaign aims to have 100% of eligible nonprofit staff, board members, and volunteers vote.</p><p>Launched on May 1, 2012, Vote with Your Mission aims to galvanize the power of the nonprofit community leading up to the 2015 elections. We hope that ______will join my organization, ______, on the growing list of nonprofits that have signed on to Vote with Your Mission. Just go to www.votewithyourmission.org and click on the “Sign on here” button. </p><p>Signing on to the campaign is simple: Your organization must pledge to undertake two of six action items listed in the attached campaign summary, such as ask all staff, board members, volunteers, and constituents to vote and provide nonpartisan voter registration materials on site. That’s it. If you are as energized by this campaign as I am, your organization can also sign up as a co-sponsor by agreeing to reach out to 15 other nonprofits and asking them to join the campaign. </p><p>Vote with Your Mission aims to galvanize the power of the nonprofit community and emphasize the importance of voting for the ideals and values that have brought each of us to our nonprofit work. Too often nonprofits shy away from anything “political.” But we have a right – and indeed – a duty to be heard. Encouraging our volunteers and staff members to vote is a first step toward this important goal. </p><p>For more information, see the attached Campaign Summary and visit the campaign website at www.votewithyourmission.org. Legal counsel has vetted the campaign and prepared the attached set of FAQs to answer your likely questions. The campaign’s coordinator, Diana Dunker, is also happy to answer any questions or concerns. </p><p>Sign on to Vote with Your Mission today! </p><p>Warm regards,</p><p>[NOTE: Be sure to attach the Campaign Summary and Legal FAQs to your email!]</p><p>9/21/2015</p>