CONTACT

[Amalia Anderson](mailto: mainstreet@leagueofruralvoters.org), Latino/Rural, League of Rural Voters Mainstreet Project, 612-879-7570

Betty Ahrens, Co-Executive Director, Iowa Citizen Action Network-Iowa City, 319-354-8116

Matt Russell, Rural Contact, Iowa Citizen Action Network-Des Moines, 515-277-5077 x 15

WHAT'S NEW

The Iowa Participation Project

          <p>The Iowa Participation Project supports planning and coordination 
            of voter registration, GOTV and voter protection among participating 
            groups and also supports the recruitment of additional groups 
            throughout the state. Among the groups working together in the 
            Project are Iowa Citizen Action Network, New Voters Project, League 
            of Rural Voters, Every Child Matters and IA Farmers Union. </p>
          <p>The Project provides technical and material support to groups 
            already working on voter registration and civic participation, 
            identifying and training additional constituency groups, and maintaining 
            on-going and regular communications between and among participating 
            groups. The goal is to ensure that 501c3 groups in Iowa who are 
            working to support civic engagement activities are able to operate 
            in ways that reduce duplication while maximizing their effectiveness. 
            Iowa Participation Project staff will also help provide communications 
            support for participant outreach and public relations efforts. 
          </p>
          <p>Specific activities will include the creation and operation of 
            a statewide list serve and web page, maintenance of a shared civic 
            engagement calendar, hosting of regular training phone calls and 
            in-person seminars, hosting of coordination meetings and assistance 
            in developing and implementing work plans for voter contact and 
            GOTV activities. </p>
          <p>In addition, Iowa Participation Project staff will assist 501c3 
            groups in community outreach and training for communities interested 
            in developing GOTV programs in historically under-represented 
            communities. We will help link participating groups with information 
            and technical support resources made available through National 
            Voice.</p>