Become an Organizing Partner!
a school district or nonpartisan organization serving high school students and/or educators; passionate about democracy and helping young people thrive.
YOU:
a nonpartisan organization working with partners to help high school students register to vote and make an impact by empowering their peers.
US:
Organizing partners receive:
Free training, toolkits and 1:1 support for your organization as well as the students, educators, and others you serve. Collaborate with us to help young people use their voices at the ballot box.
Free merch and materials to help drive leaders promote their efforts, stay organized, and help register all of their eligible peers to vote.
Timely hyper-local data reflecting voter registration rates for the youngest voters in your community. Watch your efforts show up here!
Customized QR code for online registration, linked to your school or organization, so results are traceable directly to your students’ efforts.
Leaderboard displaying the number of registrations each group was responsible for, encouraging healthy competition among drive leaders.
Cross-promotion and shared amplification efforts on social media, press and reporting of your organization’s results.
A free, high-quality, project-based, nonpartisan learning activity that builds leadership capacity, creates meaningful, measurable impact in your community, and connects students with a national effort to strengthen American democracy through high school voter registration.
CASE STUDY:
Statewide Impact in New Hampshire
The Civics Center + Open Democracy NH
Over the past three years, The Civics Center has led a transformative partnership in New Hampshire alongside Open Democracy. Our collaborative approach has driven measurable improvements in youth voter registration state-wide:
🏫 36 voter registration drives across 25 NH high schools in 2024 alone.
📊 In two separate independent evaluations, communities with drives saw more than a 6 percentage point higher increase in registration rates than similar municipalities that did not participate (Source: Analysis by Prof. David Nickerson).
😇 The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation supported both partners to build capacity for the sustained effort needed.
🔍 Data-driven strategies ensured precision, impact, and continuous improvement.
Through this partnership, students and educators received training, materials, and direct support—demonstrating how targeted investments can create systemic change.
Want to learn more?
Reach out to our staff to set up a 1:1 call to find out what we offer for nonpartisan organizations serving students and educators.
Join The Ready to Vote Coalition
The Civics Center created the Ready to Vote Coalition — a network of national, statewide, and local organizations — to ensure that young people are ready to vote in their first election. Coalition members will seek to support student-led voter registration drives in high schools around the country.
