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Why Vote Campaign: A Comprehensive Toolkit To Help You Lead An Advocacy Project On Why Voting Matters

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Intro to the Campaign: Voting is such an important aspect of civic engagement. Not only is it an essential function of our democracy, but it can also be used as an influential tool of empowerment in social work. Voter registration is a simple way for social workers to incorporate civic engagement into their daily lives. This campaign is intended to be a way for social workers to practice their advocacy skills during their educational careers, so that after they graduate, they feel more prepared, more inspired, and more qualified to continue the effort in their professional life.

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Hand drawn graphics of people casting their ballots at a polling place. Text on the graphic says an 8-week advocacy project ending in a voter registration drive.

Title of the video above: Learn about the campaign!

Graphic with images of the campaign guide's title page, a sample of the materials page, and a note from the creators. The text on the graphic says campaign guide. The guide gives step-by-step instructions on how to participate in the campaign, the materials provide visual references of all the materials included in the downloadable zip file, the details give background on the campaign and its importance to social work.

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images of week 1, 2, and 3 of the campaign calendar.

campaign calendar: a calendar filled with suggested activities and events intended to help you prepare for your voter registration drive.Button to download the campaign calendar. The text on the button says download the campaign calendar.

Text on a blue background says social media toolkit, get access to our campaign social media toolkit that includes infographics, facebook posts, instagram posts, social media banners and more, around why voting matters.

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Graphic with a white background and red letters that spell out vote. The text over the graphic says voter registration drive. By participating in this campaign, you will be prepared to host your own voter registration drive. Click anywhere on the graphic to download the voter registration drive checklist.

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Text that says participate in the campaign! If you'd like to participate in the campaign from beginning to end, download our campaign toolkit below. Within the toolkit, you will find our campaign guide, which provides step-by-step instructions on how to participate in the campaign and then organizes all the campaign materials into modules for each week's activities. our campaign calendar, social media toolkit, and campaign materials are all included, as well. Download and give it a look! You won't regret it!

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Thank you! Thank you for supporting this campaign and sharing it with your peers, colleagues, and students!

Campaign produced by Arielle Beisel, MSW student intern with SPEAK (Social policy education, advocacy, & knowledge). Published August 2021. The campaign was produced with the support of the Simmons Sister Fund at Texas Women's Foundation, Voting is Social Work, MSWSN, Disability Rights Florida, and the University of Connecticut.