The George Gund Foundation

04/19/2007 in Events

Ohio Votes Brown Bag Lunch: April 30 Please join us at the Cleveland Foundation Center

Nonprofits have an important role to play in increasing voter registration and turnout. Learn how you can make this a part of your organization’s activities at this training session on Monday, April 30. 

Jocelyn L. Travis, director of Ohio Votes, and George Pillsbury, program director at National Nonprofit Voter Engagement Network, will lead the group.

Topics covered include:

  • The difference voter participation makes;
  • Barriers to doing voter participation work and the unique assets nonprofits bring to the work;
  • Staying nonpartisan;
  • Registering to vote and voting in Ohio; and
  • Ways to incorporate voter participation work into your nonprofitís regular activities

Please join us for this timely topic and don’t forget your lunch! This program is free but registration is required. 

The event will be held at: 
The Foundation Center — Cleveland
1422 Euclid Ave., Suite 1600
Cleveland, OH 44115

Please register in advance to reserve a seat. You may register online (http://foundationcenter.org/cleveland/bbcl04_30.html), in person at the reference desk, or call (216) 861–1934 x25.