Volunteer
This is the most important election of our lifetime. From now until election season, we need your help to turn out as many voters as possible. Sign up to volunteer and contact voters within your community.
Saving Democracy One Voter at a Time
You and the voters you mobilize are particularly crucial to making Black voices heard at the ballot box. With affordable housing, inflation, and racism at the top of minds of voters, too much is at stake. Getting voters to the polls is important now more than ever.
Making volunteering convenient for you
Whether you have a few minutes or a few hours, our program allows volunteers to dedicate as much time as they wish to turn out Black voters – making our volunteers a priority. In addition to working with your schedule, we will provide:
- Talking points to motivate voters
- Call center to refer voters to (or to call if they have questions)
- Tools that make it easy to text your community
2024 BLACK BATTLEGROUND STATES AND DISTRICTS
Our battleground states and districts are where we can make a difference in monumental elections. Even if you don't reside in a battleground state, your contributions as a volunteer will have an impact by calling or texting voters in these designated states and districts.
As a Volunteer GOTV Leader, You will:
Receive Your List
As a volunteer, you will receive your own personal community of voters for outreach.
Contact Black Voters
Whether you choose to text or call voters, this is your time to shine by providing your contact list with important election information and encouragement.
Encourage Them to Vote
Whether you're encouraging voters to vote in person, absentee, or to verify their voter registration status, you will be amplifying the importance of voting - one voter at a time.
Why We Volunteer
Volunteer Captains
What is a Captain?
All volunteers receive lists of less frequent voters OR lists of other volunteers. Volunteer 'captains' are those volunteers receiving lists of other volunteers. Captains are selected randomly.
Contact Your Volunteers
Your list of volunteers will include their contact information for you to develop a cadence of communication with them.
Encourage Volunteers
Volunteering is hard work, so as a captain, you will be a source of assistance, inspiration, and motivation for other volunteers on the ground reaching out to less frequent voters.
Frequently Asked Questions
Looking to volunteer but have questions? Here are some frequently asked questions for prospective volunteers and captains.
Sign Up to Volunteer
The fundamental right to vote continues to be under attack, creating a threat to democracy as we know it. Efforts to make it harder for racial minorities to participate in the political process are proliferating across the country - and we're fighting those efforts in court.
From now until election season, we need your help to turnout as many voters as possible. Sign up to power the vote and contact voters within your community.
Commemorating Freedom Summer
Volunteers in 1964 and 2024 have the same goal - to continue the fight for a democratic America.
Join us to commemorate the work of activists who were confronted with intense opposition in a state where segregation and voter suppression ran rampant, and the work we have yet to do.
Volunteer Code of Conduct
As a volunteer for the NAACP Volunteer Program, I affirm that:
- I understand that the Program is non-partisan, and I will not make any statements supporting or opposing any candidate for public office or any political party.
- I understand that any information I receive through my activities as a volunteer with the Program is confidential, and I will not share this information with anyone, nor will I use it for any other purpose.
- I understand and accept that courtesy and respect should be demonstrated in all contacts as a volunteer and on behalf of the Program.
- I will not harm anyone in any way, whether through harassment, physical force, verbal abuse, or any other harmful action.
- I will be participating in a "no-contact canvassing" Program, only texting and calling voters.
- I will comply with all legal requirements known to me while serving as a volunteer with the Program.
