40,000 More Voters!

Support Efforts to Register Young and BIPOC Voters in Mecklenburg County, NC

Mecklenburg County (which includes Charlotte) has the highest number of unregistered people of color and young residents in North Carolina. While white voting in NC has trended up in the last six years, Black and Latinx voting has gone down since 2018. Imagine NC First grantees will conduct voter registration drives to add 40,000 additional BIPOC and young voters to the rolls in 2024. That work begins now.

This online fundraiser is over, but you can continue to donate to our grantees!

40,000 More Voters!

Wednesday, March 6, 7:30 pm ET on Zoom

Keynote speaker: Former MA Gov. Deval Patrick

Early money is critical for building the infrastructure needed to register, engage, and turn out voters year-round. All funds for this event qualify for charitable tax deductions (for larger donations, check/wire instructions below). Imagine NC First’s Mecklenburg County voter registration grantees include:

• North Carolina A. Philip Randolph Institute, a Black-led organization that consistently runs the largest voter registration programs in NC and is the most ready to grow their program quickly.
• Action for the Climate Emergency (ACE) works at the nexus of youth, climate, and democracy. In 2024, ACE will run its largest ever field canvass program to register young, diverse voters in Mecklenburg County.

Your contribution will enable them to open new offices and add even more staff. When these groups are fully funded, North Carolina can once again become a state that expands democratic and human rights, and grows in a way that works for all of NC's residents.

Your gift to these organizations is tax-deductible. Select "make it monthly" to become a recurring donor. A monthly donation to these organizations will help build a long-term pipeline of community leaders and yearly infrastructure in North Carolina.

If you choose to donate by check or wire transfer, email leanleftcvt@gmail.com  to to let us know of your contribution. We'll make sure you receive the zoom link to join the event.

To submit your contribution by check:

Imagine North Carolina First

P.O. Box 428

Raleigh, NC 27602

(write "Voter Registration Event" in the Subject Line)

To submit your payment by wire/ACH transfer:

Imagine North Carolina First

Operating Account ABA #053101121

Account #: 1340006142361

Truist Bank - Raleigh Main Branch

434 Fayetteville St, Raleigh, NC 27601-1701

(indicate "Voter Registration Event" in the transfer notes)

Co-sponsors:

All In for NC

Building Bridges for America Action Fund

Carolina Forward

Chop Wood Carry Water

Indivisible Mad River Valley

Lean Left Vermont

Metro West Blue and Beyond

Register And Vote North Carolina

Saving Democracy

Senate Circle

Swing Left Peninsula

Team Min

31st Street Swing Left

Individual Sponsors:

Michael Ansara & Barney Arnold, Howard Axner, Rob Barber, Elizabeth Bartle & Dave Boghossian, Nancy Bernhard & David Margolin, Fred Berman & Lori Segall, Jeff Blum, Patty Blum, Judith Bolker, August Burns & Elliot Burg, Jim Campen & Phyllis Ewen, Tim Carney, Anne Cauman, Joseph & Genevieve Coyle, Jessica Craven, Jeffrey Dekro, Penn & Athena Edmonds, Ben Ewen-Campen, Marla Felcher & Max Bazerman, Alex Feldman, Molly Fitzmaurice, Page Gardner, Dana Goss, Laura Gottsman, Roy Greenwald, Kath Gross & Peter Thorne, Rick Harriman & Kristen Wainwright, Joy Harris & Bruce Roberts, Anne Hess & Craig Kaplan, Tom & Chris Hubbard, Nora Huvelle & David Lubin, Betsy Krieger, Robin Mann, Louisa McCall, Jen McDuffie, Roberta Miller & Alan Medville, Mark Niedergang & Marya Axner, Paul & Annie Niedergang, Kathy Ogle & Charles Askins, Sarah O'Neill, Larry Ottinger, Christine Pendzich, Laurie Rofinot & Patrick Michaels, Janice Rous, Susan Ryan, Steve Schear, Richard Segan, Jim Shelton, Ruth & David Skovron, Marlene Silva, Lisa Smith & Brian McCarthy, Catherine Steiner and Fred Adair Bill Sussman, Tim Warmath, Maddy & Larry Weinstein, Laurie Welch, Howard Wolfe & Heather Steckel, Richard Wood, Larry Yu