Black Voters Matter
Help Black-led Community Groups Formalize their Organizations
Strengthen community groups and open doors for support
Posted September 2, 2025
Background & Context
You can hear directly from partners who went through the process here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ItrycIIBPqGvkE68mC_bAmatrxuKmNuu/view?usp
Work & Deliverables
We need volunteers who can walk our community partners through incorporating and then filing their 501(c)(3) applications. These partners work to empower marginalized, disenfranchised, and poverty-impacted communities.
Most of these organizations reside in southern states. Attorneys who are licensed in Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Louisiana, Texas, and Tennessee are preferred, but not required.
Black Voters Matter
Black Voters Matter goal is to increase power in marginalized, predominantly Black communities. Effective voting allows a community to determine its own destiny. We agree with the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. when he said, “Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love.” We seek to achieve our goals with the following 5 core beliefs in mind: The key to effective civic engagement and community power is understanding, respecting and supporting local infrastructure. Black Voters Matter not only on election day, but on the 364 days between election days as well. This means we must support individuals and organizations that are striving to obtain social justice throughout the year. Black Voters Matter *everywhere*, including rural counties and smaller cities/towns that are often ignored by candidates, elected officials, political parties and the media. In order for Black voters to matter, we must utilize authentic messaging which speaks to our issues, connects with our hopes and affirms our humanity. The leadership, talent and commitment demonstrated by Black women in particular must receive recognition and, more importantly, *investment* in order to flourish and multiply.
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Black Voters Matter
Black Voters Matter goal is to increase power in marginalized, predominantly Black communities. Effective voting allows a community to determine its own destiny. We agree with the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. when he said, “Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love.” We seek to achieve our goals with the following 5 core beliefs in mind: The key to effective civic engagement and community power is understanding, respecting and supporting local infrastructure. Black Voters Matter not only on election day, but on the 364 days between election days as well. This means we must support individuals and organizations that are striving to obtain social justice throughout the year. Black Voters Matter *everywhere*, including rural counties and smaller cities/towns that are often ignored by candidates, elected officials, political parties and the media. In order for Black voters to matter, we must utilize authentic messaging which speaks to our issues, connects with our hopes and affirms our humanity. The leadership, talent and commitment demonstrated by Black women in particular must receive recognition and, more importantly, *investment* in order to flourish and multiply.