Voter Engagement for Nonprofits

Virtual Workshop – Live/Online

Fee: $15 for MCN members / $30 for nonmembers

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Did you know nonprofits are allowed to do voter engagement? Many nonprofits are worried about doing anything that could be perceived as partisan – and MCN is here to help! Join MCN and other nonprofit partners to learn about the fall 2024 election, what nonprofits can and can’t do around voter engagement, hear from special guests, and connect with your fellow nonprofits. You will walk away feeling confident and energized to engage your constituencies in a nonpartisan way, and receive concrete resources for your nonprofit to use.

Access to critical information about the democratic process is important, which is why MCN offers a Pay What You Can rate of $0 for this event. To receive this rate when registering, please use the following Promo Code:

• PWYCZERO

This event is nearly identical to the MCN Voter Engagement for Nonprofits event hosted in person on August 27th. We are having two events: one in person, and one virtual, to ensure accessibility and inclusion to both metro and rural nonprofits on a critical topic. 

 
Event Details  

This virtual event will take place on the Zoom platform. Your access link will be emailed to you the day before the event after 12 p.m.

This session will be recorded. The recording will be made available to registrants after the live event.

Captioning is provided automatically through Zoom. For information on requesting CART, ASL, or another accommodation, please visit our Registration Policies page.

To learn more about events, registration, and payment, visit our Event & Registration FAQ page.

Speaker Information 

Halla Henderson is the Deputy Executive Director of Minnesota Voice, and oversees day-to-day staffing and operations, as well as development to the overall strategic direction of the organization. Previous to MNV, Halla worked in student organizing and youth development at the local and state levels. In her spare time Halla continues to support youth-led initiatives, enjoys winning at trivia, spending time with her cats, and singing to Taylor Swift. 

Jean Keenan (she/her) is the Executive Director of Life-Work Planning Center.  She has worked in the nonprofit sector for over 30 years.  Jean is passionate about the rights of women, believing that all women have a right to safety, bodily autonomy, and self-sufficiency.  She believes in the necessity of civic engagement to create social change. For over a decade she has been the public policy advocate for the statewide Minnesota Family Resiliency Partnership. 

Ryan Perez (he/him) is the Organizing Director at Communities Organizing Latine Power and Action (COPAL). Ryan was born and raised in Chicago to a working-class family; his father was a telephone lineman and a union steward with the IBEW. Through COPAL, Ryan has also played leadership roles in MN Latino Vote, the “45-Day” Campaign for Drivers’ Licenses for All, One Economy for Minnesota!, and TPS for Ecuador. COPAL continues to organize for the Latine vote across the state, with offices in Mankato, Rochester, and Minneapolis. 

Nonoko Sato is the executive director for the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN), the largest state association for nonprofits in the United States. She oversees MCN’s strategic response to organizational and sector challenges through public policy and advocacy, responsive and educational programming, and sector-wide research. Nonprofits are often trusted partners to communities too often disenfranchised. As nonpartisan entities (501c3), nonprofits have a unique and essential role to protect democracy and ensure all eligible people exercise their fundamental right to vote.

Steve Simon is Minnesota’s 22nd Secretary of State. He was sworn into office on January 5, 2015, and as Minnesota’s chief elections administrator pledged in his inaugural address to “work with anyone, of any political affiliation, from any part of our state” to protect, defend, and strengthen the right to vote in Minnesota. As Secretary of State, he partners with township, city, and county officials to organize elections on behalf of Minnesota’s nearly four million eligible voters, and to ensure that the election system is fair.