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Applications open for this career-advancing, campaign-winning opportunity<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n

Voter engagement work is some of the most important in civic life \u2014 and some of the most challenging. Often it\u2019s trying to reach people who\u2019ve tuned out, burned out, or been terribly marginalized and disenfranchised. Plus, the typical methods and tools are old, stale, and broken, and budgets are often too tight to make a difference.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s where we come in. The Center for Artistic Activism built our award-winning Unstoppable Voters<\/a> program to make voting irresistible. We\u2019ve worked with thousands of voting champions across the U.S. to help them bring strategic creativity and standout success to their work. We\u2019ve supported hundreds of organizations in building efficient and effective campaigns that truly connect, motivate, and mobilize communities. And we\u2019re certainly not stopping now. <\/p>\n

In this election year (which is, yet again, the most important of our lives), we want to help even more leaders run campaigns that will truly make a difference. That\u2019s why we\u2019re launching the Unstoppable Voters: Leaders Accelerator.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Unstoppable Voters: Leaders Accelerator is a unique professional development and campaign support program. It\u2019s for leaders at U.S. advocacy organizations who are ready to supercharge their 2026 voter engagement work with the powers of creativity. Through a mix of in-person training, online mentorship, peer support, and seed funding, leaders will design and implement genuinely new and impactful campaigns for the 2026 general election.<\/p>\n

The program builds on our past Unstoppable Voters Fellowship<\/a> and Innovation for Impact Leadership Intensive<\/a>. We\u2019re taking the best of those initiatives and building a program that meets this moment. <\/p>\n

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Read all the program details below and apply by May 17th<\/a>.<\/strong> PLUS learn more about the program at our Creative Leadership in Action<\/strong><\/a> event on May 7th!<\/p>\n

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What you\u2019ll gain from the Accelerator<\/h2>\n
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Expert Tools for Campaign Design<\/h3>\n

The program starts in July with a much-loved in-person retreat. From July 26th-29th, you\u2019ll learn how to harness the creative process to solve strategic voter engagement challenges, motivate your audiences, prototype powerful ideas, and drive your team forward with clarity and momentum. You\u2019ll leave the retreat with a strong outline for a campaign that will mobilize your communities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Monthly Coaching and Cohort Support<\/h3>\n

After the retreat, we\u2019ll work closely with you as you return home to test and run your creative campaign. Every month, we\u2019ll meet in individual coaching and strategy sessions. You\u2019ll also meet monthly with your tight-knit cohort of leaders navigating similar challenges, allowing you to share breakthroughs, lessons, and peer support all along the way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Funding to Launch Your New Ideas<\/h3>\n

You\u2019ll get a total of $2,000 in implementation funding to help you realize your bold ideas. Initially you\u2019ll get $500 to go towards prototyping your campaign; then you\u2019ll get the remaining $1,500 to realize it with the insights you gain from the testing phase. We know that risk-averse funders can often be a major barrier to trying new things. While the funding may not cover the full cost of a campaign, we hope it will help you overcome the highest hurdles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Lasting Capacity for You & Your Organization<\/h3>\n

We\u2019ll wrap up the program with a guided evaluation and planning process to ensure you and your organization leave with sustainable systems, momentum, and confidence to keep moving forward after the election cycle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cI hold this program up on a level of one of the best things I have done for myself professionally ever<\/strong>.\u201d \u2013 Jocelyn Foye, Executive Director of The Womxn Project<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Who should apply<\/h2>\n
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Senior leaders at U.S. advocacy organizations who are running voter engagement campaigns in 2026 \u2014 and who want to bring more creative, strategic thinking to that work. Executive Directors, CEOS, Campaign Directors, and similar titles are all a good fit. We encourage you to apply if you\u2019re:<\/p>\n

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