My name is Andrea Zannos and I’m reaching out to you from the Environmental Voter Project. We’re a non-partisan nonprofit that uses cutting-edge techniques to find environmentalists who don’t vote and then turn them into consistent voters. Here’s a quick video about our work.

We’ve identified 15.78 million non-voting environmentalists around the country, and our research shows that college campuses offer a great opportunity to reach many of these environmental non-voters.

Introduction to the Environmental Voter Project.

The Environmental Voter Project (EVP) is a new, cutting-edge nonprofit whose
research shows that there are 15.78 million environmentalists who don’t vote in
most elections. EVP’s #1 goal is to make sure that all environmentalists (especially
non-voters) vote in every election so that we can bring voter turnout to a tipping
point of overwhelming demand for environmental leadership.

EVP takes a completely different approach from most other environmental
nonprofits. Most groups care about electing certain environmental candidates, so
those groups focus on persuading really good voters to support those endorsed
candidates. For many reasons, these groups also only focus on carefully chosen
elections and they rarely try to mobilize environmentalists year-after-year. EVP takes
a different approach: our research shows that there are enough non-voting
environmentalists to completely change the electorate so long as we take a steady
and consistent approach to mobilizing them.

In short, EVP doesn’t try to win elections; we’re trying to win the electorate. If
enough environmentalists start voting, politicians will show the environmental
leadership that we’re demanding…regardless of who is elected. This is why EVP
doesn’t focus on endorsing politicians – we just focus on voters. We (1) identify as
many environmentalists as we can, (2) remind them of every election, and (3) rely
on powerful (but non-partisan) messaging that is proven to dramatically increase
voter turnout rates.

Campus Coordinators.
EVP is seeking applicants for its selective Campus Coordinator Program for the 2016-
2017 academic year. Each Campus Coordinator will work closely with EVP’s National
Field Director to build a campus-specific strategic plan and then oversee all
organizing and voter contact for that designated college campus. Campus
Coordinator responsibilities will also include:

• Outreach to campus environmental and political groups.
• Organizing campus voter registration drives.
• Coordinating campus-wide campaigns/canvasses to encourage people to sign
“Environmental Voter Pledges.” Environmental Voter Pledges simply ask
people to pledge to (1) vote in every election and (2) always prioritize
environmental issues. (An example of EVP’s online pledge form can be found
here: http://www.environmentalvoter.org/sign-the-pledge). Multiple studies
have proven that these simple pledges can dramatically increase turnout
rates, even among people who have never voted before.

• Helping to promote EVP’s social media messaging.

ENVIRONMENTAL VOTER PROJECT | CAMPUS COORDINATOR PROGRAM

Time Commitment and Other Details.

EVP’s Campus Coordinator positions are unpaid, volunteer roles similar to campaign
internships. Coordinators will be expected to work anywhere from 1–5 hours per
week, according to a flexible schedule that takes exams and other student
responsibilities into account. Campus Coordinators will also have the opportunity to
join regular conference calls and trainings with EVP’s National Field Director and gain
valuable campaign skills and experience.
Campus Coordinators are expected to commit to their responsibilities for an entire
academic year, but monthly responsibilities will ebb and flow depending on a number
of factors. In particular, Coordinators should expect to work approximately 5
hours/week from September – November, followed by very few responsibilities from
December – February, and then 2-3 hours/week of work throughout the Spring.
Applications:

Phone interviews are being scheduled on a rolling basis. Interested applicants should
submit a resume and cover letter to:
Peter Polga-Hecimovich
Field Director
[email protected]

Thank you so much, and please feel free to contact me if you’d like any more information about our work at EVP or the Campus Coordinator Program – we’d be happy to answer any questions.

Have a great summer!

Andrea Zannos