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  • Strengthening Democracy & Voting Rights

Vote Your Voice

About the Initiative

Vote Your Voice (VYV) is an initiative of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a fund at Tides Foundation that supports nonpartisan nonprofit organizations working to advance full voter participation and fair representation across the Deep South. VYV centers around historically excluded and underrepresented communities and invests in organizations with a demonstrated commitment to voter education, civic engagement and voting access.

Launched in 2020 with a commitment of $130 million over 10 years, VYV was created to move beyond short-term, election-cycle funding and toward sustained, year-round engagement that strengthens democratic participation and community leadership over time.

VYV supports organizations working in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi.

Our Reach and Impact

Since its launch, Vote Your Voice has supported a network of 124 nonprofit organizations working directly in communities across the Deep South.

Together, these organizations engage a program population of nearly 15.5 million overlooked, under-recognized individuals with barriers to voter participation, civic engagement, advocacy and voter security efforts.

VYV grantees:

  • Increase access to accurate voter information
  • Support participation in local, state and national civic processes
  • Strengthen community leadership and long-term civic infrastructure
  • Address barriers to voter participation through education, advocacy and systems change

How Vote Your Voice Works

Vote Your Voice combines direct grantmaking with capacity and technical support to help organizations remain strong, effective and responsive to community needs — during election years and beyond.

Our approach emphasizes:

  • Continuous engagement, not one-time mobilization.
  • Long-term relationships with grantee partners.
  • Respect for organizational capacity, avoiding unnecessary reporting burdens.
  • Collaboration and learning across organizations and geographies.

Illustration by Sarah Neuburger

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