To each of you that chose to be the ones in your communities this year,
THANK YOU.

Join us in taking a moment to celebrate.

To each of you that chose to be the ones in your communities this year, thank you. 

Join us in taking a moment to celebrate.

To each of you that chose to be the ones in your communities this year, thank you. 

Join us in taking a moment to celebrate.

Mission:

Be The Ones is a national nonpartisan organization dedicated to increasing local civic engagement by removing barriers and making participation easier and more accessible.

To each of you that chose to be the ones in your communities this year, thank you. 

Join us in taking a moment to celebrate.

Be The Ones, along with our Vote Local Partners, hosted Vote Local Day on October 8th. Over the course of the day, local leaders shared stories of progress in their communities and provided information and tools needed to vote in critical local races and make well informed decisions directly impacting our communities.
Check out the dynamic Vote Local Day panels, trainings and resources.

Why Be The Ones

State and local elected officials shape our lives. They make decisions impacting everything from kids’ education, closing the racial wealth gap, expanding healthcare, and voter access.

You can’t care about what you don’t know.

Be The Ones creates opportunities for community driven conversations and learning by providing factual & relevant information on local government, issues like reproductive justice, education, criminal justice, and voting access that meets folks where they are and leads to sustainable and ongoing local civic participation.

  • 50,000 +

    Number of state and local elected officials across the country.

  • 96 %

    Of all government officials are elected locally.

  • $3 Trillion

    The amount of local government spending state and local officials control the annually.

  • "I didn't realize how much my vote mattered until one of my local races was decided by just 16 votes. My vote meant we were going to have better school programs for my son and his classmates."

    -Brendan, North Carolina

  • "Mis padres y mi familia votan, pero sólo porque paso muchas horas ayudándoles a entender por qué su voto es importante. No sólo dedico tiempo a ayudarles antes de las elecciones, sino que tengo que dedicar muchas horas a encontrar la información para compartirla con ellos - y casi no existe información sobre los cargos de nuestra ciudad que pueda encontrar para ayudar a entender lo que hacen estas personas."

    -Kimberly, Florida

  • "I always hear "vote local," "local elections matter" - but what does that mean? Where is the information helping me understand why local elections matter and how these people impact my life. If I knew more I would probably care more."

    -Alyson, New York

Who We Are

Be The Ones is a nonpartisan organization revolutionizing local civic participation through accessible, creative (and fun!) education and mobilization campaigns.

We’re writing the playbook for local civic engagement and building a first-of-its-kind hub to help constituents understand the who, what, and why of local government and connecting the dots to issues important to them.

Knowledge is power. When we provide information that’s easy to understand, engaging, and relatable, constituents become actively invested in the future of their communities.

Together, we’re shaping the communities and democracy we want to be a part of.

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