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The State Party Advancement Network’s (SPAN) mission is to build stronger Democratic state parties to elect more Democrats. State parties hold critical responsibilities that ONLY they can do. For example they maintain the voter file, appoint/support the election of 60% of election administration positions, work directly with candidates and build volunteer networks capable of mobilizing voters year round! With strong state parties, Democrats have the infrastructure needed to mobilize in our communities and ensure we are protecting our democracy.
How We Work
The SPAN team work with donors who recognize the importance of state parties in the success of our movement. Our team is helping donors identify state programming that meets best practices and has strong metrics. Once investments are made by SPAN members, the SPAN team meets regularly with the state staff to monitor progress to goals, giving donors peace of mind that their investment is making the impact they hoped.
Democratic state parties are only guaranteed $12 -$15k a month and must raise the rest of their budget through grants or other fundraising. That means a lot of the time of state party leadership is spent on raising money, rather than focusing on programming. Long term, SPAN would like to provide state parties with the resources to run a base program but as we are building our donor base, SPAN has focused our donations where we can make the biggest impact. As the table of SPAN members grows, we hope to help more states, so we are not only focused on the outcomes of this election but on the possibilities of future elections as we grow power.