Information and Narrative for Civic Activation

Leads national, state, and local campaigns to enact, protect, and expand open primary elections through direct advocacy, voter mobilization, legislative engagement, and ballot referendum efforts. Counters legislation aimed at closing primaries and promotes inclusion of independent voters in taxpayer-funded elections.

Trains and supports independent voters, activists, and spokespeople in public communication, storytelling, and campaign leadership. Offers virtual training programs and builds national networks to strengthen grassroots advocacy for primary reform.

Builds and supports litigation strategies to challenge closed primary systems in federal and state courts, including filing complaints, amicus briefs, and constitutional challenges in states such as Maryland, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Wyoming, and Florida. Partners with attorneys and legal firms nationwide to advance these cases.

Produces and promotes public-facing content including personal narratives, letters to the editor, editorials, and virtual discussion events featuring political figures to raise awareness about independent voters and the benefits of open primaries.

Conducts and supports research on electoral reform, including co-authoring analyses of independent voting patterns. Produces and disseminates research publications to inform public understanding and policy debates.

Conducts voter rights education and mobilization efforts targeting working-class communities to increase civic engagement and political participation.

Engages in advocacy to promote the principles and values of the Republican Party.

Organized and carried out an educational campaign aimed at promoting participation in the U.S. Census.

Provided funding for a project that created videos centered on veterans to support advocacy around voting rights legislation.

Engages in outreach and educational efforts to promote election reform and the adoption of Final Five Voting as a means to empower New Yorkers. This includes public education on the benefits and mechanics of the voting system.

Conducts nonpartisan educational programming and lobbying efforts aimed at promoting voting rights and increasing voter accessibility.

Organizes a public pledge campaign encouraging individuals to urge elected officials to support fiscally sound policies and rebuild the nation's economic foundation.

Produces economic research quantifying the long-term effects of rising national debt, including projections on household wealth loss, reduced job creation, lower wages, higher interest payments, and a smaller economy over 30 years.

Provides travel stipends and funding to students to offset costs associated with program participation, including in-person experiences and campaign execution.

Operates the Up to Us Leadership Network, a program launched in 2012 that equips approximately 100 undergraduate students annually across seven regional cohorts with knowledge, skills, and networks to advocate for national debt reform through bi-weekly in-person sessions, virtual training, and leadership training workshops.

Hosts the Fiscal Advocacy Competition and Fiscal Policy Challenge, engaging undergraduate students in creating and presenting budget proposals to stabilize the debt-to-GDP ratio, with opportunities to present to policy leaders in Washington, D.C., and receive funding and cash prizes for campaign execution.

Offers the Professional Pathways program and career development resources—including paid internships, mentorship, letters of recommendation, digital badges, and job opportunity sharing—to graduates of undergraduate programs to support careers in government, policy, and advocacy.

Shares tools, datasets, learning materials, and external event access while organizing speaking engagements, panels, webinars, and meetups to inform and inspire emerging fiscal policy leaders.