American Promise Education Fund Inc

TO EDUCATE, INSPIRE, EMPOWER AND UNITE AMERICANS TO BUILD A STRONG REPUBLIC AND HEALTHY DEMOCRACY.

AMERICAN PROMISE EDUCATION FUND, INC. EDUCATES, EMPOWERS, AND INSPIRES AMERICANS ABOUT THE ESSENTIAL ROLE OF CITIZEN-LED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS IN SHAPING OUR REPUBLICAN DEMOCRACY AND HOW A 28TH AMENDMENT TO ADDRESS THE UNDUE INFLUENCE OF MONEY, CORPORATIONS, UNIONS AND SUPERPACS IN OUR POLITICAL PROCESS CAN SECURE THE RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS AND THE INTERESTS OF THE NATION FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE DETAIL)IN COLLABORATION WITH AMERICAN PROMISE, INC., AMERICAN PROMISE EDUCATION FUND, INC. FOCUSES ITS CIVIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN FOUR AREAS: NATIONAL CITIZEN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCES: AMERICAN PROMISE'S NATIONAL CITIZEN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE (NCLC), HELD ANNUALLY IN WASHINGTON, D.C., CONVENES MORE THAN 300 CITIZEN LEADERS FROM ALL 50 STATES, BUSINESS LEADERS, YOUTH DELEGATIONS, TOPIC EXPERTS, DEMOCRACY REFORM ORGANIZATIONS, REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, AND LEADERS FROM EVERY MAJOR ORGANIZATION WORKING ON THE 28TH AMENDMENT. THROUGH KEYNOTE ADDRESSES, EXPERT PANELS, WORKSHOPS, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, NCLC OFFERS ATTENDEES THE CHANCE TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE, LESSONS, STRATEGIES AND NEW SKILLS TO STRENGTHEN CIVIC COURAGE AND IMPROVE COLLABORATION.WRITING THE 28TH AMENDMENT PROGRAM: AMERICAN PROMISE'S WRITING THE 28TH AMENDMENT PROGRAM SERVES TO EDUCATE ON, STIMULATE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT, AND VET KEY PRINCIPLES FOR ESTABLISHING A SOUND CONSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY REFORM. THE PROGRAM BRINGS CROSS-PARTISAN CITIZEN VOLUNTEERS TOGETHER WITH CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL EXPERTS TO BETTER EXPLAIN AND UNDERSTAND THESE PRINCIPLES. THROUGH A SERIES OF TOWN HALL STYLE EVENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND AN ONLINE TOWN HALL EXPERIENCE, CITIZENS LEARN ABOUT KEY PRINCIPLES FROM A VARIETY OF PERSPECTIVES, THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF INCORPORATING PRINCIPLES INTO A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT, AND THEN CONTRIBUTE THEIR THOUGHTS ON THE FOUNDATIONAL ISSUES THAT MATTER TO THEM. CITIZEN EMPOWERMENT:AMERICAN PROMISE'S EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMMING FOCUSES ON COLLABORATING WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS IN LOCALES ACROSS THE NATION, TO BRING TOGETHER CITIZENS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS TO LEARN ABOUT THE PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY, THE IMPACT OF MONEY IN POLITICS ON A RANGE OF ISSUES, AND THE ROLE OF CITIZEN-LED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS IN SHAPING OUR REPUBLICAN DEMOCRACY TO THE PEOPLE'S WILL. THE EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMMING PROVIDES TRAININGS, RESOURCES AND CONVENINGS FOR CITIZEN LEADERS TO GROW THEIR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THROUGH STARTING OR JOINING A LOCAL AMERICAN PROMISE CHAPTER OR JOINING AN AMERICAN PROMISE NATIONAL NETWORK OR TEAM. WITH ONGOING SUPPORT FROM AMERICAN PROMISE STAFF, MEMBERS OF CHAPTERS AND NETWORKS CONNECT WITH AND EDUCATE THEIR COMMUNITIES AND PEERS ABOUT THE ISSUES AND THE AMENDMENT SOLUTION. CITIZEN CONNECTION CENTER: AMERICAN PROMISE'S CITIZENS CONNECTION CENTER IS A ONE-STOP INTERACTIVE WEBSITE FOR CITIZENS, MEDIA, ORGANIZATIONS, LEGISLATORS AND STAFF FOR EDUCATION, RESOURCES, EVENTS, LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS, CITIZEN STORY-TELLING, NEWS, OPINION PIECES AND MORE ABOUT THE BACKGROUND AND PROGRESS OF THE 28TH AMENDMENT.KEEP THE PROMISE CAMPAIGN: AT THE END OF 2020, THE ORGANIZATION COMPLETED PHASE 1 OF ITS 3 PHASE STRATEGIC PLAN. THE ORGANIZATION BUILT THE FOUNDATION, INCLUDING THE STRATEGY, ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, LEADERSHIP TEAM, PROGRAMMING, AND CITIZEN PARTICIPATION THAT SET THE STAGE FOR RAPIDLY BUILDING AND EXPANDING THE SKILLS AND ENGAGEMENT OF AMERICANS AS THE ORGANIZATION MOVED INTO PHASE 2. IN 2021, THE FIRST YEAR OF PHASE 2, AMERICAN PROMISE EDUCATION FUND CONTINUED TO BUILD CAPACITY IN ITS EMPOWERMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENTS, TO REPLICATE ITS STATEWIDE CHAPTER MODEL, ENGAGE A GROWING NETWORK OF BUSINESS LEADERS, FULLY IMPLEMENT INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF THE NEXT GENERATION AND SERVE AS A LEADER IN THE REFORM MOVEMENT THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS, CONVENINGS AND ITS NATIONAL CITIZEN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE. ULTIMATELY THESE PROGRAMS TRANSLATE INTO CITIZENS WHO, WITH TRAINING, COMMUNICATION RESOURCES AND CONNECTIVITY TO A BROAD REFORM COMMUNITY, CAN ENGAGE EFFECTIVELY IN THEIR DEMOCRACY AND HAVE A VOICE IN THE FUTURE DIRECTION AND RENEWAL OF THIS NATION.DURING 2020 AND 2021, THE ORGANIZATION EXPANDED ITS FUNDRAISING CAPABILITIES TO LAUNCH THE KEEP THE PROMISE CAMPAIGN, A THREE-YEAR, $20 MILLION GROWTH CAMPAIGN BEGINNING IN 2021 AND SET TO COMPLETE IN 2023.