American Promise Inc

TO EMPOWER, INSPIRE AND ORGANIZE AMERICANS TO WIN THE 28TH AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION.

AMERICAN PROMISE, INC. EMPOWERS, INSPIRES, AND ORGANIZES AMERICANS TO WIN THE CAUSE OF OUR TIME: THE 28TH AMENDMENT. THIS HISTORIC REFORM WILL REBALANCE OUR POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT BY PUTTING THE RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS AND THE INTERESTS OF THE NATION BEFORE THE PRIVILEGES OF CONCENTRATED MONEY, CORPORATIONS, UNIONS, POLITICAL PARTIES, AND SUPERPACS. AMERICAN PROMISE LEADS THE NON-PARTISAN, FIFTY-STATE CAMPAIGN FOR THE 28TH AMENDMENT SO THAT PEOPLE, NOT MONEY, GOVERN AMERICA.AMERICAN PROMISE, INC. FOCUSES ITS ADVOCACY AND ORGANIZING PROGRAMS IN THE FOLLOWING FIVE AREAS, FULLY DESCRIBED IN SCHEDULE O.CITIZEN EMPOWERMENT:AMERICAN PROMISE'S CITIZEN EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMMING FOCUSES ON BUILDING A DISTRIBUTED, DECENTRALIZED NETWORK TO SUPPORT, CONNECT AND AMPLIFY CROSS-PARTISAN LOCAL ACTION BY ADVOCATES TO MOVE FORWARD THE 28TH AMENDMENT IN STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATURES. PLEDGE CAMPAIGN:BY SECURING PLEDGES FROM CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE AND INCUMBENTS TO USE THEIR OFFICE TO WORK FOR A 28TH AMENDMENT, AMERICAN PROMISE IS ABLE TO HOLD ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES TO THEIR WORD, TO ENSURE THAT THEY REPRESENT THE GOOD OF THE COUNTRY AND THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE FOR BIG, REAL REFORM THROUGH THE 28TH AMENDMENT, RATHER THAN DO THE BIDDING OF BIG DONORS AND SPECIAL INTERESTS. STATE INITIATIVES:AMERICAN PROMISE PROVIDES LEGAL EXPERTISE, ORGANIZING STRATEGY AND EXECUTION, AND DIRECT LOBBYING SUPPORT FOR STATEWIDE BALLOT CAMPAIGNS AND LOCAL AND STATE RESOLUTIONS CALLING ON CONGRESS FOR A 28TH AMENDMENT.CONGRESSIONAL INITIATIVES:AMERICAN PROMISE WORKS WITH DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, AND INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO GROW CROSS-PARTISAN SUPPORT FOR A 28TH AMENDMENT.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, INC. CONTINUED TO BUILD CAPACITY IN ITS EMPOWERMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, AND POLITICAL DEPARTMENTS, TO MOBILIZE AND ORGANIZE ITS STATE- AND NATION-WIDE MEMBERSHIP TO BUILD THE POLITICAL WILL, ADVOCACY, AND CAMPAIGNS NECESSARY FOR THE AMENDMENT TO PASS THROUGH CONGRESS. DURING 2020 AND 2021, THE ORGANIZATION EXPANDED ITS FUNDRAISING CAPABILITIES BY HIRING ADDITIONAL FUNDRAISING STAFF, DEVELOPING SYSTEMS AS WELL AS MAKING INVESTMENTS IN COMMUNICATION MATERIALS FOR THE 2021 LAUNCH OF THE KEEP THE PROMISE CAMPAIGN, A THREE-YEAR, $20 MILLION GROWTH CAMPAIGN SET TO COMPLETE IN 2023. THIS PHASE OF THE CAMPAIGN RESULTED IN AN ELEVATED LEVEL OF FUNDRAISING COSTS RELATIVE TO THE OVERALL BUDGET, WHILE PROGRAMMING CONTINUED TO BE REDUCED AS A RESULT OF THE COVID-19 IMPACT.