AMERICAN PROMISE INC
33 BRADFORD STREET, CONCORD, MA 01742 www.americanpromise.net

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Organizations Filed Purposes: AMERICAN PROMISE SUPPORTS CAMPAIGNS ACROSS THE NATION, ORGANIZING AND EMPOWERING AMERICANS TO ACT TOGETHER TO RATIFY THE 28TH AMENDMENT. OUR PROGRAMS OFFER SUPPORT FOR ALL AMERICANS WHO JOIN US AS VOLUNTEERS ON BALLOT INITIATIVE EFFORTS, STATE AND LOCAL 28TH AMENDMENT RESOLUTIONS, THE AMERICAN PROMISE CANDIDATE PLEDGE, CITIZEN LOBBYING, AND MORE.

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

AMERICAN PROMISE, INC. EMPOWERS AMERICANS WITH KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND EFFECTIVE CITIZEN ADVOCACY TOOLS AND WORKS TO ADVANCE CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES AND LAWS THAT SECURE CORE AMERICAN PRINCIPLES OF LIBERTY, POLITICAL EQUALITY, ANTI-CORRUPTION, FEDERALISM AND RESPONSIVE, REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT. AMERICAN PROMISE, INC'S FOCUS INCLUDES ADVANCING THE UNIFIED CROSS-PARTISAN SUPPORT NEEDED IN STATES AND THE FEDERAL LEGISLATURE TO PASS ONE OR MORE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, AS WELL AS EFFECTIVE LAWS, THAT REFLECT THE MISSION OF AMERICAN PROMISE, INC.AMERICAN PROMISE INC. FOCUSES ITS ADVOCACY AND ORGANIZING PROGRAMS IN FIVE AREAS MORE 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 WILL ALLOW FOR RAPIDLY BUILDING AND EXPANDING THE SKILLS AND ENGAGEMENT OF AMERICANS AS THE ORGANIZATION MOVES INTO PHASE 2. IN PHASE 2, AMERICAN PROMISE, INC. WILL 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 IN THE LEAD UP TO PHASE 2, SET TO BE EXECUTED FROM 2021 THROUGH 2023, THE ORGANIZATION EXPANDED ITS FUNDRAISING CAPABILITIES BY HIRING ADDITIONAL FUNDRAISING STAFF, DEVELOPING SYSTEMS AS WELL AS MAKING INVESTMENTS IN COMMUNICATION MATERIALS TO PREPARE FOR THE 2021 LAUNCH OF THE KEEP THE PROMISE CAMPAIGN, A THREE-YEAR, $20 MILLION GROWTH CAMPAIGN BEGINNING IN 2021. THIS PHASE OF THE CAMPAIGN RESULTED IN AN INCREASED LEVEL FUNDRAISING COSTS RELATIVE TO THE OVERALL BUDGET, WHILE PROGRAMMING WAS REDUCED AS A RESULT OF THE COVID-19 IMPACT.

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