Beyond the Ballot is an initiative of Generation Citizen to turn the negativity and frustration associated with politics into meaningful and passionate participation.We're strengthening our democracy by teaching and inspiring young people to engage with—and lead—our political systems.
Beyond the Ballot encourages sustainable participation in our communities and our democracy by:
1. Registering eligible voters, especially young voters
2. Creating and curating resources for educators and caregivers to help them teach their students and family members about elections and community engagement
3. Encouraging our communities to take civic action before, during, and after the election
2. Creating and curating resources for educators and caregivers to help them teach their students and family members about elections and community engagement
3. Encouraging our communities to take civic action before, during, and after the election
Check out our signature Beyond the Ballot resources to support your own civic routine, or to help your students or family members develop theirs:
CIVIC ACTION TOOLKITWith nine weekly themes, each with five daily civic actions, the Beyond the Ballot Civic Action Toolkit, developed in partnership with SYPartners, helps support the development of your civic routine leading up to, during, and after election day.
ELECTION RESOURCESWe developed this curated set of election-related lesson plans and resources to help you learn and teach about the history of our democracy, voting rights, election fundamentals, political representation, voter registration, poll workers, and debates.
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POLICYMAKER GUIDEHelping young people see the value of government and how they can work with their representatives to shape our communities will help policymakers create accountable policies while championing youth civics education and engagement.
LESSONS & FAMILY GUIDESAs we shifted to online learning, we created civics education resources for educators and caregivers to engage young people and sustain high quality Action Civics learning while at home. These include teacher lesson plans and family guides in English and Spanish.
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Generation Citizen is a national, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that works to ensure that every student in the United States receives an Action Civics education, which provides them with the knowledge and skills necessary to participate in our democracy as active citizens.
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