Who is MOVE Texas?

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  (501(c)(4) Mission: MOVE Texas Action Fund is the political arm of MOVE Texas, an organization dedicated to building the political power of young people in underrepresented communities through civic engagement, leadership development, and issue advocacy.
• (501(c)(3) Mission: MOVE Texas Civic Fund is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, grassroots organization building power in underrepresented youth communities through civic education, leadership development, and issue advocacy.
• Our Fiscal Sponsor: The Alliance For Youth Organizing supports local civic engagement programs that help train and develop new leaders, register and mobilize young voters, and educate young people about key issues in their communities through 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsorship.
• Vision Statement: Our vision is to build the political power of young people to transform democracy in Texas and beyond.
• Values: Imagination & Action, Equity, Sustainability, Community Focus, & People First
• Where do we serve: MOVE Texas operates throughout Texas and primarily in San Antonio, Laredo, Seguin, San Marcos, Austin, Houston, Corpus Christi, Fort Worth, Denton, and Dallas. We plan to continue growing and serving other cities and counties beyond these areas.
• What we do: MOVE Texas innovates democracy for our generation. We work daily to build a more just and representative future that empowers inspiring new leaders—such as yourself—to keep making Texas better.
• Our Commitments: We are dedicated to hiring a diverse workforce that fosters personal and professional development opportunities. We provide a collaborative and supportive environment built upon our fundamental core principles, where each employee is valued.

Job Summary

As MOVE Texas prepares to take on the 2024 election season along with continuing our various campaigns during the ongoing Texas Legislative Session, we are seeking support to supercharge our efforts to build the political power of young people. A key component requires building our efforts to drive online fundraising and grassroots actions through an expansive email and digital strategy.

For nearly 10 years, MOVE Texas has engaged hundreds of thousands of young people in voter registration, leadership development, advocacy campaigns, fellowships, and more. All of these individuals, and others who signed up for updates, are a critical part of our base, and we hope to engage them in 2023 to build a network of active online members who receive our calls-to-action and opportunities to get involved.

Historically, MOVE Texas has underutilized our individual giving program. Although we have been able to retain multiple recurring contributors, we are now looking to significantly expand our efforts in this area. We are looking to partner with an organization that will primarily work with our Development Department to create strategic, effective digital fundraising content on behalf of MOVE Texas.

Ideally, we are looking for an organization that:

• Aligns with our organizational values of non partisanship and believes in the need to center young people in social movements pertaining to voting rights, climate justice, and community-centered public safety.

• Prioritize the spread of MOVE’s mission and vision. We are an organization led by young people for young people. We hope to capture the voice that conveys our language and messaging.

• Build strategic relationships with donors and avoid a transactional approach. Our email list is an extension of our membership, we want to amplify and develop youth-based calls-to-action and peer-to-peer fundraising.

• Align the content calendar with key moments in our programs and campaigns to take advantage of organizing inflection points.

• Aid in the construction of MOVE’s website: fundraising accessibility, mobile giving, boost our donation page.

• Experience using EveryAction or another similar CRM system.

• Understanding and experience with both 501(c)3 and 501(c)4 organizations.

Requested Proposal Format

All firms are asked to describe their firm’s capabilities, list principal staff members who will assist with our organization’s work (along with their qualifications), a client list (including a notation of successful clients and references) or any other information that you deem relevant. Firms are expected to be able to cross-collaborate with all aspects of the team to execute our statewide strategies. Please describe how your firm works to build a client’s fundraising capacity and volunteer network, as well as reach and mobilize people, especially young people of color.

Please also provide the following:

• Acquisition strategies and optimal ROI for digital spending

• A brief description of your cultural competency to address the voices of young people of color.

• Example of previous emails sent by the firm (examples of past work)

• Your firm’s anticipated workload and available capacity for 2023

• Commission and mark-ups

• Any additional costs or fees

HIRING DETAILS

Process: The deadline to submit your proposal is Friday, February 10, 2023. Please submit them using the Recruitee platform. If you have any questions about this RFP or any proposal requirements, please contact the individuals below. You can expect to be notified of the selection and any next steps on the week of February 13, 2023.

Budget: MOVE Texas has budgeted $36,000 for this contract dispersed equally over 12 months.

Main Points of Contact:

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  Zenen Jaimes Perez | Managing Director | zenen@movetexas.org
• Litzy Cantu | Development Associate | litzy@movetexas.org
• For any questions about invoices or billing, please contact accounting@movetexas.org

Application Closes Friday, February 10, 2023

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