Indivisibles, 

By now, you might be familiar with our IndivisiStories series -- emails we’re sending this month that spotlight our favorite stories to tell about the tenacity and power of the Indivisible movement. Before we dive into our next story, be sure to check out the entire series on our Medium account. 

This week, we’re highlighting Indivisible’s direct voter contact program and the fundamental role it played in the victories we saw this year:

Direct Voter Contact 

The voter contact records we broke this year are a testament to the power of Indivisibles when they have access to organizing tools and training. Indivisible’s voter contact program is thriving because it’s powered by volunteers, leaders, and supporters like you. Their impact can’t be understated -- using tools provided by Indivisible Action, over 29,000 volunteers sent 27.7 million text messages and made nearly seven million calls. On top of all that, our movement also sent more than 1.8 million letters and postcards to voters, thanks to more than 20,000 writers.

Indivisible Chicago’s postcard writing program started a national movement that brought people from all over the country into the fold. They shattered their initial goal of delivering 515,000 postcards to voters -- ultimately delivering 30% more -- by sending 685,000 postcards ahead of the 2020 election. But that’s not all; through their collaboration with Postcards to Swing States, Chicago Indivisibles inspired countless new volunteers to send a total of 15.7 million postcards to voters nationwide. Now, for the Georgia runoff elections, they plan to write another 200,000 postcards in just one month. As you can see, Chicago Indivisibles never miss a beat.

Calling voters can be a little nerve-wracking, but Indivisibles are known for taking on a challenge and having fun in the process. One of the best examples of their creative organizing is the famed Romancelandia phonebanking sessions. What was meant to be a short partnership with the Fated Mates Podcast hosts Sarah and Jen turned into a series of phonebanks that get national attention. These phonebanks tapped into the vibrant online community of romance novel fans and featured high profile romance novelists to make calls into critical states we needed to win in 2020. Ahead of the election, roughly 300 volunteers from all over the country had joined Romancelandia to make at least 300,000 calls to voters in Kentucky, Texas, Wisconsin, Iowa, South Carolina, and Georgia.

Indivisible thrives because of your support, and our direct voter contact program is one of the clearest examples of the strength of this movement. With access to the right tools, there’s no telling what Indivisibles can achieve.  

We have more stories to share, so make sure you’re following us on social media: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. You can also receive updates by texting the word ‘Indivisible’ to 977-79. And if you have your own stories to share, reply to this email and let us know! We might feature them in an upcoming post or email. 

In solidarity,
Indivisible Team