Pieces of the Puzzle

• Blank raffle tickets $595
• Bonnaroo festival-related expenses $2,500
• Branded "Register to Vote" EZ Up Tents $2,200
• Business cards for executive team $175
• Costs of registering voters at one concert (500 needed) $100
• Festival supply kit (3 needed) $300
• HeadCount brochures $775
  

• ID pins for all HeadCount volunteers $750
• Laptop Computer (3 needed) $1,249.95
• Production of training video $2,000
• Public Relations materials $1,000
• "Register to Vote" and “HeadCount” Banners for 50 teams $10,000
• Stipends for outstanding team leaders, and regional coordinators (60 needed) $1,000
• Supply kit for local street teams (50 needed) $250

• Tacscam DAT recorder (for recording PSAs) $995
• Text message voter reminders $1,000
• Touring Team  $25,000
• 544 volunteer t-shirts $4,000
• 50,000 Voter information guides $13555
• VoteNet Solutions software $7990
• 100,000 "Vote" stickers $10,000
• Web hosting $500
• Fax Machine and Scanner $295
• Photocopier  $530
• CORPORATE GIFT MATCHING

Blank raffle tickets $595

Raffles are both a fundraising and data-gathering tool, allowing us to collect information for get-out-the-vote purposes.

Bonnaroo festival-related expenses $2,500

Bonnaroo is the site of HeadCount’s largest voter registration operation, with a field team present for nearly one week. HeadCount has registered several thousand people at Bonnaroo since 2004.

Branded "Register to Vote" EZ Up Tents $2,200 (3 needed)

These tents will visually alert festival and concert goers of the opportunity to register to vote, while providing shelter to the HeadCount table and volunteers.

Business cards for executive team $175

HeadCount is growing and now has fulltime employees, while maintaining a grassroots approach to youth voter outreach.  Business cards are an essential piece of this evolution.

Costs of registering voters at one concert (500 needed) $100

These donations will go toward photocopying forms, overnight mailing of forms and sending them certified mail to state offices.  Time is of the essence when registering voters, so no time can be wasted.

Fax Machine and Scanner $295

A machine no organization can do without, especially when dealing with sensitive documents.

Festival supply kit (3 needed) $300

Supply needs for festivals outweigh those of individual events. 

HeadCount brochures $775

These bi-fold, color brochures inform people about our history, mission and goals.

ID pins for all HeadCount volunteers $750

These ID pins will identify HeadCount volunteers to concert goers.

Laptop Computer (3 needed) $1,249.95

Laptop computers are an essential tool for any grassroots operation, storing information and software, and making real-time information available to concert-goers via wireless Internet.

Photocopier $530

Used for copying thousands of voter registration forms prior to submitting to each state.

Production of training video $2,000

The HeadCount training video will feature artists and volunteers offering instruction to volunteers as to how to properly register voters.  

Public Relations materials $1,000

Spreading the message through media, these materials will allow HeadCount to engage in basic public relations at the grassroots level.

"Register to Vote" and “HeadCount” Banners for 50 teams $10,000

These banners alert concert-goers of where to register and the whereabouts of the HeadCount table.

Stipends for outstanding team leaders, and regional coordinators (60 needed) $1,000

Whlie HeadCount is a volunteer-driven organization, these stipends will reward our best local and regional volunteers, and help them offset travel costs.

Supply kit for local street teams (50 needed) $250

This supply kit will contain various items ranging from pens and clipboards to lights. These kits are the raw tools of a voter registration effort.

Tacscam DAT recorder (for recording PSAs) $995

This tool will allow HeadCount to record PSA announcements from our artists, spreading our message via radio and the Internet.

Text message voter reminders $1,000

Getting the voters to the polls is just as important as registering voters.  These donations will enable HeadCount to engage in a basic text messaging platform, a platform which has proven to be the most successful tool in getting out the youth vote.

Touring Team  $25,000

The costs of sending one voter registration team on the road with a band for a summer tour, the single most effective way to register voters.

544 volunteer t-shirts $4,000

These T-Shirts will identify each HeadCount volunteer to bring a professional, uniform look to our outreach.

50,000 Voter information guides $13,555

These entertaining guides will inform concert-goers of where candidates stand on issues, and answer frequently asked questions about voting.

VoteNet Solutions software $7,990

This state-of-the art software drives HeadCount.org’s voter registration engine and drives information to a get-out-the-vote database.

100,000 "Vote" stickers $10,000

These stickers will be handed out at concerts, for people to place on their clothing. The results are thousands of people spreading the “Vote” message just by walking around.

Web hosting $500

Our website is the backbone of our operation at HeadCount, and server space is an essential ingredient to expanding www.headcount.org’s content offering.