Dead & Co. Raise $1 Million Via Final Tour Charity Auctions with HeadCount

By Lee Van Put on June 30, 2023

With eight more shows left on the Dead & Company’s sold-out “Final Tour,” the band is already setting records for charitable contributions made by their fans. This year’s series of memorabilia auctions have reached $1 million in just over a month, making it the most lucrative auction series in the band’s eight-year history. A single…

A Letter From Our Founder

By Aziza Genglik on April 28, 2023

A fundamental idea behind HeadCount is that young people have the most at stake in democracy and deserve an equal share of power. As a country and planet, it’s our collective duty to take what we build and hand it off to the next generation. This philosophy also applies to the organization itself. With that…

It’s Volunteer Appreciation Month

By Lee Van Put on April 20, 2023

Did you know HeadCount started as an all-volunteer organization? We are celebrating our 60,000+ volunteers across the country for all of their hard work and dedication. Thank you to all of you who put in countless hours registering and engaging voters in democracy. Please meet some of the folks that that make up our phenomenal…

Jessy Tolkan appointed chairperson of HeadCount’s Board of Directors

By Aziza Genglik on February 22, 2023

We’re pleased to announce the appointment of philanthropist and environmental activist Jessy Tolkan as chairperson of our Board of Directors. She succeeds music industry veteran Peter Shapiro, who recently completed his four-year term as board chair and will maintain a seat on the board. “I’ve spent the last two decades as a fighter for democracy…

Thirst Dies; Democracy Lives

By Lee Van Put on October 27, 2022

In 2021, Georgia passed a law that made it illegal to hand out water within 150 feet of a polling place in the state of Georgia. So we’ve teamed up with Liquid Death to hand out water all over the state – just about everywhere except at polling places. With each can we also hand…

150,000 voters registered

By Aziza Genglik on October 10, 2022

HeadCount has registered 150,00 voters this year! Congress is up for grabs this midterm election. 35 Senate seats and the entire House Of Representatives are on the ballot – and these are the people that will write and pass our federal laws. There are also 36 governors and countless state legislators up for election –…

Did you hear? Congress is up for grabs!

By Aziza Genglik on September 1, 2022

It’s September, marking the end of summer, back to school for some, the return of pumpkin spice lattes, tailgates, planning Halloween costumes  – and most importantly, time to get ready to vote on November 8th!  If your fall is looking as busy as mine, please stop reading now and request a mail-in ballot for this election immediately. Or,…

Be Good To Vote with Billie Eilish

By Aziza Genglik on July 18, 2022

SEPT 5 UPDATE: The Contest has ended, but you can participate in our other contests here. Want to see Billie Eilish’s “Happier Than Ever, The World Tour” in Australia and New Zealand? What if we threw in airfare and hotel for you and a friend? And what if you got premium seats? And how about…

Bobby Weir plays custom HeadCount guitar in Shoreline

By Aziza Genglik on June 21, 2022

Bobby Weir delivered a hot U.S Blues at the Shoreline Ampitheatre on a one-of-a-kind D’Angelico guitar designed for us by artist AJ Masthay. This “Ripple” guitar is being auctioned throughout the Dead & Company tour to support all Dead Family non-profits including HeadCount and REVERB. After Bobby played it, the bidding immediately popped up to…

2022 Dead & Company Summer Tour

By Aziza Genglik on June 6, 2022

One-of-a-kind art on D’Angelico Guitars Announcing a new set of one-of-a-kind, hand illustrated guitars for the Dead & Company Summer Tour 2022. We’ve partnered with D’Angelico and AJ Masthay to auction off the guitars at Participation Row. The funds generated from this auction will be split between HeadCount, REVERB, and various Dead Family Charities The…