GOOD, Liberty Hill and The Goldhirsh Foundation Team up to Encourage Voter Turnout in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In partnership with Liberty Hill and the Goldhirsh Foundation, GOOD is launching a challenge via its online platform GOOD Maker to encourage voter participation in Los Angeles.  The winning submission will receive a $10,000 grant from Liberty Hill to "turn on the turnout" in upcoming elections. The award is being underwritten by the Goldhirsh Foundation.

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Mobilizing low propensity voters is a key initiative for Liberty Hill, and through this challenge they are looking for innovative and creative approaches to voter engagement in Los Angeles.

"This challenge is all about bringing democracy to life," says Tara Roth McConaghy, president of the Goldhirsh Foundation. "Los Angeles has fantastic grassroots organizations, and this challenge empowers the community to determine who will best activate their constituents with the grant."

Previous Liberty Hill grantees are eligible to apply at turnontheturnout.maker.good.is from September 10, 2012 through September 28, 2012, noon Pacific Time.  A list of eligible organizations is available at www.libertyhill.org/GOODmakerEligibility. From October 1 through October 12, noon Pacific Time, the challenge will open to a public vote. A panel of judges from Liberty Hill will conduct interviews with the top 3 voted finalists and determine the final winner on October 26, 2012.

ABOUT GOOD
GOOD Worldwide LLC. (www.good.is), launched in September 2006, is an integrated media, thought leadership and community action platform for people who want to live well and do good, and a community of, by, and for the people, businesses, and NGOs moving the world forward. Our mission is to convene, connect, and empower the global community of people "who give a damn."

ABOUT LIBERTY HILL
Liberty Hill advances movements for social change through a strategic combination of grants, leadership training and campaigns. We are first to identify community leaders at the frontlines of change. We invest in changemakers and equip them with the skills and relationships they need to build power and advance social justice. After more than 30 years, Liberty Hill is uniquely positioned to bring together forces for change and forge a common agenda for equality and opportunity in Los Angeles. Liberty Hill: Change. Not Charity.

ABOUT THE GOLDHIRSH FOUNDATION
The Goldhirsh Foundation exists for social innovators and is run by social innovators. The Goldhirsh Foundation has been making grants for almost a decade, but was re-launched in 2012 in Los Angeles. The Goldhirsh Foundation awards grants on an invitation-only basis and supports social innovation efforts across three areas: opportunity, sustainability, and activation. www.goldhirshfoundation.org

CONTACT:
Anna Silverman
323-556-5864
[email protected]
http://turnontheturnout.maker.good.is

SOURCE Goldhirsh Foundation