Campus Action Plan Development
One of the key components of ALL IN’s theory of change, is the nonpartisan campus democratic engagement action plan. Action plans, developed by a campus every two years, are intended to be dynamic documents developed by a campus voting coalition to document efforts to institutionalize and increase nonpartisan civic learning, political engagement, and voter participation. Living documents, action plans outline a campus’ landscape, leadership team, goals, strategies and tactics, and evaluation processes. It is recommended that campuses utilize the Strengthening American Democracy Action Planning Guide & Rubric when developing and implementing their 2024 nonpartisan campus action plans.
Research suggests that campuses that establish nonpartisan campus voting coalitions or working groups that draft and implement campus action plans are likely developing strategic capacity, or “the ability to take a challenge and build power in reckoning with it, as opposed to having a setback.”
2024 Action Plan Submission Opportunities
2024 campus action plans are due by October 1, 2024 (NOTE: community colleges participating in the Community College Concert Competition must submit their action plans by September 20, 2024 in order to qualify for the competition.) Action plans submitted by May 31, 2024 will receive confidential feedback and action plan scores this summer with time to implement updates before the fall semester/quarter. You’ll find resources below with which to develop your campus action plan.
If you would like help with the action plan development process or would like feedback on your campus’ action plan, please email us at [email protected].
2024 Action Plan Submission Opportunity
5/31/2024
Community College Concert Competition Action Plan Submission Opportunity
9/20/2024
2024 Action Plan Submission Opportunity
10/1/2024
View our Action Planning Resources
| Resource Type | Links |
How to Develop an Action Plan | Strengthening American Democracy: A Guide for Developing an Action Plan to Increase Civic Learning, Political Engagement, and Voting Rates Among College Students (V.4) Strengthening American Democracy Rubric |
Logic Behind Action Planning | Why Action Planning Matters National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement (NSLVE) |
Examples & Additional Resources | 2022 ALL IN Campus Action Planning Report 2024 Action Plan Examples Votes and Ballots Action Planning Form |
2024 Action Plan Overview Video
Action Planning Workshops
Strategies To Increase Year-Round Nonpartisan Democratic Engagement
5/14/2024
Action Planning Working Session
5/16/2024
Action Planning Working Session
5/29/2024