ALL IN Challenge — 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 2026 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.”

Campuses engaged in ALL IN programming, including developing action plans, had 2022 voter turnout rates that were 5 percentage points higher than their peers.

“Collaborating with ALL IN has been a pivotal experience for the civic leadership growth at Claremont McKenna College. The detailed scoring and rubric were instrumental in developing our ALL IN Action Plan; these tools highlighted specific areas where we could enhance our efforts and provided a clear framework for building key elements and implementing actionable strategies. With their support, we discovered new ways to engage our students, improved our overall effectiveness, and charted meaningful pathways forward. This partnership enabled us to increase voter registration and turnout, host impactful voter education events, and foster a campus culture deeply rooted in nonpartisan civic learning. We are incredibly grateful for ALL IN’s expertise and support in empowering our students to take active roles in shaping the democratic process.”

“The resources and feedback we gained through our collaboration with ALL IN transformed our campus voter engagement initiative. Their action-planning tools provided clarity and strategy, significantly boosting student engagement. With a more organized and intentional approach, we successfully reached more students, helping them deepen their understanding of their role as active and engaged citizens.“

“We have been participants with ALL IN for the past several election cycles and have benefited greatly from our partnership. The action planning prompted a concerted effort to institutionalize civic engagement into the College's culture, and the data received from our NSLVE reports have increased each year since our partnership has started. We're grateful for the recognition we have received over the years and look forward to working with them in future elections.” Michael Bettinger

2026 Action Plan Submission Opportunities

2026 campus action plans will be due starting December 15, 2025. Action plans submitted by then will receive confidential feedback and action plan scores by early 2026. You’ll find resources below with which to develop your campus action plan. Additional details are forthcoming.

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].