Netroots Nation supports itself through sponsorships, registration fees, and regional fundraisers.
Our sponsors benefit from a unique multi-tiered program that includes online and e-mail exposure, printed acknowledgement, and an interactive presence at Netroots Nation. Sponsorship levels start at $5,000. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of Netroots Nation, please use our contact form and select the "Sponsorship" category when you send your message.
Below is a list of sponsors supporting Netroots Nation 2009.
Premier Sponsors
The AFL-CIO (web site) is a voluntary federation of 56 national and international labor unions. We are teachers and machinists, musicians and miners, firefighters and farm workers, bakers and bottlers, engineers and editors, pilots and public employees, doctors and nurses, painters and bricklayers—and more. Together we seek to improve the lives of working families to bring economic justice to the workplace and social justice to our nation.
Alliance for American Manufacturing (web site) (AAM) is a unique non-partisan, non-profit partnership forged to strengthen manufacturing in the U.S. AAM brings together a select group of America’s leading manufacturers and the United Steelworkers. Our mission is to promote creative policy solutions on priorities such as international trade, energy security, health care, retirement security, currency manipulation, and other issues of mutual concern.
The Contact Group (web site) is a leader in providing robust, innovative phone-based services and online multimedia communications – from a broad range of automated phone call solutions and call center agents to virtual town hall meetings and rich, multimedia video messages. We give individuals and organizations, both large and small, the ability to increase their message’s reach and amplify the personal connections fostered through blogs, podcasts and other mediums. Actively engage your audience to harness the progressive power of viral marketing and supporter-generated content. We strive to provide tomorrow’s phone and online communications tools to meet today’s information and message delivery goals.
EcoDriving (web site) Believe it or not, you may already have much of what you need to save money at the gas pump. And you could reduce your carbon dioxide emissions at the same time. It's as easy as subtly changing your driving habits and adjusting your maintenance techniques. Today's autos are about more than getting you safely from point A to point B. They're computers on wheels - and what's known as "EcoDriving" provides easy tips for getting the most mileage out of your vehicle. And because burning gasoline produces carbon dioxide, saving fuel helps reduce carbon dioxide emissions - which helps address climate change. No matter what you drive, you can reduce carbon dioxide and save money - right now.
NDN (web site) is a progressive think tank and advocacy organization. NDN’s work is organized around a powerful idea – that for progressives to succeed in the 21st century as they did in the 20th, they will have to do three things: offer a new governing agenda that speaks to the challenges of our day; master the new media and technology tools that are changing the way we all communicate and advocate; and understand and speak to the radically new demographic make-up of today’s America. NDN’s staff, Fellows and collaborators offer fresh and original thinking in these three main areas of focus: new governing agenda, new media and technology and new demography.
Sponsors
ActBlue (web site), the nation’s largest source of funds for Democrats, is a political committee that enables anyone to fundraise online for the Democratic candidates of their choice. By providing technical, financial, and compliance support, ActBlue helps Democrats to make the most of their networks, raising otherwise untapped millions for candidates in the closest races. Launched in 2004, ActBlue has sent tens of millions of dollars to some three thousand Democratic candidates and committees, helping to channel the rising tide of progressive energy to re-establish Democratic power in Congress and across the country. ActBlue is proud to support Netroots Nation.
Advocates for Youth (web site) is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating programs and advocating for policies that help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health. Based in Washington, DC, with offices in California, Jamaica and North Carolina, Advocates provides information, training, and strategic assistance to youth-serving organizations, policy makers, youth activists, and the media in the United States and the developing world. In August 2008, Advocates will launch Amplify – a new online community dedicated to progressive youth activism in support of reproductive justice and sexual health advocacy. For exclusive pre-membership opportunities, visit our table in the exhibit hall. As a non-partisan organization, Advocates for Youth does not support or oppose candidates for public office.
Advomatic (web site) currently serves the progressive political, grassroots and arts communities. We work to build a better internet infrastructure to aid in the advancement of good causes, and to give grassroots organizations the tools they need to effectively communicate with each other and their constituents. By utilizing and contributing to open source solutions, Advomatic can offer the advanced tools that most organizations often lack to aid them in the promotion and participation of their activities. It is our desire to help grassroots advocacy efforts flourish in the fast paced environment of 21st century web technology.
The Center for Constitutional Rights (web site) is dedicated to advancing and protecting the rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Founded in 1966 by attorneys who represented civil rights movements in the South, CCR is a non-profit legal and educational organization committed to the creative use of law as a positive force for social change.
Democracy for America (web site) is our nation’s largest progressive political action community. With over 725,000 members nationwide, DFA is a grassroots powerhouse working to change our country and the Democratic Party from the bottom-up. We provide campaign training, organizing resources, and media exposure so our members have the power to support progressive issues and candidates up and down the ballot. Join us in the fight to take our country back!
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (web site) works to build infrastructure. We organize and maintain winning, state-of-the-art campaign committees across the country through a partnership with legislative leaders, professional staff, and supporters. We provide candidates with access to tools like polling, research, and online fundraising. These resources are often too expensive for state legislative races, so developing an economy of scale and making these services accessible is a huge advantage for our side. With our help, state legislative Democrats have had net gains in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007, and we now control 57 of the nation’s 98 partisan chambers.
Friends of the Earth Action (web site) is the aggressive, progressive political arm of Friends of the Earth. We advocate bold, pro-environment legislation and help elect officials who will do the same. Our mission is to promote a healthy and just world, so we fight not only on behalf of our planet, but also its people. We’re adept legislative advocates with a record of accomplishment in Washington, and we work with our affiliated political action committee to make thoughtful electoral endorsements, provide direct support to candidates, and place environmentalists in the field on critical campaigns. www.foeaction.org
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (web site) is one of North America’s largest and most diverse unions. Our 1.4 million members work in virtually every occupation imaginable – from airline pilots to zookeepers. For more than a century, the Teamsters have been a public voice for the rights and aspirations of working men and women. We have also been a defender of those rights, combating coporate greed and holding government accountable. We stand for decent working conditions. We stand for good pay and strong benefits. We stand for dignity and respect on the job. We stand together.
NGP Software (web site) is the leading provider of campaign technology solutions to Democratic candidates and their allies. Our flagship product, Campaign Office Online® is used for fundraising, compliance reporting, broadcast e-mail communications, online donations, volunteer management and more by hundreds of political campaigns every election cycle, from the Presidential to the Municipal level. NGP also provides Web design, data integration, and IT consulting services. As a rare example of a partisan firm in a technical niche, NGP has found success in combining technological skills and strong customer service with political savvy and experience.
VoteVets.org (web site) is a pro-military organization committed to the destruction of terror networks around the world, with force when necessary. It represents the Voice of America’s 21 Century Patriots – those who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. VoteVets carries out its mission by helping veterans get elected to office and through the use of nonpartisan education and advocacy on behalf of troops, veterans, and their families in the traditional media, new media, and the Congress. VoteVets.org is also a grassroots organization with teams of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans organized in 30 states around the country. VoteVets.org maintains a significant online presence through the use of its blog, VetVoice.
Wired for Change (web site) is dedicated to helping progressive organizations and political campaigns develop the most innovative and effective online campaigns to encourage engagement, drive message, and promote change. In addition to providing a comprehensive, integrated, and affordable web platform, we help nonprofits and progressive political campaigns exceed their visions for the potential of technology and leverage these new tools to help rebuild the progressive movement. At its core Wired for Change is about empowering people and organizations to make change.
