Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
IMPACT REPORT
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
8 MAP by the
Numbers
10 Congressional
Future Caucus
14 State Future
Caucus Network
16 Legislative
Impact
18 Policy and
Outreach
22 National
Storytelling
24 New Frontiers
Dear Supporter,
This year, we proudly celebrated our sixth anniversary at the
Millennial Action Project, and it has been an incredible time of
growth. Our movement continues to build momentum as our
network expands and new members join the MAP team.
As I reflect on 2019, I am most inspired by the diversity of people
who have come together, and dedicated their time and energy to
this work. From our dynamic staff to the incredible Future Caucus
members in states and Congress—over 1,000 legislators!—this
network of changemakers has raised the bar for what we expect
from our democracy. Each day, we are joined by more leaders
ready to make a difference: in 2019 alone, we announced four
new co-chairs to our Congressional Future Caucus; deepened our
engagement with our 29 State Future Caucuses; hired seven new
staff; engaged over 600 community members through our Red &
Blue Dialogues series; and much more.
MAP built strong trust, compassion, and understanding among
our leaders, each new coalition a strong expression of democracy.
In 2019, these powerful coalitions produced an impressive list of
wins on issues such as democracy reform, renewable energy, and
the future of work. We are proud of what we have accomplished
together so far and are eager to channel this momentum in the
coming years. The future of MAP is bold; we are on a trajectory
to create an impact in Congress, states, and—most
importantly—our communities. Our MAP leaders are on the front
lines of changing the way we engage in political discourse and are
poised to disrupt the gridlock plaguing our nation.
You are an integral part of MAP’s mission. The political
transformation we seek is only possible with dedicated effort
from leaders, advisors, volunteers, funders, and supporters like
you. Your role in shaping our future is essential, and we are
honored to have you join us on this journey.
Onward,
Steven Olikara
Founder and President
Alex Tapia Joe Greaney Lani Bohm Alexander Baughman Meredith Bergman
Associate Manager of
State Caucus Manager Communications Coordinator Development Coordinator Executive Assistant
Policy and Outreach
29
State
Future
Caucuses
2 Interns hired as
full-time employees
2
New State Future
Caucuses
launched
250+ 1
5 5
Members in newly-launched
New MAP office
Congressional Millennial
Action Staff Association
New MAP staff
(MASA)
roles created
Red
and filled
& Blue
Dialogues
hosted
234
pieces of
bipartisan
legislation
introduced
37
CFC
Members
IT’S
A
TI E :
Rep.
Gonzalez
Representative Anthony Gonzalez Representative Lance Gooden
(R, OH-16) (R, TX-5) and Rep.
Stevens
led the
freshman
class with
three
bipartisan
bills each
passed
through
the House
MAPPING THE WAY FORWARD MAP asked Future Caucus members what issues
they wanted to focus on in 2019 and 2020.
CREATED “BEST
PRACTICES FOR
FUTURE CAUCUS
SUCCESS” GUIDE
The Best Practices
guide is a
compilation of IDENTIFIED PRIORITY ISSUES
proven tips and
strategies used to Legislators identified four priority policy issues:
create strong Democracy Reform, the Future of Work, Renewable
Future Caucuses, Energy, and Brain Drain.
develop caucus
infrastructure, and
discover ways
caucuses can
advance
post-partisan
policy solutions.
ESTABLISHED
LEARNING
NETWORK
As part of a deep
dive into the new
SFCN Priority
Issues, MAP
convened a
bipartisan group
of young state
legislators in “If we want a change, we can’t just say we
Denver, CO to
learn about
want a change. We need the infrastructure
emerging renew-
able energy
and support to make it happen. And that’s
trends, microgrid truly why MAP makes such a difference.
technology, and
policy wins
nationwide.
- Rep. Amanda Stuck
Co-Chair of the Wisconsin Future Caucus,
2019 Rising Star Award Recipient
CAUCUS
exemplified
MAP’s Ethos
and bipartisan
cooperation:
Rep. Julie
NETWORK
Fahey (OR),
Rep. Amanda
Stuck (WI),
Rep. Adam
Neylon (WI).
MAP led its National Voter Registration Day of Action for Iowa Future Caucus Co-Chairs organized a Clean Energy
the second year in a row. This cross-caucus campaign Tour, visiting four renewable energy facilities and highlighting
mobilizes our legislators to register their constituents to vote, potential policies to boost clean energy in the state.
particularly young people.
Legislators in Mississippi, Texas, and Iowa hosted “Capitol Wisconsin Future Caucus Co-Chairs inspired the Young
Day” programming for youth and college students in their Nonprofit Professionals Network in the state in an event
states, aimed at increasing civic engagement among young focused on political leadership and “Making Millennial Voices
people. These events have inspired several young Heard Across Party Lines.”
participants to run for office themselves in 2020!
GRAPHICS BY JASZITY MAP 2019 IMPACT REPORT 15
LEGISLATIVE IMPACT
The Kansas Future Caucus has enabled me to build
partnerships with my colleagues on issues where we can find
bipartisan consensus, especially in areas where we might not
have otherwise found common ground."
- Rep. Brandon Woodard (KS)
IS S UE S P OTLIGHT: DEMOCRACY
STATE SPO TLIG HT: O REGON REFORM ACROS S THE NATIO N
MAP worked closely with the Oregon Future Democracy Reform 2020 Agenda Released
Caucus and State Treasurer Tobias Read as announcing a focus on: 1) Modernizing
they established a new Education Savings Voting and Election Infrastructure, and 2)
Credit. In September, Oregon Governor Kate Ending Partisan Gerrymandering.
Brown signed the legislation, where MAP Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose
participated in the ceremony. The Education Gained Bipartisan Support for Automatic
Savings Credit changes Oregon law from a Voter Registration, enabling Ohioans to
tax deduction to a tax credit of up to $300 automatically register to vote when they
for contributions to college savings plans. renew their driver’s license. Secretary
The Oregon Future Caucus played a key role LaRose is a member of MAP’s Democracy
by endorsing and shepherding the passage Reform Task Force.
of this legislation, which encourages families
statewide to invest in higher education. Mississippi Future Caucus Hosted
GENSummit on College Voting,
spearheaded by Future Caucus Co-Chair
Rep. Jeramey Anderson, as part of an
overall effort to address voting rights and
access within democracy reform. This
statewide conference of legislators and
young leaders produced bipartisan
proposals to improve absentee voting for
college students.
Built New Coalitions on Rank Choice Voting
(RCV) in Georgia and Wisconsin: MAP
convened two coalitions with unlikely allies
in key states on RCV, namely Wisconsin and
Georgia. Both states are working to
introduce bipartisan RCV legislation,
co-sponsored by our Future Caucus leaders.
#2019FutureSummit
11 ,, 22 33 77 ,, 88 99 66
digital impressions
60 young legislators
participated
28 states
represented
18 MAP 11 MAP
2019 ANNUAL
IMPACT REPORT
REPORT MILLENNIALACTION.ORG
In 2019, MAP expanded its role as a
policy curator and convener of
diverse legislators, stakeholders, and
community members.
PO L IC Y
MAP engaged external partners in research in order
to provide the tools and resources legislators need
to create effective policies. MAP developed policy
resources for legislators at the state and federal
levels on issues including:
● Democracy reform ● Future of work
● Brain drain ● Renewable energy
● Artificial intelligence
1,300
New email subscribers
#
#MOBILIZINGMILLENNIALS
Highest-performing tweet
Top trending hashtag in
Washington, DC
53%
Instagram followers
P RE S S F E AT URE S
The call to transcend political tribalism through millennial leadership has rippled across
the globe and led to MAP engagements with international delegations and participants
from Italy, Indonesia, Finland, Germany, Morocco, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil,
Bulgaria, Georgia, Ghana, Hungary, Jamaica, Kenya, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro,
Nepal, North Macedonia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Taiwan, Turkey, and Vietnam.
FINLAND
ITALY
Indonesia
INDONESIA
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A recent headline in Italy: “Young people have the moral authority to
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act on the future. Olikara is among the most influential leaders under
30 in the world. Today he convenes with the ‘Together’ association.”
WE AR E T H E O N E S W E 'V E B E E N
WA I T I N G F O R . W E A R E T H E
CHAN G E T H A T W E S E E K .
BARACK OBAMA
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