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The Committee of Seventy and OnePhillyConnect are hosting several pop-up events at Philadelphia Satellite Election Offices (SEOs) to increase voter engagement ahead of the 5pm October 29th deadline to request mail-in ballots. These events will include live music performances, food, giveaways, and voter information hubs, aiming to increase awareness of the SEOs among the neighboring community and encourage voter participation.

Join C70 and other incredible organizations for a day of gratitude at Girard College as part of the 29th Annual Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service.

Seventy CEO David Thornburgh; Jennifer Domagal-Goldman, Executive Director of the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge; and Tiffany Chang Lawson, Director of the Bureau of Campaign Finance & Civic Engagement in the PA Dept of State discuss challenges related to getting college students to the polls.

PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Committee of Seventy announced today the selection of its second cohort of Buchholz Fellows, six promising young Philadelphians who will spend a year as members of the Board of the century-old good government group.

Local jurisdictions will bear the heaviest burden of protecting voters and workers from COVID-19. They need federal funding now.

Trust in government is at all-time lows. As polls have made clear, voters’ concern over the health of our democracy spans both the political spectrum and the Commonwealth.

Voters have the opportunity to approve the proposal on May 16

Investing in Democracy: Patriotic Philanthropy & the Business Case for Civic Participation

Join the Committee of Seventy for an event celebrating women in public service in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania.

Today, the Committee of Seventy’s Board of Directors announced that Al Schmidt has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of Pennsylvania’s long standing nonpartisan advocate for better government.