wisconsin conservation voices

What wisconsin conservation voices does

Wisconsin Conservation Voices is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2011 and headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. The organization operates a multi-issue advocacy platform spanning clean water, clean energy, and voting rights, with a central programmatic focus on nonpartisan voter engagement in Native American communities through its Wisconsin Native Vote program. Wisconsin Conservation Voices partners with tribal governments, community organizations, and coalitions to conduct voter registration, civic education, and policy advocacy across Wisconsin's federally recognized tribes, and extends its work to broader Wisconsin communities affected by water contamination, fossil fuel pollution, and restrictive voting laws. The organization secures measurable outcomes including a $732 million state financing win for water contamination remediation in 2025 and reported voter turnout increases in partnered tribal communities of 130% (Red Cliff, 2022) and 75% (Menominee, 2022).

Revenue is generated entirely through philanthropic contributions — no products or services are sold. The organization operates five donation streams: sustaining monthly memberships, one-time donations, planned giving and estate gifts, stock gifts (processed via Associated Wealth Management), and IRA qualified charitable distributions. Distribution occurs through direct community engagement (door-to-door canvassing, community organizing, listening sessions), the conservationvoices.org website, in-person events including dinner series and tournaments, and partnership-based outreach through tribal governments. The technology stack is minimal and not core to operations — the organization uses a Squarespace website, Facebook, YouTube, and email newsletters, with no proprietary technology, APIs, or software products.

Leadership comprises Executive Director Kerry Schumann, Communications Director Ryan Billingham, Development Director Rachel Reit Roegner, Native Vote Manager Dee Sweet, Government Affairs Director Jennifer Giegerich, and additional staff in organizing, communications, and voter registration roles. The organization shares staff and resources with its sister organization, Wisconsin Conservation Voters, indicating a tight operational relationship that consolidates infrastructure. Notable institutional partners include the Native American Rights Fund, Wisconsin Voting Rights Coalition, Milwaukee Bucks Foundation, Milwaukee Rep, Northwestern Mutual, and the Indian Council of the Elderly.

Name

wisconsin conservation voices

Legal name

Wisconsin Conservation Voices

Website

https://conservationvoices.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Wisconsin Conservation Voices is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit advocacy organization based in Madison, Wisconsin that runs the Wisconsin Native Vote program alongside clean water, clean energy, and voting rights initiatives. The organization engages Wisconsin's tribal nations and broader communities through voter registration, civic education, policy advocacy, and community organizing, funded by donations and grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Environmental and Civic Advocacy

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Civic and Social Organizations (81341)

akta.pro primary industry

Biodiversity & Habitat Conservation (BPAGAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Water Resources & Watershed Protection (BPAGAGAK)

Keywords

• Environmental advocacy
• Voter registration services
• Civic engagement programs
• Nonprofit conservation
• Tribal community organizing

Headquarters

HQ city

Madison

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Membership: Sustaining members provide monthly recurring donations to support the organization's work. Donors can become monthly members through the 'Be A Sustainer' program to support clean water, protected lands, and clean air initiatives.
2. One-time Donations: General donations allow supporters to contribute financially to connect people and create partnerships around the state, ensuring voices are heard by decision makers.
3. Planned Giving and Estate Gifts: Donors can include Wisconsin Conservation Voices in their will or trust, leaving a legacy gift that ensures a healthy and beautiful Wisconsin for generations to come. Tax ID: 73-1628891.
4. Stock Gifts: Donors can make gifts of appreciated securities including stocks, bonds, or mutual fund shares. Gifts of appreciated stock are not subjected to capital gains taxes. Broker: Associated Wealth Management, DTC: 0226, Account Number: FLV-008820.
5. IRA Charitable Distributions: Donors aged 70.5 years or older can contribute up to $100,000 annually from retirement plans directly to Wisconsin Conservation Voices as a qualified charitable distribution (QCD), which counts toward required minimum distribution but does not count as taxable income.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Wisconsin Conservation Voices is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit advocacy organization that runs the Wisconsin Native Vote nonpartisan voter-engagement program alongside Clean Water, Clean Energy, and Democracy (voting rights) advocacy programs. It engages Wisconsin residents—particularly tribal community members—through voter registration, voter education, community organizing, lobbying, and events, connecting constituents with state policymakers. The organization is funded by donations, sustaining memberships, planned giving, stock gifts, and grants.

Product overview

Wisconsin Conservation Voices is a non-profit organization that operates as a unified advocacy platform rather than a commercial product company. The organization runs several interconnected programs including Wisconsin Native Vote (a nonpartisan voter engagement program for tribal communities), Clean Water advocacy, Clean Energy advocacy, and Democracy/Voting Rights advocacy. These programs are supported by an Activist Toolkit that provides resources for volunteer engagement and voter education. The organization connects Wisconsinites with the policy-making process through education, advocacy, and nonpartisan voter participation techniques.

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Problem solved

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Products and services

• Wisconsin Native Vote A nonpartisan voter-engagement program dedicated to improving voting access for Native people in Wisconsin. Works directly with Native people and tribal nations to educate voters, register people to vote, and advocate for improved voting policies.
• Clean Water Program Advocacy initiative focused on ensuring safe, clean drinking water for all Wisconsinites by addressing contaminants such as nitrate, lead, PFAS, industrial pollution, bacteria, chemicals, and pesticides. The program's legislative work helped secure $732 million in state financing in 2025 to combat water contamination.
• Clean Energy Program Climate-action and clean-energy advocacy initiative working with coalitions and local governments to pass clean-energy policies and commit to 100% clean energy, with a focus on climate justice for low-income communities and communities of color bearing the greatest health impacts of fossil-fuel pollution.
• Democracy Program Voting-rights advocacy program working to ensure every eligible voter can cast their vote and make their voice heard, with particular focus on communities of color and young people, and on policies including automatic voter registration, DMV access expansion, early voting protection, and anti-gerrymandering.

Quantifiable outcome

• 130% voter turnout increase in Red Cliff (2022)
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Bad River Band of Lake Superior ChippewacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership began in 2011 when Wisconsin Conservation Voices worked with Bad River Band to stop an open-pit mine proposed near their community. That partnership evolved into the Wisconsin Native Vote nonpartisan voter engagement program that has since spread to many of Wisconsin's Native communities.
• Native American Rights Fund (NARF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosts Food for Thought Dinner Series events to engage Native communities on civic engagement, democracy, and environmental stewardship. Partnership combines legal expertise with community organizing.
• Wisconsin Voting Rights CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition member organization working with other groups to propose solutions for voting rights including automatic voter registration, DMV access expansion, and early voting protection.
• Milwaukee RepsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in Voice The Vote campaign to encourage younger adults to vote through music and creative arts. Joint press conference on National Voter Registration Day.
• Northwestern MutualsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in Voice The Vote campaign alongside Milwaukee Rep and Wisconsin Conservation Voices for youth voter engagement.
• Indian Council of the ElderlysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-host of Milwaukee listening session to hear concerns and hopes from Native community members for informing advocacy priorities in the 2024-25 Wisconsin State Budget.
• Wisconsin Conservation VoterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister organization sharing staff, resources, and aligned mission. Wisconsin Conservation Voices runs Wisconsin Native Vote as a program under this partnership. Urban Native Vote Organizer Anne Egan-Waukau and Government Affairs staff work across both organizations.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• League of Conservation Voters: National environmental organization that scores legislators and runs electoral advocacy on conservation issues; Wisconsin Conservation Voters is an affiliate, making LCV a natural national-level comparator.
• Native American Rights Fund: National Native American legal advocacy organization; Wisconsin Conservation Voices co-hosts events with NARF and shares the Native civic engagement mission, though NARF operates at national scale with a legal focus.
• Sierra Club Wisconsin: State chapter of a national environmental organization engaged in conservation advocacy and electoral work; broader portfolio but comparable on conservation and climate issues.

Direct peers

• Citizen Action of Wisconsin: Statewide progressive organizing network combining voter engagement with issue advocacy on healthcare, environment, and democracy — comparable mission and field-organizing model.
• Clean Wisconsin: Wisconsin-focused environmental advocacy organization working on clean water, clean energy, and climate — directly overlaps with Wisconsin Conservation Voices' Clean Water and Clean Energy programs.
• Wisconsin Democracy: Wisconsin-based voting rights and redistricting reform organization; directly comparable to Wisconsin Conservation Voices' Democracy program on voting access and anti-gerrymandering advocacy.
• Wisconsin Voices: Wisconsin-based civic engagement nonprofit focused on voter participation and democracy reform — direct overlap with the Democracy and Wisconsin Native Vote programs.
• Midwest Environmental Advocates: Wisconsin nonprofit environmental law and advocacy center focused on clean water and clean air enforcement — closely comparable to Wisconsin Conservation Voices' Clean Water program and advocacy approach.
• Wisconsin Conservation Voters: Sister 501(c)(3) organization sharing staff, resources, and mission focus on environmental advocacy and civic engagement in Wisconsin; the closest operational peer given shared leadership and aligned programs.

Emerging players

• WISPIRG: Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group focused on consumer, environmental, and democratic reform advocacy through grassroots organizing; comparable model combining policy work with public engagement.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@wiconservationvoices
• Facebookfacebook.com/PowWowTheVote

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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