The National Association of Manufacturers NAM

NAM Prosperity Project

About the National Association of Manufacturers Prosperity Project

WHAT IS THE PROSPERITY PROJECT?
The Prosperity Project gives employers the tools, tactics and training to execute winning strategies on issues and elections. Information is delivered via a web-based communication program that empowers employees with customized information about the policies and people that impact their jobs and industry – and prepares them to be better informed voters. Click here to learn more about the Prosperity Project.

WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS TO PARTICIPATE?
In partnership with BIPAC, the Association offers several ways for its members to participate:

OPTION ONE: Become a fully-fledged BIPAC member at a discounted rate (see below) and as part of your membership, receive your own fully customizable Prosperity Project site. You'll also receive access to BIPAC's political analysis and PAC services, in addition to the grassroots tools and strategy provided by the Prosperity Project.

$2,500 per year – Single State (operations in not more than three states)
$5,000 per year – Multi State (operations in four or more states)

Click Here for a Full List of Customizable Website Features

OPTION TWO: Receive a partially customizable, co-branded Prosperity Project site free of charge.

A co-branded site includes:

Ability to add your own logo to a pre-designed website template
Ability to control content of your own start page
Ability to choose which Association issue alerts you’d like on your site and the order in which they are displayed
Letter writer tools for your elected officials
Email/fax delivery of messages to your elected officials
- Zip Code and address based lookup of legislator information
- Full elected official information for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, State Legislature, County Officials and Municipal Officials (for cities of 25,000 or more residents)
- Voter registration, early voting forms and overseas ballot applications for all 50 states
Usage report tools

OPTION THREE: Link directly to the NAM's Prosperity Project website free of charge.

WHY DO I NEED A SITE OF MY OWN WHEN I CAN ALREADY ACCESS THE ASSOCIATION PROSPERITY PROJECT SITE?
Because employees respond more positively to political messages from their own employers than from any other source. In 2004, there were nearly 12 million voters who said the information they received from their employer was the most credible they received during the election – an increase of 44 percent over 2002. In fact, 53 percent of voters surveyed wished their employers would provide more information about issues and how they impact their jobs; 24 percent said that employer-provided information made them more likely to vote.

“Just as it is your civic duty to vote, I think it’s the company’s duty to encourage employees to vote by giving us the information to be a more informed voter.”
BIPAC Post-Election Employee Focus Group Participant

Whether the vote is for a candidate or a piece of legislation, political victory for American business will continue to be achieved by narrow margins. You can join the revolution in business political involvement and provide the tools to your employees that will help them monitor progress on key issues, tell their elected officials how they feel, keep up with the latest action on their priorities (and yours), register to vote, learn where candidates stand on the issues, get an absentee ballot, find their polling place and more – all with the simple click of a mouse.