The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP) is a 501 3, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to increasing Black civic engagement and voter participation. NCBCP has a national membership of organizations representing a diverse constituency base including civil rights, labor, business, fraternities, sororities, women, youth, education, faith, public policy makers, researchers and others.
The NCBCP adopted a year-round civic engagement program structure in 2003 and has established twelve (12) state-based affiliates to maximize its ability to increase Black civic engagement and voter participation on a year-round basis. Programs of the organization include Black Youth Vote!, Black Women's Roundtable, and Voices of the Electorate.
An initiative of the NCBCP, the Unity '08 Voter Empowerment Campaign is a coalition of some of the most prestigious organizations working together to turn out a historic number of African American voters in 2008. Campaign partners include: Black Leadership Forum, National Urban League, Black Youth Vote!, National Council of Negro Women, A. Philip Randolph Institute, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, American Urban Radio Networks, BET, and 100 Black Men of America, among others.
