“Be the Change gives participants a sense of political and civic purpose that they may not have on their own. Through regular meetings, calls to action and lively emails, founders Jennifer Downs and Betsy Krieger have forged a community on call for social progress. I’ve gotten involved with phone banking, door knocking in Pennsylvania and Anne Arundel County and postcard writing — and I know I’m making a difference.”

— Stephanie Shapiro, Baltimore