NEED: There is a demonstrable need for innovative, consolidated voter data services in the progressive political marketplace, services that will allow progressives to realize the advantages of data-driven campaigns that increase the precision and power of fundraising and outreach efforts.

SOLUTION: Catalist offers progressive organizations affordable access to a comprehensive, well-maintained national database of voting-age individuals in the United States, along with the tools and expertise needed to use this data to communicate and campaign more effectively.

ORGANIZATION: Catalist operates as a "utility" - an affordable, industrial-strength resource that spreads the cost of providing data across many organizations. It is owned by a trust and governed by a board composed of investor representatives, senior managers, and independent industry experts.

TIMELINE: Catalist is up and running. Our clients utilized our data in a wide range of programs for the 2006 election cycle, actively leveraged Catalist data in new programs throughout 2007, and are currently planning and testing programs using our data for the coming 2008 cycle . We now have a complete 51 states (50 states plus DC) national voter file of registered voters plus additional voting age population (VAP) records in 38 states. We are constantly adding specialty data and as well as upgrading, appending and refreshing our core political and commercial data in order to provide the best possible product for our clients.