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AI, money & persuasion
Civic Shout sells supporters and traffic, recruits coalition participants and rewards distribution through distinct credit and cash programs. A public filing identifies a political purchaser; a charitable project offers another route into audience-building.
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Published offers are not realized spending. Selected FEC purchases do not establish AI-campaign allocation. Fiscal sponsorship is not company ownership. Civic Shout, Action Collective and Collective Shout are distinct names; no Civic–Collective affiliation is established.
BLUEVOTE.ORG → Reported USD1,500 in platform purchases → Civic Shout
Checked 12 September 2026
Reported by the cited source
BLUEVOTE.ORG reports USD 500 on 2025-09-02 and USD 1000 on 2025-12-24 for Advocacy platform, transactions SB21B.4423/.4424. Selected filing, not complete revenue, equity or AI-campaign funding.
Civic Shout → Controls Joint Action admission and credits → Civic Shout Joint Actions
Checked 12 September 2026
Civic Shout retains discretion over hosts, participation, referral attribution, validity and credit issuance. Published powers, not an audit of individual decisions.
Civic Shout Joint Actions → Offers noncash referral credits → Civic Shout petition for the ASI ban
Checked 12 September 2026
The AI petition offers USD 2.25 in advertising credits, equal to three eligible national CPC clicks, per qualifying referred signature. No cash value; actual issuance, redemption, spend and delivery unverified.
Civic Shout → Runs revenue-share referral program → Civic Shout affiliate program
Checked 12 September 2026
Separate affiliate terms allow variable revenue-share compensation through Stripe or optional platform credits. Not the Joint Action program; no particular affiliate payout verified.
Josh Nelson → CEO → Civic Shout
Checked 12 September 2026
Nelson signed a 2022 FEC comment as Civic Shout CEO; current company posts continue to identify his leadership. No ownership share established.
Elliott Golden → Historical cofounder and product designer → Civic Shout
Checked 12 September 2026
Reported by the cited source
Golden’s professional résumé identifies this role in 2016–2018. Self-reported historical role, not current equity.
Marie Bergen → Head of Joint Actions → Civic Shout Joint Actions
Checked 12 September 2026
The official hosting page names Bergen as Head of Joint Actions and directs potential hosts to her. Company terms retain formal program discretion.
Civic Shout → Operates charitable project → The Civic Shout Foundation
Checked 12 September 2026
Reported by the cited source
The Foundation’s current legal notice identifies Civic Shout LLC as its operator under fiscal sponsorship. The notice describes a sponsored project; it does not establish a separate incorporated foundation or sponsor ownership.
Players Philanthropy Fund → Fiscal sponsor disclosed → The Civic Shout Foundation
Checked 12 September 2026
Reported by the cited source
The Foundation identifies Players Philanthropy Fund Inc, EIN 27-6601178, as fiscal sponsor. No sponsorship contract inspected; current and older legal-form descriptions differ. Sponsorship is not ownership.
Josh Nelson → Named Foundation team participant → The Civic Shout Foundation
Checked 12 September 2026
Reported by the cited source
The Foundation team page names Nelson and describes his nonprofit-email and Civic Shout work. No formal corporate board or donor-selection powers established.
Elliott Golden → Named Foundation strategy participant → The Civic Shout Foundation
Checked 12 September 2026
Reported by the cited source
The Foundation describes Golden’s conversion optimization and strategy work. Public role description, not an inspected governance mandate.
Action Collective → Listed AI-petition participant → Civic Shout petition for the ASI ban
Checked 12 September 2026
Reported by the cited source
The live preview names Action Collective alongside College Democrats of America and Left Click. Host-reported participation, not independently verified referrals. Distinct from Collective Shout.