{"id":15560,"date":"2026-08-12T09:23:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T14:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/?p=15560"},"modified":"2026-08-12T09:23:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T14:23:29","slug":"request-for-proposal-cartoonist-for-summit-program-cover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/es\/request-for-proposal-cartoonist-for-summit-program-cover\/","title":{"rendered":"Request for Proposal: Cartoonist for Summit Program Cover"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Empower Missouri is looking for a cartoonist to help us celebrate our history at the 2026 Anti-Poverty Advocates Summit.<\/strong> This year, we have reached a big milestone \u2014 125 years of fighting for ordinary Missourians to have access to nutritious food, safe housing, affordable healthcare, and equal justice. We\u2019ve said time and time again, policy change can and should be driven by the will, and the needs, of Missouri\u2019s people. This shows up in Missouri\u2019s motto, \u201cThe welfare of the people shall be the supreme law,\u201d and is why we strive to bring the voices of the people most impacted by policies to our lawmakers in Jefferson City. It shows up in our coalitions, bringing nonprofit organizations and other advocates together to build power. And we\u2019re using our 125th Anniversary to celebrate those people, all year long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Operating under the name Missouri Association for Social (MASW) for most of its history, an annual conference has always been a part of the operations of the organization. Many of those years we featured a political cartoon on the program cover, a tradition we\u2019d like to revive for 2026. Frequently drawn and donated by Tom Engelhardt<\/a>, these cartoons combined Empower\u2019s work on social justice with the current political climate. Often displaying MASW as a life raft or tug boat, demonstrating our commitment to ending poverty in the state. They often frankly portrayed the tough political reality Missouri faces. Examples can be found here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Empower Missouri is our state\u2019s oldest and largest anti-poverty nonprofit. We work primarily through coalitions to pass legislation to support our neighbors in Affordable Housing, Food Security, and Criminal Legal Reform. We (and our partners) are the leading voice in Jefferson City talking about our community members with the fewest resources, and how policies will impact them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the things we\u2019ve won in our history:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n