Our Mission

The Coalition For A Better Memphis works to improve the quality of life for residents of Memphis and Shelby County. The Coalition designs, implements and supports programs for the education of citizens, voters, public officials and candidates. The core belief of the organization is that the more information that a community has available, the better decisions it can make. The Coalition also believes that good community leaders are necessary for any community to succeed.    CBM members research and discuss the priority issues of the community and add factual context to those for distribution to the general public.

All members participate in the Quality of Life programs of the Coalition.

The Candidate Evaluation Sub-Committee of the CBM is a sub-committee acting through a separate segregated fund pursuant to Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code that prepares and distributes a voter’s guide prior to each election. The guide contains educational information concerning the elections as well as evaluations of the qualifications, experience and platforms of each candidate.   The Committee believes that informed voters will encourage new candidates to run for office, increase voter turnout and can result in the election of highly qualified public officials. The evaluation panels are made up of representatives of the Business and Organization Members as well as selected individuals. 

Representatives of the 501(c)(3) organizations do not participate in the projects of the Candidate Evaluation Sub-Committee.