The Organizers
Support the organizers building year-round civic power in their own communities.
Why this portfolio works
Elections get the headlines, but democracy is built between them — by organizers who show up, listen, and bring people together. This portfolio backs the groups turning neighbors into civic participants, building durable local power, and supporting the leaders who emerge from their own communities.
Sustaining organizing takes more than one kind of organization. This portfolio combines organizer training pipelines, leadership development, direct-action support, civic infrastructure, and Black-led movement organizing — so organizations working at different points in the system reinforce one another.
Organizations in this portfolio
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Rising Organizers
Role in the portfolio: Feeds the portfolio's talent pipeline by recruiting and training new organizers entering the field.
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Freedom Trainers
Role in the portfolio: Deepens the skills of organizers already rooted in their communities through facilitation and leadership coaching.
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Ruckus Society
Role in the portfolio: Equips frontline communities with nonviolent direct-action skills when organizing needs visible public pressure.
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22CI
Role in the portfolio: Builds the connective civic infrastructure that lets local organizing scale into statewide impact.
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BlackOUT Collective
Role in the portfolio: Brings Black-led strategy and training to the portfolio, centering communities most affected by civic exclusion.
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Leaving MAGA
Role in the portfolio: Supports people leaving authoritarian movements and rebuilds civic trust by creating space for accountability, healing, and re-engagement.
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Portfolio composition
This portfolio brings together organizations playing different but complementary roles. Your donation is divided equally among the organizations; the categories below show the mix of strategies represented in the portfolio.
- Local organizing & base building
- Leadership development & training
- Rural, youth & mutual aid networks
- Coordination, communications & support