Community Organizer develops and coordinates social service programs to communicate and raise awareness of services and resources available to the community. Networks with community leaders and officials to raise awareness of specific social or environmental issues. Being a Community Organizer plans and devises action plans to access resources. Organizes community members to work toward a common goal supported by staff and volunteer workers. Additionally, Community Organizer may require a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to a supervisor or manager. The Community Organizer work is closely managed. Works on projects/matters of limited complexity in a support role. To be a Community Organizer typically requires 0-2 years of related experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
ABOUT THE ACLU OF NEVADA
As Nevada’s largest and most active organization devoted to protecting and advancing civil rights and civil liberties, the ACLU of Nevada is one of the state’s most effective public interest nonprofits. The organization works on a broad range of issues including but not limited to voting rights. To learn more about the work of the ACLU of Nevada, the principles we uphold, and some of the cases we are currently litigating, please visit www.aclunv.org.
POSITION OVERVIEW
The ACLU of Nevada is seeking a Community Organizer to work on mobilizing and developing the leadership of supporters across the region to achieve short and long-term campaign objectives in our voting rights program and other campaigns. The Reno Metro Area will be the primary focus for this position, but candidates should expect to occasionally travel for work to rural and Southern Nevada. The Organizer will report directly to the Director of Communications and Campaigns and will work collaboratively with ACLUNV staff members from all teams and programs.
ORGANIZING APPROACH
The ACLU of Nevada’s organizing work is focused on integrated advocacy campaigns to achieve measurable goals that will expand civil liberties and civil rights while building the long-term power of the ACLU and the civil liberties movement. This full-time position is responsible for executing community-centered and base-building components of a campaign plan to protect local voting rights during the 2024 elections and to educate Nevadans about the ACLU. This includes utilizing an interdependent leadership structure in a campaign that grows the ACLU of Nevada supporter base, develops volunteer leaders, and shows the power of ACLU of Nevada volunteers. As a result of this campaign approach, the ACLU of Nevada’s organizing model focuses on developing volunteer leaders for the civil liberties movement, mobilizing grassroots support for our policy advocacy goals, and educating Nevada residents about voting rights through person-to-person field contacts, community meetings, and educational presentations. The ACLUNV’s organizing work is intended to engage both existing ACLU members/supporters/volunteers in the movement and to reach new constituencies.
CAMPAIGN OVERVIEW
The Voter Protection Alliance is the ACLU of Nevada’s integrated voting rights campaign. Its primary campaign objectives include nonpartisan election protection and legal observation activities, voter education efforts, and community engagement.
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