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.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Building and coaching an active base of community advocates through community events, engagement with coalition partners, digital organizing, and outreach, who can be mobilized to participate in local government meetings, hearings, and events.
• Strengthen the civil rights ecosystem in rural Nevada through coaching and training activities aimed at building capacity in civic engagement and canvassing for small-town leaders and allies.
• Present trainings that build the capacity of ACLU members, supporters, and activists to be strong leaders, advocates, and messengers for voting rights, civil liberties and civil rights.
• Execute programming that offers a consistent opportunity for new supporters to take action.
• Expand support for state-based civil liberties issues among ACLU of Nevada members and non-member supporters.
• Executing the community and field components of the voting rights campaign plan.
• Manage volunteer data.
• Develop and execute tactics to serve campaign goals, including but not limited to:
  • One-on-one meetings
  • Monthly calls to action
  • Political education trainings
  • Phone banking, canvassing, digital organizing, storytelling and letters-to-the-editor trainings, tabling, and crowd canvassing
  • Lobby days
  • Relational organizing

QUALIFICATIONS

Top candidates will have:

• Experience in community organizing, political, ballot initiative, and/or legislative campaigns, with an emphasis on implementing effective field organizing.
• Bilingual Spanish preferred.
• Knowledge of and familiarity with organizing and advocacy data tools, such as VAN.
• Knowledge of the Reno area’s community and political/movement landscape.
• A history of working collaboratively and successfully with people and organizations from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds and a broad range of ideological positions and religious beliefs.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organizational skills; the ability to manage competing priorities and timelines.
• Ability to travel for work occasionally and to regularly participate in evening and weekend events.
• A commitment to centering organizing work around the experiences of directly impacted people.
• Unwavering commitment to the mission and goals of the ACLU, including a demonstrated commitment to equity and racial justice.