New York - Researching State & City Government : Political Organizing

Since launching in January 2017, Run for Something has recruited nearly 100,000 people across all 50 states to run for state or local office.

The Collective PAC is working to fix the challenge of under-representation of the Black community in elected seats of power throughout the nation by educating and equipping voters, donors and candidates with various resources including trainings, technical assistance, advertising and fundraising.

She Should Run is a national, nonpartisan nonprofit working to drastically increase the number of women considering a run for office.

EMILYs List works to elect Democratic pro-choice women up and down the ballot and across the country.

Running Start is a nonpartisan nonprofit that trains young women to run for political office.

Emerge America recruits and trains Democratic women to run for office.Emerge has trained over 5,500 Democratic women to run and more than 1,200 Emerge alums serve in elected office today.

Victory Institute invests in the next generation of LGBTQ+ public leaders, supporting a strong pipeline for members of the LGBTQ+ community pursuing public service.

New American Leaders is leading a movement for inclusive democracy by preparing first and second generation Americans to run, win, and lead.

Indivisible is a grassroots movement of thousands of local Indivisible groups with a mission to elect progressive leaders. Find your local indivisible group here.

Voters of Tomorrow is a Gen Z-led 501(c)(4) organization that engages and represents young Americans in politics and government. With chapters in 20 states and a volunteer presence in all 50, Voters of Tomorrow takes a locally based, multifaceted approach to engaging young voters.

For The People seeks to empower individuals and communities to take action to protect, expand, and defend their local public libraries.

Mutual Aid NYC is a multi-racial network of people and groups building support systems for people in the New York City area.

CitizensNYC, founded in 1975 as one of the nation’s first micro-funding organizations, provides financial and capacity-building support to neighborhood leaders who are making their communities more connected, resilient, and healthier. CitizensNYC provides grants for community leaders and neighborhood businesses and projects.

This guide aims to support developing capacity for effective community organizing to build people power for change

Though based in Australia, the Commons Library provides resources and guides to help social movements worldwide.