Grassroots Organizer: Build Power & Lead Community Campaigns

Progressive Maryland; Lanham (MD); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision and dental insurance (1

403(b) retirement plan

Paid holidays

6 personal days and 15 sick days

Job summary

Progressive Maryland seeks passionate organizers to build grassroots membership across Maryland. You will recruit dues-paying members, develop neighborhood-based leaders, and train residents to take bold action for change.

This role involves door-to-door outreach, community engagement, and fundraising through membership recruitment, with travel across assigned regions. Ideal candidates are excited by people-first, justice-driven work and can work evenings or weekends as required.

Qualifications

• Deep belief in social and economic justice and a passion for building people-power.
• Self-motivated and able to manage time and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Comfortable asking for money and recruiting dues-paying members face-to-face and by phone.
• Willingness to learn on the job, including how to develop campaigns and organize actions.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to connect with people from diverse backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Organize and grow neighborhood-based membership chapters by conducting field outreach and door-to-door conversations with working-class residents.
• Identify and surface local issues by listening closely to community members and conducting issue surveys and power-mapping.
• Develop grassroots leaders from within the community to take on roles in local campaigns and lead neighborhood chapter meetings.
• Plan and execute public actions (rallies, town halls, press conferences, petition deliveries) to build public support for campaigns.
• Recruit dues-paying members at the door, on the phone, and at events; sustain fundraising as part of the role.
• Meet organizing and outreach goals and log activity in digital systems.
• Engage local members in city, county, and statewide campaigns; collaborate with Maryland chapters.
• Represent Progressive Maryland at community events, coalitions, and with local institutions.

Skills

People power

Time management

Face-to-face fundraising

Communication

Flexible hours

Digital literacy

Community organizing

Tools

VAN/Votebuilder

Job description

Progressive Maryland seeks passionate organizers to build grassroots membership across Maryland. You will recruit dues-paying members, develop neighborhood-based leaders, and train residents to take bold action for change.

This role involves door-to-door outreach, community engagement, and fundraising through membership recruitment, with travel across assigned regions. Ideal candidates are excited by people-first, justice-driven work and can work evenings or weekends as required.