Western Wisconsin Regional Organizer

Democracy Fund; Eau Claire (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

The Democracy Fund is looking for a Western Wisconsin Regional Organizer to enhance our grassroots operations in Eau Claire. The role involves developing electoral strategies, recruiting volunteers, and building community partnerships across multiple counties.

To succeed, candidates must have a passion for social justice and organizing experience. Offering a salary of $60,000 to $75,000 with comprehensive benefits, this temporary position may lead to permanent employment.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of organizing experience.
• 3 cycles of campaign experience required.
• Driver’s license and reliable transportation needed.

Responsibilities

• Run a relational voter contact program with recruitment goals.
• Train volunteers and build grassroots leadership.
• Organize and recruit volunteers for campaigns.

Skills

Grassroots organizing

Campaign experience

Communication skills

Critical thinking

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Tools

Email tools

Text banking tools

Phone banking tools

Job description

About the Working Families Party

Working Families Party (WFP) is the progressive party for the multiracial working class, fighting for a nation that works for the many, not the few. We recruit, train, and support transformational candidates up and down the ballot — and run them to win.

We believe that no matter where we come from or what our color, most of us want the same things: to earn enough to thrive, not just survive, and leave a better future for our kids. We want healthy food and clean water, safe neighborhoods and a safe world. We want to be free.

The Working Families Party is regular people coming together across our differences to make a better future for us all. We’re a multiracial party that fights for workers over bosses and people over the powerful. We want an America which realizes the promise – unrealized in our history – of freedom and equality for all.

Job Overview

The Western Wisconsin Regional Organizer will build our grassroots base and organizing operation in the Driftless Region of WI. They will work with both organizations and individuals to identify and develop leaders and volunteers that participate in electoral tactics (e.g., canvassing, phone calling, texting, relational postcard program) as well as year‑round activities to build the Working Families Party and participate in candidate recruitment, endorsement processes, and other tactics.

The Organizer will build a program to recruit and support organizers across movement organizations, build our political education program, and strengthen partnerships with member organizations to build the WI WFP into a more serious electoral and political force.

The position will also be responsible for recruiting to and holding our training programs – the Wolf Pack volunteer and grassroots organizing training program, and our grassroots candidate training. In addition to these responsibilities, the role will hold key get‑out‑the‑vote efforts for our local endorsed candidates, including hosting canvassing launches, building election day programs, and other related efforts.

This position provides leadership along with a supervisor in developing and implementing campaigns, and organizing processes that build grassroots power. It demonstrates the ability to conceive, design, execute creative initiatives to build the party.

This position is supervised by the Wisconsin State Director and includes local and national professional development opportunities in organizing, communications, electoral campaigns, issue campaigns, and fundraising.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Run a relational Know Your Neighbor voter contact program with a goal of recruiting 100 volunteers in WFP and partnering with other organizations to further scale the program.
• Work to train volunteers and build grassroots leadership.
• Build a recruitment pipeline of the right people by embedding deeply in community around our issues and candidates – build relationships with everyone, from small business owners to faith leaders, to artists and PTA parents.
• Organize and recruit volunteers to get involved in campaigns directly with candidate campaigns or run by PACs, C4s, or C3s.
• Design and manage member development and political education opportunities.
• Build and maintain cross‑organization political relationships with members and leaders.
• Build durable relationships with key leaders of allied organizations to ensure alignment around campaign goals and tactics.
• Work with partners to manage joint volunteer activities and actions.
• Manage contact lists and maintain up‑to‑date records in our database.
• Be a leader on get‑out‑the‑vote field efforts for our priority races, including launching canvasses, building election day poll site visibility operations and other field needs.
• Support and build our relational voter work including our relational postcard program.
• Manage and monitor strategies, priorities, and all aspects of campaign vision, strategy, timeline, communication, community outreach, politics, timetables, and organizing strategies.
• Organize and recruit volunteers to help with text banking, or phone banking.
• Organize and recruit volunteers to get involved in campaigns.

Skills and Qualifications

• At least 2 years of organizing experience.
• Candidates should have at least 3 cycles of campaign experience.
• A passion for grassroots and grasstops organizing.
• A passion and commitment to social, economic, and racial justice.
• Demonstrated ability to create and manage organizing campaigns.
• Ability to communicate compellingly about WFP’s work and inspire others to action.
• Critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Drive and tenacity to advance our mission and values.
• Ability to work independently.
• Attention to detail and the ability to manage the technical aspects of a project such as logistics, paperwork, deadlines, etc.
• Ability to work effectively with strong personalities, peers, public officials, and allies.
• Using tools to send emails, text messages, do phone banking.
• Driver’s license, reliable transportation, and willingness for regular in‑state travel.
• Familiarity with Southern politics preferred.

Location and Travel

The Western Wisconsin Region Organizer must be based out of La Crosse or Eau Claire, which includes the following counties: Pierce, Pepin, Dunn, Eau Claire, Buffalo, Trempealeau, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Juneau, Vernon, Richland, Sauk, Crawford, Iowa, Green, Grant, and Lafayette counties.

Candidates may often work remotely from home. Candidates must live in the Western Region of Wisconsin. All candidates may be expected to work from La Crosse or Eau Claire. Candidates will be required to travel to Milwaukee, WI, in order to attend in‑person meetings and events on a bi‑monthly basis. Candidates will be expected to do in‑person work with volunteers in their region multiple days each week. They may need to travel for major events and staff meetings one to two times a month.

Schedule

This is a temporary position. The contract will end November 15, 2026. Successful employees in the temporary position may ultimately be offered a permanent position at Working Families Party.

Union Affiliation

WFP is a unionized workplace. This is a short‑term temporary role that is not eligible for inclusion in WFP’s staff bargaining unit. WFP's union employees are represented by the New York Metropolitan Area Joint Board, Workers United union.

Salary and Benefits

Salary range: 60,000 - 75,000 USD per year.

The final salary for this role will be determined based on our Pay Scale, which takes into consideration years of experience, geographic location, and final job description.

We also offer a robust benefit package for full‑time employees including paid time off; health, dental, vision, and life insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plan options; professional development funding; and remote work support.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Working Families Party is an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to economic and social justice. Women, people of color, LGBTQ people, people with disabilities, and members of other historically disenfranchised populations are strongly encouraged to apply. Any applicant who requires an accommodation in order to apply for or perform the essential functions of the job should contact us at [e-mail] with the subject line "Application Accommodation" to request such an accommodation.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor, or take over sponsorship of, employment visas at this time.