Women with a Vision

An organization focused on improving the lives of marginalized women, their families, and communities through advocacy, health education, supportive services, and research.

Stand With Dignity

An organization of structurally unemployed and underemployed Black workers dedicated to building career ladders for workers for disenfranchised citizens in New Orleans.

Louisiana Budget Project

An organization that monitors and reports on public policy and how it affects Louisiana’s low- to moderate-income families.

Greater New Orleans Housing Alliance

A collaborative of nonprofit housing builders and development corporations advocating for the preservation and production of affordable housing.

VAYLA

A multi-racial community-based organization in New Orleans that empowers youth and families through organizing and leadership development.

Tools & Resources

Tools & ResourcesReports & Research2023 Annual ReportCommunity Conversations 2023 ReportThe Power in U: 2022 Annual Report2022 Power Bootcamp Report: Rooting Young Folks in their PowerEarly Care and Education Listening Sessions ReportPower Coalition for Equity & Justice – Made to Save Grantee Impact ReportPower Building Activate: 2021 Annual Report2020 Annual Report2019 Get Out & Vote ReportRacial Inequities in the Distribution of Louisiana’s Coronavirus Relief Funds: A Report for Communities LeadersEmployment Equity: Louisiana’s Path to Inclusive ProsperityLouisiana Health Equity AtlasIssues & Policy2023 Policy Guide2021 Roadmap to Recovery2020 Roadmap to RecoveryNew Orleans Town Hall for Better JobsThe People’s AgendaLouisiana LegislatureHCR 14 Disability Voting Task Force ReportLouisiana State Legislature Primer2022 Candidate Survey2022 Bill TrackerLegislative Contacts2019 Redistricting PledgeOrganizing ToolsCanvassing Best PracticesCivic Engagement Best PracticesAdvocacy and Civil Engagement Toolkit

Jeremiah Group

A faith-based community organization that does nonpartisan organizing focused on economic opportunity and education in Jefferson and Orleans parishes.

Get Involved

Get InvolvedPeople power is the real power! You can make a difference by volunteering with the Power Coalition and taking action today. Together we will build a more equitable and just world for all. Can you spare an hour? Power Hour with the Power Coalition and Get Out the Vote! Interested in volunteering with your family, friends, group or organization? Find out how volunteering as a Power Cluster can impact voter turnout.Volunteer TodayTake Action!Click on one, two, or all three of the boxes below to send an email or make a call to an elected official in support of these important issues. We the people of Shreveport are asking the Shreveport City Council to adopt Ordinance 34 which would lower the penalty for marijuana possession of 14 grams or less for residents age 18 and older and implement a $50 fine and/or community service in lieu of imprisonment for simple …

VOTE

A grassroots, membership based organization founded and run by Formerly Incarcerated Persons (FIPs) in partnership with allies dedicated to ending the disenfranchisement and discrimination against of FIPs.

About

Our MissionWe are a team of organizations who believe in the power of community and taking action. Our goal is to equip our fellow Louisianans with the knowledge and information they need to activate their voice, and learn where and when to use it.Our FrameworkThe Power Coalition is building an integrated civic engagement strategy that amplifies the voices of those who have historically been ignored, and organize them into a unified movement.This movement is framed by a commitment to the following shared principles: The People Closest To The Problem Are Closest To The Solution Those who are directly affected by harmful policies and inequitable systems should lead the movement for change. Government Should Be Accountable To Citizens For Its Actions Louisiana is at its best when it fulfills its Constitution’s promise to “secure justice for all, preserve peace, protect the rights, and promote the happiness and general welfare of the …

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Contact

Contact UsYour voice is important to us. Your feedback helps us grow and improve. If you’re interested in partnering with the Power Coalition, have any questions about our work or programming, or would like any other information, please contact us at: (504) 766-9289 info@powercoalition.org 4930 Washington Ave. New Orleans, LA 70125Donationsinfo@powercoalition.org PartnershipsMorgan Shannonmshannon@powercoalition.org Programs & She LeadsMariama Drammeh mdrammeh@powercoalition.orgProgram Support & Volunteer EngagementKatherine Waldenkwalden@powercoalition.org Data Management OperationsDynisha Hugledhugle@powercoalition.org Press Inquiriespress@powercoalition.org

Home

Register to VoteTake Action!Election is this Saturday! Let’s get out and voteRunoff Election Today is Election Day!! Polls are Open from 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM CST. Click here to find your polling place.Register to VoteMunicipal General Deadline to Register to Vote In Person or By MailMar. 27, 2024Municipal General Deadline to Register OnlineApr. 06, 2024Municipal General Early VotingApr. 13, 2024 – Apr. 20, 2024(excluding Sunday, November 5, and Veterans Day, Friday, November 10)Polls are open from 8:30 am – 6:00 pmMunicipal General Election DayApr. 27, 2024Apr. 27, 2024Polls are open from 7:00 am – 8:00 pmTake Action!Take Action!Take Action!Voting Information for People with Conviction RecordsTake Action!Read the ReportFind Your Polling PlaceTake Action! Take Action Now!Operation Unite Taskforce bussed over 200 residents back to Lake Charles to voteNAACP LDF and Lawyers Committee provided support for our robust statewide election protection program.Rhodes Funeral Home and our other transportation partners made it …

Influencing Complex Systems Change

Influencing Complex Systems Change The Management Assistance Group (MAG) is one of NPQ’s go-to sources of information about social justice movements. MAG works with a number of the networks that are moving some of this nation’s most difficult issues. MAG has come to believe there are five elements that are critical to advancing a thriving justice ecosystem. This is the fourth in a special five-part series, in which MAG and NPQ invite you to contribute to the evolution of what these elements mean in practice. Let’s start something! By Natasha Winegar, Susan Misra and Ashley Shelton Published on May 3, 2017 in Nonprofit Quarterly For many nonprofits, there is little new about trying to move the needle by seeing the big picture, understanding all the pieces, addressing root causes, or influencing institutions and structures. What is different about this moment in time—a time of sustained racism, xenophobia, police brutality, sexual violence, war, …