ACCELERATOR PROGRAM
NLA partners with progressive organizations and leaders to build the power to make lasting change.
NLA runs an in-depth capacity-building Accelerator program for progressive organizations interested in building multi-entity structures to maximize impact and power. Our program runs one cohort for six to eight organizations every two years. Each cohort receives coaching, strategic planning, organizational development, financial, and legal compliance assistance from a diverse pool of consultants and mentors—all of whom are experienced in working with multiple legal entities.
Our accelerator program provides:
Up to 20 months of partnership tailored to the needs of each organization
An organizational assessment tool designed specifically for hybrid organizations
$50,000-$75,000 worth of expertise, resources, and training
Dedicated leadership coach to support and advise the executive director
Access to tools, templates, training, and resources designed specifically for hybrid organizations
Co-created capacity-building plan to address key challenges and opportunities
Access to a team of vetted, diverse consultants, attorneys, and experts—all experienced in working with hybrid organizations
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“Working with a team that understands the complexity of managing work, money, and staff across multiple organizations was a blessing. This work requires specialized know how. NLA was a valued thought-partner that connected us with resources and consultants who really understood our needs and challenges.”
–Emily Timm, Co-Executive Director
“NLA was instrumental in helping our organization grow and strengthen our new (c)(4) during this historic year. The support they provided this year will continue to benefit us long into the future as we advance reproductive justice.”
–Nourbese Flint, Executive Director
“I feel so grateful that every time we had a question we knew we could turn to NLA’s team. Building power means navigating complex legal and reporting requirements, and NLA has been there for us at every turn.”
–Chris Gilfillan, Development Director
“NLA’s coaching, consultants, and expertise have been essential to our ability to scale and build our organization. Their two-year program provides exactly the kind of in-depth support we need to take our (c)(4) work to the next level.”
–Dusti Gurule, Executive Director
“New Left Accelerator has connected us to resources and talent that are bringing us to the next level. The support has been invaluable.”
–Rita Bosworth, Founder & Executive Director
“NLA and RoadMap have focused on bringing voices that have been marginalized in the working class into the center––and ensuring that they have the partnerships, resources, and legal entities they need to build power. This is the behind the scenes work that’s needed to build a powerful movement.”
–Nijmie Dzurinko, Strategic Communications Consultant, Co-leader, New American Majority Cohort
“NLA has been there all along. They fill a glaring hole in support for new founders and are a go-to resource for organizations like ours that need to scale quickly. And their approach is grounded in values of equity and inclusion, which is invaluable.”
–Josh Nussbaum, Founder & CEO
“The resources and consulting that New Left Accelerator provides make it possible for mission-driven startups like ours to really hit the ground running.”
–Brady Kriss, Founder & Executive Director
“NLA is an Angel of the movement. They play behind the scenes to help the rest of us not only thrive, but shine.”
–Amelia Miazad, Co-Founder, Wall-of-Us
“NLA’s commitment to supporting new leaders in the social justice space is unrivaled. The resources and connections they provide have been critical to our growth as an organization.”
–Traci Feit Love, Founder, President & Executive Director
Curious about the types of groups our accelerator supports?
You can learn more about the groups in our 2020-2021 New American Majority Cohort and our 2017-2018 Progressive Infrastructure Cohort.
The Asian American Advocacy Fund (AAAF) is building a politically-conscious, engaged, and progressive Asian American base in Georgia. A grassroots organization dedicated to mobilizing Asian American communities and advocating for their civil and human rights, AAAF is transforming the political landscape in this traditionally conservative state.
UNIDOS works for a Minnesota where Latinxs are able to achieve their fullest potential and contribute to the wellbeing and the prosperity of all Minnesotans. They have become the go-to organization mobilizing and building power for the Latinx community in Minnesota.
Voces de la Frontera Action is the 501(c)(4) sister organization of VDLF, Wisconsin’s leading immigrant rights and low-wage worker’s center. As a multi-issue organization, they provide critical assistance to working families, fight year-round for legislative victories and protections, and play a central role in engaging and mobilizing the Latinx community to build a new progressive power base in Wisconsin.
Workers Defense Action Fund (WDAF) educates, organizes, and serves historically underrepresented communities in Texas, with a focus on Latinx immigrants, BIPOC, and low-wage workers. Their work is building the infrastructure needed to transform Texas into a progressive powerhouse in the years ahead.
As the only 501(c)(4) organization in the country focused on Black women’s reproductive justice, BWWAP is building political power to protect and advance the health and rights of Black women and girls. Using a reproductive justice framework to heal, support, educate, and engage Black communities, BWWAP builds deep and durable power that can be used to galvanize community action, win key battles, advance a progressive policy agenda, and defend and protect legislative victories.
Living United for Change in Arizona (LUCHA) is the largest and most influential organization building power among Arizona’s working families. A membership-led, grassroots organization dedicated to advancing social, racial and economic justice for all, LUCHA plays a critical role in mobilizing people of color in Arizona to vote and engage in year-round advocacy to improve the lives of working families.
With deep roots in Colorado’s Latinx community, COLOR Action Fund is the new face of power in Colorado. As the only Reproductive Justice organization in the state, they are building a multi-generational, intersectional movement to engage the Latinx community in fighting for Reproductive Justice, self-determination, and progressive values and governance statewide.
Redistributing resources and volunteers from solidly blue states to critical and strategic purple/red state races. According to state legislative candidates and local organizers, Sister District is one of the most effective organizations supporting critical state races and candidates.
Building an army of skilled tech volunteers, Ragtag ensures that all progressive organizations and campaigns up and down the ballot can utilize technology to maximize their impact and effectiveness. As the tech behind the March for Our Lives and more than 400 progressive candidates, Ragtag is mobilizing technology to help progressives win.
Mobilizing thousands of lawyers for year-round for voter protection and rapid legal response from issues ranging from family separation, protecting the right of immigrants, to fight for the Supreme Court, Lawyers for Good Government has become a critical resource for the progressive movement.
Women Lawyers On Guard, Inc. is a national, non-partisan organization harnessing the power of lawyers and the law in coordination with other non-profit organizations to preserve, protect and defend the democratic values of equality, justice and opportunity for all.
ActLocal is a robust network that provides local volunteer leaders with the tools, training, and support they need to amplify their efforts, connect to each other, and foster collaboration. In 2017, they partnered with local groups to organize over 1,000 leaders in 13 states to increase their impact. They have become a go-to resource for the new wave of volunteer leaders who emerged after the 2016 election to organize their communities.
Bringing more than 40 progressive groups together to bargain collectively for critical technology and data resources (such as the voter file), The Movement Cooperative has fundamentally changed and improved how the progressive movement resources organizing tools and resources - making the entire movement more effective.