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Food & Water Watch

$45K - $53K/yr

Experience with grassroots organizing, either in a paid or volunteer capacity. * Types of campaign experience that would make a good candidate include voter registration, voter mobilization, managing ...

MI FAMILIA VOTA

Organizer

Houston, TX · On-site

This position focuses on base-building, grassroots organizing, leadership development, political education, and campaign implementation. The Organizer works directly with community members ...

Progressive Maryland

Community Organizer

Lanham, MD · On-site

$50K - $65K/yr

Progressive Maryland is seeking passionate, driven individuals to join our organizing team. Organizers are responsible for building formal grassroots membership chapters of working-class Marylanders ...

Progressive Maryland

Community Organizer

Lanham, MD · On-site

Progressive Maryland is seeking passionate, driven individuals to join our organizing team. Organizers are responsible for building formal grassroots membership chapters of working-class Marylanders ...

ppcw

Regional Field Organizer (PPAO)

Bend, OR · Hybrid

$52K - $77K/yr

Experience with grassroots organizing strategies and tactics * Familiarity with tools like VAN, EveryAction, or Hustle * Experience working with coalition partners or community organizations

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How much do grassroots organizing jobs pay per year?

As of Aug 22, 2026, the average yearly pay for grassroots organizing in the United States is $69,113.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $69,500.00 and $75,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is grassroots organizing?

A Grassroots Organizing job involves mobilizing community members to advocate for social, political, or environmental causes. Organizers engage with local supporters, coordinate events, and develop strategies to influence policy or public opinion. They often work for nonprofits, advocacy groups, or political campaigns to build networks of volunteers and activists. The role requires strong communication, leadership, and organizational skills to inspire collective action and drive meaningful change.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed for grassroots organizing?

To thrive in Grassroots Organizing, you need strong communication, community engagement, and event planning skills, often supported by a background in social sciences or related fields. Familiarity with digital outreach tools, databases for tracking supporters, and platforms like social media or email campaign software is highly valued. Outstanding interpersonal skills, resilience, and the ability to motivate and coordinate volunteers set top organizers apart. These skills are crucial for building empowered communities, driving collective action, and achieving the organization's outreach goals.

What are some typical challenges faced in grassroots organizing?

Grassroots organizing often involves mobilizing diverse groups of people toward a common goal, which can present challenges such as building trust within communities, addressing varying interests, and maintaining sustained engagement. Organizers frequently work irregular hours, including evenings or weekends, to attend community meetings or events. Staying adaptable and patient is key, as progress may sometimes be gradual and require overcoming setbacks. However, these challenges also provide excellent opportunities to develop leadership abilities, deepen your understanding of communities, and create lasting positive change.

Do community organizers get paid?

Community organizers are often volunteers, but paid positions do exist, especially with non-profit organizations, unions, or political campaigns. Compensation varies widely based on experience, location, and organization size, and some roles may include stipends or part-time pay while others are full-time salaried jobs.
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Infographic showing various Grassroots Organizing job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 59% Full Time, 29% Part Time, 10% Temporary, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 95% In-person, 3% Hybrid, and 2% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $69,113 per year, or $33.2 per hour.

Southeast Iowa Organizer

Food & Water Watch

On-site

$45K - $53K/yr

Full-time

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Southeast Iowa Organizer

Food amp; Water Watch is looking for an Southeast Iowa Organizer to join our political team. This organizer will lead outreach to residents of southeast Iowa, helping Iowans get registered to vote and involved in the election process. We will organize a combination of grassroots volunteers and students, mobilizing them to conduct outreach to their communities.

This is a temporary grant-funded position. The position is available January 5, 2026, and is initially funded through April 2026. We are continuing to raise funds with a goal of extending this position through the end of 2026.

About Food amp; Water Watch:

Food amp; Water Watch is organizing on some of the biggest issues Iowans face today, like holding factory farms accountable for their pollution, advocating for clean drinking water, stopping carbon pipelines, and supporting our growing renewable energy industry. The 2026 midterm elections offer a great opportunity to be engaging Iowans around these critical issues.

Food amp; Water Watch has been working for years, organizing to build power in Iowa. Our work gets real results. In 2025, we defeated the so-called “Cancer Gag Act” that was pushed on the Iowa legislature by Bayer and Big Ag. This bill would have prevented farmers, workers, and anyone affected from exercising their right to hold companies accountable for failing to warn them of health risks. We also played a role in passing legislation blocking carbon pipeline companies from using eminent domain to take property from landowners.

About the position:

The Iowa Organizer will report to the Political Director and will work with other staff on the organizing team to support Food amp; Water Watch’s work. This organizer will lead outreach to residents of southeast Iowa, helping Iowans get registered to vote and involved in the election process. We will organize a combination of grassroots volunteers and students, mobilizing them to conduct outreach to their communities.

Salary: $45,600 to $53,300, depending on location and experience

Location: Southeast Iowa, with a preference for Scott County. Will also consider candidates based in Johnson County.

Responsibilities:

  1. Recruit volunteers and allies in support of our campaigns, with an emphasis on recruiting new volunteers and developing them into leaders
  2. Leadership development: Build the capacity and leadership of volunteers and allied grassroots organizations by offering training and organizing support.
  3. Develop and implement campaign strategy: Work closely with team and partner organizations to develop and implement joint strategies.
  4. Hone campaign messaging by reporting back on effectiveness of outreach tactics
  5. Regularly report on work to supervisors.
  6. Participate in membership recruitment for Food amp; Water Watch.
  7. Carry out other projects as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

  • Experience with grassroots organizing, either in a paid or volunteer capacity.
  • Types of campaign experience that would make a good candidate include voter registration, voter mobilization, managing a paid or volunteer canvass effort, student organizing, grassroots advocacy, and relational organizing.
  • Experience training others in grassroots outreach skills
  • Ability to work effectively with people of diverse racial, ethnic, class, age, gender, and sexual orientation backgrounds.
  • Ability to work remotely using basic online programs, including email, Slack, and Google docs.
  • Excellent time management amp; organizational skills and ability to balance multiple projects.

Desired but not required skills and experience:

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