Virginia Organizing (c3)
Organization Description
Virginia Organizing is a non-partisan statewide grassroots organization dedicated to challenging injustice by empowering people in local communities to address issues that affect the quality of their lives. Virginia Organizing especially encourages the participation of those who have traditionally had little or no voice in our society. By building relationships with individuals and groups throughout the state, Virginia Organizing strives to get them to work together, democratically and non-violently, for change.
2026 Programs
We aim to do voter education, restoration of rights, and registration in all 18 chapters in 2026.
2025 Programs
We did thousands of contacts through canvassing, phonebanking, etc. We also did restoration of rights work, in addition to GOTV work in all 18 chapters.
2024 Programs
Virginia Organizing’s base-building and issue campaigns are integrated with c3 civic engagement and GOTV work. All 18 chapters will do restoration of rights work, making hundreds of calls to returning citizens and identifying people willing to share their stories at press events, in letters to the editor, etc.
Mission
Virginia Organizing is a non-partisan statewide grassroots organization dedicated to challenging injustice by empowering people in local communities to address issues that affect the quality of their lives. Virginia Organizing especially encourages the participation of those who have traditionally had little or no voice in our society. By building relationships with individuals and groups throughout the state, Virginia Organizing strives to get them to work together, democratically and non-violently, for change.
Budget Size: Medium: Previous year budget $1M - $3M
States Engaged: VA
Geographic Coverage by Congressional District:
VA-02, VA-07, VA-03, VA-05, VA-03 Geographic Density Focus: Rural / Suburban / Small city (<100k), Urban - Large city or suburb of large city (>100k)
Core Constituencies: Black, Multi-racial (including white), Latinx
Leadership Diversity: BIPOC-led, Queer-led, Youth-led (aged 15-35), Women-led
Staff and Volunteer Balance: Volunteer powered - >50% of the programmatic activities are executed by volunteers
Top Priority Issues: Local policy advocacy, Democracy reform, Racial justice
Lead Contact:
Brian Johns, Director, he/him, bjohns@virginia-organizing.org
Last Updated: January 22, 2026

