Neighbors Organizing for Power and Equality

Defending Democracy. Winning Elections.

We are neighbors organizing for progress and equality. We protect voting rights and support Democratic candidates and grassroots organizing groups in battleground states.

We’re an all-volunteer organization based in Washington, D.C., but our reach is nationwide.

Election 2025 — Celebration Time!

Wow — so much to celebrate in VA and PA! The voters delivered victories for ALL of the candidates we supported in VA with donations and canvassing, along with many candidates we supported via Delegate Dan Helmer’s Secure Progress PAC. We also direct support to Abigail  Spanberger, who won the governorship with a 14-point margin! Meanwhile, in PA all three of the Democratic-endorsed Supreme Court justices retained their seats, preserving a balanced court that will help protect voting rights.

A huge round of thanks to all of you who canvassed, called, wrote and donated. Your time and dollars do make a difference, especially when they serve the goals of fairness and compassion.

Our Agenda for 2025

We are not giving in to despair or defeatism. Together, we will cultivate hope and continue to say NOPE to those who threaten our democracy. Our courage, energy, and belief in a better future will help us keep fighting.

"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope." 

— Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

In 2025 we have worked to:

  • Help elect progressive candidate Judge Susan Crawford to the WI Supreme Court. (She won!)

  • Defeat the Big Brutal Budget bill. (It broke our hearts to lose this one.)

  • Elect Democrats to the Virginia House of Delegates and elect Abigail Spanberger to be the next Governor of VA. (Success! Spanberger and all 7 of the VA House candidates we supported won their races.)

  • Retain a liberal majority on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court - 3 seats are at stake in 2025. (Yes! All three Democratically endorsed justices retained their seats.)

We continue to work on:

  • Preparing to win back the US House in 2026 — and taking aim at the Senate. (Let’s start now by supporting our new slate of grassroots allies in battleground states! Learn more about them and donate here.)

  • Opposing the tsunami of undemocratic actions pushed by the the current administration. (See our weekly bulletins.)

Join us! Read our bulletins, attend our meetings, and check out our calendar for specific opportunities to defend democracy.

Meet Our 2026 Grassroots Allies

We selected these groups after a months-long assessment. All four work in battleground states. They have effective leadership, significant records of accomplishment, and strong accountability practices. They work year-round to build trust in underserved communities, and then turn out the vote in election seasons.

  • Georgia: Fair Fight Action

  • Michigan: Mi Poder

  • North Carolina: Carolina Federation

  • Pennsylvania: Make the Road Action PA

Read more about them here. Get an early start on winning in 2026 by donating here.

November 12 Meeting Recap

Lead speaker Lauren Groh-Wargo, CEO of Fair Fight Action, gave us a feisty and persuasive call to win the 2026 midterms. She held out hope that Dems who stay on message can win. And she made a strong case that winning is essential to protect voting rights from threats posed by MAGA and a pending Supreme Court case.

We also enjoyed a quick visit to celebrate our successes with Virginia Delegates-Elect Kimberly Pope-Adams and Jessica Anderson, two of the Virginia candidates we supported.

We rounded off the evening by introducing our four new grassroots allies from the battleground states of Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. As Lauren Groh-Wargo told us, we need groups like these to succeed to inform underserved communities about the threats to voting rights and to turn out the vote. Don’t wait — support them today here.

Our Impact

 

$5.8 million

donated

since 2017 to organizations and candidates recommended by NOPE. Donors gave $2.1 million in the 2023-24 election cycle.They directed two-thirds of that amount to grassroots organizers in battleground states.

79,500 +

mailings

written and sent to voters by NOPE volunteers since 2017 We wrote 20,000 letters in 2024.

48,000 +

doors

visited by NOPE volunteers canvassing since 2017. We knocked on 23,000 doors in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Wisconsin in 2024.

9,000

subscribers

receive our weekly bulletins.

Learn more in our 2024 Impact Report.

2024 Impact Report

We Have a Winning Strategy

 
 

We help you get the biggest return on your investment of volunteer time and money. 

  • We focus on battleground states with close and pivotal races (President, Senate, House, and statehouse). 

  • We research to identify grassroots organizers in battleground states and Democratic candidates who deserve your time and financial support. 

We provide an on-ramp to activism.

  • We offer a wide variety of well-researched volunteer opportunities for you to get involved and have an impact. See our Calendar.

  • We recommend donations to help grassroots organizers and candidates win elections. See our Donations page.

In 2025 we are also curating and publicizing non-violent opportunities to oppose the Trump-MAGA Republican agenda. See our Bulletins.

 Join Us

 

We know your time is limited. We’ll steer you towards high-impact opportunities to win elections and turn out and protect the vote:

  • Canvass, write letters, make phone calls, rally, or fight disinformation online. Tell us about your interests here. Sign up for actions on our Calendar.  

  • Follow our recommendations to donate to carefully vetted candidates and grassroots organizing groups. Click here for our current recommendations.

  • Attend our lively and well-organized meetings featuring informed and engaging speakers. Learn more here.

  • Read our weekly bulletins. Subscribe here; browse past bulletins here.

  • Like, comment and re-post us on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, and You Tube.

In 2025 we’ll also guide you to opportunities to oppose the Trump administration. See our bulletins.