ISAIAH
2356 UNIVERSITY AVE W STE 405, ST PAUL, MN 55114 isaiahmn.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: ISAIAH IS A STATE-WIDE COALITION OF CONGREGATIONS AND ALLIES. WE ARE A VEHICLE FOR PEOPLE OF FAITH TO WORK FOR RACIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE IN MINNESOTA.

ISAIAH IS A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION BASED, FAITH-ROOTED, COMMUNITY ORGANIZING ORGANIZATION THAT IS A VEHICLE FOR PEOPLE TO WORK EFFECTIVELY AND COLLECTIVELY FOR RACIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE ACROSS MINNESOTA. ISAIAH IS MADE UP OF INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS INCLUDING CONGREGATIONS, CHILD CARE CENTERS, MOSQUES AND BARBERSHOPS. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC EDUCATION ISAIAH COMMITS SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PEOPLE TO BECOME POWERFUL AND EFFECTIVE PUBLIC LEADERS. ISAIAH'S STAFF ORGANIZERS AND MOST COMMITTED LEADERS WORK WITH MEMBER AND PARTNER INSTITUTIONS TO IDENTIFY AND RECRUIT VOLUNTEERS, BUILD LEADERSHIP TEAMS IN MEMBER INSTITUTIONS AND ACROSS INSTITUTIONS, TEACH CRITICAL PUBLIC SKILLS SUCH AS RUNNING EFFECTIVE MEETINGS, CREATING SHARED STRATEGY, SHAPING PUBLIC ISSUES, ETC, DO INTENSIVE DAY TO DAY COACHING WITH INSTITUTIONAL LEADERS AND VOLUNTEERS AND SHAPE SHARED PROGRAMS THAT FACILITATE THE SHARED LEARNING OF LEADERS ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING IS THE CORE STRATEGY OF ISAIAH TO ADVANCE PUBLIC CAMPAIGNS TO SHIFT PUBLIC OPINION AND TO ADVANCE POLICIES FOR RACIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE IN MINNESOTA. PROGRAMS TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND LEADERSHIP OF COMMUNITY-ROOTED INSTITUTIONS LEADS TO THE CREATION OF PARTICULAR COALITIONS AND PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE MUSLIM COALITION OF ISAIAH, THE KIDS COUNT ON US COALITION (A COALITION OF 200 CHILDCARE CENTERS), ISAIAH LEADERSHIP CHAPTERS IN SMALL TOWNS AND REGIONAL CENTERS ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA, THE LATINX COALITION OF ISAIAH, THE BARBERSHOPS AND BLACK CONGREGATION COLLABORATIVE. CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND PUBLIC CAMPAIGNSISAIAH PROVIDES STRATEGIC CAPACITIES FOR THE MEMBERS AND COALITIONS CONNECTED TO ISAIAH IN ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY DO PUBLIC CAMPAIGNS DEFINED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. ISAIAH DEVELOPS POLICY AND RESEARCH, STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS, DIGITAL AND ONLINE ORGANIZING CAPACITY, DATA TRACKING AND TOOLS FOR SCALED CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. THE STRATEGIC CAPACITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE DEPLOYED IN THE SERVICE OF CONTINUED PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT OF GRASSROOTS LEADERSHIP FOR RACIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE IN MINNESOTA. MIDWEST COLLABORATIVE FOR TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDINGISAIAH ACTS AS A HOME FOR A MIDWEST ORGANIZING TRAINING AND CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAM. ISAIAH, ALONG WITH ORGANIZATIONS IN MO, OH, MI, WI AND IN, HAVE BUILT A SHARED ORGANIZING TRAINING PROGRAM TO DEVELOP GRASSROOTS LEADERS, ORGANIZING STAFF AND OPERATIONS STAFF TO BUILD POWERFUL ORGANIZING ORGANIZATIONS IN STATES ACROSS THE MIDWEST. IN ADDITION TO TRAINING, THIS PROJECT WORKS TO BUILD STRATEGIC CAPACITIES SUCH AS SHIFTING PUBLIC NARRATIVE AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS, POLICY RESEARCH AND CAMPAIGN DEVELOPMENT AND SHARED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TO MAKE COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS MORE POWERFUL AND EFFECTIVE. THIS SHARED PROJECT IS HOSTED BY ISAIAH. NATIONAL PARTNERS INCLUDE FAITH IN ACTION, SEIU AND COMMUNITY CHANGE.IMMIGRANT INCLUSION AND IMMIGRANT DEFENSEISAIAH HAS A 55 MEMBER SANCTUARY NETWORK OF CONGREGATIONS AND SUPPORTING CONGREGATIONS ACROSS MINNESOTA. ISAIAH STAFF SUPPORT A CENTRAL TEAM THAT COORDINATES FOOD, LODGING, RESOURCES AND CASE MANAGEMENT ACROSS THE SANCTUARY NETWORK. ISAIAH SUPPORT STAFF ALSO CONDUCT CASE MANAGEMENT TO CONNECT IMMIGRANTS TO NECESSARY LEGAL AND SOCIAL SERVICE RESOURCES. ISAIAH ALSO SUPPORTS SANCTUARY CONGREGATIONS IN EDUCATING THEIR CONGREGATIONS ON ISSUES AFFECTING IMMIGRANTS IN MINNESOTA, FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAW AND INVITES MEMBERS TO TAKE ACTION TO SUPPORT IMMIGRANTS THROUGH CHANGING PUBLIC POLICIES AT THE LOCAL, REGIONAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE OF IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES IN MINNESOTA AND THE UNITED STATES. ISAIAH'S LATINX COALITION IS A MEMBER LED TEAM OF IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES WHO WORK TO BUILD THE LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC VOICE OF IMMIGRANTS IN MINNESOTA. THE LATINX COALITION HAS WORKED TO BUILD A NETWORK OF IMMIGRANTS ACROSS MINNESOTA TO SUPPORT PRO-IMMIGRANT POLICIES SUCH AS DRIVERS LICENSES FOR UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS, LEGAL DEFENSE FUNDS IN COUNTIES, MUNICIPAL IDS IN CITIES AND COUNTIES AND SEPARATION ORDINANCES. MUSLIM COALITION OF ISAIAH AND ENDING ISLAMOPHOBIATHE MUSLIM COALITION OF ISAIAH IS A NETWORK OF 24 MOSQUES AND MUSLIM ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK COLLECTIVELY TO ADVANCE MUSLIM PUBLIC LEADERSHIP, CHANGE THE NARRATIVE ABOUT MUSLIMS IN MINNESOTA AND WORK TOWARD ENSURING CIVIL RIGHTS FOR MUSLIMS IN MINNESOTA. ISAIAH SUPPORTS THE STEERING TEAM AND LEADERSHIP TEAMS OF THE MUSLIM COALITION THROUGH TRAINING, CAPACITY BUILDING, STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS, POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGIC CAMPAIGNS.KIDS COUNT ON US CAMPAIGN AND CHILDCARETHE KCOU CAMPAIGN IS A COALITION OF 200 SMALL CHILDCARE CENTERS THAT SERVE LOW INCOME FAMILIES ACROSS MINNESOTA. THE KCOU CAMPAIGN IS LED BY A STEERING COMMITTEE OF CHILDCARE CENTERS. ISAIAH SUPPORTS THE KCOU CAMPAIGN THROUGH TRAINING AND CAPACITY-BUILDING, STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS AND RESEARCHING AND DEVELOPING POLICY CAMPAIGNS TO INCREASE SUPPORT FOR AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE FOR LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME FAMILIES. STAFF OF KCOU ALSO WORK WITH CHILDCARE CENTERS TO ENSURE THAT STATE REGULATORY AGENCIES ARE SUPPORTING CULTURALLY COMPETENT, COMMUNITY-RUN, LOCALLY OWNED CHILDCARE CENTERS. BARBERSHOP AND BLACK CONGREGATIONAL COLLABORATIVETHE BBCC IS A COALITION OF BLACK OWNED BARBERSHOPS AND CONGREGATIONS IN BROOKLYN PARK, BROOKLYN CENTER, GOLDEN VALLEY AND NORTH MINNEAPOLIS WORKING TO BUILD THE PUBLIC VOICE AND ENGAGEMENT OF AFRICAN AMERICAN AND AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS. BBCC FACILITATES REGULAR TRAININGS, PUBLIC FORUMS, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THROUGH BARBERSHOPS AND CONGREGATIONS. BBCC IS WORKING COLLECTIVELY ON TENANTS' RIGHTS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, RESTORING THE VOTE FOR FORMERLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM. BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE ECONOMYA SHARED PROJECT ACROSS ISAIAH IS TO BUILD AN ECONOMY THAT WORKS FOR ALL OF MINNESOTA'S FAMILIES. ISAIAH IS WORKING TO ADVANCE PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE, AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE, EXPANDING PUBLIC HEALTH CARE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING AT THE STATE LEVEL. ISAIAH CONDUCTS SCALED PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR ITS MEMBERS ON THESE ISSUES, CREATES COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS, ENGAGES WITH POLICY MAKERS, TRAINS MEMBERS TO ENGAGE WITH LOCAL PRESS AND MEDIA, PARTICIPATES IN COALITIONS WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND CREATES ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ISAIAH MEMBERS TO HAVE A PUBLIC VOICES ON THESE ISSUES AT THE STATE, REGIONAL AND LOCAL LEVEL. 100% CLEAN ENERGY AND ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGEISAIAH IS A CORE MEMBER OF A STATE-WIDE CAMPAIGN TO GET MINNESOTA TO 100% CLEAN AND RENEWABLE ENERGY. ISAIAH HAS LAUNCHED A STATE-WIDE PUBLIC EDUCATION DRIVE TO ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AND WHAT MINNESOTANS CAN DO TOGETHER TO MOVE TOWARD BEING A 100% CLEAN ENERGY STATE. THIS INCLUDES ENGAGING POLICY-MAKERS AT THE STATE LEVEL AS WELL AS WORKING WITH LOCAL LEADERSHIP TEAMS ON LOCAL SOLUTIONS AND ACTIONS.

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