Boston Workers Alliance, Boston unites unemployed workers to challenge joblessness in poor communities of color. They fight to end CORI (criminal offendor record information) discrimination, educate and civically engage their community, and create new worker-owned cooperatives as a job creation strategy.

Centro Presente, Greater Boston is a member-driven, state-wide Latin-American immigrant organization dedicated to achieving self-determination. Centro Presente struggles for immigrant rights and for economic and social justice through community organizing, leadership development, and service to build collective power.

Chinese Progressive Association, Boston is a grassroots community organization that works for full equality and empowerment of the Chinese community, expanding voter education and mobilization, and increasing the understanding and mechanisms for building power.

Civic Engagement Initiative, Boston & Chelsea is a multi-million dollar donor collaborative that supports nonprofits to engage in non-partisan voter mobilization in urban communities. Grantees of the initiative have significantly increased voter registration, turn out, and education among under-represented communities.

Commonwealth Seminar, Massachusetts works to open the doors of the State House to everyone by providing in-depth training on the legislative process and advocacy to leaders from communities of color and immigrant communities.

EPOCA, Ex-Prisoners and Prisoners Organizing for Community Advancement, Worcester is an organization of ex-prisoners and felons, along with allies, friends and family, coming together to create resources and opportunities for those who have paid their debt to society. They work to break down society’s institutional barriers to a healthy, productive life.

Initiative for Diversity in Civic Leadership, Greater Boston provides non-partisan education and training opportunities to enable individuals from diverse backgrounds to successfully run for elective office, manage and run campaigns, and serve in all levels of government. The management of the initiative is led by ¿Oíste? in partnership with MassVote and Suffolk University’s Department of Government.

MassVOTE, Massachusetts seeks to increase voter participation and build power in historically underrepresented communities by providing resources to nonprofit organizations statewide.

Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition, Massachusetts advocates for the rights and opportunities of immigrants and refugees through education and training, leadership development, organizing, policy analysis and advocacy.

Neighbor to Neighbor, Massachusetts uses grassroots organizing and voter mobilization to build support for issues that impact low income and working class residents in urban communities.

¿Oíste?, Massachusetts is working to expand the power of the Latino community in Massachusetts by increasing their knowledge of the democratic process.

Southeast Asian Coalition of Central Massachusetts, Worcester supports, promotes, and advocates for Asians in Central Massachusetts by providing assistance in the areas of health, education, economic development, and civic engagement, while supporting a strong social and cultural life within the community.

Union of Minority Neighborhoods, Boston is led and run primarily by people of African descent to ensure that trained, committed, grassroots leaders of color effectively organize on issues of concern in their communities, regions and nation.