Women Engaged

What Women Engaged does

Women Engaged (WE) is a Georgia-based 501(c)(3) human rights organization co-founded in fall 2014 by Malika Redmond and Margaret Kargbo in the Atlanta neighborhood of Capitol View Manor. The organization's core product is the WE Vote. WE Rise! integrated voter engagement program — a year-round, non-partisan door-to-door canvassing, phone-banking, text-messaging, and relational-organizing operation aimed at Black women, femmes, girls, gender-expansive people, and youth of color across the state. It is augmented by the Women's Human Rights and Gender Equity Program, the WE Lead leadership development program, the WEHonors community recognition awards, the annual Reproductive Justice Institute co-hosted with Spelman College, the Virtual Soapbox advocacy platform, and the Georgia Voter Guide resource. The organization reports engaging 400,000+ Georgia voters by phone and text (90% people of color), cultivating 2,503 leaders, and sustaining voter turnout roughly double the state average in its target communities.

From a technology and operations standpoint, the organization is intentionally low-tech. It does not own proprietary systems; its stack is the Voter Activation Network (VAN) for voter contact management, ActBlue Charities for donation processing, Eventbrite for event ticketing, and standard social channels. Program delivery is field-driven by a small Atlanta-based staff (headcount stated as 11–50) supplemented by part-time canvassers hired from the neighborhoods served — 15 canvassers were deployed during the 2020 COVID-19 pivot, generating 5,000+ conversations with Black metro Atlanta voters.

The business model is a 501(c)(3) donations-and-grants model with no commercial revenue. Programs are free to community members; the organization is funded by individual donors processed through ActBlue and by institutional grantmakers, most prominently Decolonizing Wealth Project's Liberated Capital via the #Case4Reparations initiative. CEO Malika Redmond disclosed cumulative fundraising of more than $11 million over the decade 2014–2024. As of September 2025, Redmond is on a board-approved 12-month sabbatical while COO Michelle Wilson leads day-to-day operations.

Name

Women Engaged

Legal name

Women Engaged, Inc.

Website

https://womenengaged.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Women Engaged is a Georgia-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that runs year-round integrated voter engagement, leadership development, and reproductive justice programs for Black women, femmes, girls, and gender-expansive people in Atlanta and statewide Georgia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civic Engagement and Advocacy Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Political Organizations (813940)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Gender Equality & Women’s Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Democracy, Voting Rights & Civic Participation Advocacy (BPAGAFAJ), Civic, Citizenship & Community Engagement Education (EDAAAEAI), Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment (BPAGABAF)

Keywords

• Civic engagement services
• Nonprofit advocacy
• Voter registration programs
• Reproductive justice advocacy
• Community organizing

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Women Engaged generates revenue through charitable donations from individuals and institutional donors. The organization received funding as part of the inaugural cohort of the #Case4Reparations initiative by Decolonizing Wealth Project's Liberated Capital. Malika Redmond has raised over $11 million in support of the organization's mission over the decade.

Go-to-market motion2 records

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Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Women Engaged is a Georgia-based 501(c)(3) human rights nonprofit that delivers year-round integrated voter engagement, leadership development, and reproductive justice advocacy to Black women, femmes, girls, and gender-expansive people in Georgia. Its signature WE Vote. WE Rise! program conducts nonpartisan voter registration, political education, canvassing, and Get-Out-The-Vote campaigns, complemented by the WE Lead leadership training program and the Reproductive Justice Institute. Programs are provided free to community members and funded through charitable donations and grants.

Product overview

Women Engaged (WE) is a Georgia-based 501(c)(3) human rights organization that operates as a single unified nonprofit offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The organization offers several interconnected programs centered on civic engagement, leadership development, and reproductive justice. The core program is WE Vote. WE Rise!, a year-round integrated voter engagement initiative that combines voter registration, education, and Get-Out-The-Vote campaigns. This is supported by the Women's Human Rights and Gender Equity Program which addresses violence against women and reproductive justice through community-based research and advocacy. The WE Lead Program provides leadership development and training for individuals and organizations, while the WEHonors program recognizes outstanding Black women leaders. The organization also hosts the Reproductive Justice Institute annually, provides IVE Strategy Trainings to partner organizations, and operates the Virtual Soapbox platform for community advocacy. Additional offerings include community events like Justice Just-Us Jamboree, Story Circles, and the Black Listed Banned Book Fair, along with voter education resources through the Georgia Voter Guide. All programs are integrated through a shared commitment to advancing reproductive justice, civic engagement, and racial equity for Black women, girls, and gender-expansive people in Georgia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WE Vote. WE Rise!: Women Engaged's signature non-partisan integrated voter engagement program that aims to increase civic participation of emerging and inactive voters through year-round political education, leadership development, and community engagement.
• Women's Human Rights and Gender Equity Program
• WE Lead Program
• WEHonors
• Reproductive Justice Institute (RJI)

Products and services

• WE Vote. WE Rise! Women Engaged's signature non-partisan integrated voter engagement program that conducts year-round voter registration, political education, canvassing, and Get-Out-The-Vote campaigns to increase civic participation among Black women, youth, and communities of color in Georgia.
• Women's Human Rights and Gender Equity Program Program that prioritizes eradicating violence against Black women, girls, and LGBTQ people and works toward reproductive, racial, and economic justice through community-based research, workshops, Op-eds, and public health policy recommendations.
• WE Lead Program Leadership development program providing training on cutting edge and emerging strategies for campaign, policy, and program development, offered through community-centered trainings, research fellowships, and internships.
• WEHonors Awards program granting $1,000 awards to unsung Black women and femme leaders making outstanding community impact worthy of being recognized and celebrated.
• Reproductive Justice Institute (RJI) Annual institute hosted in partnership with the Women's Research and Resource Center at Spelman College at the Toni Cade Bambara Scholar Activism Conference, providing reproductive justice training and education.
• IVE Strategy Trainings Integrated Voter Engagement strategy trainings provided to local and national partner organizations to build and develop their civic engagement programs.
• Virtual Soapbox Accessible platform providing community members and partner organizations the ability to speak directly to press and public officials to drive public conversation and policy change.
• Georgia Voter Guide Online resource helping Georgia voters get information about elections, candidates, and voting procedures.

Quantifiable outcome

• Voter turnout rate of 35%-39% in municipal elections and 55%-62% in general elections - nearly twice the average rate
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration3 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Women's Research and Resource Center at Spelman CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn partnership with the Women's Research and Resource Center at Spelman College, Women Engaged hosts the Reproductive Justice Institute (RJI) at the annual Toni Cade Bambara Scholar Activism Conference, which is open to the public and takes place in late March.
• Positive Women's NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWomen Engaged led trainings for Positive Women's Network on Integrated Voter Engagement (IVE) strategy to build up and develop their civic engagement programs.
• New Voices PittsburghminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWomen Engaged provided IVE strategy training to help develop New Voices Pittsburgh's civic engagement programs.
• Strong Families Network with Forward TogetherminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraining partnership to build civic engagement capacity within the Strong Families Network.
• AIDS UnitedminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for electoral organizing bootcamp training for AIDS United membership base.
• 9to5 GeorgiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-host of the annual People's State of the Union event and collaborative partner in reproductive justice advocacy.
• National Domestic Workers' AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with National Domestic Workers' Alliance - Atlanta Chapter for inaugural 2015 community story circle event.
• Counter Narrative ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on Moving the Margin: Voting Rights and LGBT Community event addressing voting rights and the Black LGBT community.
• New Georgia ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in Georgia civic engagement efforts, part of the state civic engagement ecosystem.
• Equality Federation of GeorgiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in voting rights and equality advocacy efforts in Georgia.
• SisterSongcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the Rights Faith & Democracy Collaborative Georgia and collaborative partner in reproductive justice organizing.
• Jobs with JusticeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Rights Faith & Democracy Collaborative Georgia for cross-movement collaboration.
• Georgia Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in hosting ABCs of Reproductive Justice events and advocacy.
• ProGeorgiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMalika Redmond serves as Board Chair of ProGeorgia, a state civic engagement table. Women Engaged is the first reproductive justice leader to Chair the Board of Directors of this state civic engagement table.
• NGP Action FundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in redistricting advocacy. Mishara Davis, VP of Political & Civic Engagement, addressed the Joint Senate and House Reapportionment Committee on fair redistricting.
• Beloved Community ChurchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner led by Dr. F. Keith Slaughter, engaging residents with voter education, developing voting plans, assisting voter registration, and sharing job opportunities at weekly community food pantry.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Black Voters Matter Fund: Black Voters Matter is a national civic engagement organization focused on increasing Black voter registration, turnout, and power-building in the South, including significant operations in Georgia. Direct peer on year-round Black voter mobilization, organizing infrastructure, and electoral empowerment in shared Georgia territory.
• Fair Fight: Fair Fight is a Georgia-based voting rights organization founded by Stacey Abrams focused on voter protection, registration, and combating voter suppression. Direct peer on voter engagement in Georgia, sharing the same geographic and demographic target with aligned civic participation mission.
• SPARK Reproductive Justice NOW: SPARK Reproductive Justice NOW is a Georgia-based reproductive justice organization led by Black women that engages in community organizing, policy advocacy, and leadership development. Direct peer in reproductive justice organizing, Georgia-based operations, and shared focus on Black women and girls.
• Black Women's Roundtable: Black Women's Roundtable, an initiative of the National Council of Negro Women, focuses on civic engagement, economic security, and health equity for Black women across the U.S. Direct peer on mobilizing Black women voters, leadership development, and policy advocacy on gender-equity issues.
• SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective: SisterSong is a national reproductive justice organization led by and for women of color, and a core partner of Women Engaged in the Rights Faith & Democracy Collaborative Georgia. Direct peer on reproductive justice organizing, leadership development for women of color, and cross-movement civic engagement.
• ProGeorgia: ProGeorgia is a Georgia state civic engagement coalition table of which Women Engaged's CEO Malika Redmond serves as Board Chair. Direct peer in statewide civic engagement coordination, with overlapping partner organizations and shared voter mobilization goals.
• New Georgia Project: New Georgia Project is a Georgia-based civic engagement nonprofit focused on registering and mobilizing voters of color, particularly in metro Atlanta. It is a direct peer given overlapping voter engagement mission, shared target community (Black voters), and joint participation in the Georgia civic engagement ecosystem.
• 9to5 Georgia: 9to5 Georgia is a statewide chapter of the national 9to5 organization focused on economic justice for women workers, particularly women of color. Direct peer on the People's State of the Union event and shared reproductive justice advocacy, with overlapping member demographics in metro Atlanta.
• Higher Heights for America: Higher Heights for America is a national nonprofit dedicated to building Black women's political power through voter mobilization, leadership development, and civic engagement. Direct peer on Black women voter engagement, leadership pipeline, and gender-focused electoral organizing.

Broad incumbents

• National Women's Law Center: National Women's Law Center is a national advocacy organization focused on gender justice across multiple policy areas. Broad incumbent with overlapping priorities in reproductive rights and economic justice advocacy, though serving at national rather than community-organizing scale.

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Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles6 records

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