What Poder in Action does

Poder in Action is a grassroots nonprofit organization headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, founded in 2013 originally as the Center for Neighborhood Leadership and rebranded to its current identity in 2016 following a strategic shift toward direct organizing against police violence and systemic oppression. The organization serves communities of color and working-class communities in Arizona, with operational focus concentrated in South Phoenix and Maryvale. Its work spans immigrant rights, youth organizing, and family support for those affected by police violence, with a stated mission of building collective power to disrupt systems of oppression and determine a liberated future for people of color in Arizona.

The organization's service portfolio is organized into three programs — Barrios al Poder (parent-led organizing for working-class immigrant families impacted by poli-migra and deportation, anchored by Saber es Poder civic education workshops), Youth Poder (youth-led organizing against school criminalization and School Resource Officers), and Family Justice Collective (peer support for families of people killed by police) — alongside three active campaigns: the Family Bill of Rights Campaign, Pueblo's Budget Campaign (a community-authored alternative Phoenix city budget seeking to reallocate the city's billion-dollar police budget), and the Schools to Liberation Campaign. The organization additionally operates two research/data products: the Phoenix Futuro community survey, which documented experiences of over 10,000 Phoenix residents with police across 2018-2019, and Police Violence Data Tools, a set of Tableau-based interactive dashboards covering use-of-force, Taser, and shooting data in Phoenix and Maricopa County for 2011-2023. The underlying technology stack is limited to data visualization (Tableau), an online donation and CRM platform (EveryAction), and standard web/social channels; there is no proprietary software product, no API surface, and no AI/ML capability disclosed.

Poder in Action operates as a donation-funded 501(c)(3)-type nonprofit with no disclosed commercial revenue, no parent company, no institutional investors, and no funding rounds. Its budget is supported through contributions collected via the EveryAction online platform and is supplemented through community programming, events, and digital resource distribution. The organization maintains a sister organization, AZ Poder, established during the 2016-2017 strategic restructuring. Geographic reach is explicitly restricted to Arizona with concentrated activity in Phoenix; the serving footprint is domestic only and there is no evidence of franchise, federation, or geographic expansion beyond the state.

Name

Poder in Action

Legal name

Poder In Action

Website

https://poderinaction.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Poder in Action is a Phoenix-based grassroots nonprofit that builds collective power among communities of color and working-class Arizonans through organizing programs, advocacy campaigns against police violence, and community-driven data research.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Advocacy and Grassroots Organizing Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Human Rights Organizations (813311), Other Social Advocacy Organizations (813319), Civic and Social Organizations (81341)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Gun Violence Prevention & Public Safety Policy Advocacy (BPAGAFAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Civic Education & Community Engagement (Voting, Local Government) (EDAAAFAC), Political/GOTV & Advocacy Calling (Campaigns) (BPAAADAK)

Keywords

• Community organizing
• Grassroots advocacy
• Civic engagement
• Police accountability
• Social justice nonprofit

Headquarters

HQ city

Phoenix

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

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Poder in Action is a grassroots organization that builds the collective power of people of color and working-class communities in Arizona by developing organizers, providing civic advocacy, and conducting movement building. It delivers this through community programs (Barrios al Poder for immigrant parents, Youth Poder for youth, Family Justice Collective for families of police violence victims) and advocacy campaigns (Family Bill of Rights, Pueblo's Budget, Schools to Liberation), supplemented by community research (Phoenix Futuro) and interactive data tools on police violence.

Product overview

Poder in Action is a grassroots community organization that operates as a collection of advocacy programs and campaigns rather than a commercial product platform. Its core programs include Barrios al Poder (immigrant power-building), Youth Poder (youth organizing), and Family Justice Collective (support for families of police violence victims). These feed into campaign initiatives including the Family Bill of Rights Campaign, Pueblo's Budget Campaign (alternative city budget proposal), and Schools to Liberation Campaign. The organization also produces research and data tools through Phoenix Futuro (community survey reports) and Police Violence Data Tools (Tableau-based dashboards and maps). All programs are grounded in a Theory of Change framework for collective power building.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Barrios al Poder A power-building program led by working-class immigrant parents impacted by poli-migra, including deportation, family separation, and worker exploitation. Hosts 'Saber es Poder' (Knowledge is Power) workshops on legal defense plans, resources to respond to state violence, and civic engagement skills.
• Youth Poder A program that builds collective power of young people to fight against criminalization and a culture of punishment in schools. Led by youth at the intersection of systemic oppression, lack of educational resources, school push-outs, and punishment in the educational system.
• Family Justice Collective A program created by and for families whose loved ones were killed by police. Provides a space for families to grow knowledge about systems of oppression, develop skills to disrupt and dismantle those systems, share experiences, and access resources for health, healing, and stability.
• Family Bill of Rights Campaign An advocacy campaign led by the Family Justice Collective addressing the traumatic experiences victims of police violence and their families endure after a violent act by police, seeking basic transparency and accountability.
• Pueblo's Budget Campaign A community-led campaign to reclaim the billion-dollar police budget and invest in life-affirming resources working class and BIPOC communities need. Led by Barrios al Poder, it includes an alternative budget proposal for the City of Phoenix.
• Schools to Liberation Campaign A youth-led campaign fighting to end the criminalization of students and remove School Resource Officers (SROs) from the Phoenix Union High School District, advocating for mental health services, social workers, and counselors.
• Phoenix Futuro Community Survey A research initiative that surveyed over 10,000 Phoenix residents, primarily in South Phoenix and Maryvale, about their experiences and perceptions of police throughout 2018-2019. The study examines how race, gender, sexuality, and age impact police treatment.
• Police Violence Data Tools Interactive Tableau dashboards and maps exploring police use of force data, including a Use of Force Dashboard, Taser Use Map, and Shootings by Police in Maricopa County Map covering 2011-2023.

Quantifiable outcome

• Surveyed over 10,000 Phoenix residents about police experiences
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AZ PodercoreOthersSister organization that emerged alongside Poder In Action from the same organizational shift in 2016-2017. AZ Poder works on related issues of power building and community organizing for BIPOC and working-class communities in Arizona.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Community Change: National racial- and economic-justice intermediary that funds and coordinates grassroots organizing networks; comparable as a peer ecosystem participant supporting similar base-building work.
• ACLU of Arizona: State-level civil liberties and rights organization that litigates and advocates on police accountability, immigrant rights, and criminal justice in Arizona — overlapping with Poder in Action's advocacy priorities through a more legal-strategic lens.
• NAACP Arizona State Conference: State branch of a national civil rights organization engaged in police reform, criminal justice advocacy, and voter engagement — comparable to Poder in Action's grassroots power-building but operating at greater scale and with broader issue scope.

Direct peers

• LUCHA (Living United for Change in Arizona): Arizona-based grassroots organization building power in working-class and communities of color through organizing on housing, criminal justice, and immigrant rights — directly comparable geographically and mission-wise.
• People's Police Project: Phoenix-area initiative (referenced directly on Poder in Action's site) examining failures of the Phoenix Police Department to address its culture of violence — a near-direct local peer.
• United We Dream: Largest immigrant-youth-led network in the U.S., comparable to Poder in Action in its mix of immigrant defense, youth leadership development, and grassroots power-building.
• Mijente: National Latinx organizing and advocacy hub that, like Poder in Action, centers immigrant, criminal-justice, and racial-equity work led by directly impacted communities.
• Black Lives Matter: National network focused on ending police violence and building Black community power; closely comparable to Poder in Action's core mission of dismantling systems of oppression and addressing police harm.
• AZ Poder: Sister organization of Poder in Action, established from the same 2016-2017 organizational shift, working on related power-building and community organizing for BIPOC and working-class communities in Arizona.

Emerging players

• Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ): National network mobilizing white communities for racial justice, including police accountability campaigns; overlaps with Poder in Action's police-reform and movement-building goals.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/poderinaction
• Facebookfacebook.com/PoderinAction
• Instagraminstagram.com/poderinaction
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/poder-in-action

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Investors

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M&A

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