Wind of the Spirit

What Wind of the Spirit does

Wind of the Spirit is a New Jersey-based 501(c)-style nonprofit immigrant resource center founded in 2000 by Diana Mejía, a native of Colombia. The organization educates, organizes, and mobilizes immigrant communities and their allies across multiple NJ municipalities — including Madison, Morristown, Plainfield, Clark, and Dover — to advance just immigration policy within a human rights framework. Its core programs include Know Your Rights workshops, OSHA-certified occupational health and safety training (over 35,000 hours delivered since 2003 in English and Spanish), Paid Sick Leave and Paid Family Leave education, and grassroots advocacy campaigns such as the Immigrant Trust Act, Citizenship for All, TPS, and the Domestic Workers' Rights Act. The organization operates a faith-based, peer-led model composed of people directly impacted by migration, leveraging Quaker-rooted traditions and a popular education methodology to make legal and workplace-safety knowledge accessible.

The organization's go-to-market is community-led and entirely non-commercial: services are delivered free or at low cost through in-person workshops, community forums, petitions, demonstrations, and bilingual digital resources, with no fee-for-service pricing. Revenue derives from individual donations solicited via the website and likely a portfolio of foundation grants. Distribution is amplified through an extensive coalition network spanning national organizations (NDLON, Alianza Americas, National Domestic Workers Alliance) and state-level partners (NJ Immigrant Justice, NJIAC, NJ Time to Care Coalition), which extend reach into day laborer, domestic worker, and broader immigrant constituencies. Operational footprint is contained within New Jersey; a 2022 headquarters relocation from Morristown to Madison consolidated that footprint without geographic expansion. The organization carries no proprietary technology, no software products, no patents, and no AI/ML capabilities — its infrastructure is a WordPress-based bilingual website, social media channels (Instagram, Threads, Facebook, X), and email outreach.

Name

Wind of the Spirit

Legal name

Wind of the Spirit

Website

https://wotsnj.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Wind of the Spirit is a New Jersey nonprofit immigrant resource center that delivers bilingual education, OSHA-certified worker training, and grassroots advocacy campaigns to immigrant communities and allies across multiple NJ municipalities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Immigrant Rights Advocacy and Community Education Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAEAI

Refugee & Immigrant Support Services

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Services & Community Support (Food, Housing, Family)

SECONDARYBPAGAJAG

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

Keywords

• Immigrant rights advocacy
• Community organizing
• Know your rights education
• OSHA worker training
• Nonprofit immigration services

Headquarters

HQ city

Madison

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: Wind of the Spirit operates as a nonprofit organization funded primarily through donations and likely grant funding. The organization solicits donations through its website and carries out fundraising activities to support its community education, organizing, and advocacy programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Wind of the Spirit is a faith-based immigrant resource center in New Jersey that educates, organizes, and mobilizes immigrant communities and their allies. Its core offerings include Know Your Rights workshops, OSHA-certified occupational Health and Safety training delivered in English and Spanish, Paid Sick Leave education, and grassroots advocacy campaigns for just immigration policies including the Immigrant Trust Act, Citizenship for All, TPS, and the Domestic Workers' Rights Act. All services are delivered through community-based workshops, forums, coalition networks, and bilingual (English/Spanish) online and in-person channels.

Product overview

Wind of the Spirit is a community resource center for immigrants, not a commercial product company. The organization offers a portfolio of educational programs and advocacy services including Know Your Rights workshops, OSHA-certified Health and Safety Training, Paid Sick Leave education, and immigration advocacy campaigns (Immigrant Trust Act, Citizenship for All, TPS, Domestic Workers' Rights Act). These services are provided through community organizing, grassroots mobilization, and educational workshops rather than a software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Know Your Rights Workshops Educational workshops that inform immigrant community members about their legal rights, constitutional protections, and available resources. Delivered in English and Spanish through community forums, in-person gatherings, and coalition partners for immigrant families and workers in New Jersey.
• OSHA-Certified Health and Safety Training OSHA-certified occupational health and safety training delivered free or at low cost in English and Spanish using a popular education methodology. Offers official OSHA training cards and covers construction and other sectors. Over 35,000 hours of training delivered since 2003.
• Paid Sick Leave Education Education and promotion of New Jersey's Paid Sick Leave and Paid Family Leave laws among immigrant communities, delivered through community forums, workshops, and information tables in partnership with the NJ Time to Care Coalition.
• Immigration Advocacy Campaigns Grassroots organizing and advocacy for just immigration policies in New Jersey, including active campaigns for the Immigrant Trust Act and Citizenship for All, and previously won campaigns for TPS, Educational Equity, and the Bill of Rights for Domestic Workers.
• Stories of Migration A community storytelling project that gathers the voices of Colombian families whose loved ones live in the United States, documenting experiences of grief, nostalgia, and enduring love shaped by migration and borders.
• Informative Sheets and Support Resources Educational materials covering immigration topics, labor rights, minimum wage laws, and government policies affecting immigrant communities, distributed through the bilingual website and community channels.

Quantifiable outcome

• Stopped local ordinance against day laborers in Morristown (2001); stopped Law 287g in Morristown (2007); won In-County Tuition for undocumented students at County College of Morris (2016); won In-State Tuition in NJ (2017); won local paid sick days resolutions (2018); won NJ Driver's License Law after 19 years of fighting (2019); won Bill of Rights for Domestic Workers in NJ (2024)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003Since 2003, Wind of the Spirit has maintained a partnership with OSHA to educate workers on identifying hazards and preventing accidents. The organization is a certified health and safety trainer offering free or low-cost OSHA training with official OSHA training cards. Over 35,000 hours of occupational health and safety training have been delivered using a popular education methodology.
• NJ Time to Care CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWind of the Spirit partners with the NJ Time to Care Coalition to support, educate, and promote Paid Sick Leave and Paid Family Leave benefits among immigrant communities. The coalition's resources and infographics in English and Spanish are distributed through Wind of the Spirit's community network.
• National Domestic Workers AlliancemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWind of the Spirit is affiliated with the National Domestic Workers Alliance, supporting the rights of domestic workers in New Jersey. This partnership contributed to the 2024 win of the Bill of Rights for Domestic Workers in NJ.
• Alianza AmericasmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWind of the Spirit is affiliated with Alianza Americas, a transnational network of immigrant organizations working across the Americas for justice and dignity.
• NDLON (National Day Laborer Organizing Network)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWind of the Spirit is part of the NDLON network, which organizes day laborers and immigrant workers across the country. NDLON partnership supports Wind of the Spirit's efforts to stop anti-immigrant ordinances and protect worker rights.
• NJ Immigrant JusticemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWind of the Spirit collaborates with NJ Immigrant Justice, a coalition working to advance immigrant rights and protections in New Jersey through policy advocacy and community organizing.
• NJ Alliance for Immigrant Justice (NJIAC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWind of the Spirit works with the NJ Alliance for Immigrant Justice (also referred to as NJIAC) on shared advocacy campaigns including responses to federal immigration policy, budget advocacy, and coalition statements on ICE enforcement.
• The Energy FoundationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed among Wind of the Spirit's coalition partners supporting the fight for immigrant rights.
• Cancer Free Economy NetworkminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed among Wind of the Spirit's coalition partners supporting the fight for immigrant rights.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• NJ Alliance for Immigrant Justice (NJIAC): New Jersey statewide coalition advancing immigrant rights through policy advocacy and community organizing. Wind of the Spirit is a member organization with overlapping campaign priorities and coalition infrastructure.
• NDLON (National Day Laborer Organizing Network): National network organizing day laborers and immigrant workers. Wind of the Spirit is an NDLON affiliate; both share grassroots worker-centered advocacy and campaigns against anti-immigrant local ordinances.
• National Domestic Workers Alliance: National federation of domestic worker organizations and a direct coalition partner of Wind of the Spirit. Co-led advocacy that produced the 2024 NJ Bill of Rights for Domestic Workers and operates a comparable member-driven, faith- and community-rooted model.
• Make the Road New York: Immigrant-led community organization in the tri-state region offering know-your-rights, worker safety, and advocacy services similar to Wind of the Spirit's portfolio, with comparable membership and organizing model.
• United We Dream: Largest immigrant youth-led network in the U.S. pursuing comparable advocacy on DACA, tuition equity, and driver licenses — an established counterpart operating at national scale on overlapping policy priorities.
• NJ Time to Care Coalition: Coalition promoting paid sick leave and paid family leave in New Jersey — a direct Wind of the Spirit partner that delivers bilingual worker education programming comparable to the Paid Sick Leave Education service.
• Alianza Americas: Transnational network of immigrant-led organizations across the Americas. Wind of the Spirit is an affiliate; both pursue a human rights framework and member-driven advocacy for immigrant communities.
• CASA: Mid-Atlantic immigrant advocacy and services organization running Know Your Rights, worker protection, and civic engagement programs — a closely analogous operating model in the same regional immigrant rights ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project: Major national organization litigating and advocating for immigrants' rights. Operates in the same policy domain with significantly greater resources and a primarily legal, rather than community-organizing, approach.
• National Immigration Law Center: Established national legal advocacy organization defending immigrant rights through litigation and policy. Operates broadly in the same advocacy space but as a much larger, policy-and-litigation-focused entity rather than a grassroots organizer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/wotsnj
• Facebookfacebook.com/Wind-of-the-Spirit-WotS
• Instagraminstagram.com/wotsnj
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wind-of-the-spirit

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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