VOCES UNIDAS

What VOCES UNIDAS does

Voces Unidas is a Latino civic advocacy and community-services organization headquartered in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, founded by Alex S\u00e1nchez in 2020/2021 to build political and policy power for Latino communities across the state's central mountain and Western Slope region. It operates through a dual-entity structure: Voces Unidas de las Monta\u00f1as (501(c)(3), EIN 85-0993139) handles nonpartisan research, education, and direct services, while Voces Unidas Action Fund (501(c)(4), EIN 35-2757305) conducts electoral and lobbying work. The organization reports reaching 342,000+ voters, engaging 23,700+ participants in organizing, supporting 4,815+ individuals with direct services, and training 1,550+ rural Latinos in leadership and policy programs since 2020. Co-founded programs include the Colorado Latino Policy Agenda (CLPA) with COLOR and the Coalition to Protect Workers from Extreme Temperatures, which spearheaded first-in-the-nation legislation HB25-1286 and HB26-1272 on extreme heat and cold worker protections.

Name

VOCES UNIDAS

Legal name

Voces Unidas Action Fund

Website

https://vocesunidas.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Voces Unidas is a Glenwood Springs, Colorado-based nonprofit operating dual 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) entities to build Latino civic power through policy advocacy, voter engagement, immigration legal support, nonpartisan research, and coalition-based organizing across 17 Western Slope counties.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Glenwood Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: As a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization (Voces Unidas Action Fund, EIN 35-2757305) and 501(c)(3) organization (Voces Unidas de las Montañas, EIN 85-0993139), Voces Unidas relies on donations from individuals, foundations, and organizations to fund its advocacy, organizing, and direct service programs.

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Voces Unidas is a Colorado-based nonprofit advocacy organization that builds Latino civic power through voter engagement, policy advocacy, leadership development, research, and direct immigration support services. It operates a 24/7 immigration hotline, provides free legal consultations at the Aurora ICE detention center, conducts nonpartisan Latino voter research, and runs grassroots electoral campaigns across Colorado's Western Slope and central mountain region.

Product overview

Voces Unidas operates as a dual-entity nonprofit organization consisting of Voces Unidas Action Fund (501(c)(4)) and Voces Unidas de las Montañas (501(c)(3)), both based in Colorado's central mountain region. The organization functions as a Latino advocacy group rather than a technology product company. Its service portfolio includes immigration support services (a 24/7 hotline, legal consultations, Know Your Rights resources), electoral engagement (ballot guides, candidate endorsements, voter education), policy research (Colorado Latino Policy Agenda annual reports, bipartisan polling), legislative advocacy (annual scorecards tracking lawmaker votes), and community organizing programs (CLEAP, Latino Advocacy Day). The organization does not offer a technology platform, software product, or API services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Colorado Latino Policy Agenda (CLPA): A research initiative co-led by Voces Unidas and COLOR, publishing annual nonpartisan reports about Latinas and Latinos in Colorado on pressing policy, political, and social issues.
• Colorado Latino Exit Poll
• Coalition to Protect Workers from Extreme Temperatures

Products and services

• Immigration Hotline and Support Services 24/7 immigration hotline (970-340-8586) and related support services that help immigrant community members in Colorado's Western Slope report ICE activity, locate detained loved ones, access free legal consultations at the Aurora ICE detention center, and receive referrals to trusted nonprofit organizations.
• Colorado Latino Policy Agenda (CLPA) An annual, nonpartisan research report providing insights into the demographic makeup, policy preferences, and views of Latino voters in Colorado on pressing policy, political, and social issues.
• Legislative Scorecard Annual scorecard tracking the votes and recording the positions of all state lawmakers, with emphasis on the eight state house representatives representing Colorado's central mountain region.
• Ballot Guides and Voter Education Voter education materials including ballot guides, candidate endorsements, and information about voting methods for local, state, and federal elections, made available in English and Spanish.
• Civic Leader Education and Advocacy Program (CLEAP) Leadership development and advocacy training program that prepares rural Latinos to participate in civic and policy programs across Colorado.
• Know Your Rights Resources Educational resources that help immigrant community members understand their constitutional rights, particularly regarding encounters with immigration enforcement.

Quantifiable outcome

• 342,000+ voters reached since 2020
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Co-leads the Colorado Latino Agenda (CLA) research initiative with Voces Unidas. The CLA publishes the Colorado Latino Policy Agenda (CLPA), an annual nonpartisan report on Latino voter demographics and views, and conducts the Colorado Latino Exit Poll every two years on Election Day.
• UnidosUScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNation's largest Latino civil rights and advocacy organization. Collaborated on the Bipartisan Poll of Hispanic Voters: The Road to 2026, the most comprehensive national survey of Latino voters. Voces Unidas participated in national press conferences and released state-specific findings from the poll.
• Coalition to Protect Workers from Extreme TemperaturescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition founded by Voces Unidas in 2024 with more than 26 partner organizations. Led introduction of first-in-the-nation legislation (HB25-1286, HB26-1272) to protect workers from extreme heat and cold. Includes Hispanic Affairs, Conservation Colorado, GreenLatinos, Towards Justice, UFCW Local 7, and others.
• BSP ResearchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolling firm that conducted the Bipartisan Poll of Hispanic Voters: The Road to 2026, surveying 3,000 registered Latino voters with state oversamples including 400 Colorado respondents.
• Hispanic AffairsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in the Coalition to Protect Workers from Extreme Temperatures.
• Conservation ColoradominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental advocacy organization partner in the Coalition to Protect Workers from Extreme Temperatures.
• United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLabor union partner in the Coalition to Protect Workers from Extreme Temperatures representing workers' interests.
• Colorado Immigrant Rights CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerImmigration rights advocacy organization partner in the Coalition to Protect Workers from Extreme Temperatures.
• SEIU Local 105minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerService Employees International Union partner in the Coalition to Protect Workers from Extreme Temperatures.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Hispanic Federation: National Latino advocacy and community development nonprofit delivering programs in civic engagement, education, immigration, and economic empowerment; serves a comparable Latino constituency with similar service mix to Voces Unidas at greater scale.
• UnidosUS: The nation's largest Latino civil rights and advocacy organization. Voces Unidas is a direct partner and participated in UnidosUS' national Bipartisan Poll of Hispanic Voters, making them operationally comparable as Latino advocacy organizations with research, policy, and electoral programs.
• Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition (CIRC): Statewide immigrant rights coalition and Voces Unidas coalition partner in the Coalition to Protect Workers from Extreme Temperatures; operates comparable immigration advocacy, civic engagement, and policy programs in Colorado.
• La Unión del Pueblo Entero (LUPE): Texas-based grassroots Latino organizing and civic engagement nonprofit focused on farmworker rights, immigration, and voter engagement; comparable to Voces Unidas in target community, organizing model, and policy priorities such as farmworker protections.
• Mi Familia Vota: National Latino civic engagement organization focused on voter registration, voter education, and civic participation. Directly comparable mission and target community to Voces Unidas's electoral engagement and voter education work.
• Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR): Co-leads the Colorado Latino Policy Agenda with Voces Unidas and operates as a peer Latina-focused advocacy organization in Colorado on reproductive rights, civic engagement, and policy research.

Broad incumbents

• Center for Community Change: National progressive hub supporting grassroots community organizing for low-income and communities of color; comparable to Voces Unidas on grassroots organizing, civic engagement, and coalition-based advocacy models.
• Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF): National Latino civil rights law organization with comparable mission to advance Latino civil rights, civic participation, and educational equity through litigation, advocacy, and community education.
• National Immigration Law Center: National advocacy organization dedicated to defending and advancing the rights of immigrants; comparable to Voces Unidas on immigration advocacy and policy work, but operates at federal scale rather than regional/community-rooted.

Others

• UFCW Local 7: Colorado labor union representing grocery, meatpacking, and other workers; coalition partner of Voces Unidas in the Coalition to Protect Workers from Extreme Temperatures. Not a direct competitor but an ecosystem peer in worker protection advocacy on the Western Slope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/VocesUnidasOrg
• Instagraminstagram.com/vocesunidasorg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vocesunidas

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Profiles1 record

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