Virginians Organized For Interfaith Community Engagement

Name

Virginians Organized For Interfaith Community Engagement

Legal name

Virginians Organized For Interfaith Community Engagement

Website

https://voice-va.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Organizing Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Civic and Social Organizations (81341)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Democracy, Voting Rights & Civic Participation Advocacy (BPAGAFAJ)

Keywords

• Community organizing
• Interfaith coalition
• Affordable housing advocacy
• Behavioral health advocacy
• Civic engagement campaigns

Headquarters

HQ city

Arlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Member Institution Dues: 60-70% of annual budget comes from dues paid by member institutions including congregations, temples, mosques, union locals, business groups, schools, and health centers
2. Individual and Corporate Donations: Individual donors and corporate donors contribute to the organization
3. Foundation Grants: Support received from philanthropic foundations including Meyer Foundation, Potomac Health Foundation, Southern Partners Fund, Virginia Housing, Arnold Ventures, Greater Washington Community Foundation, and Weissberg Foundation

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

VOICE is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit coalition of dues-paying member institutions—congregations, mosques, synagogues, labor unions, schools, and community groups—that organizes and runs advocacy campaigns on behavioral health care, affordable housing, democracy, and leadership development across Northern Virginia. The organization delivers its work through Action Team meetings, Get Out the Vote drives, leadership training, and coalition-building rather than through commercial products.

Product overview

VOICE VA is a coalition-based community organizing nonprofit, not a commercial technology product company. The organization operates four integrated issue campaigns focused on building relational power across faith, race, and class divides. The core programmatic offerings include Leadership Development, Behavioral Health Care advocacy, Affordable Housing advocacy, and Democracy engagement. Member institutions (congregations, mosques, unions, schools, etc.) participate in Action Teams to set and implement strategies across these campaigns. The organization has secured over $625 million in public and private investments for housing and behavioral health through its organizing efforts. VOICE does not offer commercial software products, APIs, or technology platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Leadership Development Program that cultivates leaders from diverse communities through coaching, strategy planning, and support for public actions, available to participants from member institutions and the broader community.
• Behavioral Health Care Campaign
• Affordable and Abundant Housing Campaign
• Democracy Campaign

Quantifiable outcome

• $125 million secured for statewide behavioral health Crisis Receiving Centers
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Arlington Presbyterian ChurchcoreOthersMember institution participating in VOICE's coalition and campaigns
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in AmericacoreOthersMember institution participating in VOICE's coalition and campaigns
• All Dulles Area Muslim SocietycoreOthersMember institution in Northern Virginia area
• Northern Virginia Baptist AssociationcoreOthersMember institution in Northern Virginia area

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• New Virginia Majority: A Virginia civic engagement organization focused on registering and mobilizing underrepresented voters, particularly in communities of color. Directly comparable to VOICE on democracy and GOTV work, though operating on a non-501(c)(3) 501(c)(4) advocacy model.
• Faith in Public Life: A national network of faith leaders organizing on social justice issues including housing, immigration, and democracy. Comparable to VOICE on interfaith coalition organizing and advocacy methodology, with national scope versus VOICE's regional focus.
• CASA Virginia: A Virginia-based advocacy and organizing coalition representing working-class immigrants and people of color on housing, immigrant rights, and civic participation. Comparable to VOICE on coalition-based advocacy in the same Virginia region with overlapping issue areas.
• Tenants and Workers United: A Virginia-based tenant and worker organizing coalition focused on affordable housing and tenant rights. Directly comparable on housing justice advocacy in Northern Virginia, with a more single-issue orientation than VOICE's multi-issue portfolio.
• Virginia Organizing: A statewide Virginia-based community organizing nonprofit that builds power through local chapters across issues including housing, health care, and voting rights. Highly comparable to VOICE in mission, structure, and issue portfolio, with the key difference being a broader statewide geographic footprint.

Broad incumbents

• People's Action Institute: A national progressive organizing network that combines door-to-door canvassing, leadership development, and issue campaigns on housing and healthcare. Comparable in methodology and theory of change, operating nationally with affiliated state tables similar to VOICE's coalition model.
• Metro IAF (Industrial Areas Foundation): The largest and oldest broad-based community organizing network in the U.S., with affiliated coalitions across multiple states. A broader umbrella that includes faith-based coalitions similar to VOICE and operates the relational organizing model at much larger national scale.

Emerging players

• Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ): A national organizing network mobilizing white communities for racial and economic justice through local chapters. Comparable to VOICE on coalition-based advocacy and base-building methodology, though with a more single-issue focus on racial justice.
• Faithful America: A national online faith-based organizing community mobilizing members on voting, climate, and economic justice. Comparable to VOICE on interfaith engagement and civic participation, but operates primarily digitally rather than through institutional membership.

Regional players

• Common Ground VA: A Virginia faith-rooted organizing initiative supporting congregations on racial equity, housing, and community issues. Comparable to VOICE on interfaith coalition methodology with overlapping Virginia footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/VOICEVirginia
• Facebookfacebook.com/voice.va
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/virginians-organized-for-interfaith-community-engagement-voice

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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