Nashville Organized For Action And Hope (noah)

Name

Nashville Organized For Action And Hope (noah)

Legal name

Nashville Organized for Action and Hope

Website

https://noahtn.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Organizing and Advocacy Services

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Immigrant & Refugee Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAG)

Keywords

• Community coalition organizing
• Social justice advocacy
• Faith-based organizing
• Civic engagement campaigns
• Grassroots member organizing

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashville

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: NOAH accepts individual donations through their website via EveryAction platform and by mail (checks made out to Nashville Organized for Action and Hope).
2. Membership Dues: Member groups pay annual dues specified in the membership agreement form. NOAH emphasizes they do not want to prohibit any congregation/organization from joining due to financial constraints.
3. Event Revenue (Banquet): Annual fundraising banquet generates revenue through ticket sales (Young Supporter $60, Individual $150, Table $1,000 for 8 seats) and advertising space in event program (Full Page $500, Half Page $300, Quarter Page $200, Business Card $125).
4. Sponsorships: Event sponsorships at seven levels: Friends of Justice ($800), Supporters of Justice ($1,000), Patrons of Justice ($2,500), Benefactors of Justice ($5,000), Advocates of Justice ($10,000), Defenders of Justice ($15,000), Champions of Justice/Presenting Sponsor ($20,000).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

NOAH is an anti-racist, interfaith coalition that organizes congregations, community organizations, and labor unions in Nashville around six programmatic task forces (Affordable Housing, Transformational Justice, Education, Economic Equity/Jobs/Transportation, Integrated Voter Engagement, and Immigrant Rights). The coalition conducts direct public actions, leadership training, voter engagement campaigns, and policy advocacy to combat systemic racism and injustice.

Product overview

NOAH is a faith-led community organizing coalition, not a technology product company. Its offerings consist of community organizing programs organized around five task forces (Affordable Housing, Transformational Justice, Education, Economic Equity/Jobs/Transportation) plus Integrated Voter Engagement and Immigrant Rights campaigns. The organization provides membership services for congregations and organizations, leadership training programs (including the Gamaliel-affiliated National Leadership Training), and an annual fundraising banquet.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Community Organizing Coalition NOAH's overall anti-racist, interfaith coalition that unites congregations, community organizations, and labor unions to amplify the power of ordinary people in the public arena through coordinated advocacy, direct action, and policy campaigns.
• Affordable Housing Task Force Focused on mitigating rising housing costs across Nashville and advocating for affordable housing policies and funding, including the Barnes Affordable Housing Trust Fund. Meets on the 3rd Sunday of each month.
• Transformational Justice Task Force Works to reform Nashville's incarceration and policing systems, including advocacy for mental health response teams, cash bail reform, and removal of school resource officers. Meets on the 1st Thursday of each month.
• Education Task Force Implements programs in Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) to increase student achievement and disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline. Focuses on equity issues including suspension disparities. Meets on the 2nd Monday of each month.
• Economic Equity, Jobs & Transportation Task Force Seeks economic development and increased job opportunities for low and middle-income Nashville residents, including advocacy for community benefits agreements and transit funding. Meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month.
• Integrated Voter Engagement (IVE) Voter registration and engagement program including canvassing across Nashville, voter-propensity outreach, and the Mapping Project to build relationships within member organizations. Meets on the 4th Tuesday of each month.
• Immigrant Rights Campaign Three-pillar campaign providing Know Your Rights training, legislative advocacy, and rapid response support for immigrant families through partnership with The ReMix TN.
• Coalition Membership Program Organization-of-organizations membership structure allowing congregations, community organizations, and labor unions to join NOAH with annual dues and appoint three delegates to NOAH's board who participate in monthly board meetings and task forces.
• National Leadership Training (NLT) Seven-day residential training program affiliated with the Gamaliel Network that equips individuals with organizing skills and commitment to social justice. Held three times annually.
• Annual Fundraising Banquet Annual fundraising event featuring sponsorship opportunities, ticket sales, and program advertising. Expected attendance of 500+ activists each year.

Quantifiable outcome

• Won $30 million in Barnes Affordable Housing Trust Fund (June 2024)
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major, regional and minor.

• Gamaliel NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNOAH is an affiliate of the Gamaliel Network, a national network of local organizations committed to building political power by uniting people of different races and faiths. This affiliation provides access to proven organizing methodologies, the 7-day National Leadership Training program, and connections to similar organizations across the country including MICAH in Memphis and CALEB in Chattanooga for state-wide coalition building.
• Stand Up Nashville CoalitionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNOAH is part of the Stand Up Nashville Coalition, which won a Community Benefits Agreement on the proposed soccer stadium including 20% affordable housing, $15.50/hr starting wages, High Road Contractors hiring from poverty areas, and a sliding scale child care center.
• The ReMix TNcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNOAH partners with The ReMix TN to provide Know Your Rights training to faith communities and other organizations to help protect immigrant community members if ICE shows up at their doors.
• Education For All CampaignmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNOAH supports the Education For All Campaign advocating for undocumented Tennessee students and opposing bills that would allow school districts to opt out of enrolling students without legal status or require tuition and immigration verification.
• MICAH (Memphis Interfaith Coalition for Action and Hope)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerMICAH is a sister organization in Memphis, formed with Gamaliel Network support, that NOAH has linked with to form a state-wide network focused on education, criminal justice, and housing issues at the Tennessee state legislature.
• CALEB (Chattanoogans in Action for Love, Equality and Benevolence)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerCALEB is a sister organization in Chattanooga, formed with Gamaliel Network support, that NOAH has linked with to form a state-wide network focused on education, criminal justice, and housing issues at the Tennessee state legislature.
• Tennessee Titans (One Community)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerTennessee Titans One Community initiative is a sponsor of social justice, featured on NOAH's supporters page.
• WeGo TransitminorGTM or Marketing PartnerWeGo Transit is listed as a supporter of NOAH's social justice work.
• Freeman WebbminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFreeman Webb is listed as a supporter of NOAH's social justice work.
• PnFP (Park National Corporation)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPnFP is listed as a supporter of social justice work.
• Belmont UniversityminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBelmont University is listed as a supporter of NOAH's social justice work.
• Urban Housing SolutionsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerUrban Housing Solutions is listed as a supporter of NOAH's social justice work.
• Christ Church CathedralminorGTM or Marketing PartnerChrist Church Cathedral is listed as a supporter of NOAH's social justice work.
• The Ingram GroupminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Ingram Group is listed as a supporter of NOAH's social justice work.
• First Unitarian Universalist NashvilleminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFirst Unitarian Universalist Nashville is listed as a supporter of NOAH's social justice work.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Center for Popular Democracy: Center for Popular Democracy is a national network of community organizations and organizing groups that runs local-to-national campaigns. It is comparable to NOAH in coalition mobilization and policy advocacy, but has a broader, less faith-centered structure.
• Gamaliel Network: Gamaliel Network is the national organizing network of which NOAH is an affiliate. It offers organizing methods, the seven-day National Leadership Training program, and connections to local affiliates, making it comparable as a broader operating infrastructure rather than a direct local competitor.
• People's Action: People’s Action is a national network of grassroots organizations focused on organizing, voter engagement, and policy campaigns. It is a broader incumbent analogue because NOAH also mobilizes members, canvasses voters, and pursues civic reforms, though it is not faith-led.
• Industrial Areas Foundation: Industrial Areas Foundation is a national network of local congregation-based organizations using relational organizing and public action. NOAH’s member-group model and task-force campaigns follow a closely related community-organizing approach, although IAF is much broader.
• Faith in Action: Faith in Action is a national network of faith-based community organizations that trains leaders, builds coalitions, and runs public campaigns. It overlaps with NOAH’s interfaith organizing, training, and policy-advocacy model at a broader scale.

Direct peers

• Communities Creating Opportunity: Communities Creating Opportunity is a faith-based community-organizing network that brings congregations and institutions together around local justice campaigns. Its scale and coalition model make it a direct operating analogue to NOAH’s Nashville coalition.

Regional players

• MICAH (Memphis Interfaith Coalition for Action and Hope): MICAH is a Gamaliel-affiliated interfaith coalition in Memphis, and NOAH explicitly links with it for statewide work on education, criminal justice, and housing. It is directly comparable in member-led organizing, faith-based coalition building, and civic campaigns, but serves a different Tennessee city.
• CALEB (Chattanoogans in Action for Love, Equality and Benevolence): CALEB is a sister Gamaliel-affiliated interfaith coalition in Chattanooga that NOAH has linked with for state-level campaigns. Its interfaith membership model, task forces, and public-action approach are closely comparable to NOAH’s model.

Emerging players

• The ReMix TN: The ReMix TN is a Nashville-area partner focused on Know Your Rights training and advocacy for immigrant communities. It is an emerging partial peer because it overlaps with NOAH’s immigrant-rights and civic-engagement work, but does not have the same broad interfaith coalition model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/nashville.justice
• Instagraminstagram.com/noah.nashville
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nashville-organized-for-action-and-hope-noah

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

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