Reflection, Resilience & Action — Join Us This June

[Christine Cartagena]

Membership   Join Slack   News Feed Dear Friend, Each week, I like to begin this newsletter with something hopeful—because in moments like these, finding light helps me keep moving forward. This week, I want to lift up the powerful energy of the No Kings demonstrations, and the millions of people across the country who turned out in small towns and major cities to demand accountability, democracy, and justice. Their action is a reminder of our strength in solidarity. But in the same breath, I must acknowledge the heartbreaking tragedy out of Minnesota. My heart is with the families of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, who were assassinated this past weekend, and State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, who are now fighting to recover after being targeted in a violent attack. There are no words for the grief, only shared resolve to carry forward their work and values. As we observe Juneteenth—a time for reflection, freedom, and recommitment—we also look to the work ahead. The GAIN Power team has been preparing for a critical set of events this month to connect, empower, and build up the progressive movement in a time when that work has never felt more urgent. We are less than a week away from the GAIN Power Democracy Expo and 4th Annual Powerful IDEA Awards, taking place June 24–25 in Washington, D.C. Tickets are available at accessible levels, and the Expo is completely FREE for attendees. Our June 24th Expo includes dynamic panel sessions all day long, featuring some of the sharpest minds and most effective changemakers in our movement: Event Registration & Information June 24 – Democracy Expo Panel Lineup: 10:00 AM — Building Power: Organizing for the Future 11:15 AM — Movements That Win: Lessons from the Frontlines 12:30 PM — Next Gen Tech: Organizing in the Digital Era 1:45 PM — Beyond 2024: Evolving the Campaign Playbook 3:00 PM — Marquee Panel: The Future of the Democratic Party — with U.S. Representatives Jasmine Crockett (TX-30), Ro Khanna (CA-17), Rob Menendez (NJ-08), and Delia Ramirez (IL-03) — moderated by Reyna Walters-Morgan and Chuck Rocha And if you can’t join us in person, don’t worry—we’re bringing the movement to you! Join us virtually on June 26 for our Virtual Career Fair featuring the Democratic National Committee and incredible coaching support from pros like Jen Pihlaja of Rowan Strategies and Emily Parcell of AGENCY & the Stress Less newsletter. Jobseekers Sign Up   Employers Sign Up 💼 Whether you're looking for a new opportunity or seeking to build your organization’s team — this is where it starts. Let’s build the future we need, together. With hope and determination, Steph Noguera & the GAIN Power Team Save the Date: Tickets Available Now POWERFULIDEA2025.EVENTBRITE.COM 2025 Powerful IDEA Awards & Democracy Expo Weekend Power Reads: GAIN Power friend and supporter Heather Booth shared this new book with us this week: Hard Work of Hope, a new memoir by longtime activist and organizer Michael Ansara. The book launches July 15 — You can pre-order on the site! Check out The New Media Firm’s Founder and one of this year’s Powerful IDEA Award recipient, Will Robinson’s Substack post on reflections from campaigning. Check out GAIN Power Founder Amy Pritchard’s newest Substack post in a series on progressive infrastructure. AMYPRITCHARD.SUBSTACK.COM No Silver Bullet: It Takes Political Will to Build Real Power The progressive infrastructure is too fragmented to succeed. Building real power requires collaboration, clarity, and the political will to align. 🙌 Help Us Power the Movement There are so many ways to support GAIN Power’s mission to uplift the progressive democracy ecosystem- here’s a snapshot: ✅ Post jobs on our Career Center 🌐 Become a member or upgrade your membership 🏛️ Add your organization to our Democracy Directory 💙 Sponsor and Donate to fuel our work Join Our Slack Community! We recently launched a community Slack to keep folks updated on our programs and to create more space to connect, network, and exchange information. We have channels for the Powerful IDEA Awards, RootsCamp, Resistance activities, Events, Career Advice and more. We’d love you to join us there and feel free to invite others you think may want to be part of it. Join: GAIN Power Slack Community Democracy Directory GAIN Power hosts a democracy directory. This is the place to list and promote the pages of companies, products or services, nonprofits, or other community resources. Much like LinkedIn or Facebook but only for the Democratic & Progressive community. Want to be featured? Add Your Page today! Career Center Updates Join The Community of People Powering Progressive Politics Be part of our community of professionals and activists dedicated to impacting democracy, elections, and advocacy. For Employers Post Your Jobs Become a Member Would you consider becoming a paid GAIN Power member? We need to build our community to provide you with better services. If you’ve benefitted from our services or know others who have, we’d love to have you as an official member of our community. Join GAIN Power today! Featured Organizations Featured On Jobs That Are Left! 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