named programs · 3 · from sources
what they call their work
Candidate Endorsement Program
Endorses progressive, working-class candidates in local, state, and federal elections who reject corporate PAC money and advocate for peace, human rights, and economic justice
Know Your Rights - Tipped Workers
Provides labor rights education and support for tipped workers in Arizona, including guidance on minimum wage laws, tip pooling, and how to file wage theft complaints
Non-Voter Activation
Engages and mobilizes non-voters to participate in primary elections as part of broader political empowerment efforts
activities · 7 groups
what they do
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Progressive Activist Leadership Development 11 activities
- Founding and leadership of voter mobilization organizationFounded Bluejay Rising, an organization dedicated to mobilizing disenfranchised West Virginians to vote by leading them to the ballot box.
- Political leadership coaching for activistsCoaches activists on political leadership through cohort-based programs and individualized support across multiple cycles.
- Progressive Electoral Leadership DevelopmentDevelops a progressive electoral leadership pipeline by coaching activists on political leadership and organizing a signature coaching program for human-rights-forward progressives through a cohort-based program.
- Progressive Electoral Leadership DevelopmentDevelops a progressive electoral leadership pipeline by coaching activists on political leadership and organizing a signature coaching program for human-rights-forward progressives as a cohort-based program.
- Progressive Electoral Leadership Development and Voter MobilizationDevelops a progressive electoral leadership pipeline, coaches activists on political leadership, and mobilizes disenfranchised working-class voters and non-voters to participate in primary elections, including through the Bluejay Rising organization in West Virginia.
- Progressive Electoral Leadership Development and Voter MobilizationDevelops a progressive electoral leadership pipeline, coaches activists on political leadership, and mobilizes disenfranchised working-class voters and non-voters to participate in primary elections, including through the Bluejay Rising organization in West Virginia.
- Progressive Electoral Leadership Development and Voter MobilizationDevelops a progressive electoral leadership pipeline, coaches activists on political leadership, and mobilizes disenfranchised working-class voters and non-voters to participate in primary elections, including through the Bluejay Rising organization in West Virginia.
- Progressive electoral leadership pipeline and voter mobilizationDevelops a pipeline for progressive electoral leadership and mobilizes disenfranchised working-class voters to participate in elections, including primary elections.
- Publication of electoral campaign guidesDevelops and publishes practical resources for progressive candidates running for Congress, such as “Running for Congress – Practical First Steps.”
- Voter MobilizationMobilizes disenfranchised working-class voters, including non-voters, to participate in primary elections, and founded Bluejay Rising to lead disenfranchised West Virginians to the ballot box.
- Voter MobilizationMobilizes disenfranchised working-class voters and activates non-voters to participate in primary elections, including through initiatives like Bluejay Rising in West Virginia.
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Immigrant Rights Advocacy & Legal Challenges 7 activities
- Immigrant Rights Advocacy and SupportProvides on-the-ground support in Flagstaff for individuals during encounters with ICE or law enforcement and organizes the Keep Flagstaff Together coalition to advance immigrant rights and protect vulnerable immigrant communities, including advocating for an Immigrant Safety Ordinance.
- Immigrant Rights Advocacy and Support in FlagstaffProvides on-the-ground support to individuals in Flagstaff during encounters with ICE or law enforcement and organizes the Keep Flagstaff Together coalition to advance immigrant rights and advocate for an Immigrant Safety Ordinance.
- Immigrant Rights Advocacy and Support in FlagstaffProvides on-the-ground support to individuals in Flagstaff during encounters with ICE or law enforcement and organizes the Keep Flagstaff Together coalition to advance immigrant rights and advocate for an Immigrant Safety Ordinance.
- Immigrant Rights Advocacy and Support in FlagstaffProvides on-the-ground support to individuals in Flagstaff during encounters with ICE or law enforcement and organizes the Keep Flagstaff Together coalition to advance immigrant rights and advocate for an Immigrant Safety Ordinance.
- Immigrant Rights Advocacy and Support in FlagstaffProvides on-the-ground support to individuals in Flagstaff during encounters with ICE or law enforcement and organizes the Keep Flagstaff Together coalition to advance immigrant rights and advocate for an Immigrant Safety Ordinance.
- Immigrant rights coalition building and advocacyOrganized the Keep Flagstaff Together coalition to advance immigrant rights, protect vulnerable communities, and advocate for policies such as an Immigrant Safety Ordinance.
- On-the-ground legal accompaniment during ICE or law enforcement encountersProvides direct support to individuals in Flagstaff during encounters with ICE or law enforcement through on-the-ground presence.
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Local Wage Enforcement & Advocacy 7 activities
- Labor Standards Advocacy and EnforcementProvides information on common labor standard violations, helps Flagstaff workers recover stolen wages, and monitors the City of Flagstaff's enforcement office to ensure proper implementation of a voter-passed initiative that raised the local minimum wage and eliminated the subminimum tipped wage.
- Labor Standards Advocacy and EnforcementOrganized a citizen initiative in Flagstaff, Arizona, to raise the local minimum wage, eliminate the subminimum tipped wage, and establish a local labor standards enforcement office. The organization also helps Flagstaff workers recover stolen wages and monitors the City of Flagstaff's enforcement office.
- Labor Standards Advocacy and Worker Support in FlagstaffOrganized a citizen initiative in Flagstaff, Arizona, to raise the local minimum wage, eliminate the subminimum tipped wage, and establish a local labor standards enforcement office. The organization also helps Flagstaff workers recover stolen wages and monitors the enforcement office's implementation of the initiative.
- Labor Standards Advocacy and Worker Support in FlagstaffOrganized a citizen initiative in Flagstaff, Arizona, to raise the local minimum wage, eliminate the subminimum tipped wage, and establish a local labor standards enforcement office. The organization also helps Flagstaff workers recover stolen wages and monitors the enforcement office.
- Labor Standards Advocacy and Worker Support in FlagstaffOrganized a citizen initiative in Flagstaff, Arizona, to raise the local minimum wage, eliminate the subminimum tipped wage, and establish a local labor standards enforcement office. The organization also helps Flagstaff workers recover stolen wages and monitors the enforcement office's implementation of the initiative.
- Local labor policy advocacy and wage reformOrganized a successful 2015 citizen initiative in Flagstaff, Arizona, that raised the local minimum wage, eliminated the subminimum tipped wage, and established a local labor standards enforcement office.
- Wage recovery assistance and labor enforcement monitoringHelps workers in Flagstaff recover stolen wages and monitors the City of Flagstaff’s labor standards enforcement office to ensure proper implementation of a voter-passed labor initiative.
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Behavioral Health Counselor Certification 6 activities
- Policy Research and PublicationPublishes policy primers and resources on topics such as Palestine, tipping and tipped wages, food systems, policing, and practical first steps for individuals running for Congress, including a 9-page text and 42-minute audio resource titled "Palestine and Israel - A Framework for Political Leadership" and "Twenty Questions on Palestine - A Political Guide."
- Policy Research and PublicationPublishes policy primers and resources on topics such as Palestine, tipping and tipped wages, food systems, policing, and practical steps for individuals running for Congress, including a 9-page text and 42-minute audio resource titled "Palestine and Israel - A Framework for Political Leadership" and "Twenty Questions on Palestine - A Political Guide."
- Policy Research and PublicationPublishes policy primers and resources on various topics, including Palestine, tipping and tipped wages, food systems, policing, and practical steps for individuals running for Congress. This includes a 9-page text and 42-minute audio resource titled "Palestine and Israel - A Framework for Political Leadership" and "Twenty Questions on Palestine - A Political Guide."
- Policy Research and PublicationsPublishes policy primers and resources on various topics including Palestine, tipping and tipped wages, food systems, policing, and practical steps for individuals running for Congress. This includes a 9-page text and 42-minute audio resource titled "Palestine and Israel - A Framework for Political Leadership" and "Twenty Questions on Palestine - A Political Guide."
- Policy Research and PublicationsPublishes policy primers and resources on various topics including Palestine, tipping and tipped wages, food systems, policing, and practical steps for individuals running for Congress. This includes a 9-page text and 42-minute audio resource titled "Palestine and Israel - A Framework for Political Leadership" and "Twenty Questions on Palestine - A Political Guide."
- Publication of policy primers and political education resourcesProduces and publishes policy primers and educational materials on topics including Palestine and Israel, tipped wages, food systems, and policing, including specific publications like “Twenty Questions on Palestine” and “Palestine and Israel – A Framework for Political Leadership.”
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Candidate Endorsements & Legislative Accountability 6 activities
- Progressive Candidate EndorsementConsiders and issues endorsements for progressive candidates in various local, state, and federal elections on a rolling basis, including specific endorsements for congressional, state senate, and city council candidates in multiple states.
- Progressive Candidate EndorsementsConsiders and issues endorsements for progressive candidates in various local, state, and federal elections on a rolling basis, including for Congress, U.S. Senate, State Treasurer, State Senate, and City Council.
- Progressive Candidate EndorsementsConsiders and issues endorsements for progressive candidates in various local, state, and federal elections on a rolling basis, including for Congress, U.S. Senate, State Treasurer, State Senate, and City Council.
- Progressive Candidate EndorsementsConsiders and issues endorsements for progressive candidates on a rolling basis for various political offices, including federal, state, and local elections, for cycles such as 2025-2026.
- Progressive Candidate EndorsementsConsiders and issues endorsements for progressive candidates on a rolling basis for various political offices, including congressional, state senate, state treasurer, and city council positions.
- Progressive candidate endorsementsEndorses progressive candidates for local, state, and federal office on a rolling basis, including congressional, state senate, city council, and county-level races.
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Public Discourse on Israel and Jewish Affairs 2 activities
- Educational SeminarsHosts seminars on relevant political and social issues, such as a seminar in October 2025 on Palestine and Israel delivered by George Bisharat.
- Seminars and Educational EventsHosts seminars on relevant political and social topics, such as a seminar on Palestine and Israel delivered by George Bisharat in October 2025.
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Uncategorized 2 activities
- Public Education on Labor StandardsProvides information on common labor standard violations in specific jurisdictions and sectors.
- Worker rights education and labor standards informationProvides information on common labor standard violations specific to jurisdictions and sectors to support worker rights.
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financials · form 990EZ · fy2020
revenue
Total revenue$4K
Contributions & grants$4K100%
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Total expenses$2K
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Total assets$5K
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Net assets$2K
1 years on record · 2020–2020
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2020
who runs it
board members · 3
- ERIN ROSSITTO — DIRECTOR
- EVA PUTZOVA — DIRECTOR
- STEVEN PIASECKI — DIRECTOR
relationships · 11
who they work with
- Blue America PAC Partner — Connected through shared leadership, as the founder of Blue America PAC serves on Catch Fire Movement's advisory board.
- Bluejay Rising Partner — Organization founded by an endorsed candidate to lead disenfranchised West Virginians to the ballot box.
- Flagstaff College Partner — Supports the Flagstaff Economy for the Good project.
- Flagstaff Living Wage Coalition Partner — Coalition that works to expand labor rights, raise minimum wage, and ensure enforcement of labor standards.
- Friends of Flagstaff's Future Partner — Supports the Flagstaff Economy for the Good project.
- George Bisharat Partner — Advisory board member, scholar of the Palestinian legal system, Emeritus Professor of Law at UC Law San Francisco, and former San Francisco public defender who delivered a seminar for the organization.
- Justice Democrats Partner — Collaborates with or supports candidates endorsed by Justice Democrats.
- Keep Flagstaff Together Coalition — Coalition organized to advance immigrant rights and protect vulnerable immigrant communities.
- Northern Arizona Immigration Legal Services Partner — Collaborates to provide Know Your Rights resources for immigrant communities and allies.
- Northern Arizona Immigration Legal Services Partner — Collaborates to provide Know Your Rights resources for the immigrant community in Arizona.
- Zach Shrewsbury Partner — 2024 West Virginia Candidate for the U.S. Senate who was supported by Catch Fire Movement.