Advocacy with a mandate.
We are not a nonprofit that asks politely. We are an advocacy organization that organizes, pressures, and holds accountable.
Who We Are
Reconstruction Action is a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization. We drive issue advocacy campaigns on voting rights, political accountability, and economic equity. We produce voter education materials. We organize communities to apply pressure where pressure is due.
We are not a political committee. We do not endorse candidates or make contributions to campaigns — that is the work of The Reconstruction PAC. We are the issue advocacy arm of the Reconstruction movement: the organization that keeps the pressure on between elections and ensures that elected officials answer for their records.
Why We Exist
The vote is necessary but not sufficient. Electing Black candidates and allied officials creates opportunity — but opportunity requires follow-through. Elected officials must be held to the promises they made to get elected. Legislators who represent Black constituents but vote against Black interests must face accountability. Suppression efforts must be met with organized opposition before they become law.
Reconstruction Action exists to do that work: the sustained advocacy and organizing that makes electoral gains durable and political power real.
How We Work
We run issue campaigns across our 12 target states. Each campaign combines research (produced by The Reconstruction Institute), public advocacy, community organizing, and media strategy. We do not operate with a single national message — we operate with targeted, state-specific strategies informed by the political landscape in each jurisdiction.
Our voter education work is nonpartisan in form and rigorous in content. We produce candidate scorecards, legislative trackers, and voter guides that give communities the information they need to make informed decisions and hold their representatives accountable.
Our Structure
Reconstruction Action is organized as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization. Contributions are not tax-deductible. The organization operates independently from The Reconstruction PAC and The Reconstruction Institute, with separate governance, finances, and staff. Resource-sharing between entities follows all applicable legal requirements.
The Network
- The Reconstruction Institute — research, data, and electoral intelligence
- Reconstruction Action — issue advocacy and voter education
- The Reconstruction PAC — electoral strategy and candidate support
"We do not inspire. We organize, advocate, and hold accountable."Reconstruction Action — Founding Principle