Senior Neighborhood Captain

Movement Labs is looking for local community leaders to serve as Senior Neighborhood Captains in select areas for an organizing program ahead of the Virginia general elections. This program aims to reach disengaged voters in low-turnout areas by prioritizing one-on-one outreach and longer-term canvassing from local neighborhood leaders. In working to re-engage voters, this program also aims to provide opportunities for voters to connect, and better assess voter needs. Outreach will be focused in the Richmond and Norfolk Metropolitan areas with folks that did not vote in the 2024 election, or who do not plan to vote this year.

The Senior Neighborhood Captain will help lead new captain recruitment, support captain training, and lead voter outreach with other captains within their city. This would include:

• Developing relationships with ~300 voters who didn’t vote in 2024, prioritizing in-person and one-on-one outreach; Conducting door-to-door canvassing as a primary means to engage target voters; Using phone-banking and peer-to-peer texting to support efforts
  • Support & help lead outreach efforts by 3-4 other local captains
• Providing input and feedback in the development of the captain training curriculum; Co-lead during captain and volunteer trainings & support the continued training and skill development of 3-4 other local captains
• Engage with local organizations to build partnerships & co-host small community events
• Managing & helping direct larger groups of volunteers to support voter engagement
• Support recruitment of participants for community listening sessions

• Above all, we are looking for people that care deeply about supporting their communities and enjoy connecting with their neighbors.
• Senior Neighborhood Captain will work with other captains to organize their communities using their strengths, and help build out areas they’re interested in learning more about.
• Movement Labs will provide organizing captains with a mobilization toolkit with language, outreach template, and instructions for outreach. We will also provide lists of folks that didn’t vote in 2024 to prioritize outreach to. Experience with campaigns and community organizing (including volunteer-based roles) is preferred but not required.
• Candidates must be near or in one of the two focus areas: Richmond or Norfolk, VA