Application Guide

How to Apply for Senior Organizer of Data Strategy

at Right To The City Alliance

🏢 About Right To The City Alliance

Right To The City Alliance is unique as a national coalition specifically focused on combating gentrification and displacement through grassroots organizing, rather than traditional advocacy. Working here means contributing to a movement for equitable urban development that centers racial and economic justice, offering a chance to apply data skills toward tangible social change rather than corporate profit.

About This Role

This role involves building and maintaining voter databases across multiple states to support RTTC's anti-displacement campaigns, translating political strategy into actionable targeting for voter outreach. It's impactful because you'll create the data infrastructure that enables effective organizing against gentrification in communities nationwide, directly supporting frontline organizations in the alliance.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day might involve analyzing voter data from multiple states to identify targets for anti-displacement campaigns, then meeting with organizers from member organizations to refine outreach strategies. You'd likely spend time troubleshooting VAN access for field teams, developing training materials for new organizers, and building automated reports to track campaign progress across RTTC's national network.

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🎯 Who Right To The City Alliance Is Looking For

  • Has 8+ years in political campaigns or movement organizations with hands-on field data experience, specifically in racial/economic justice contexts
  • Expertise with VAN/VoteBuilder administration and building custom data workflows for multi-state campaigns
  • Demonstrated ability to train non-technical staff in data tools and translate complex data into organizing strategy
  • Experience working in coalition settings with multiple organizations, ideally in housing justice or anti-displacement movements

📝 Tips for Applying to Right To The City Alliance

1

Highlight specific experience with VAN/VoteBuilder in multi-state contexts, not just single-state campaigns

2

Showcase examples of how you've trained organizers to use data, not just technical data work

3

Demonstrate understanding of how data supports anti-gentrification work specifically, not just general progressive politics

4

Reference RTTC's member organizations or campaigns to show you've researched their coalition structure

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Include metrics showing how your data work increased voter contact efficiency or campaign effectiveness in previous roles

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

["Your experience building data systems for multi-state campaigns and how it applies to RTTC's national anti-displacement work", 'Specific examples of training organizers to use data tools effectively in movement settings', 'How your political data experience aligns with housing justice and anti-gentrification organizing specifically', 'Your approach to balancing technical data work with supporting grassroots organizing priorities']

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → RTTC's Homes for All campaign and their specific policy demands around tenant rights and community control
  • → The alliance's member organizations in cities like NYC, LA, or Atlanta to understand local contexts
  • → Recent RTTC reports on gentrification trends and their political analysis of displacement
  • → How RTTC differs from traditional housing advocacy groups in its grassroots, coalition-based approach
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💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 How would you design a voter targeting strategy for a campaign fighting developer-led displacement in a specific city?
2 Describe your experience training non-technical staff on VAN/VoteBuilder and overcoming resistance to data tools
3 How do you ensure data systems support racial justice principles in organizing work?
4 What challenges have you faced maintaining voter databases across multiple states with different election laws?
5 How would you build reporting systems to track both voter contact metrics and qualitative organizing outcomes?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Focusing only on technical data skills without showing understanding of organizing and movement-building
  • Using corporate data analytics examples instead of campaign/organizing examples
  • Not demonstrating experience working in coalition settings or with grassroots organizations

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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