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Non-profit OrganizationsOregon, United States11-50 Employees
Western States Center is a non-profit organization focused on strengthening inclusive democracy across the Pacific Northwest and Mountain States, with a nationwide reach. The center organizes and supports communities through four core areas: building movement capacity for marginalized groups, developing leadership and organizational skills for diverse social movements, shifting cultural narratives to enable base-building, and defending democratic processes by countering bigotry and anti-democracy movements. Based in Portland, Oregon, the organization serves civil society and social movements by providing training, leadership development, and strategic capacity support to advance gender justice, racial justice, tribal sovereignty, and broader inclusion. It operates within the non-profit sector and collaborates with cultural and community stakeholders to respond to threats to democratic norms, while pursuing initiatives that foster inclusive governance and civic participation.