Washington Interfaith Network (WIN) is a broad-based, multi-racial, multi-faith citizens’ organization rooted in congregations and associations across Washington, DC.
Founded in 1996, WIN trains neighborhood leaders, addresses community issues, and holds elected and corporate officials accountable. Our 45 member institutions represent 25,000 families in every ward of the District, reflecting DC’s full theological, racial, geographic, and economic diversity.
BUILDING POWER FOR CHANGE
WIN creates long-term power through organized institutions, organized people, and organized money—acting consistently and persistently for change at the neighborhood, citywide, and regional levels.
We bring leaders together across race, culture, income, faith, and neighborhood to take public action on issues like affordable housing, public safety, and youth opportunity—and to hold government and corporate decision-makers accountable.
HOW WIN WORKS
WIN uses institutional organizing to develop leaders and win change:
Core Teams – Member institutions build organizing teams trained to identify new leaders and surface issues for action.
House Meetings – Build relationships, identify leaders and issues, and develop people ready to take public action.
Research – Give leaders the knowledge and expertise to make campaigns effective and meaningful.
Action – Bring public pressure on decision-makers with the power to create specific change.
Evaluation – Help leaders learn from each campaign and grow their public leadership.
Learn more on our How WIN Organizes page.
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
WIN trains hundreds of DC leaders each year to take action on issues affecting their lives. We follow the Iron Rule: “Never do for others what they can do for themselves.”
Member organizations and volunteer leaders do WIN’s work—the organizing, negotiation, strategy, and decision-making. Professional organizers teach and support this work. WIN leaders contribute thousands of volunteer hours each year, producing real change across DC.
Over nearly three decades, WIN has won campaigns for affordable housing, improved public safety, youth programs, and economic justice across the District.
SUPPORTING WIN’S WORK
Member organizations pay annual dues from $2,500 to $25,000. Individual leaders and supporters also contribute voluntarily.
WIN receives additional support from businesses, foundations, and other funders who recognize WIN’s role in building civic power in Washington, DC.
WIN is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We are entirely non-partisan—we support no party or candidate and accept no government funding for operations.
