Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada

The Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada, commonly known as PLAN, is a nonpartisan nonprofit coalition that coordinates advocacy and organizing among progressive civil-society organizations in Nevada. It was founded in 1994 by 12 member groups and has since grown to a membership of approximately 30 organizations. Its coalition has included groups representing labor, low-income communities, children, people with disabilities, environmental interests, LGBTQ+ communities, people of color, women, immigrants and other constituencies. The membership model allows organizations with distinct missions to work together on issues that affect Nevada at the state and community levels. PLAN is a policy and organizing network rather than a consumer-facing product brand. Its work centers on coalition building, public education, legislative monitoring, civic engagement and advocacy. The organization has supported campaigns involving economic fairness, racial equity, environmental policy, public revenues, social services and representation. Its approach is to connect member organizations and community constituencies, develop shared policy positions and communicate the coalition's priorities to lawmakers and the public. The organization has offices in Carson City, Las Vegas and Reno, giving it a presence in Nevada's principal political and population centers. Its publicly described organizational structure includes a state director, northern and southern coordinators, communications and field leadership, technology and finance functions, and community organizers. Individual officeholders and current staff details are not identified in the supplied reference material. One of PLAN's recurring projects is the Racial Equity Report Card, produced in partnership with the Western States Center during sessions of the Nevada Legislature. The report evaluates legislation and grades the two chambers of the legislature and the governor according to their responses to bills assessed through the report-card framework. The project provides a public-facing method for examining legislative decisions through a racial-equity lens. PLAN has also participated in the Nevadans for Fair Mining Taxes coalition. That effort sought to establish a more stable and equitable source of state revenue by changing constitutional provisions that limited the taxation of mining activity. PLAN supported Question 2 in Nevada's 2014 election, but the measure was defeated by a margin of less than one percentage point. PLAN's coalition has included organizations such as AFSCME Local 4041, Culinary Workers Local 226, the Nevada State Education Association, SEIU Local 1107, the Nevada Conservation League, the Sierra Club's Toiyabe Chapter, Planned Parenthood affiliates, the Nevada Women's Lobby, the Reno-Sparks NAACP, the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, the Food Bank of Northern Nevada and other advocacy, labor, faith, legal and community organizations. Membership may change over time, so the historical list should not be treated as a definitive current roster. PLAN's overall positioning is that of a statewide progressive alliance whose influence comes from coordination among member groups rather than from selling goods or operating as a conventional commercial enterprise.

PLAN was established in Nevada in 1994 by 12 founding organizations. Its creation reflected an effort to give organizations working on different social, economic and environmental issues a common platform for statewide advocacy. Rather than replacing its members, the alliance operates as a coordinating structure through which participating groups can identify shared priorities and act collectively. Over time, PLAN expanded beyond its original founding base to a coalition of roughly 30 organizations. The member groups described in reference material span labor unions, anti-poverty and human-services organizations, environmental advocates, children's and youth advocates, disability and social-service groups, women's organizations, LGBTQ+ groups, racial-justice organizations, legal-service providers, faith communities and other civic institutions. This breadth has allowed the coalition to connect policy questions that are often treated separately, including wages and labor standards, public revenue, housing and homelessness, environmental protection, education, health care, civil rights and equal representation. PLAN maintains offices in Carson City, Las Vegas and Reno. The locations correspond to Nevada's major centers of government and population and support activity in both northern and southern parts of the state. Its described operating structure includes statewide leadership, regional coordinators, communications, field, technology and finance functions, together with community organizers. The supplied sources do not identify the individuals holding those positions or provide a complete chronology of leadership changes. A notable part of PLAN's public-policy work is its Racial Equity Report Card. The organization works with the Western States Center to produce the report during sessions of the Nevada Legislature. The report reviews introduced legislation and assesses the responses of each legislative chamber and the governor to bills evaluated under the report's racial-equity criteria. It is intended as an accountability and public-information tool, helping coalition members and the public compare governmental action against racial-equity objectives. PLAN also participated in the Nevadans for Fair Mining Taxes campaign. The coalition advocated changing constitutional provisions associated with a cap on mining taxes, arguing that Nevada needed a more stable and equitable revenue base and that the mining industry should contribute a fairer share. PLAN supported Question 2 in the 2014 election. The proposal was defeated by less than one percent, making the initiative an important example of PLAN's involvement in statewide ballot advocacy even though it did not achieve its immediate objective. The alliance's historical member organizations have included AFSCME Local 4041, Committee to Aid Abused Women, Culinary Workers Local 226, Family Ties of Nevada, Food Bank of Northern Nevada, the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada, Great Basin Resource Watch, Great Basin Water Network, Human Services Network, the Nevada chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, Nevada Conservation League, Nevada Justice Association, Nevada Lawyers for Progressive Policy, Nevada NOW, Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth, Nevada State Education Association, Nevada Women's Lobby, People of Color Caucus, Planned Parenthood Mar Monte, Planned Parenthood of Southern Nevada, ProgressNow Nevada, Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Reno-Sparks NAACP, SEIU Local 1107, Sierra Club's Toiyabe Chapter, Sierra Interfaith Action for Peace, Sunrise Sustainable Resources Group, TRENDZ, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Las Vegas, Unitarian Universalist Social Action Committee of Reno and Washoe Legal Services. The list documents the coalition's range, but membership is subject to change. PLAN is therefore best understood as an advocacy infrastructure organization. Its principal assets are its member relationships, regional presence, policy research, organizing capacity and ability to present common positions on Nevada issues. The available references establish its founding, coalition growth, projects and offices, but do not provide sufficient information to reconstruct every campaign, staff appointment or subsequent organizational development.

• 2014

  Support for Nevada Fair Mining Tax ballot measure

  [1]Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevadaen.wikipedia.org

  PLAN supported Question 2, an initiative seeking to remove a constitutional cap affecting mining taxes. The measure was defeated by less than one percent.

• 1994

  PLAN founded

  [1]Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevadaen.wikipedia.org

  The Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada was established by 12 founding member groups as a statewide progressive coalition.

• Coalition expands to approximately 30 member organizations

  [1]Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevadaen.wikipedia.org

  The alliance grew from its original 12 groups to a coalition described as comprising approximately 30 organizations across Nevada.

A statewide, nonpartisan progressive coalition that amplifies the policy and organizing capacity of member organizations across Nevada.

• Policy research and public accountability project

  Racial Equity Report Card

  A legislative-session project produced by PLAN in partnership with the Western States Center. It reviews bills introduced in the Nevada Legislature and assesses the actions of each legislative chamber and the governor using a racial-equity framework. The report card is designed to help coalition members and the public evaluate how state institutions respond to legislation affecting racial equity.

• Nonprofit advocacy service · 1994

  Coalition advocacy and community organizing

  PLAN coordinates member organizations around shared Nevada policy priorities. Its work includes legislative advocacy, public education, field organizing, coalition communications and civic engagement. The service is delivered through relationships among member groups and community constituencies rather than through a commercial product catalogue.

• 2014Nevadans for Fair Mining Taxes

  Nevada, United States

  PLAN supported a coalition campaign seeking to change constitutional provisions that limited mining taxation. The campaign argued for a more stable and equitable state revenue source and greater contribution from the mining industry.

  Outcome. Question 2 was defeated by less than one percent of the vote.

  Source
• Racial Equity Report Card

  Nevada, United States

  PLAN and the Western States Center produce a report during Nevada legislative sessions that evaluates legislative bills and grades the legislature's chambers and the governor through a racial-equity perspective.

  Source

• 2014

  Support for Question 2 on mining taxationOther

  Background

  PLAN participated in the Nevadans for Fair Mining Taxes coalition amid debate over Nevada's constitutional treatment of mining taxes and the state's revenue base.

  Action taken

  The organization supported Question 2, which sought to remove a constitutional cap affecting mining taxes.

  Aftermath

  Voters rejected the measure by a margin of less than one percent.

  Source

1. 1Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevadaen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada official websiteplanevada.org