who is nnedi?

Over the years, this work has included:

  • Crafting practical foundations for and diligently facilitating conversations on dismantling systems of oppression whether through individualized 1:1 trainings, group trainings, and film screenings

  • Organizing candidate town halls and Q&As for voters to seek information from those running for public office on proposed remedies to the intersections of marginalization that their communities face

  • Planning and facilitating one of largest chapter building resource distribution efforts for the largest and longest-serving youth-led partisan organization, culminating in a first of its kind comprehensive chapter building manuel

  • Organizing and/or 100+ culturally relevant, intersectional workshops on various forms of progressive campaign infrastructure, equity in hiring practices, sustainable organizational strategy with interwoven DEI practices, professional development for entry-level to senior/executive political operatives and organizers, etc.

Pronouns: They, Them

Growing up in Northern Nevada, Nnedi’s parents have owned and operated the small business they started 21 years ago, managing 24-hr supported living arrangements (SLAs) for people with intellectual/developmental disabilities. That small business gave Nnedi their first job as a caregiver and a close-up view of the ways in which our mental and behavioral health care system is stretched too thin to meet the needs of Nevadans who rely on it. Thus, the spirit of their activism was born.

A nationally recognized leader in youth organizing, Nnedi has held dozens of in-person, hybrid, and virtual trainings on topics such as leveraging digital organizing and communications strategies, career development for political professionals post-COVID quarentine, and translating organizational awareness and intuition into the kinds of diverse, equitable, and inclusive practices important for social change/justice organizations that prioritize living up to their values.

Nnedi founded Solidarity Works to expand their ability to support jobseekers find roles that amplify their talents, support workers in transforming/refining organizational structures to best support their social change work, and help non-profits, start-ups, and social change/justice organizations hire equitably and live their values!

As a community organizer, organizational development consultant, human services operational administrator, and former candidate for public office, Nnedi Stephens has a variety of experiences supporting non-profits, capaigns, start-ups, small businesses, and the workers that make their work possible!