America’s Plan is a work in progress. The foundations of the project are in place, but the site, issue hubs, commons, and support systems still need people who want to help build them. This page lists specific ways you can help.
If you are directly affected by a major issue, have patience for long-term work, and want to do more than react to the news, you are exactly the kind of person this project is trying to support and recruit.
What we’re building together
The project’s 4‑step action plan is simple:
- Experience an issue – You are living with an issue that is hurting you and people around you.
- Organize with others – You use America’s Plan to find and connect with other affected people.
- Build and push a solution – You use shared tools and knowledge to develop and push concrete plans.
- Track results and enforce accountability – You track what was promised, what actually happens, and push for follow‑through.
Most of the roles listed on this page are about strengthening that pipeline: helping affected people find each other, giving issues a better public starting point, and making sure the work can accumulate instead of constantly starting over.
Priority roles
1. Issue hub contributors (affected parties)
Who this is for:
People who are directly affected by a specific issue (for example, immigration policy, media failures, AI data center build‑out) and want to help build a better “start here” page for that issue.
What you’d do:
- Help describe how the issue shows up in real life.
- Help identify who is most affected and what they need.
- Help shape an issue hub page that explains the problem, points to discussion, and connects to useful resources.
You do not need policy expertise to help; the aim is to make sure the issue work starts from the people living with the consequences, not from distant summaries.
2. Issue facilitators (organizers)
Who this is for:
People willing to help coordinate issue work over time: keeping track of conversations, helping new people get oriented, and making sure the issue hub and related materials stay coherent as more people contribute.
What you’d do:
- Welcome new contributors into the issue space.
- Help move discussion from scattered posts toward clearer plans.
- Work with affected contributors and occasional subject‑matter experts in a way that keeps affected parties in the lead.
Facilitators are especially important because the long-term plan is to build issue hubs into durable, evolving centers of work rather than static pages.
3. Commons / handbook contributors
Who this is for:
People who like organizing information, building checklists, capturing definitions, and turning scattered knowledge into something reusable.
What you’d do:
- Help turn raw notes, forum discussions, and drafts into clearer reference material for the commons/wiki.
- Help draft or organize handbook-style pages that explain processes, tools, and lessons learned.
- Help keep important definitions and recurring explanations consistent across the site.
This work matters because America’s Plan is aiming for a handbook‑first or commons‑first structure where useful knowledge can be reused across issues and over time.
4. Research and synthesis contributors
Who this is for:
People comfortable reading background material, tracking down sources, and summarizing what’s known in a way that stays accessible to affected parties.
What you’d do:
- Help gather public reports, articles, and existing proposals related to specific issues.
- Help summarize findings in plain language for issue hubs and commons pages.
- Help ensure that plans and demands are grounded in both lived experience and credible background information.
This role is about supporting affected parties, not replacing them. Research contributors help make it easier for affected people to see what has already been tried, what is missing, and where there is room for new ideas.
5. Site and content support contributors
Who this is for:
People who like helping with editing, layout, navigation clarity, or general site polish.
What you’d do:
- Help clean up page copy for clarity and consistency.
- Help check links and navigation paths so people do not get lost.
- Help keep key foundation pages and issue hubs easy to understand for new visitors.
This work is not glamorous, but it is critical. A long-term civic project lives or dies on whether people can actually find and understand what they need.
6. Outreach and communication contributors
Who this is for:
People comfortable helping with small‑scale outreach, social sharing, or simple explainers for friends, communities, and networks who might benefit from the project.
What you’d do:
- Help draft simple messages or posts that point people to specific pages or issues.
- Help identify where affected people are already gathering and how to invite them in without spamming or flooding.
- Help test language that explains the project without making it sound like a campaign or traditional political organization.
This work is especially important because the project is trying to avoid feeling like a traditional political operation while still being honest about power and long‑term planning.
What you do not need
You do not need:
- to be an expert on constitutional law, public policy, or nonprofit law;
- to have organizing experience;
- to already know the perfect plan for your issue.
You do need:
- lived experience with an issue, or
- a steady interest in commons‑building and support work, and
- enough patience to help build something that will grow over time, not overnight.
How to respond to a role
For now, the simplest way to respond is through the Contact page. In your message, it is helpful to include:
- which role (or roles) on this page caught your attention;
- which issue(s) you are directly affected by or most interested in;
- what kind of time or involvement you realistically imagine;
- any relevant context you want to share.
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