Sarah Jaynes

Sarah Jaynes grew up in a small town near the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state and began her career organizing on climate issues in rural communities. Since then, she’s been a social change trailblazer. Sarah led the development of one of the first state progressive donor networks — Washington’s Progress Alliance — and has coached emerging donor collaborations from Alaska to New Hampshire to Alabama as a senior advisor to Committee on States. Sarah is recognized for her expertise leading innovative campaigns integrating field experiments, digital platforms, and transformative narrative, and manages to stay relentlessly optimistic and obsessed with winning. An organizer at heart, Sarah has dedicated 30 years to working for shared prosperity, democracy, and a healthy environment.

SPEAKING TOPICS INCLUDE: 

How to win rural voters

Persuasive working class and rural narratives

Top myths about rural people

Sarah brings the promise of rural America to life with engaging stories lifting up rural voices and an impressive track record of success
- Ben Goldfarb, McKnight Foundation
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