Our Mission
Prairie Action North Dakota Institute (PANDI) advances social and economic justice through strategic communications, digital advocacy, and the amplification of shared values. We lead efforts to shape public discourse, engage communities, and influence policy to build a stronger, more equitable North Dakota.
Through policy analysis, grassroots organizing, and nonpartisan civic engagement, PANDI drives change while equipping nonprofit partners and communities with the tools and support needed to expand their impact and ensure community-led solutions have lasting power.
Amplifying Voices. Advancing Justice. Building a Better North Dakota.
Our Team
Amy Jacobson
Amy is the executive director of Prairie Action ND where she creates and executes high impact media and communications strategies that drive progressive change and lift up diverse voices in our state.
Amy’s background in issue-based communications work is rooted in state level advocacy campaigns. Over the course of her 20 year career she has focused on public policies that impact equality and equity in North Dakota including access to affordable housing, child care, health care, reproductive rights, and human rights.
Amy was recognized as Distinguished Alumni in 2015. And in 2016 she was honored with the YWCA of Cass Clay “Woman of the Year” award for her work advocating for ND women and families.
Sydney Stock
Sydney is the Digital Communications Organizer at Prairie Action North Dakota, where she’s leading the charge on North Dakota Megaphone, a new grassroots project helping everyday North Dakotans share powerful messages in their own voices. The effort is part of a national collaboration with ProgressNow and other state-based partners, and Sydney is working to train and grow a network of volunteers who are ready to speak out online, in their communities, and beyond.
She graduated from Concordia College in 2021 with a focus on Environmental Sustainability, Philosophy, and Communications. Since then, she’s worked in civic engagement, prairie restoration, and basic needs student support, always rooted in a drive to build stronger communities and create meaningful change.
Danielle Lahn
Dani (she/her) is a graduate fellow at Prairie Action ND Institute where she focuses on reproductive and sexual health education and advocacy. PANDI hosts a monthly webinar called “Self-Managed Abortion, Safe and Supported” (SASS) which she facilitates virtually for folks all over the United States. SASS provides information on the World Health Organization’s protocols for self-managing an abortion up to 12 weeks in gestation with mifepristone + misoprostol or misoprostol alone.Through her graduate studies at the University of Florida, she is leading an evaluation project to analyze the learning outcomes and impact of SASS.
Dani has a background in reproductive and sexual health, working as a comprehensive sexual health educator, sex coach, advocate, companion and trainer over the last decade.