USAction
Education Fund Organizing
Fellowship
USAction
Education Fund (USAEF), a national leader in
increasing civic and voter participation among traditionally
under-represented
constituencies, is seeking applicants for a progressive Organizing
Fellowship,
paying $10,000 for 20 weeks of full-time work, July 20th - December
4th, 2009.
USAEF Fellows will
take part in a 4-day training and
orientation. They will learn how organizers choose issues; develop
strategy;
asses their own organizational power and that of their targets, allies,
and
opponents; recruit constituents and move into action (costs for the
training,
including room/board and transportation, are covered). Fellows will
then work
with USAEF state affiliates in designated states across the country.
The
Midwest Academy, a national training institute for community
organizing, will
coordinate the orientation and provide ongoing training and mentoring.
Fellows
will work as part of the USAEF campaign to frame the public debate
about our
national budget and economic security in under-represented communities,
helping
develop the longer-term conversation about the need to invest in
America's
future. This will involve community outreach and other organizing
tasks,
focused in communities of color and other traditionally
under-represented
constituencies.
Applicants should
have some organizing experience, either
paid or volunteer. Strong preference will be given to fellows who are
currently
living in the locations where they will be working. Fellows must have
housing
in the area; it is not provided. The work will also require that
fellows have a
car (mileage will be reimbursed). Both the Academy and USAEF will
provide job
search assistance at the end of the fellowship for qualified and
interested
fellows.
Download the application to apply.
USAEF will
place fellows in the following states: Rhode Island (Providence); New
York
(Syracuse); Maine (Portland); North Dakota (Bismarck); Missouri (Kansas
City);
Oregon (Medford); Wisconsin (Milwaukee); and Washington (Seattle).
The deadline for applications is
June 30th. Likely
candidates will be interviewed by phone as applications are received.
Decisions
will be made by July 6th, and the training will begin July 20th.
USAction
is an equal opportunity employer and encourages women, sexual
minorities, people with disabilities, and people of color to apply. We
work hard to recruit, retain, and identify leadership positions for
staff members who represent these communities and/or who are from
low-income background. |