Obama Organizing Fellowship Program

Event Information

• Event Date:
  Repeats every day until Wed Feb 29 2012 .
  02/03/2012 - 12:00pm

• WELCOME TO THE OBAMA ORGANIZING FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION  Program Description As a grassroots organization whose motto is “Respect, Empower, Include, Win," we deeply value empowering staff and volunteers by building their organizing skills through trainings and leadership opportunities. We know that our power lies in the people behind this movement, and investments in them pay great dividends at every level of our organization. Obama Organizing Fellows are a key part of building that people power in our communities and campuses across the nation. The Obama Organizing Fellowship Program will train and develop the next generation of community organizers and will help the campaign expand its outreach efforts in communities throughout the country. Organizing is inspiring but difficult work, so only those with a serious interest should apply. Some Organizing Fellows will work for the Obama Campaign directly while others will work for Organizing for America. Regardless, Organizing Fellows who complete the program will leave with a full understanding of the most effective tools and methods that organizers use to make change in their communities. This program is often a first step in preparing for employment as some Organizing Fellows will go on to full-time jobs with the campaign. The Obama Organizing Fellowship is a 12-week program which will be held 3 times in 2012: the spring, the summer, and the fall. Organizing Fellows will help the campaign build neighborhood and campus teams of volunteers. They will:

  • Engage potential new volunteers through phone calls and canvassing.
  • Hold one-on-one meetings with potential volunteers and campus organizers to discuss shared goals and strategy, develop relationships, and plan events.
  • Engage new voters by organizing voter registration drives at community events.
  • Persuade, motivate and turn out voters in specific neighborhoods with specific messages.
  • Enter, organize, and maintain data from all of our interactions in communities.
  • Use social networks to help amplify our message and talk about the work that we do.
  • Hold house meetings to bring supporters together in communities and on college campuses to strategize about what the campaign should look like locally.
  • Recruit, coach, and develop local and campus teams of individuals who are willing to work together to hold outreach events with other potential volunteers and voters.
  • Plan and execute events with other campaign staff and Organizing Fellows.

  Candidates for the Obama Organizing Fellowship Program must be:

  • Enthusiastic about helping to re-elect President Obama and other Democrats up and down the ticket
  • Willing to volunteer long and irregular hours at times, potentially including weekends (these will be determined by you and the staff member you work with)
  • Interested in people-centered, metrics-driven work
  • Goal-oriented
  • Personally organized
  • Hard working
  • Strong communicators
  • Committed to collaboration and teamwork
  • Flexible
  • Self-motivated
  • Willing to commit to 15+ hours a week for a part-time fellowship or 40+ hours a week for a full-time fellowship.

  Applications are being accepted and processed on a rolling basis until the program is full, but it is filling up quickly. Apply now before your state has reached capacity.For more information go to their website here