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Current Issue - November 2007 Internship and Fellowship Opportunities (listed in order of application due date)
Organizing Institute The Direct Action & Research Training (DART) Center is currently accepting resumes from those interested in social and economic justice issues for their paid, four-month community organizing training program known as the DART Organizers Institute. The DART Center has built non-partisan community organizations throughout the country that have won important improvements on a broad set of issues affecting low-moderate income people including education reform in low-performing public schools, job training, drugs and violence, affordable housing, criminal recidivism, neighborhood revitalization, etc. The DART Organizers Institute starts June 17, 2008 and combines a 7-day classroom with 15-week field training. This is a paid training program designed to promote successful graduates into permanent salaried positions making up to $35,000/year in starting salaries, plus benefits. Graduates from the DART Organizers Institute have gone onto accept Executive Director and Associate Community Organizing positions throughout the country. We continue to train the best of those working to build the power of low-moderate income neighborhoods to win victories on important issues in their community. To apply, please send an updated resume to: Ben MacConnell, the Recruitment Director at: institute@thedartcenter.org before January 1, 2008. You can also call him with questions: (785) 841-2680. To find out more about the DART center, check out our website: Southern Growth Seeks Student Applicants for Southern Research Fellows Program The Southern Research Fellows Program promotes student research relating to economic development and quality of life in 13 Southern states: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Eligible applicants include current undergraduate and graduate students aged 18 - 25 at colleges and universities in the 13 Southern Growth member states. Suggested majors/fields of study include, but are not limited to: public policy, journalism, political science, education, sociology, business, city & regional planning, public administration and social work. The focus of the 2008 Southern Research Fellows Program is the engagement, development and leadership of youth aged 14 to 24. Fellows will prepare an original report on an approved topic that will be incorporated into Southern Growth's 2008 Report on the Future of the South and distributed at Southern Growth's annual conference. Fellows will also receive a cash award of $1,000. Relevant report topics for 2008 include youth development, civic engagement and strategies for building policies and partnerships that foster youth leadership skills, workforce preparedness, volunteerism, entrepreneurship and the traits to become active, responsible citizens. The application deadline is January 11, 2008, with selections announced by February 1, 2008. The fellows’ final report to Southern Growth Policies Board will be due March 31, 2008. To learn more about the Southern Research Fellows Program, and to download application forms, please visit www.southern.org/research/fellowship.shtml. To learn more about Southern Growth, visit http://www.southern.org. Wellstone Fellowship for Social Justice and the Villers Fellowship for Health Care Justice Both fellowships are year-long, full-time, salaried positions at the Families USA Office in Washington, DC. Each year, one candidate will be selected for each fellowship. Selected fellows will receive a compensatory package that includes an annual stipend of $35,000 and excellent health care benefits. Applications are due January 15, 2008. The Wellstone Fellowship The Wellstone Fellowship for Social Justice http://ga3.org/ct/GdNrJPp1lmV_/ aims to advance social justice through health care advocacy by focusing particularly on the unique challenges facing communities of color. Through this fellowship, established to honor the memory of the late Senator Paul D. Wellstone, we hope to expand the pool of talented social justice advocates from underrepresented economic, racial and ethnic minority groups. The ideal candidate must demonstrate an interest in health care policy and racial/ethnic health disparities. Additionally, they are looking for an individual who displays the potential to contribute to social justice work after their year of hands-on experience as a fellow. You can find more information, including a downloadable application form, at: http://ga3.org/ct/GdNrJPp1lmV_/ The Villers Fellowship The Villers Fellowship for Health Care Justice http://ga3.org/ct/G1NrJPp1lmVL/ was created in 2005 by Philippe Villers, Founder and President of Families USA. Villers Fellows work in our health policy department and assist our organization's efforts to improve access to health coverage for all Americans, especially for low-income and other vulnerable communities. Specifically, Villers Fellows will conduct research on a range of health care policy issues, and write and contribute to publications that are relevant to current health policy debates. In creating the fellowship, Mr. Villers aspired to develop a network of young leaders who share a passion for health care justice. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a commitment to health care justice work following their year as a fellow. Additionally, in order to encourage the development of future leaders, Villers Fellows must commit to mentoring at least one person over the course of their careers. You can find more information, including a downloadable application form, at: http://ga3.org/ct/G1NrJPp1lmVL/
Summer 2008 Institute on Philanthropy and Voluntary Service The Institute is ideal for undergraduate student leaders who are engaged in service programs on and off their campuses. All majors and fields of study are welcome. This face-paced Institute offers a combination of professional experience, academic courses and leadership development activities. As part of the Institute experience, students will attend exclusive events and participate in hands-on activities including developing a mission statement, planning service projects and organizing fundraising activities.
Applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis until February 25, 2008 with scholarship priority given to those who apply early. For more information and an online application, please visit the website at www.dcinternships.org/ipvs |
