There are two roles available to students at Bard, Marist, SUNY New Paltz, and Vassar!

(1) Student Organizer Intern – read more about the role here!

• At For the Many, thousands of students and community members have taken action to knock doors, make calls, organize their peers, and raise money to win a Hudson Valley that works for all of us!
• This fall, Student Organizing Interns will play a crucial role in helping to activate students and community members politically around issues like cost of education, housing, immigration, and climate.
• This will include door knocking, phonebanking, event planning, and more!

(2) Fundraising Organizer Intern – read more about the role here!

• Join a team of students that together will organize and manage hundreds of volunteers and execute one of the most effective grassroots fundraising drives in the country.
• Through 12 weekly training sessions you’ll learn and employ skills and tools to reach out to friends, family, and other people you  know, recruit them to participate in a one-week fundraising drive, and manage them as volunteers during that drive.
• This role is about utilizing our existing networks to put on a mass action. After one week, thousands of people will donate! But the skills you’ll learn could be used to organize thousands of people to show up at a rally, vote, pressure lawmakers, go on strike, you name it! Many of our Fundraising Organizers have gone on to be effective leaders in movements around the country.

This role is available to everyone!

Fundraising Organizer Intern – read more about the role here!

• Join a team of students that together will organize and manage hundreds of volunteers and execute one of the most effective grassroots fundraising drives in the country.
• Through 12 weekly training sessions you’ll learn and employ skills and tools to reach out to friends, family, and other people you  know, recruit them to participate in a one-week fundraising drive, and manage them as volunteers during that drive.
• This role is about utilizing our existing networks to put on a mass action. After one week, thousands of people will donate! But the skills you’ll learn could be used to organize thousands of people to show up at a rally, vote, pressure lawmakers, go on strike, you name it! Many of our Fundraising Organizers have gone on to be effective leaders in movements around the country.

Gain hands-on experience organizing workers!

Teamsters Local 445 represents over 3,000 members in counties including in Orange, Ulster, and Dutchess.

Teamsters Local 445 is seeking candidates for a year-long Union Organizing Fellowship. Organizing Fellows will learn the skills required to organize workers and build sufficient power to win concrete gains from employers. They will be mentored closely by expert union organizers and gain real-world experience training workers and inspiring them to victory. Fellows will have tremendous opportunities for growth and development. This is a full-time, year-long fellowship.

Responsibilities

• Meet consistently with Organizing Mentor
• Take increasing responsibility for organizing projects
• Learn and implement tried and true organizing methods and tactics for building worker power
• Communicate effectively and consistently with mentors, workers, and community members
• Meet one-on-one with worker leaders to train and inspire them

Qualifications

• Passion and commitment to fighting for the working people
• An ability to lead others effectively and compassionately
• Excellent communication skills and consistent punctuality
• Eagerness to learn and take on challenging new tasks
• Experience in movements for justice, equality, and worker’s rights, appreciated but not required

Location

• Local 445 is based in Rock Tavern, New York. A Personal Vehicle is preferred but not required.

Application

Please apply here: https://airtable.com/appuUudIg0xAP8E7y/shrJ0hs7tLNSwQmDM