[statecom-discuss] FYI: interesting opportunty with The Independent Progressive Politics

[Mike Heichman]

Ted Glick wrote:

>
> From: "Ben MacConnell" <ben at thedartcenter.org>
> To: <indpol at igc.org>
> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 8:53 AM
> Subject: friends - please share w/in the The Independent Progressive 
> Politics Network network
>
>
>> Dear friends,
>>
>> Hello again. I hope recall corresponding with me in the fall. My name 
>> is Ben
>> MacConnell. I am a community organizer working with a national 
>> network of twenty-one
>> congregation-based community organizations working toward social and 
>> economic
>> justice called the Direct Action & Research Training (DART) center. I 
>> got your
>> email address from the Votejustice.org  directory and noticed you 
>> were the local
>> contact for The Independent Progressive Politics Network.
>>
>> I was hoping you could assist in our efforts to train a new 
>> generation of community
>> organizers by forwarding along the simple announcement below 
>> regarding our career
>> positions available to appropriate listserves, fellow faculty, 
>> interns, or to
>> anyone within the The Independent Progressive Politics Network 
>> network with an
>> interest in social and economic justice. Our final application 
>> deadline for the
>> year is March 19, 2007 and I would like to alert folks before our 
>> final deadline.
>>
>>
>> I realize that multiple announcements about our positions can be a 
>> bit pesky,
>> but this is an amazing opportunity for those with an interest in 
>> improving the
>> lives of people living in low-moderate income neighborhoods. Please 
>> broadcast
>> the message below as widely as possible.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Ben MacConnell
>> Recruitment Director
>> DART Network
>> ph: (785) 841-2680
>> email: ben at thedartcenter.org
>> www.thedartcenter.org
>>
>> ****
>>
>> Message to forward: Applicants Wanted for Paid Community Organizing 
>> Training
>>
>> DART is now accepting applications for the 2007 DART Organizers 
>> Institute, the
>> paid, four-month field school for people interested in launching a 
>> career in
>> community organizing. Participants will undergo a combined classroom 
>> and field
>> training covering such topics as:
>>
>> · Entering a community
>> · Identifying and training local leaders
>> · Strategic planning and issue cutting
>> · Relationship and community building
>> · Direct Action on community issues
>> · Fundraising
>> · Congregation-based coalition building
>>
>> The DART Center, has built coalitions throughout the country that 
>> have won important
>> victories on a broad set of justice issues including:
>>
>> · Education reform in low-performing public schools
>> · Job Training
>> · Drugs and Violence
>> · Criminal Recidivism
>> · Living Wage
>> · Neighborhood Revitalization, etc.
>>
>> The DART Organizers Institute combines a 7-day classroom orientation 
>> with 15
>> weeks of infield training at a DART host organization. This is a paid 
>> training
>> program that includes: a $6,500 living stipend, transportation to the 
>> classroom
>> orientation and host city, and mileage reimbursement during the 
>> infield training.
>> Room, board, and tuition will also be paid by DART during the 7-day 
>> classroom
>> training. After successful completion of the program, DART will work 
>> to place
>> graduates into fulltime salaried positions.
>>
>> Graduates from the four month 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 communities to win victories on important issues 
>> in their
>> community.
>>
>> The program starts June 17, 2007 and runs through October 7, 2007. 
>> Host organizations
>> are located in several cities throughout Florida, Ohio, Michigan, 
>> Virginia, Kentucky,
>> and Indiana. Applications are being accepted now.
>>
>> Although it may be helpful, no direct experience is necessary. 
>> Organizer Trainees
>> (OTs) hired to participate in the DART Organizers Institute must 
>> demonstrate
>> a desire to pursue community organizing as a long-term professional 
>> career. A
>> master's degree or similar life experience is preferred though 
>> unnecessary. Candidates
>> must have a college degree or be graduating prior to June 1, 2007. 
>> Also, candidates
>> must display a workmanlike diligence, be driven to produce sustained 
>> results,
>> have proven capacity to build relationships of trust, create and 
>> execute a plan,
>> act professionally, feel comfortable working with congregations, be 
>> accountable
>> and willing to hold others accountable, demonstrate disciplined 
>> thought and action,
>> and work in a team setting. OTs must also have access to a car during 
>> their training
>> and be flexible regarding relocation. Fluency in Spanish/English is a 
>> plus and
>> people of color are encouraged to apply.
>>
>> To apply, folks must send an updated resume and completed application 
>> to: Ben
>> MacConnell, the Recruitment Director at: institute at thedartcenter.org 
>> before March
>> 19, 2007. You can also call him with questions: (785) 841-2680. To 
>> find out more
>> about the DART center, check out our website: www.thedartcenter.org
>>
>>
>>
>>
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