About the Race
North Carolina is home to over 560,000 college students across over 100 college campuses, including 10 HBCUs. Young voters have the numbers and the power to shape the future of our state through leadership in the electoral process. And in a state like North Carolina, even a small increase in student voter turnout could shape our state for years to come.
That’s why we’re building ** Rally NC** - an entrepreneurial and innovative operation to protect and expand democracy by elevating youth leadership across the state in order to empower thousands of college students to take control of their futures, get organized, and vote in the 2024 elections. We're done waiting for change. We're ready to make it happen.
Rally NC is part of a collection of state-based organizations working to mobilize student voters through creative, student-driven tactics.
What Will You Do?
Fellows will work with Campus Organizers to build a movement on campus to mobilize students for North Carolina’s 2024 elections. This is an excellent opportunity to get an inside look at how political campaigns work, while contributing to critical elections in 2024.
The summer cohort will start late-May and will end in early July while thefall cohort will start in early August (in preparation for Freshman Welcome Week) and work through November. Fellows will spend** 15 hours a week** mobilizing on their campus by doing everything from leading events and volunteer recruitment to talking to students about the importance of the upcoming elections for issues like reproductive rights, climate change, democracy, and economic justice. Tactics include high-traffic canvassing, tabling, door-to-door canvassing, class/student organization visits, and text/phone/DM banks.** This is a paid fellowship.**
Who Are You?
As a successful candidate for this job, you will:
Have a passion for progressive politics and inspiring young people to get involved
Be excited to think outside the box and to ideate and innovate to find the most exciting and effective volunteer recruitment and GOTV tactics
Be eager to talk to as many students as possible (and be comfortable talking to _a lot of _strangers/potential volunteers)
Be scrappy and flexible; able to manage several tasks simultaneously
Be a self-starter, well-organized, and have strong time management skills
Be enrolled at a North Carolina college or university. Non-students can apply to be a full-time Campus Organizer.
Job Details: Campus Organizing Fellows are paid a monthly stipend of $1,000 and are expected to work 15 hours a week.
We are an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected category under local, state or federal law.
We see diversity of all kinds as essential to doing our work well. We strive to build a team that reflects the diverse composition of America itself. We strongly encourage applications from structurally marginalized and under-represented communities and experiences to apply.