(NAME-MCE) Paid Community Organizing Training

[Paul C. Gorski]

FYI. For more information, contact:

Ben MacConnell
Recruitment Director
DART Network
ph: (785) 841-2680
email: ben at thedartcenter.org
www.thedartcenter.org

Paul

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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