Field Organizer
We want change. We want a more equal and democratic America. We want a country that respects and defends women’s health. We want a greener country that doesn’t let ideology blind us to science.
Many Americans share our views on today’s problems. Yet too often, it feels like our country, or our state, or our city is going in the wrong direction. So what can you do? How do you make change? How do you learn and master the practice of making change?
We started Change Corps to answer these very questions.
Change Corps is a training academy for activists. If you’re serious about becoming an organizer, we offer a year-long, three-step program that will give you the skills, the hands-on experience, and the opportunity to launch your career in social change.
Step one: You take part in an intensive classroom and field training where you will learn and practice the organizing skills you’ll need for the rest of your career.
Step two: You work directly with groups like Planned Parenthood, Everytown for Gun Safety or Mi Familia Vota on their campaigns to defend women’s health, reduce gun violence, or bring more people into our democracy.
Step three: After you graduate from the program, we connect you with activist groups who are looking to hire organizers with your experience and skill set.
Pay and Benefits
The target annual compensation for this position is $26,000 in the first year. Change Corps offers a competitive benefits package. We also offer an excellent training program and opportunities for advancement.
Qualifications
Do you want to launch your career in social change? We’re looking for:
• Leaders who are ready to take on some of the biggest challenges of our day.
• Bright, talented, passionate people with a strong work ethic.
• Problem solvers who don’t just see problems but envision creative solutions.
• A strong commitment to working toward goals and getting results.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
To Apply
We’re accepting the top applicants for immediate hire. If you want to learn how to make social change as your career, go to changecorps.org and apply.
Change Corps is an equal opportunity employer and is strongly committed to a diverse workplace and a diverse movement. We will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, sex, age, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, or veteran status.
About Change Corps
Nearly 50 years ago, Robert F. Kennedy spoke before an audience in a South Africa ruled and divided by apartheid, saying, “Each time you stand up for an ideal, or act to improve the lot of others, or strike out against injustice, you send forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.” Half a century later, his words still ring true. We need a million new centers of energy and daring. That’s why we started Change Corps, the training academy for activists—to train you to organize them. That’s where Change Corps comes in We’re a group of experienced organizers who understand that new organizers need a place to start, learn and make their mark. We’ve been doing this for more than 20 years with Green Corps, the field school for environmental organizing, whose graduates now work at such groups as Sierra Club, Greenpeace, Environment America, Environmental Action and MoveOn.org. Training young activists Change Corps offers a three-step training program to help you launch your career in social change. When Change Corps organizers complete their training, they’ll know how to organize people on the issues they’re passionate about and will have an opportunity to become part of a wave of new organizers who will keep pushing and prodding our country forward for years to come. Change Corps in action In June 2016, Change Corps hosted our first annual Changemaker Of The Year event, which honored progressive organizer and President of Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Cecile Richards. Guest speakers at the event included Change Corps Board President David Rossini, Sen. Al Franken, and Garrett Arwa, the National Political Director of For Our Future Fund. The event was a big success, raising critical funds to train the next class of Change Corps organizers. Watch what Senator Franken and Cecile had to say about the importance of organizing and the work that Change Corps does today.