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Description
Green Corps is a non-profit Field School for Environmental Organizing, founded by leading environmentalists in 1992 to identify and train the next generation of environmental leaders. Our program includes intensive classroom training, hands-on experience running urgent environmental and public health campaigns, and placement in permanent leadership positions with leading environmental groups.
Training.
The Introductory Classroom Training, held in Boston, Mass., exposes you to the environmental movement and teaches you to mobilize grassroots support, train community leaders, and work with the media. You will learn about issues you care about including global warming, corporate accountability, toxic threats, and sustainable development. You will learn from environmental leaders who have real-life experience fighting to protect our environment like Bob Bingaman, National Field Director of Sierra Club, and Dolores Huerta, Co-Founder of United Farm Workers. Four subsequent week-long classroom training sessions held throughout the year teach you additional skills and hone your ability to plan and implement effective campaigns.
Locations & Dates:
We place Field Organizers in cities across the nation, which may include Washington, D.C., and cities in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington and Wisconsin. The program begins in August 2005, with the Introductory Classroom Training in Boston, and concludes with graduation in August 2006.
Responsibilities.
As a Green Corps Field Organizer, you'll plan and implement a series of environmental campaigns conducted on behalf of groups like Rainforest Action Network, Sierra Club and World Wildlife Fund. Your responsibilities will include recruiting, training, and supervising volunteers, interns, and staff; working with the media; fundraising; and mobilizing grassroots support.
Job Placement.
Our graduates are in high demand and quickly find jobs working on issues they care about. After you complete the training program, Green Corps will connect you to organizations with open positions and other opportunities for full-time social change work. Green Corps' graduates have held positions of leadership in organizations such as the Sierra Club, Greenpeace, Global Exchange, Rainforest Action Network, U.S. PIRG, Natural Resources Defense Council, Environmental Defense, ACLU, United for a Fair Economy, and Friends of the Earth. Additional Qualifications: Qualifications. We will invite 25 people to participate in the 2005-2006 Environmental Leadership Training Program. We are looking for people who are serious about saving the planet, have experience working with environmental or social change issues, and have demonstrated leadership experience.
How to Apply:
To apply for Green Corps' 2005-2006 Environmental Leadership Training Program, fill out our online application by the Nation Early Submission deadline of January 14th, 2005. Regional deadlines, campus interview dates, and online application are at our website.