Campus Organizer
Recent Graduates: Campus organizers recruit students, faculty and community members to investigate problems and build support for solutions. Campus organizers, and the volunteers they train, research issues, build coalitions, work with the media, educate the public, and generate citizen support on issues ranging from poverty to environmental protection. Through their actions, they win concrete reforms, acquire the skills necessary to be a leader in the public interest movement, and leave a legacy of skilled, trained leaders capable of tackling society's most pressing problems. For more information about Maryland PIRGs' campus chapters, visit www.marylandpirgstudents.org.
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New Voters Project Campus Organizer
Recent Graduates: Run a non-partisan voter registration and turnout campaign in a campus community.
Campus Organizers recruit and train a cadre of volunteers to register 18-29 year olds, collect pledges to vote from 18-29 year olds who are already registered to vote, and contact all of these young people to turn out to vote on Election Day.
For more information about the New Voters Project, visit www.marylandpirgstudents.org/new-voters-project.
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Fellowship
Recent Graduates: The goal of a PIRG Fellowship is to help develop leaders for the public interest movement. You might see yourself becoming a field organizer, advocate—or even director of a public interest group someday. As a PIRG Fellow, you gain hands-on experience in organizing, advocating and leading public interest campaigns in your first year on staff. More importantly, you get real results, whether at the local, state or federal level. And your experience is complemented by intensive training and the direction and advice of a senior mentor.
As a PIRG Fellow, you'll build expertise on health care, campaign reform or another social problem. You will conduct research, make the case for solutions, act as a spokesperson to the media, build diverse coalitions, write grants, and develop the kind of politically powerful support you need to win. Your day-to-day work might include meeting with a state or national decision-maker, researching or writing a report, conducting a news conference, or directing a citizen outreach campaign. Upon successful completion of the two-year program, you'll be eligible for a leadership role within the organization. For more information about the Fellowship position, click here.
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Issue Advocate
At least 3 years of experience: On the local, state and federal levels, advocates achieve concrete victories on their issues by employing the time tested techniques of investigative research, media exposés, grassroots organizing, advocacy and litigation. For more information about the Issue Advocate position, click here.
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