Representatives from the DART Center will be on the Florida State University campus on Thursday, November 12 at 7 PM in Oglesby Union Room 311 D to discuss careers in the field of community organizing. Anyone interested in pursuing a career working towards social and economic justice in low-moderate income communities is encouraged to attend. ***Please RSVP if you are interested by contacting Key at key@thedartcenter.org or calling 785.841.2680 with your name, phone # and email address.
DART is now accepting applications for the 2010 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
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 $7,000 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 permanent full time salaried positions. Graduates from the DART Organizers Institute have gone onto Associate Community Organizing and Executive Director positions throughout the country.
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. Candidates must have a college degree or be graduating prior to June 1, 2010. 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.
If you have any questions, please call (785) 841-2680 or email Key at key@thedartcenter.org.
Also, you can download applications or view profiles from previous OTs at the DART website: www.thedartcenter.org.
Thanks and we hope to hear from you soon!
Sincerely,
Keyarash Jahanian
The DART Center
(785) 841-2680
key@thedartcenter.org
www.thedartcenter.org