Virginia Victory 2014 Organizing Fellowship Program
To reelect Senator Mark Warner and Democrats down the ticket in Virginia, we will mobilize a grassroots
infrastructure that deeply values empowering staff and volunteers by building their organizing skills through
trainings and leadership opportunities. We know that our power lies in the people behind this movement, and
investments in them pay great dividends at every level of our organization. VA Victory Organizing Fellows are a
key part of building people power in our communities and campuses across the Commonwealth.
Our Organizing Fellowship Program will train and develop the next generation of community organizers and will
help the campaign expand its outreach efforts in communities throughout the country. Organizing is inspiring but
difficult work, so only those with a serious interest should apply.
Organizing Fellows who complete the program will leave with a full understanding of the most effective tools and
methods that organizers use to make change in their communities. This program is often a first step in preparing for
employment on future political campaigns. You will learn what it takes to mobilize volunteers, connect with diverse
communities, and finish a campaign with a strong Get Out The Vote effort.
The VA Victory Organizing Fellowship is an unpaid program starting as early as August 1 and runs through
Organizing Fellows will help the campaign build neighborhood and campus teams of volunteers. They will:
• Engage potential new volunteers through phone calls and canvassing.
• Hold one-on-one meetings with potential volunteers and campus organizers to
discuss shared goals and strategy, develop relationships, and plan events.
• Engage new voters by organizing voter registration drives at community events.
• Persuade, motivate and turn out voters in specific neighborhoods with specific
• Enter, organize, and maintain data from all of our interactions in communities.
• Use social networks to help amplify our message and talk about the work that we
• Hold house meetings to bring supporters together in communities to strategize
about what the campaign should look like locally.
• Recruit, coach, and develop local teams of individuals who are willing to work
together to hold outreach events with other potential volunteers and voters.
• Plan and execute events with other campaign staff and Organizing Fellows.
Candidates for the VA Victory Organizing Fellowship Program must be:
• Enthusiastic about helping to re-elect Senator Warner and other Democrats down
• Willing to work long and irregular hours at times, potentially including weekends
(these will be determined by you and the staff member you work with)
• Interested in people-centered, metrics-driven work
• Goal-oriented
• Personally organized
• Hard working
• Strong communicators
• Committed to collaboration and teamwork
• Self-motivated
• Willing to commit to 15+ hours a week for a part-time fellowship or 40+ hours a
week for a full-time fellowship.
Applications are being accepted and processed on a rolling basis until the program is full, but it is filling up
quickly. Apply now before we have reached capacity.
Applicants should email their resume and a one-page statement of interest to [email protected]