DART community organizing training program

[colist at comm-org.utoledo.edu]

From: ben at thedartcenter.org

Hello everyone. I wanted to send one final announcement out on the list 
about DART's paid community organizers training program. The 
national application deadline is coming up quickly on January 1st. 
Please feel free to spread around the info below. Happy holidays!  

Sincerely,
 
Ben MacConnell
Direct Action & Research Training Center
Ph: (785) 841-2680
Email: ben at thedartcenter.org
www.thedartcenter.org
 

The Direct Action & Research Training Center is currently accepting 
applications among folks interested in social and economic justice 
issues for their paid, four-month community organizing training 
program.  

The DART Organizers Institute is a combined classroom and field 
training covering such topics as:  

· Identifying and training local leaders 
· Strategic planning and issue cutting 
· Researching and targeting decision makers 
· One-on-One relationship building 
· Developing and training leaders to take successful Direct Action on 
issues 
· Fund Raising for the long-haul  

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 
· Fair immigration policies 
· Police misconduct 
· Living Wage campaigns & job training 
· Affordable housing, 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 $6,500 living stipend, all 
transportation costs 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 fulltime salaried positions.  

Graduates from the four month DART Organizers Institute have gone 
onto accept Executive Director and Associate Community Organizing 
positions throughout the country making between 27 - 34,000 in starting 
salaries. We continue to train the best of those working to build the 
power of low-moderate income communities to win victories on 
important issues in their community.  

The program starts June 14, 2004 and runs through the end of 
September. Host organizations are located in several cities throughout 
Florida, Ohio, Michigan, Virginia, Kentucky, and Indiana. Applications 
are being accepted now. No experience necessary, only life 
experience, willingness to learn, and commitment to a career in 
organizing. People of color and Spanish speaking applicants are 
encouraged to apply.  

Applications are being accepted now before the January 1, 2004 
national deadline (later regional deadlines are available at our website). 
To apply, applicants must send materials (resume and completed 
application form) to: Ben MacConnell, the Recruitment Director at: 
institute at thedartcenter.org. You can also call him with questions: (785) 
841-2680. To download our applications or find out more about the 
DART center, check out our website: www.thedartcenter.org.