[COMM-ORG] job: Lead Organizer, Brooklyn, NY, no salary info

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From: Ilana Berger <ilanalee at hotmail.com>




Families United for Racial and Economic Equality, Brooklyn, NY
FUREE is looking for an experienced organizer to lead FUREE’s organizing 
campaigns. We are looking for a dedicated, passionate, experienced 
person who is looking to learn and grow as an organizer and leader, and 
who is looking for the opportunity to work in a growing organization of 
local and national prominence doing cutting edge racial and economic 
justice organizing. Our campaigns include: organizing against 
gentrification and for community-led accountable development, building 
the power of young people of color to organize for change in their 
communities, and a voter engagement project in low-income and working 
class communities of color.



Who we are: FUREE is a multi-racial, women-led membership organization 
in Brooklyn, New York. FUREE is organizing to build a strong base of 
low-income women of color to build power to change the system so that 
all peoples’ work is valued and everyone has the right and economic 
means to decide and live out their own destinies. Our guiding principle 
is that the people who are directly impacted by the policies we are 
seeking to change should lead the organization.
Responsibilities include:



1) Membership Recruitment and Leadership Development: FUREE believes 
that our members should lead the organization, and should be given 
training and support in order to do the best possible work. The Lead 
Organizer will work with staff and members to implement systems for 
membership recruitment and retention, identify potential and emerging 
leaders from our membership, and create leadership development programs 
and plans for current and potential leaders. They will also be 
responsible for recruiting members and developing leaders.


2) Campaign Strategy, Research and Development: Work with staff 
organizers and campaign organizing committees to plan short and long 
term campaign goals. Develop and support organizers’ and member-leaders’ 
roles in conducting research, organizing direct actions, and 
coordinating media work.


3) Staff Development & Supervision: Supervise organizers on strategic 
campaigns and organizational activities and build their capacity and 
skills as organizers. Additionally, the Lead Organizer will work to 
build FUREE’s capacity to sustain long-term growth in our members and 
leaders.
4) Strategic Ally Work: Strengthen current and introduce new 
collaborations with ally organizations and individuals to increase our 
ability to build power for our members and to build a broader racial and 
economic justice movement.


5) Political Education: Work with FUREE staff and leaders to build and 
integrate a deeper political vision into our on-the-ground organizing 
and to educate members about the political context of FUREE’s campaigns.


6) Organizational Sustainability: Work with the Executive Director and 
development staff to strengthen current and introduce new individual and 
institutional funding partners to support FUREE’s work.


Desired Qualifications:

· 4 or more years of strong community or labor organizing experience, 
preferably with low-income communities, with demonstrated capacity to 
effectively carry out the above responsibilities

· 3 or more years of strong experience supervising and training 
community or labor organizers

· A well developed personal framework to social justice and a strong 
commitment racial and economic justice as well as to FUREE's mission

· Ability to communicate, motivate and listen

· Experience with fundraising including grant writing, reporting and 
grassroots fundraising

· Strong writing skills

· Ability to work evenings/weekends as necessary

· Computer literate particularly Microsoft Office and data basing 
applications

· Bilingual English/Spanish speaking (written and verbal skills)

· Women of color, immigrants, differently-abled, and people of color 
from low-income New York neighborhoods are strongly encouraged to apply. 
FUREE is a positive and inclusive women-led, supportive work environment.

Competitive salary DOE & full benefits. Great opportunities for growth, 
development and leadership.
To respond: Send resume, cover letter and 1 personal and 3 professional 
references to info at furee.org or mail to 81 Willoughby Street #701, 
Brooklyn, NY 11201. Please type “Lead Organizer Search” in the subject 
heading. In your cover letter, specify why you are interested in this 
particular job with FUREE.
The deadline to reply is February 25th, 2010. We will respond ONLY to 
eligible applicants. Please do not call to inquire about application status.




Valery J. Jean

Families United for Racial & Economic Equality (FUREE)

81 Willoughby Street, Suite 701

Brooklyn, NY 11201

P: (718) 852-2960, ext. 301

F: (866) 468-8904

valery at furee.org

www.furee.org



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