Summer Organizing Intern - Working Families - Rhode Island
Kristin Burgess
Position Overview
Working Families Party is building a multiracial, feminist, working people’s political party, harnessing power to enact structural change within our local, state, and national government. Together, we can change our politics to be rooted in justice, compassion, and solidarity and transform our government into one that makes our state a thriving and equitable place.
Rhode Island WFP seeks dynamic, energetic Summer Organizing Interns who share our commitment to racial, economic, and social justice. Summer Organizing Interns will be paired with promising local progressive candidates, and receive support and training from RIWFP staff to take leadership roles within those campaigns. Interns will have the chance to participate in every part of running and winning a critical local election, including voter contact, volunteer mobilization, research, fundraising, and digital communications. Interns will also be supported as they reflect on their experiences across campaigns, with each other, and with RIWFP staff.
To apply visit our jobs site.
Essential Functions
Electoral Campaign Organizing
Approximately 75% of time/effort
Every electoral campaign is different. Interns can anticipate taking on any of the following roles:
- Organizing periodic WFP-specific volunteer events for the campaign
- Assisting with organizing phone and text banks for RI WFP-endorsed candidates
- Organizing and training RI WFP volunteers to phone and text bank
- Turning volunteers out to phone banks and text banks
- Mobilizing support for our candidates through personal, community relationships
- Supporting campaign team with fundraising
- Coordinating outreach strategies to help voter turnout and support of our candidates
- Researching candidates’ districts and opposition
- Assisting with digital organizing tactics through social media, drafting email blasts, etc.
Reflection and training
Approximately 25% of time/effort
- Meet weekly with WFP supervisor to review and debrief experiences
- Meet weekly with WFP Summer Organizing Intern cohort to receive campaign- and WFP-related training, and to reflect on internship experience as a group
Qualifications and Skills
Required
- A passion and personal commitment to building political power and fighting for progressive values in Rhode Island
- Able to build and sustain relationships with RI WFP members and volunteers
- Excited to learn more about campaign and electoral work
Preferred
- Fluency in other languages than English spoken in Rhode Island, particularly Spanish
Please submit your "Story of Self" in lieu of a cover letter in your application.
Other position details
- Must be able to commit 12 hours per week to advancing WFP’s values in Rhode Island
- Work schedule is flexible, but interns will be asked to participate in campaign events that often occur on evenings and weekends
- During COVID distancing, this position will work remotely from home
Working Families Party is an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to economic and social justice. Women, people of color, LGBTQ people, people with disabilities, immigrants or refugees, people from low- or moderate-income backgrounds, and members of other historically disenfranchised populations are strongly encouraged to apply. Longtime Rhode Island residents are also encouraged to apply. Any applicant who requires an accommodation in order to apply for or perform the essential functions of the job should contact us to request such an accommodation.