RG Student Organizing Fellowship

RG’s Student Organizing Fellowship is a stipend-based leadership development program for current students and recent graduates interested in campus organizing towards the redistribution of wealth, land, and power. The Fellowship began in 2019 due to recognizing the need to invigorate college campuses with discussion about wealth redistribution. Student Organizing Fellows spend their time supporting students across the country in their personal and community organizing goals, leading national student praxis and other programming, engaging in political education with each other, planning events for RG’s Fall and Spring membership drives, and so much more. The Fellowship is a great place to start or to continue cultivating a commitment to organizing ourselves, our families, our communities, and our campuses toward a more equitable world. 

Student Organizing Fellow Responsibilities and Application Instructions

Note: Current or former student organizers/leaders, including undergraduates, recent graduates (in the last 1-2 years), and/or people who are taking time off from school are eligible to participate in this fellowship. We believe in cross-class, multiracial, feminist organizing, and especially encourage students of color with wealth and/or class privilege who have been involved with RG to apply. If you have questions about whether or not this role would be a good fit for you, please contact keithlee@resourcegeneration.org.

Student Organizing Fellows typically: 

  • Provide dedicated support to current and emerging RG campus groups and student leaders
    • Convene regular (monthly or biweekly) support calls for RG student leaders
    • Design and facilitate college-specific RG trainings (virtually or in-person), resources, toolkits, and curriculum
    • Support the planning of workshops, open houses, praxis (a core program of RG student groups), and other events/programs on college campuses
    • Offer 1-1 troubleshooting sessions for individual campus leaders around issues such as
      • How to build mutually supportive relationships with first-generation/low-income student groups on their campus, 
      • Multiracial base-building, how to build the leadership of young people of color with privilege in their group, and 
      • Planning intentional leadership transitions as students graduate or leave the group
  • Contribute to RG’s national college organizing programming and strategy
    • Give input on annual RG College Organizing Goals
    • Help with recruitment for the next round of Fellows
  • Support national RG priorities as needed 
    • Recruit for national RG programming, including our annual national conference Make Money Make Change, webinars/trainings, and other events
    • Lead student RG membership drive initiative during RG fall and spring drives
    • Manage the rollout of the Redistribution Pledge on college campuses
    • Responsible for regular input of data around college organizing, as well as basic administrative tasks such as uploading timesheets
    • As needed, provide support with assigned special projects that serve RG’s larger organizing goals. Projects include working on campaigns, social media and communications, multiracial base-building, etc., 
  • Commit to their own development as leaders and organizers
    • Attend biweekly supervisory calls with other Student Organizing Fellows
    • Complete political education trainings and readings
    • Commit to regular self-reflection and assessment

Eligibility:

  • Core qualifications and required skills
    • Demonstrated commitment to social justice and student organizing, which likely looks like one year of leadership or committed involvement in a social justice organization or student group. All types of experiences are welcome, including those on or off campus, paid or unpaid, and could look like planning events and actions, recruiting members, building relationships, etc.
    • At least 3-6 months of participation in student organizing with Resource Generation (ideally one year or more)
    • Relationship-building skills with a wide range of people. 
    • Creative and self-directed: someone who is persistent, creative, and solutions-oriented no matter what are the obstacles
    • Excellent communication skills with the ability to meet all deadlines and communicate effectively about the progress of work with team members in a remote environment (via email, text, and other channels)
  • Our ideal candidate would have…
    • Openness and curiosity about class, classism, and your own class identity
    • Belief in the role of young people (and young people with wealth) in advancing movements for justice
    • Strong experience building relationships with poor and working-class led students and first-generation/low-income student groups

Student Organizing Fellows play a crucial role in generating excitement and commitment from our base of college students across the country to move resources to social justice movements and participate in campaigns for change. Prospective Fellows should be passionate about racial, economic, and social justice; creative problem-solvers; and have strong follow-through. As part of participation in the program, Fellows will receive training around facilitation, fundraising, organizing, and cross-class relationship building, and will be expected to support student leaders around those key areas of Resource Generation’s work.

Location: The candidate can be based anywhere in the United States.
Compensation: This is a stipend position with a self-choice sliding scale that has most recently ranged between $8,800 to $15,400 for the duration of the 10-month Fellowship. The application for the upcoming Student Organizing Fellowship cohort is announced on RG’s social media, and this page will be updated with the link when the fellowship application is live.