SEEKING PAID CAMPUS ORGANIZERS for TUITION RELIEF!

Tuition Relief Now, a new student/community coalition, is tackling the cost of college. We need college campus organizers! We’re looking for the best and brightest student organizers in the UC, CSU and CCC statewide.

About the Job

You will build and coordinate a large team of student volunteers on your campus to gather signatures for a ballot initiative that will freeze tuition in the UC and CSU systems. Your team will set a goal, in conjunction with campaign headquarters, for number of signatures to be gathered. Signatures can be gathered both on the campus and in the community.

This part-time position runs 4 months, from mid-December 2007 – mid-April 2008 and pays a stipend. All organizers will attend an exciting one-day workshop where they will meet other organizers from across the state, and all organizers will participate in a weekly statewide organizing conference call. A bonus will be paid for those who work through the winter break.

Qualifications Sought

• Excellent organizing skills
• Capacity to energize a group of volunteers around a common goal
• Reliability and weekly communication with supervisor
• Ability to meet signature goals and deadlines
• A commitment to the belief that every Californian should be able to afford college

Interested students should send the following:

• Your resume
• In one paragraph (however long you want), your answer to the following question: Our goal is to gather lots of signatures across the state to qualify a ballot initiative. What would be your strategy to build a team of volunteers and collect the maximum number of signatures on your campus and in the surrounding community?

To apply, please email the above information to valeriaf@tuitionreliefnow.org by December 20, 2007. Since applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis, it is to your advantage to apply as early as possible.

GET PAID TO MAKE COLLEGE AFFORDABLE!

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