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GSO Organizing Fellowship - Cohort 1 (2021-2022)

Employer
Golden State Opportunity
Location
Flexible within California
Salary
$18-20 an hour plus monthly phone allowance
Closing date
Nov 30, 2021

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Focus Areas
Capacity Building / Volunteerism, Government
Job Function
Advocacy / Lobbying, Public Policy / Administration, Volunteer Services
Position Type
Part Time
Degree Level
High School
Willingness to Travel
up to 25%
Experience Level
Entry-level

Job Details

Golden State Opportunity (GSO) is a nonprofit dedicated to ending poverty by providing all Californians the tools to build financial well-being and thrive. It is led by doers who educate, engage, and empower working families. GSO’s groundbreaking, culturally relevant work in thirteen languages reaches millions of low-income Californians and connects them with the financial resources they need to survive and then thrive. 

GSO has an ambitious strategic plan that will transform the organization into a national anti-poverty powerhouse by taking its model of outreach and engagement to more states, adding accountability campaigns through issue and electoral campaigns and establishing federal and state PACs as needed to achieve the goal of ending poverty by 2035. GSO will achieve this goal not only by bringing the voices and lived experiences of low-income people to the halls of power, but by bringing the full power of these communities as well. 

Location: Flexible in California 

Start Date: January 4th, 2022 through June 30th, 2022 

Compensation: $18-20 an hour plus monthly phone allowance 

About the Position 

GSO’s Organizing Fellowship is an opportunity for individuals with a passion for ending poverty to gain critical organizing and leadership skills while taking part in GSO’s outreach effort around the CalEITC. Fellows will learn a variety of organizing skills and apply the skills to connect more than 1.5 million Californians with tax credit information, and recruit volunteers to help power our outreach. 

Fellows will graduate not only with practical skills and knowledge, but as a part of a network of passionate leaders in the anti-poverty workspace. As part of the program, fellows will regularly meet with organization leadership to learn about nonprofit, anti-poverty, and advocacy careers. 

Please note that this fellowship will be part time at 15 hours per week. 

Responsibilities 

Texting

● Using our mobile-texting platform, communicate with low-income Californians throughout the state about the California Earned Income Tax Credit (CalEITC), the federal EITC, other available public benefits and GSO advocacy campaigns 

● Meet and track goals and deliverables 

● Provide regular reports about results and messages 

Volunteer Recruitment and Management: 

● Under the supervision of the Canvass and Volunteer Coordinator, fellows will learn how to make connections with individuals, nonprofit organizations, clubs, and PTA’s to recruit volunteers

● Train volunteers on our mobile-texting platform, evaluate their performance, and offer support

● Lead debriefs about our outreach with our volunteers to receive on-the-ground feedback about the effectiveness of our programs 

Policy: 

● Support the Policy department by compiling memos about elected officials 

● Participate in various advocacy actions during the tax season 

Education and career development

● Engage in weekly discussions with different members of GSO to learn about careers, anti-poverty work, and organizing skills 

● Receive support and guidance from GSO staff on their post-fellowship plans 

Skills and Experience 

Required skills and experience

● Passionate about anti-poverty work and helping low-income people access financial resources

● Excellent interpersonal skills 

● Must be able to work independently, with strong time management skills 

● Highly organized with excellent attention to detail 

● Must be able to work 15 hours per week 

● Must be able to work remote (access to a laptop/computer AND phone is required)

● Must be 18 years of age or older as of January 1st, 2021 

Desired skills and experience

● Experience working with low-income communities 

● Bilingual Spanish, Mandarin and Cantonese speaking and writing skills desired 

To Apply 

Women, People of Color, People with Disabilities, and LGBTQ people strongly urged to apply. Qualified applicants should complete this Google form by November 30th, 2021: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1dhiiIocx3AZvP12rDshlNs2Ot7mPMF2yj0nTNB50wBg/viewform?edit_requested=true

Golden State Opportunity is an equal opportunity employer and will give equal consideration to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Company

OUR MISSION

Golden State Opportunity (GSO) is a nonprofit dedicated to ending poverty by providing all Californians with the tools to build financial well-being and thrive.

HOW WE WORK

Golden State Opportunity (GSO) is led by doers who educate, engage, and empower working families. Our groundbreaking, culturally relevant work in thirteen languages reaches millions of low-income Californians and connects them with the financial resources they need to survive and then thrive. 

GSO leads comprehensive statewide campaigns to help families access public benefits, receive tailored financial coaching, achieve financial stability and plan for the future through programs that uplift low-income Californians. What works in Oakland doesn’t always work in Salinas. That’s why GSO has partnerships with 40+ community-based organizations across the state led by trusted community messengers. 

Grassroots advocacy is in our DNA. Our community of working families is leading the charge for public policies that meaningfully reduce–rather than exacerbate–poverty in California. Government should make things easier for people when they’re struggling, but too often bureaucracy gets in the way. GSO won’t stop pushing for systemic change until everyone can easily access the resources they need to meet their basic needs and transform their lives with financial stability.

WHY IT MATTERS

Although California is the richest state in the country and the fifth largest economy in the world, more than one in six Californians live in poverty. Millions more live on the brink of poverty, and the COVID-19 pandemic is only making things worse. Living paycheck to paycheck is expensive due to unexpected costs, high fees, predatory landlords, and predatory lending. Increasingly, there are two Californias divided by haves and have-nots. 

Everyone in our state should be able to afford life’s basic needs: food, housing, and health care. Generational wealth and opportunity should be accessible to all Californians, not only the wealthiest among us. We can make this goal a reality if we give people a hand to escape poverty traps and build financial well-being. With comprehensive financial education and policies that support low-income workers, such as the minimum wage, public benefit reform, and continued expansion of the federal EITC, we can end poverty as we know it. 

Company info
Website
Telephone
4087504748
Location
345 California Street
Suite 600
San Francisco
CA
94104
US

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