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Overview

The Organizing Accelerator

Status: Active

Geographic Scope: Alabama, Mississippi, Oklahoma, West Virginia (Groundwork states)

Overview:
A first-of-its-kind partnership between Groundwork Fund and the NAACP. The Organizing Accelerator is a training, mentoring and networking fellowship program designed to train and mentor the next generation of organizing leaders working on democracy's frontlines. The program helps local leaders build full-time organizing careers where they are challenged, cared for and compensated fairly.

Focus Areas:

  • Community organizing

  • Democracy protection and civic engagement

  • Building full-time organizing careers

  • Leadership development for emerging organizers
  • Target Population:

  • Emerging grassroots organizers

  • Community organizers and campaigners

  • Social justice advocates

  • Civil rights leaders

  • Talented emerging organizers who may otherwise lack access to traditional training programs and leadership institutes
  • Eligibility:

  • Emerging leaders in Groundwork's focus states

  • Commitment to community organizing and democracy protection

  • Must be ready to be trained and mentored as part of a cohort
  • Award Structure:

  • Fellowship program with training and mentoring

  • Full-time organizing career support

  • Fair compensation provided
  • Partners:

  • NAACP (civil rights expertise)

  • Groundwork Fund (hyperlocal organizing model)
  • Program Goals:

  • Build a diverse, inclusive, and representative bench of organizers for today and future generations

  • Identify, support, and equip talented emerging organizers

  • Provide access to training programs and leadership development

  • Support grassroots leaders in historically excluded and civically under-resourced regions
  • How to Apply

    How to Apply

    Detailed application information not provided in website content. Applicants should visit the program page or contact Groundwork for information on:

  • Application timeline and deadlines

  • Application process and required materials

  • Selection criteria

  • Program timeline and commitment requirements
  • Link to detailed program information: https://groundworkproject.com/programs/

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    Fields of Work

    youth-leadershipsocial-justicenonprofits

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