Why should you work as a Campus Organizer with the Student PIRGs?
To build the brighter future we all want, we’ll have to address some big challenges: From saving our remaining wildlife and the plastic waste crisis, to threats to our democracy and the destruction of the natural world. Students have the greatest stake in solving these problems, and the passion and idealism to create the future we want. We’re hiring Campus Organizers to help students make the changes we need.
But how do you know if a job with the Student PIRGs is right for you? Here are 10 reasons:
- You’re excited to be at the forefront of building a brighter future for all of us by protecting our remaining wildlife and wild places, tackling the plastic waste crisis, eliminating electronic waste and ending planned obsolescence, and more.
- You recognize that we need to get people to pay less attention to the quantity of “stuff” they have and whether that’s fair or not, and to focus more on the issues that impact the quality of our environment and our lives.
- You recognize that students have the power, potential and motivation to reshape our future. You want to realize your potential, and help others do the same.
- You understand that building a new future together means we need to train students on the civic skills and strategies that it takes to make a difference, because students aren’t getting those skills in today’s classrooms. As a campus organizer, you’ll be giving student organizers the tools and training necessary to make a real difference on the issues they care about.
- You’re ready to do the real work it takes to make change. As a campus organizer you’ll recruit, train and develop new student leaders to help build public support to get decision makers to do the right thing, while also building the student power and resources it takes to sustain an organization for the long haul.
- You believe in open dialogue. When someone doesn’t agree with us, a campus organizer works to find common ground, and then tries to recruit them to our point of view. Organizers won’t call someone out who disagrees with them. They call them in. And an organizer is open-minded about what those who disagree with us have to say.
- You want to be a part of a cause that has a long history and long-term goals for the future. You want to work somewhere that isn’t about hopping on the latest hot button issue of the day, but is looking forward towards a long-term vision for the future, and you are excited to find others to join that vision.
- You’re ready to work hard. For campus organizers there’s always one more person to talk to, one more text to send, one more signature to gather. Organizers lead by example, helping students step out of their comfort zone so they can become effective activists and leaders. We train our organizers well, but we expect you to be self-starting and capable of working independently.
- You like the idea that your work would be funded by small individual contributions, rather than a few wealthy donors. Most of our funding comes from students, who make small contributions via fees at their campuses. As a campus organizer you’d strive to achieve the most change possible for each dollar contributed. And you understand that non-profit work doesn’t entitle you to for-profit pay.
- You hold yourself accountable to your goals and you don’t have to be told to do what it takes to achieve them. And you’re willing to put in the time and effort required to gain more of a say in what your team does and how it’s done.
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Help students make a difference right now
Right now, PIRG students are working to: protect our remaining wildlife and wild places, tackle the plastic waste crisis, help students register and make plans to vote, and more.
Build a brighter future
We all want to live meaningful lives and have a future that’s greener and healthier. By recruiting, training and working alongside student activists on campaigns that get results, you can help build that future today.
Things to know when you apply
The Student PIRGs work closely with The Public Interest Network, which operates and supports organizations committed to a shared vision of a better world and a strategic approach to social change.
Click here for things you should know about our network when you apply.
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