2013 FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM STUDENT APPLICATION
PLEASE COMPLETE ALL SECTIONS – DUE FEBRUARY 15, 2013
LATE APPLICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTED
CONTACT INFORMATION
Name
First
Last
Date of Birth
Name of College/University
Current year in school
Current Mailing Address (Include PO Box/ Street, City, State, and Zip)
Email Address
Phone #
FELLOWSHIP REQUIREMENTS
Will you be available to participate in a summer Fellowship Program? (June 15 - August 17)
Yes
No
Attend the Orientation on or around June 14, and three to five follow up meeting throughout the
summer.
Yes
No
Attend the Wrap-Up Ceremony the week of August 20?
Yes
No
Will you have reliable transportation during the summer?
Yes
No
Maybe an issue
(Pride Foundation is not able to assist with transportation or housing. Please consider this
when selecting organizations later in the application.)
What would be your weekly availability during the summer? Please put down an approximation
of your time commitment. (e.g., 12-5 PM, 8-11 AM)
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REFERENCES
Please provide a non-family reference, which we may contact to discuss your qualifications.
Name:
Phone #:
Relationship:
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PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Please list the skills and qualifications you would bring to the Fellowship (e.g., “Graphic design”,
“Creative writing”, “Leadership experience”)
What skills or knowledge do you hope to develop through your participation in the Fellowship?
(e.g., “Project management,” “Issue advocacy”, “Public speaking”, “Fund raising”, etc.)
RESUME
Please include your resume as a separate attachment when you return your application. It
must be in Adobe Acrobat PDF format or Microsoft Word document format. In your resume,
be sure to include all volunteer and work experience, familiar software applications, and any
relevant academic information including your major.
STATEMENT OF MOTIVATION
In an answer of 1,000 characters maximum, explain your motivation to be a Pride Foundation
Fellow by answering the following questions: Why do you want to be a Pride Foundation
Fellow? What do “community leadership” and “service leadership” mean to you?
FELLOWSHIP ORGANIZATION RANKING
Pride Foundation Fellowship applicants must commit to 20 hours of work at their organization
per week for the period June 14 through August 18, 2013. All fellows must be available in
person or by phone for the fellowship orientation on Friday, June 14. Please review the following
Fellowship opportunities and rank your selections:
1) Anchorage Youth Development Coalition (AYDC): Anchorage, AK
The Connecting Youth with Afterschool Program Opportunities (CYAPO) Project is based on
findings that youth are more resilient and are more likely to thrive when they are engaged in
meaningful afterschool opportunities. In response, AYDC, with several other youth-serving
organizations, launched Anchorage Youth Central (AYC) and Que Pasa. AYC is a
straightforward, youth-inspired website providing youth, parents, counselors, and others with
information about afterschool program opportunities, as well as youth services. Que Pasa
provides related information via Facebook. The Fellow would design and then implement an
information gathering system to capture all afterschool programs. Among other activities, the
Fellow would be researching the after school program possibilities, contacting the programs,
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getting the necessary information from them, determining how to best communicate that
information on both Anchorage Youth Central and Que Pasa, and working with the youth
serving community at meetings and events to promote this effort. The deliverables would be a
complete and accurate listing of all afterschool opportunities for Anchorage youth in Anchorage
Youth Central; developing an updating system that can be used in the future; publicizing the
availability of this information in the press and elsewhere; and forging positive relationships with
participating organizations. The second half of the project focuses on doing the necessary
outreach and entry work to insure that all Anchorage afterschool programs are featured on Que
Pasa. Furthermore, the Fellow would be working on implementing our current Pride Foundation
Grant, entitled the LGBTQ Youth Services Support Project.
2) The Bus Project Foundation: Portland, OR
The Bus Project Foundation is excited about the opportunity to partner with the Pride foundation
to host a summer Pride Fellow as a “Special Events Coordinator” for PolitiCorps' ninth summer
of operation. PolitiCorps is our leadership development program that prepares a diverse group
of 24 young leaders between the ages of 20-24 to take on leadership positions for the public
interest. Each summer, we are committed to accepting a class of fellows that is at least 50%
people of color, 25% LGBTQ, 50% women, and 50% from Oregon. PolitiCorps fellows spend
ten weeks in the summer envisioning, building, and executing campaigns to bring about positive
change in Oregon’s communities. Every summer, Fellows plan and implement 3-4 campaigns
on relevant and local issues spanning from environmental protection to racial justice. For
example, PolitiCorps fellows' summer work has complimented Basic Rights Oregon's marriage
equality campaign by collecting hundreds of pledges of support to add to BRO's volunteer
contact list. PolitiCorps pairs this on-the-ground experience with 240 hours of trainings led by
respected campaign managers, elected officials, national policy experts, and non-profit and
business leaders. The Pride Fellow will serve as the primary assistant to the PolitiCorps
Coordinator by directly supporting the PolitiCorps summer program in the areas of: planning
meetings, supporting major events, supporting Fellow-led campaigns, documenting PolitiCorps
activities through writing, photos, video, and coordinating day-to-day presentations and trainings
with speakers. The Pride Fellow will work closely with the PolitiCorps Coordinator and will play a
major role in the execution of PolitiCorps activities with the PolitiCorps Team.
3) National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) of Missoula: Missoula, MT
The Pride Fellow will take a leadership role in creating an LGBTQ Youth Resource Guide,
providing outreach to Montana Safe Schools Coalition (MSSC), and as time allows, engaging
LGBTQ youth through the Youth Forward program and Training of Trainers seminar.
1) NCBI has been designated the Montana statewide coordinator for the National
Association of GSA Networks. In order to meet the needs and respond to requests from an
increasing number of schools and communities seeking support in serving queer youth, the
Pride Fellow will develop a comprehensive resource guide to help individuals, organizations and
communities support and empower queer youth. In developing this resource, the Pride Fellow
will interact with a wide variety of organizations throughout the region supporting queer youth.
2) NCBI Missoula is also the lead coordinating and training agency for the MSSC.
MSSC provides Making Montana Schools Safer* workshops to Montana educators to prevent
and interrupt anti-gay bullying. The Pride Fellow will work with MSSC participants to develop
these outreach materials, and to connect, network, and discuss Coalition membership with
potential organizations.
3) Youth Forward is a weekly support and action group for queer and questioning youth
ages 14-18. Building esteem and confidence through support, positive peer connections, and
healthy adult-youth mentoring is foundational to engagement in social change. The Pride Fellow
will have an opportunity to mentor, empower, learn from and listen to young LGBTQ people,
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while utilizing an evidence-based course curriculum under the supervision and guidance of
trained facilitators. The Pride Fellow will also co-facilitate Youth Forward summer activities with
the Youth Development Coordinator.
4) NCBI’s Training of Trainers is a high school peer violence prevention initiative. During
the 3-day seminar, LGBTQ and allied youth are trained to facilitate violence prevention
workshops for their peers. The Pride Fellow will assist the Youth Development Coordinator with
event planning and preparation, as well as fundraising efforts. Fundraising may include
designing and implementing online campaigns, outreach to local businesses and donors with
sponsorship requests, and/or designing targeted appeal letters to raise funds necessary to
support the training.
4) Stonewall Youth: Olympia, WA
The Pride Fellow would work on both our Queer Rock Camp and Stonewall Activism Summer
School programs which take place in June and August. The programs require substantial
planning and organization. They involve dozens of volunteer and serve over 75 youth. The
Fellow would support the planning process for these programs and take on a large roll during
these programs. Beyond these two larger programs, they would aid in the day-to-day
programming work of the organization; work on program calendars, soliciting supplies needed
for programming, scheduling space, and promoting programs to youth. In addition, our Fellow
would work as a representative to our community while making meaningful connections in our
field. Their time coincides with our Pride festivities and many other large tabling and community
outreach events. We have a variety of activities we would like our Fellow to take leadership on
including our Youth Council, drop-in hours programming, and service projects. We look forward
to tailoring projects based on the strengths of the individual.
5) Three Dollar Bill Cinema: Seattle, WA
We are requesting the Fellow to take on two main projects. The first project will be the event
lead for our outdoor summer movie program in Cal Anderson Park. They will be in charge of all
logistical planning and execution for this event, including managing volunteers, our concession
stand and any other entertainment. Each film screening is a completely free event for the
community to come together and enjoy. Three Dollar Bill Cinema is dedicated to producing an
entertaining and distinctive film series that appeals to a diverse audience. This Fellow would
play an integral part in providing this programming. They would work closely with Seattle Parks
to ensure that our usage of Cal Anderson Park adheres to community standards and creates a
positive, welcoming presence. They would also work closely with key volunteers and staff to
ensure that this event runs smoothly. The Fellow will also be asked to help with outreach and
publicity surrounding the outdoor movie series. The second project is our ongoing film archiving
project. Fellows will be helping with the data entry and organizing of Three Dollar Bill Cinemas'
collection of LGBTQ films. They will have the opportunity to view, catalog, and inspect a variety
of tape and digital media. This directly supports our mission and work by preserving LGBTQ
films for posterity.
6) Western States Center: Portland, OR
The Fellow will work on projects in the communication and development areas. The projects are
as follows:
1) Story Collection and Research: This may include assisting in research for our
reproductive justice work in Oregon, interviewing and writing case studies of organizations in
our civic engagement program, story collection of undocumented immigrants in the region and
compiling tools developed through tailored technical assistance to make it accessible to the
bigger public. This story collection and research work helps to illustrate the need for social
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justice and especially for racial and gender equity. The Fellow will have the opportunity to learn
more about community organizing through their exposure to the groups the Center supports.
2) Events: The Fellow will help us organize intimate donor prospecting gatherings and
assist in the annual banquet during our AMP conference. This includes helping with testimonial
collection, event planning and preparation. AMP is a three-day conference that attracts over 450
people from our region. Through AMP the Fellow will have an opportunity to learn and network
directly with organizers working on the ground.
3) Donor Engagement and Fundraising: The Fellow will also help us contact monthly
donors to provide updates and assist in coordinating phone bank events to update donors on
our work and to fundraise from them.
We work with not just staff of community-based organizations but also their members and
volunteers, which means we occasionally work outside of the regular office hours of 9 to 5. The
Fellow will fit well with us if they are flexible with the time and have familiarity with and interest in
grassroots organizing, working collaboratively, social networking, storytelling and fundraising.
The Fellow will participate in monthly field team and all staff meetings to get an understanding of
our work outside of the Fellow's main focus. The Fellow will be charged with supporting some
routine functions of the Center’s work, such as data entry, filing and photocopying. We will
assure that there is a good balance of programmatic and administrative work to provide a full
experience of working at a non-profit social justice organization.
Fellowship Preferences: Please list your preferences for Fellowship opportunities, 1 being
most attractive and 5 the least so. If you are not at all interested, select “Not interested”. Please
remember that you will need to provide your own housing and be able to get to and from the
organization’s office during your fellowship service.
1) Anchorage Youth Development Coalition
2) The Bus Project Foundation (Portland)
3) National Coalition Building Institute (Missoula)
4) Stonewall Youth (Olympia)
5) Three Dollar Bill Cinema (Seattle)
6) Western States Center (Portland)
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN OUR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. DECISIONS WILL
BE MADE BY EARLY MARCH. PLEASE RETURN YOUR APPLICATION BY EMAIL TO
FELLOWSHIP@PRIDEFOUNDATION.ORG
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