Social Change Fellowship Program

Do you want to fight for social change? Do you want to improve your organizing, advocacy, and activism skills? Do you want to join a passionate and dedicated team?

Then consider applying for Network Delaware's Social Change Fellowship! 

Overview
This program is designed to hone your civic skills, give you specialized coaching and training, and connect you with a team working for social change in Delaware.

Past participants have started projects for housing rights, economic opportunity, Black maternal health, criminal justice reform, etc.

During the Fellowship the goal is to develop a team that can last beyond the Fellowship and continue to push for change. This Fellowship can be used to jump start efforts for causes to activate your community.

Logistics of position

• Focus: Must focus on addressing/implementing a specific policy here in Delaware at the state or local level, along with developing the constituency most impacted (e.g., for issues addressing youth, must involve youth in the planning/strategizing).
• Schedule: 3 month Fellowship in Fall (October-December) and Winter/Spring (February-May).
• Stipend available: Between $250 and $5000.
• Commitment: Attending a three session orientation series (~9 hours over three weeks), attending a weekly 1-hour development session with a small group for three months, and implementing a project to support your community!
• Cohort model: 3-6 applicants will be accepted for every cohort.

Elements of the position

Leadership development: Learn new skills, practice facilitating workshops, and developing the capacity of others

Recruit and develop volunteers: Build relationships with volunteers to hone their leadership (e.g,. conduct 1-on-1 meetings, run volunteer recruitment efforts, coach volunteers, etc.)

Issue campaigns: Develop people’s capacity to push policy (e.g., engaging with an existing issue campaign or starting a new one)

Application deadlines