PCCC: We Need Female Candidates

I don't usually use this blog as a message board for fellowship opportunities, but this request demanded some attention after I got the following plea from one of the staff members at the Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC):

PCCC is looking for fall fellows, and we desperately need women. We have not received a single application from a woman for the fall fellowship. Not one. Please, please help me spread the word.

As someone who also runs a leadership training program for New Leaders Council, it is so important that we look at diversity with a serious eye and intentionally recruit all types of people from a variety of backgrounds to engage with the political process early on. Particularly, if we want more women to run for office in the future, they must be part of programs like PCCC from the beginning.

Fellows can hail from anywhere in the United States, so I encourage women everywhere to apply.  The deadline for applications is THIS Sunday, September 6th - so don't wait!

Fall Fellowship Program

September 14 - December 11, 2009

The Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) is an organization dedicated to helping better, bolder progressive candidates get elected. We provide candidates with the tools and knowledge to hit the ground running from Day One, skipping the learning curve that can cost so many campaigns months of lost time and hundreds of thousands of dollars. Our staff includes senior organizers from top-tier congressional campaigns and progressive movement organizations. We're a not-for-profit, one-stop shop for progressive candidates at the state and federal levels.

We also run online advocacy campaigns on prominent issues like the public option. In the last couple months, ABC, NBC, CNN, Politico, Washington Post, New York Times, Associated Press, Huffington Post, and others have reported on our work.

On any given day, our work might include: recruiting a great candidate to run for office; managing a field team; designing the next generation of campaign software development; tracking competitive races nationally; writing a press release or blog post; planning a fundraiser; and more!

We are now launching the 2009 Fall Fellowship Program. From September 14 - December 11, our Fall Fellows will have the opportunity to take responsibility for high-level projects, matched to their unique skill sets and interests, while working remotely from their own homes. These projects might include:

• Designing and building a website for a congressional candidate.
• Outreach to national bloggers and analysis of key congressional races.
• Working on field targeting for a top legislative race.
• Learning the world of campaign finance and fundraising.

In addition, we'll offer monthly "brown-bag lunches" via webcasts with senior organizers and congressional staff, and periodic seminars on different skills associated with political campaigns.

Interested? Send your resume and a one-paragraph statement about why you consider yourself a progressive to pcccapplications@gmail.com. You can read more about the PCCC at http://www.BoldProgressives.org.

Deadline for applications is Sunday, September 6 at 5pm EST. Fellows must commit 15 hours a week. The Fall Fellowship is unpaid at this time.