Here is your weekly update of Wisconsin Voices Table Partners’:

Events and Announcements

• Leaders Igniting Transformation Victory!
• Wisconsin Leadership Development – Online Course
• Milwaukee Riverkeeper Upcoming Event

Job Opportunities

• Wisconsin Voices is Hiring
• A Better Wisconsin Together is Hiring
• Milwaukee Riverkeeper is Hiring
• Voces is Hiring
• Wisdom is Hiring
• WISPIRG is Hiring
• EXPO is Hiring
• Wisconsin Conservation Voices is Hiring
• Southside Organizing Center is Hiring
• Citizen Action is Hiring

Training Tools

WiLD Academy – Online Course May 4 – June 29

Organizing for this Moment 

As we make sense of our lives during the challenges posed by this global pandemic, it’s natural to feel paralyzed by fear and isolation. Yet, within this time of great uncertainty—not only concerning public health, but also an upcoming election where Wisconsinites could decide the next President of the United States—there are opportunities to come together and inspire leadership. Since knocking on doors and holding public gatherings are not options right now, the WiLD Project is re-imagining a way forward. We are proud to announce the WiLD Academy, a new online opportunity for ongoing learning, developing ourselves as organizers, and building the foundation for effective campaigns that can rise to the challenges of the moment.

What You Will Learn

This 8-week online course on Leadership, Organizing, and Action, presented by the Wisconsin Leadership Development Project (WiLD Project), offers participants the opportunity to learn five basic leadership practices:

1. How to articulate a story of why you were called to lead, a story of those whom you hope to mobilize, and a story of action: self, us, and now.
2. How to build intentional relationships as the foundation of purposeful collective action.
3. How to structure your team with shared purpose, ground rules, and roles for effective leadership.
4. How to strategize turning your resources into the power to achieve clear goals.
5. How to translate strategy into measurable, motivational, and effective action.

Click here for more information!

• 6/23 – Paddle the Milwaukee River with Milwaukee Kayak Company

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Wisconsin Voices is hiring a Voter Registration – Quality Control Associate. Candidate will work remotely and must be a highly motivated, detail-oriented person to join our team to administer VoteMovr & the Wisconsin Voter App, the database that we use to track voter registrations & the app we use to complete voter registration in Wisconsin. The primary roles of this position are a) to help administer the Votemovr database and manage the quality control process which includes tracking and verifying voter registration data, and b) supporting the manager in a smooth interaction of the Wisconsin Voter App and reporting tools. Salary and Benefits: $40,000-48,000 annually along with a benefits package including medical, vision, dental, 401(k), and more. The position starts July 2020 and goes through November 30, 2020. To Apply: Submit your resume & brief cover letter to [email protected] with the position you are applying for in the subject line or in your cover letter. Resumes will be accepted until the position is filled; however, preference will be given to resumes received by July 3, 2020. No calls please. Click here for full job description.

A Better Wisconsin Together is hiring a Research and Comms Associate. This is an exciting position where you will be at the heart of testing and implementing cutting edge program strategy to advance progressive values. Along with rapid response and earned media, ABWT will engage Wisconsinites on issues using paid digital, television and radio communications. This is an associate level position based in Madison, Wisconsin, but may require some travel, as well as evening and weekend hours, as needed. We are a small, nimble team working in a fast-paced environment on the frontlines of the fight to advance progressive values and policies in Wisconsin. The job requires a candidate with the ability to take direction, as well as be self-directed in solo and collaborative environments. Attention to detail is a must. Click here for full job description. To Apply: Email a resume and cover letter to [email protected] with subject line: Research and Communications Associate.

Milwaukee Riverkeeper is looking to hire two, full time AmeriCorps members serving Milwaukee Riverkeeper beginning in September. Please share these positions with any current or past students who you believe may be interested. 

Wisdom is Hiring

We are looking for a creative and nimble Digital Strategist to run digital campaigns and produce digital content to motivate, engage and grow digital audiences across a set of aligned movement organizations under the WISDOM and WISDOM Action Network banners. The position will include assisting with the creation of digital assets for the WISDOM Network. Required skills include: ability to quickly translate communications strategies and objectives into digital assets, tools and resources; good writing skills, with an eye for design; ability to quickly produce clean, persuasive copy and social media graphics; ability to work with a coalitional team to build cross-racial solidarity and engage voters in Wisconsin. This position will report to the State Integrated Voter Engagement Coordinator. This is a full-time, limited term role that can be done remotely from anywhere in the United States. However, regardless of location, the candidate should expect to work a regular schedule of 9am-6pm Central Time. Occasional work on nights and weekends will be required. This position will certainly be for the remainder of 2020. The results of the work, and availability of funding will determine whether or not the position will exist in 2021. Benefits: compensation for this role includes a salary starting at $40-45,000/year, health and dental insurance, sick leave, vacation, and  opportunities for training. APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS Please email your resume, answers to the items below, and a sample of your work as an attachment to: [email protected] In lieu of a traditional cover letter please address the following: 1. Why you are applying for this job (Word limit: 200). 2. Something you’ve done that demonstrates your creativity and/or strategic sensibility in the digital realm (Word limit: 200). 3. In the “While not expected, a strong candidate might have one or more of the following” section above, which of these bullet points do you believe you bring to the table and in what ways? Please be sure to include your last name and “Digital Strategist” in the subject line of the email.

WISPIRG is hiring a Public Interest Advocate and Public Interest Fellow. Public Interest Advocate (3 to 5 years of experience required; Madison, WI). The Public Interest Advocate will be responsible for helping to determine which issues to prioritize in Wisconsin, and developing the strategy, approach and local message to win our issue campaigns. You’ll meet with local, state and federal decision-makers and opinion leaders, and represent our organization to allies and the media. You’ll also help build and foster our grassroots and online base of support. Finally, you’ll help recruit staff and volunteers to join us, fundraise for our programs, and maintain good systems for tracking and building on our work. Salary is commensurate with the candidate’s relevant professional experience and/or advanced degrees. WISPIRG offers a competitive benefits package. Get the full job description here. Public Interest Fellow (entry-level; Madison, WI). The Fellowship is a one-year program, expressly designed to prepare future leaders with U.S. PIRG. As a Fellow, you won’t just sit behind a desk. You’ll be out in the real world, working to protect consumers and enable citizens to lead healthier, safer, more secure lives. You’ll be recruiting new groups to join a coalition, speaking in a church basement or town hall to win a new endorsement, organizing a news event or rally, meeting with an editorial board, or doing whatever else it takes to get results. You’ll run a grassroots campaign office each summer during your fellowship where you’ll hire and manage a staff of 20 canvassers to raise money, build our organization and membership, and help win one of our key campaigns. Salary: $28,000-$30,000 in the first year. U.S. PIRG offers a competitive benefits package. We also offer an excellent training program and opportunities for advancement. Get the full job description here.

EXPO is Hiring! EXPO seeks to hire a Data Fellow whose primary goal is to streamline the collection and organization of data and organizational documentation in collaboration with organizers and researchers. The ideal candidate will be digitally literate, highly motivated, able to work remotely and stay on task, interested in data or research, willing to take direction, and able to work as a team player. Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience. EXPO is an equal opportunity employer, and when possible, we make a particular effort to recruit people of color and those with conviction histories. This is a fellowship that begins on June 15, 2020 and ends on August 15th 2021. Preference will be given to candidates who are able to commit to the entire fellowship. How to apply: Please send a cover letter and resume to Sarah Feber, Associate State Director of EXPO, [email protected] by June 1th. All interviews will be conducted digitally. For complete job description, click here.

  Wisconsin Conservation Voices is hiring Organizers (Regional [Native Vote], Madison and Milwaukee), and a Communications and Digital Engagement Specialist. Regional (Tribal) Organizer, As a regional tribal organizer, you will be assigned to at least two reservations or tribal communities in Wisconsin. Locations may include Oneida, Menominee, Milwaukee, Red Cliff, Bad River, Lac du Flambeau, Potawatomi, and Lac Courte Oreilles. This is a Part-Time position (15-20 hrs/wkly), mid-to-late June ~ Nov. 13, Salary: $18/hour; technology stipend and paid time off. Report to: Dee Sweet, First Nations Organizer, Anjali Bhasin, Civic Engagement Director. Madison Organizer, Will manage a nonpartisan voter registration program focused on voter registration in traditionally underrepresented communities in Madison. Salary: $38,000$-40,000 annual equivalent. Salary commensurate with experience. Strong benefits package, including health insurance, technology stipend, and paid time off. This is a temporary position that will end in November 2020. Due to COVID-19, this person must be able to work from home. Milwaukee Organizer, Will manage a nonpartisan voter registration program focused on voter registration in traditionally underrepresented communities in Milwaukee. Salary: $38,000-$40,000 annual equivalent. Salary commensurate with experience. Strong benefits package, including health insurance, technology stipend, and paid time off. This is a temporary position that will end in November 2020. Due to COVID-19, this person must be able to work from home. Communications and Civic Engagement Specialist, Will support our voter registration and Native Vote programs. Salary: $45,000-$53,000 annual equivalent. Salary commensurate with experience. Strong benefits package, including health coverage, technology stipend, and paid time off. This is a temporary position that will end in November 2020. Due to COVID-19, this person must be able to work from home. Click here for full job descriptions. To apply: Resumes will be accepted until the position is filled; however, preference will be given to resumes received by June 19, 2020. Email your resume, cover letter, and three references to [email protected] with the appropriate job title in the subject line. You may also mail your application materials to: Dee Sweet, First Nations Organizer | Wisconsin Conservation Voices | 800 Chicago St. | Green Bay, WI 54301

SOC is hiring

• Living & working through Social Justice
• Working with (grassroots organizing) and for (advocacy) near Southside residents to ensure their neighborhoods are safe, livable and economically vibrant
• Ensuring residents have a voice, vote and vehicle to work together
• Working together as a wider Milwaukee community

Click here for open positions and full job descriptions.

Webinars, Trainings and Quizzes

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