• DC Metro Are residents (priority given to DC residents.) Please note there will be up to 2 seats set aside for regional participants.
• Paid or volunteer position at local organization or grassroots initiative;
• Signed commitment to be an active member of the Initiative's Technical Assistance and Evaluation projects for at least one year;
• Commitment to actively apply skills and concepts learned through the Initiative to current work campaigns; and
• Commitment to share learning and work collaboratively with other Initiative members

Location: Location to be finalized. (Central DC location, metro accessible.) 

Institute Dates: June 14 – June 19, 2009

Cost: The institute and subsequent Technical Assistance will be free of cost to all accepted participants.  

Deadline to Apply: April 17, 2009. Please complete the application form below as soon as possible and submit it to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Applicants will be notified of their application status by May 8, 2009.  

• Institute Application
  
• Written description of interest in the program
• References from both community members and organizations
• Signed commitment to finish the program and participate in follow-up TA sessions

 If you have any questions about the application form or the overall initiative, please contact Rosemary Ndubuizu, at (202) 232-2915 X106 or Jennifer Muhammad at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . 

Recruitment and selection will be conducted by a special team made upof ONE DC staff, as well as Initiative partners and supporters. Localorganizations, resident groups and community leaders with an interestin developing capacity around community organizing and populareducation will be contacted and given full details of the Initiative.