DART Seeks Organizers - Will Pay

The Direct Action & Research Training (DART) Center is currently
accepting resumes from those interested in social and economic justice
issues for their paid, four-month community organizing training program
known as the DART Organizers Institute. The application deadline for
this program is January 1, 2008.

The DART Center has built non-partisan community organizations
throughout the country that have won important improvements on a broad
set of issues affecting low-moderate income people including:

. Education reform in low-performing public schools
. Job Training
. Drugs and Violence
. Affordable Housing
. Criminal Recidivism
. Neighborhood Revitalization, etc.

The DART Organizers Institute starts June 17, 2008 and combines a 7-day
classroom with 15-week field training. Organizer Trainees will learn
such things as:

. Entering a community
. Identifying and training local leaders
. Strategic planning and issue cutting
. Relationship and community building
. Direct Action on community issues
. Fundraising

This is a paid training program designed to promote successful
graduates into permanent salaried positions making up to $35,000/year
in starting salaries, plus benefits. Graduates from the DART Organizers
Institute have gone onto accept Executive Director and Associate
Community Organizing positions throughout the country. We continue to
train the best of those working to build the power of low-moderate
income neighborhoods to win victories on important issues in their
community.

To apply, please send an updated resume to:

Ben MacConnell, the Recruitment Director at:
institute@thedartcenter.org before January 1, 2008. You can also call
him with questions: (785) 841-2680. To find out more about the DART
center, check out our website: www.thedartcenter.org. Download flyer.