Post-Fellowship Opportunities

Though students' lives are transient, our approach allows us to engage with emerging leaders for many years, even as they relocate to college, work new jobs, or move. After graduating, Fellows can apply to become paid Community Organizers who lead local Chapters of the Fellowship, or work with our network of collaborators. Fellows can also join our Civil Rights Legal Academy, become paid Social Media Coordinators, or apply to our Creators Lab.

We're hiring...Community Organizers. $18/hour. General information: Open to anyone across the U.S. who is 16-22 years old. 3-4 hours/week from July-November, preference for folkks to stay until May. At the end of the year, Community Organizers can apply to be Regional Organizers who lead Fellowship Chapters, engage at ~5 hours per week, and make $25/hour. Core Responsibilities. Personally onboard new fellows, work within teams of 4-5 Youth Organizers. Support teams of Civic Service Fellows who lead actions in their communities. Fully remote, with synchronous meetings and asynchronous independent work. Invited to join all our Organizers across the country for a yearly in-person retreat. Apply now.

Community Organizer Positions

Community Organizers lead city-based Chapters of the Civic Service Fellowship. Preference is given to leaders who completed the Civic Service Fellowship.

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Join the creators lab! Young artists, writers, and creatives - get $$ for your work! $250 stipend - Apply Today!

Creators Lab

Through the Creators Lab, Rhizome pays youth artists to change narratives, spread joy, and express themselves however they see fit.

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Social media coordinators. Digital Organizing + Content Creaton. Help Rhizome grow our online presence, work with our team of Mentors, and learn how you can use social media and reach communiies online. Paid $18 per hour, 3-4 hours per week. General Requirments: Must have already completed the Civic Service Fellowship. Meet weekly to discuss strategy, contribute consistent content.

Collaborators

Fellows are invited to collaborate with our national network and to establish projects alongside nonpartisan organizations in their communities. We act as a bridge between school systems and civic spaces so that young leaders can continue their leadership journeys after high school. We are grateful to collaborate with all the lovely organizations who enable leadership pipelines to flow from Rhizome into the broader civic ecosystem.

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