Attention Seniors & Over-Achieving Juniors:
Esteemed alumna, Sara Shor ’10, will be on campus this week to give you info about a one-year paid training program in environmental organizing called Green Corps and perform first-round interviews. The info session will be in Usdan 136 on Thursday, February 3rd at 7 p.m., and first-round interviews will take place all day in the CRC on Friday, February 4th. Tons of detailed info about the Green Corps Field School for Environmental Organizing after the jump.
- Date: Thursday, February 3rd
- Time: 7 p.m.
- Place: Usdan 136
Greencorps is a one-year paid training program in environmental organizing. There are three parts to the program. Well, four parts if you count the part where you can earn a salary of $23,750 in your year with Green Corps before embarking on an influential career in sustainability.
Classroom Training
i. Green Corps presents eight weeks of intensive classroom training conducted by representatives of a wide range of organizations and campaigns. Past trainers have included David Orr, Dolores Huerta, Lois Gibbs and other well-known leaders as well as behind-the-scenes players who have contributed to the growth and victories of major environmental organizations over the past three decades.
Field Training
ii. Green Corps organizers get the bulk of their training in a hands-on setting. Working with groups like Sierra Club, Greenpeace, and Energy Action Coalition, organizers develop the skills that will enable them to lead such efforts in the future. Responsibilities include recruiting, training and supervising volunteers; increasing public awareness; securing media coverage; building strong coalitions, fundraising; and developing a strategy.
Career Placement
iii. After completing the training program, Green Corps connects graduates to groups looking to hire organizers. Green Corps graduates have taken jobs with Sierra Club, Greenpeace, U.S. PIRG, Endangered Species Coalition, National Wildlife Federation, ForestEthics, and NRDC, among others. Because these groups need trained organizers to lead major environmental campaigns, Green Corps organizers are able to find professional positions immediately after their year of training.