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About
The Andrew Goodman Team Leader is a representative of Andrew Goodman Vote Everywhere on their campus. As the student leader of the Campus Team, Team Leaders oversee programming to increase student voting on campus with the support and supervision of both the Andrew Goodman Vote Everywhere Program Manager and Campus Champion for their campus.
The Team Leader is knowledgeable about their team’s plans and efforts to increase student voting, able to report on them, and, along with the Campus Champion, is accountable for the success of Andrew Goodman Vote Everywhere on their campus.
The Team Leader receives an annual stipend of $1,200, which will be made in two payments, one at the end of each semester.*
• Commits seven hours per week on average, or more as necessary, toward Team Leader responsibilities, such as check-in calls, team planning meetings, or campus programming
• Articulates the mission and vision of The Andrew Goodman Foundation by connecting on-campus efforts to the history of the Civil Rights Movement and the legacies of Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner
• Maintains regular communication with the Program Manager and Campus Champion regarding programming updates and support needs
• Coordinates the creation and implementation of the campus action plan focused on increasing the student voting rate on campus
• Coordinates voter registration, civic education, and Get Out The Vote (GOTV) efforts as well-organized, visible, and institutionalized parts of campus life
• Identifies voting impediments and develops and executes strategies to make voting accessible to students
• Complies with reporting requirements from the Program Manager and Campus Champion
• Leads efforts to recruit other volunteers to support Andrew Goodman Vote Everywhere programming
• Leads weekly meetings with other Ambassadors or the full Campus Team; helps to ensure team cohesion with the Campus Champion
• Attends or designates an attendee for Andrew Goodman Vote Everywhere group calls and the annual Andrew Goodman National Civic Leadership Training Summit
• Mentors incoming Ambassadors and the future Team Leader to maintain a successful leadership pipeline on campus
• Helps to ensure that The Andrew Goodman Foundation is credited in marketing materials, on a team website, in media features, and when distributing and utilizing AGF digital and print materials
Supervisor(s)
Faculty
Hiring Manager
Paid
Paid
Timeframe
Spring
Credit
No