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NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado, a 501(c)(4) organization, is the political leader of the pro-choice movement in Colorado. We use the political process to guarantee every woman the right to make personal decisions regarding the full range of reproductive health choices, including preventing unintended pregnancies, bearing healthy children and choosing legal abortion. The organization leverages its various entities to educate and mobilize voters to vote pro-choice up and down the ballot to defeat Amendment 48 and to support pro-choice candidates running for the state Legislature.
Responsibilities
NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado is looking for self-motivated, organized, and dedicated field organizers to work on a grassroots educational campaign to turn out Colorado’s pro-choice vote during the 2008 election. Reporting to the political organizer and working with the political director, the campaign field organizer will be responsible for recruiting, training and mobilizing pro-choice volunteers to turn out Colorado’s pro-choice vote to: (1) maintain pro-choice majorities in both chambers of the General Assembly; and (2) support coordinated efforts to defeat Amendment 48, the “Definition of Person” amendment that would establish legal rights from the moment of fertilization.
Primary responsibilities include:
•Calling, e-mailing, and attending local events to recruit volunteers for Choice Vote '08, NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado's grassroots voter education and mobilization campaign.
•Planning and running, including recruiting attendees for, campaign kick-off activities in targeted districts.
•Recruiting volunteers to support activities coordinated by NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado and NARAL Pro-Choice America during the Democratic National Convention in Denver in August.
•Updating ChoiceVoteColorado.org, the Web site dedicated to pro-choice electoral activities.
•Using Web-based social networking tools to recruit young adult activists.
•Coordinating volunteer/activist recruiting and turnout activities with the NO on 48 Campaign.
•Participating in, running, and/or representing NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado during phone banks, neighborhood canvasses, strategy meetings, get-out-the-vote events and other campaign activities.
•Training volunteers to phone bank, canvass neighborhoods, write letters to the editor, drop literature, raise visibility, and turn out pro-choice voters before and on Election Day.
•Recognizing and thanking volunteers for their participation in ChoiceVote ‘08 activities.
•Tracking volunteer participation.
•Participate in post-election analysis of campaign
Qualifications & Skills
•Must be available for the entire period of July 16 to November 14, 2008.
•Passionate commitment to full reproductive freedom
•Strong written and oral communication skills, including by phone and email
•Must be dependable, hard-working, and able to work independently with little supervision
•Experience with volunteer recruitment and/or volunteer management helpful
•Must be willing to recruit volunteers by phone
•Must have interest in learning “political math” to achieve electoral victories
•Strong computer skills, including Excel, Outlook, Web, and databases
•Must be willing to work long and irregular hours, including weekends and evenings
•Must be able to provide own transportation to region activities (mileage will be reimbursed)
•Previous political, community, or campus activism or organizing experience preferred
•The position is headquartered in Denver, but travel throughout the state should be expected.
To Apply
Please send a resume and cover letter to
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or fax to (303) 388-1692. No calls, please.
Job posted on July 3, 2008
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