Mobile Organizing Fellow

Golden State Opportunity (GSO) is a nonprofit dedicated to ending poverty by providing all Californians with the tools to build financial well-being and thrive. It is led by doers who educate, engage, and empower working families. GSO’s groundbreaking, culturally relevant work in thirteen languages reaches millions of low-income Californians and connects them with the financial resources they need to survive and then thrive.

GSO has an ambitious strategic plan that will transform the organization into a national anti-poverty powerhouse by taking its model of outreach and engagement to more states, adding accountability campaigns through issue and electoral campaigns and establishing federal and state PACs as needed to achieve the goal of ending poverty by 2035. GSO will achieve this goal not only by bringing the voices and lived experiences of low-income people to the halls of power, but by bringing the full power of these communities as well.

Location: Flexible in California

Start Date: February through June 30, 2021

Compensation: $18-20 an hour plus monthly phone allowance

About the Position

Golden State Opportunity is seeking part-time mobile organizing fellows to help power the outreach to millions of Californians that will increase participation in both the CalEITC and federal EITC and other critical public benefits.

Responsibilities

• Using our mobile-texting platform, communicate with workers throughout the state about the California Earned Income Tax Credit (CalEITC), the federal EITC, other available public benefits and GSO advocacy campaigns
• Engage in one-on-one conversations by text and by phone, and respond to questions in a timely manner
• Meet and track goals and deliverables
• Provide regular reports about results and messages

Skills and Experience

• Must be able to work 15-20 hour per week
• Ability to work remote
• Ability to work independently
• Access to a laptop/computer and phone is required
• Highly organized with excellent attention to detail and strong time management skills
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends
• Experience in neighborhood organizing preferred
• Bilingual Spanish speaking and writing skills desired