Fair Fight Fellows Program - Voter Protection Team

Fair Fight Fellows

Internship Program

Voter Protection Team

Fair Fight Action is a national voter rights organization rooted in Georgia. We are the nation's only organization focused on promoting free and fair elections through litigation, legislation, and advocacy, bringing high-impact campaign strategies to this urgent work. To do this, we seek talented Fellows to help Fair Fight Action meet its ambitious goals.

To deliver on our mission, Fair Fight Action hires and supports a diverse team of the best and brightest, most mission-driven people available. We encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and walks of life and work hard to create an environment where everyone on our team feels included, involved in key decisions that affect them and supported in bringing their full selves to work. Learn more about us at www.fairfightaction.com.

What is the Fair Fight Fellows (FFF) Program?

Fair Fight Fellows is a paid-internship program for people interested in learning and participating in the effort to ensure free and fair elections for all. The Fellow's time commitment will be 10 to 20 hours per week and hours are flexible to accommodate personal schedules; academic or otherwise. All fellows will receive a stipend of $1,200 per month.

Fellowships are three months in length and begin right away. If you are in an academic program and are chosen as a Fellow, Fair Fight Action will work with you to fulfill any academic requirements your school might have in order for you to receive credit for your internship.

What You'll Learn

At the conclusion of the Fellows program, participants will be able to:

• Identify efforts to discourage and disenfranchise voters in voter registration, ballot access, or counting of votes and the catastrophic effect it has on our democracy and our communities.
• Construct viable solutions to combat voter suppression through one or more of the areas of focus in the Fellows program: communications, data & technology, fundraising, organizing, political, and voter protection.
• Apply lessons learned in the Fellows program to combat voter suppression and support voting rights in their communities at home and abroad.

What You'll Do

• Support Voter Protection team in managing and executing programmatic priorities within Georgia.
• Assist with data entry and volunteer support for the Democracy Watch program. This program recruits, engages, trains, and supports volunteers to be pro-voter advocates within their home counties.
• Conduct research, analysis, and writing on voting and elections related litigation, legislation, laws, and policies, and their political contexts.
• Respond to voters to provide needed resources and as needed follow-up to document their experience.

• Monitor and report out on Georgia county and state election meetings, in real-time.

• Moderate volunteer trainings and meetings; assist with taking attendees, facilitating technology such as Zoom, drafting internal and external facing communications, presentations, and other materials.

Who You Are

We are seeking undergraduate or graduate students who are detail-oriented do-ers with a large capacity to learn new things quickly, an enthusiasm for empowering voters, and a problem-solving spirit of yes.

Additionally, Fair Fight Fellows identify as:

• Self-motivated and flexible. FFFs work diligently to complete assignments and are easily adaptable to changes.
• Responsive and proactive communicator. FFFs ask questions when needed and complete assignments on time and with minimal errors. Seek to improve processes and find efficiencies.
• Reliable, trustworthy team player. FFFs are positive and keep their work and all related materials confidential.
• Detail oriented. FFFs can complete complex, substantive tasks with a high degree of organization and have attention to detail.
• Proficient utilizing essential tools. FFFs have a solid knowledge of MS Office and Google Suite.
• Thrives in a diverse, mission-driven workplace. FFFs appreciate how voter suppression targets marginalized communities and communities of color and operate in a way that reflects FFA's beliefs in diversity as a strength and respect for all.

Being a Fair Fight Fellow

We require that all Fellows must be Georgia residents or have a home address in Georgia. Due to COVID-19, all work will be conducted remotely. Fellows will be paid a monthly stipend of $1,200 for 10 to 20 hours of work per week. Note: stipend money is subject to taxes and withholdings.

To Apply: Please submit 1.) Application and 2.) Cover letter

Please note: Applications for this position will be accepted on a rolling basis and the Fellowships will remain posted until filled. Incomplete applications or applications submitted through the Handshake platform will not be considered. Please use the link provided to apply.