Summer Organizer Leadership Training Program
Do you want to do something impactful this summer and make a difference in your community? Do you want to help endangered species, protect our planet from plastic pollution, and educate your community about sustainable fashion? If so, The Organizer Leadership Training Program is for you!
Organizer Leadership Training Program
The Student PIRGs and Green Corps train thousands of young organizers every year. Our training program is built on more than 50 years of experience, organizing students and community members around the country on some of the most pressing issues of the day.
Our training programs don’t just talk about the issues, we train organizers to take real action, from reducing the use of toxic pesticides in Colorado to educating thousands of students about the issues of fast fashion on college campuses across the country. Here are some of our accomplishments this past year.
The goal of this program is to give you hands-on experience organizing campaign actions in your community.
This summer we are launching local campaign actions to:
- Stop fast fashion practices and promote sustainable alternatives
- Clean up our waterways of plastic pollution
- Address local community food and housing needs
- Protect endangered species
- Stop wasteful practices by ensuring people have the tools and resources to fix their own stuff
Participants should expect to learn the skills and implement them immediately by engaging community members at local farmers markets, hosting educational events at local libraries, and talking to decision-makers like the mayor and city council members.
You will have the opportunity to learn from some of the top social change organizers with decades of experience in campaign work. Graduates of our program continue their organizing work into the school year with new leadership skills and professional connections with top-student leaders around the country.
Students who complete the program will receive the Organizer Leadership Certificate and a campaign leadership badge for each completed project you work on. These include:
- Environmental Conservation Leader Badge
- Waste is out of Fashion Leader Badge
- Youth Vote Leader Badge
- Textbook Affordability Leader Badge
How it works
There are two components of the program:
- Learn the skills: Attend our Activist Classes and learn the skills to be an effective organizer. Learn how to make change on environmental issues from experts in the field
- Make an impact: Work on urgent campaigns with a team of students across the country and run a local project to make a difference in your community