YOuth Engagement Board
Training Fellowship
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Overview
The Youth Engagement Board Training Fellowship is an exciting role for young people who have been part of Powerful Voices’s programming to expand their leadership by guiding and supporting many aspects of Powerful Voices’s work, ultimately working towards planning and envisioning Girlvolution 2025. Fellows will each join one of three committees, focused on a different skill area that they will learn and grow in: Events, Outreach, and Communications.
Building on the work of past Girlvolutions, Girlvolution 2025 to be a multi-faceted, multi-program event aimed at spotlighting and bringing together all the different aspects of Powerful Voices’s programs and work into one educational and celebratory event by and for BIPOC youth.
The YEB Training Fellowship Part I (October - December 2024) will act as a three month training program for youth fellows on the board to build community, skill up, and collaboratively set goals for the fellowship. After successful completion of Part 1, fellows will graduate eto Part II of the fellowship (January - August 2025) where they will continue on their work and deep dive into their plans and projects for the year!
AT A GLANCE
Dates: Oct 1, 2024 - December 20, 2024 (3 months) - with expectation of extending through Part II of fellowship, taking place January - August 2025*
Hours: Approximately 8 - 12 hrs/ week (including meeting hours)
Stipend : $2,000 stipend in monthly installments
Application Deadline: Monday, September 16, 2024 10pm
RESPONSIBILITIES
Work on different tasks related to event planning, outreach and community-building, and communications.
Attend weekly board meetings and monthly check-ins with supervisors.
Help facilitate and plan weekly meetings.
Help advise and inform different aspects of Powerful Voices’s work.
Collaborate with and get input from other Powerful Voices’ youth and other BIPOC youth in community.
Work collaboratively as a team to help envision and carry out Girlvolution 2025.
FOCUS AREAS
Event Fellows will learn the ins and outs of event planning, focusing on Girlvolution 2025 and smaller community and social events to help generate excitement. These fellows will learn about what it takes to imagine an event and bring it to life, create a program schedule, make use of a venue, and more! They’ll be working with our Event Coordinator, Cherub.
Outreach Fellows will work on getting youth and community excited and engaged within the Powerful Voices community, especially for Girlvolution 2025. They’ll be tabling, flyering, and coming up with ideas on how we can form deeper connections within and expand beyond our PV community. They’ll learn about different engagement strategies, build partnerships with youth and community organizations, and help make sure that PV is a warm and welcoming space that our communities can readily access. They’ll be working closely with our Outreach Coordinator, Andie.
Communications Fellows will work on social media, graphic design, IG/ Tiktok / video content creation, research, writing, brand identity, and more with the support of our Communications & Community Engagement Manager, Ziya. These fellows will help drive the aesthetic and voice of Powerful Voices, creating vibrant and unique content that reflect the power, diversity, and beauty of our communities!
MEETING, DATES & COMMITMENT
The Youth Engagement Board Training Fellowship will act as an incubation and training period running from Oct 1, 2024 - December 20, 2024.
*Upon successful completion of the Youth Engagement Board Training Fellowship (Part I), fellows will be invited and highly encouraged to continue their work with the board as part of the official 2025 Youth Engagement Board (Part II), which will take place from January 2025 through August 2025.
All fellows will participate in an in-person kick-off retreat on Saturday, October 5 from 11am - 4pm (location TBD).
Fellows will meet weekly with a mix of remote and in-person meetings in central / south Seattle (location TBD)
Fellows will have monthly or quarterly check-ins with their supervisors.
Fellows will work approximately 8 - 12 hrs/ week (including meeting hours)
Applications are due MONDAY SEPTEMBER 16, 2024 AT 10PM.
QUALITIES AND EXPERIENCE
You have been in a Powerful Voices program, internship, or fellowship before.
You want to be in community with and uplift other BIPOC girls & gender expansive youth.
You are passionate about or have experience in one of our committee areas: events, outreach, or communications.
You care about social justice issues.
You enjoy working collaboratively and want to be part of a team.
ELIGIBILITY
You must be a BIPOC girl or gender expansive youth between the ages of 14 and 19* who lives / goes to school in or near Seattle, WA and King County and have been involved in at least one Powerful Voices program in the past.
*youth who are 18+ and have already graduated from high school are not eligible.
STIPEND
$2,000 stipend paid in monthly installments.
COVID-Safety
To help keep each other and our communities safe, Powerful Voices continues to require staff and community members to mask (with a high quality mask) at our events and meetings.
FAQ’s
Why do I need to have participated in a Powerful Voices program before?
Our fellowships are an opportunity for those who have been involved in PV to step up and deepen their involvement, helping take leadership in the organization on an even larger scale. This is the first time we’ll have a youth-led project on this level, so we are going to be looking for young people’s creativity and leadership on how to make this board as successful as possible and to help shape Powerful Voices’ work.
Who will decide what I’ll be working on?
The fellowship will be tailored to the interests and passions of individual fellows. There will be plenty of projects and different kinds of work to take on. While we will all be collectively working on Girlvolution 2025, there’s lots of room for youth to figure out what exactly they’re excited about within and beyond that. Fellows will work with their supervisors to help come up with a plan that details what you’re most excited about working on and what areas you want to focus on.
What if I don’t have experience in a certain area?
That’s okay! This is an opportunity for anyone who has been in a Powerful Voices program before to grow - so even if you feel like you don’t have all the skills you want to build yet, this is a great opportunity to build those skills up! Our staff is here to help guide and support you in learning different skills you’re interested in gaining, and this opportunity is designed so that we can help support young folks in accessing their leadership and carrying out their vision.
Apply!
NOTE: We’ve heard that has been issues with the application submission portal. If you have NOT received a confirmation email from us, then your application did not go through. Please make sure to save a copy of your answers when applying. If you are having issues with the application, you can re-submit or copy the questions into a doc, add your answers, and send it to us via email at community@powerfulvoices.org. Sorry for the inconvenience!
QUESTIONS?
For any questions regarding the program, or help filling out this application, please contact community@powerfulvoices.org.
