From Practice to Power: Community Organizing Fellowship Application

Thank you for applying to Forward Montana and Forward Montana Foundation's Community Organizing Fellowship! Please take a moment to answer our brief demographics questions and thoughtfully respond to the long-form questions with around 3-5 sentences for each. We recommend typing up your answers to the long form questions in a separate document and pasting them into the application once you're ready to submit.

Applications must be received by Sunday, August 14th. We will then contact you for a quick interview.

We will notify all applicants on their selection status by Friday, Agust 26th. The Community Organizing Fellowship will run from Wednesday, August 31st to Monday, November 18th. Fellows are expected to attend a weekly class from 6-8pm every Wednesday during the program. For more information about the program, visit our website.

Please contact the Field Manager in your community with any questions:

Emma Bode, Bozeman Field Manager: emma@forwardmontana.org
Pari Kemmick, Billings Field Manager: pari@forwardmontana.org
Lucia Heutmaker, Missoula Field Manager: lucia@forwardmontana.org
Mandy Gerth, Flathead Field Manager: mandy@forwardmontana.org

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Contact Information

First Name Last Name

Date of Birth Pronouns

Street Address Address Line 2 (Optional)

Postal Code City

Email Mobile Phone

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Logistics and Background

Do you hold any identities that you would like us to know about (gender, race, ethnicity, ability, etc). This question is optional. Please write as much or as little as you want to share. We want this to feel expansive and safe for you. (Optional)

In which community are you applying?

Have you been involved with Forward Montana or Forward Montana Foundation before? If yes, how?

Can you commit to attending Wednesday classes from 6-8pm and completing 10 total hours per week of fellowship activities?

All fellows are required to participate in three DEI trainings led by a DEI Consultant. Can you committ to attending three sessions on 10/11 from 12-1pm, 10/17 from 12-2pm, and 10/24 from 12-2pm?

What is your availability evenings and weekends for fellowship activities. (This is a plus, but not required)

What issues are you most passionate about and why?

What does your ideal Montana look like in 5 years?

How do you want to be involved in community organizing over the next 1, 5 and 10 years? *We know you can't predict the future, but what's your vision? What do you want to accomplish? How - through work, volunteering, activism, something else?

What experiences do you have, if any, in community organizing, advocacy, campaigns or leadership?

What are you hoping to gain from this program? Skills, topics, knowledge, relationships, something else?