"Rising Organizers’ Community Organizing fellowship is a nine-session intensive program for individuals based in the Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia area. This engaging, free program helps new and emerging organizers develop core organizing skills, provides these organizers with intensive 1-1 coaching with experienced organizers, and deepens participants’ engagement with organizing and civil society. 

"Rising Organizers is proud to have held 15 fellowship classes and matriculated 285 fellows who have gone on to organize in the DC metro area and around the country. They have become leaders in labor unions, civic associations, advocacy groups, and more.

"Rising Organizers’ free fellowship program will bring together 20-25 people new to organizing from the DC/MD/VA area for a 9-session program that will run from September to December. All sessions take place on Saturdays from 10:00am to 2:00pm ET. The locations will be in central areas of DC."

Applications for the fellowship are due Saturday, September 6th at 11:59 PM ET. The first session will be held on Saturday, September 20th. See more information and the application form online.