As announced several weeks ago, Indiana Equality (IE) has been chosen as a recipient of a challenge grant from Tide's Foundation's State Equality Fund, a philanthropic partnership that includes the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, the Gill Foundation, and anonymous donors.
The grant monies along with monies raised will be used to hire a field organizer to travel every part of the state to reach out and educate Hoosiers and their elected officials; it will also, lay the groundwork for needed protections for LGBT people in cities and towns that currently lack them, continue and expand IE's grassroots mobilization, conduct town hall meetings, provide operational support, and other activities necessary to secure protections for LGBT Hoosiers.
Specific duties for the field organizer will include, but are not limited to:
Research likely allies, opponents and assets within particular localities of interest, in conjunction with key informants Build and maintain relationships with key civic, business, labor, religious, and political leaders and encourage those leaders to take meaningful action in support of Indiana Equality's public policy agenda Develop significant constituent support for Indiana Equality's public policy agenda in key localities (quantity of contacts) Get key community leaders (clergy, business, etc.) and others who hold influence with legislators to contact those officials in support of Indiana Equality's public policy agenda (quality of contacts) Provide Indiana Equality staff and volunteers with feedback and guidance to foster better relationships with local communities.
Those interested in the position are asked to respond with a letter of interest, a resume, three references, and salary requirements.
Individuals should e-mail their interest and information to ieinfo@indianaequality.org. The deadline for indication of interest is end of the day, Thursday, January 22, 2009.
