Membership Director

December 17, 2024

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Seeding Change: A Center for Asian American Movement Building

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Seeding Change: A Center for Asian American Movement Building is a grassroots organization dedicated to empowering pan-Asian communities through movement building for dignity, safety, and justice. They focus on amplifying the voices of working-class and marginalized individuals within these communities, aiming to organize at local, state, and national levels to create a powerful ecosystem that advocates for social justice and equitable opportunities.

Asian American Leadership • National Fellowship • Peer Coaching Circle • Non-profit Network • Movement Building

2 - 10 employees

Founded 2014

🌍 Social Impact

🤝 Non-profit

📋 Description

• The Membership Director reports directly to the National Co-Director of Grassroots Asians Rising. • The purpose is to drive a shared political vision rooted in grassroots organizing. • Oversee all of GAR’s programs and membership development. • Coordinate strategy with membership on political leadership. • Conduct field scans for potential new member groups recruitment. • Onboard new members with regular orientations. • Organize membership gatherings and educational sessions. • Represent GAR in coalitions and alliances. • Work with communications to grow GAR’s presence on social media. • Support institutional and grassroots fundraising efforts.

🎯 Requirements

• At least 7-10 years of experience in community and political organizing • Strong commitment to base building and membership development in working-class communities • Strong collaboration skills and works well with a team • Ability to juggle multiple priorities and meet outcomes • Grounded understanding of the larger political landscape and can move AAPI membership towards a shared political vision • Self-motivated and can move the work independently • Ability to implement membership criteria, political education curriculum and alignment building • Ability to envision and support building a stronger grassroots organizing ecosystem in working-class AAPI communities • Strong ability to make political and organizing capacity assessments of the field • Lead the creation of political education curriculum, membership meeting and convening agendas with input from staff, membership and Coordinating Committee

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical • Dental • Vision • Generous paid time off schedule