MOVE Texas Opportunities Interest Form
MOVE Texas Opportunities Interest Form
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Thanks for your interest in MOVE Texas!
This interest form is a starting point to learning more about how to get involved with MOVE Texas. Youll find brief descriptions about our opportunities and know when to keep an eye out for upcoming positions.
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Who We Are
MOVE (Mobilize Organize Vote Empower) Texas innovates democracy for our generation. We work daily to build a more just and representative future that empowers inspiring new leaders to keep making Texas better. Our vision is to build the political power of young people to transform democracy in Texas and beyond. While we are known as MOVE Texas we are comprised of two organizations.
MOVE Texas Action Fund 501(c)4 is the political arm of MOVE Texas an organization dedicated to building the political power of young people in underrepresented communities through civic engagement leadership development and issue advocacy.
MOVE Texas Civic Fund 501(c)3 is a nonpartisan nonprofit grassroots organization building power in underrepresented youth communities through civic education leadership development and issue advocacy.
MOVE Texas operates throughout Texas and primarily in San Antonio Laredo Seguin San Marcos Austin Houston College Station Fort Worth Denton and Dallas. We plan to continue growing and serving other cities and counties beyond these areas.
Our Values & Commitments
We are an organization that leads from our values of People First Equity Imagination & Action Sustainability & Community Focus. We are dedicated to hiring a diverse workforce that fosters personal and professional development opportunities. We provide a collaborative and supportive environment built upon our fundamental core principles where each employee is valued.
Job requirements
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
MOVE Membership
This is where change beginswith you. MOVE Texas members arent bystanders. Were organizers disruptors and dreamers who believe in the power of young people to lead now. Becoming a member means taking a stand for a Texas where every vote counts every voice matters and every person has a role in shaping our collective future. By joining as a member youre making a commitmentto show up to take action and to build power alongside your community. Whether its registering voters organizing events or turning out for elections your leadership makes the difference. Fill out this form to take your place in the movement. Once reviewed and approved youll be an official member of MOVE Texas ready to fight for a future that belongs to all of us.
Statewide MOVE Texas Membership: Members join the statewide network gaining access to exclusive statewide virtual training distributed leadership opportunities and statewide campaigns. (Ex: Attending Anti LegeLege Club training testifying at the capitol or hosting a distributed National Voter Registration Day event.
Local Membership (Chapters & Community Hubs): Members plug into local organizing through a MOVE Texas chapter taking action in their own communities while staying connected to the statewide movement.
Campus Organizer
Campus Organizers are bootsontheground student leaders participating in the Campus Chapter Program MOVE Texas flagship leadership development program that invests in institutionally recognized student organizations that increase campus civic participation through voter engagement community learning and issue advocacy. By centering voter engagement and issue advocacy in the student experience Campus Organizers create spaces for young people to become more civically engaged build meaningful relationships escalate peers into leadership and mobilize their campus community on the issues they care about. Campus Organizers work collaboratively across the organization to build foundational civic leadership skills such as grassroots organizing strategies and tactics political education and leadership development through statewide and local training experiential learning and a guided capstone.
Application Opens May 2025
Yearlong commitment
Stipend position
56 hours / week
Artist in Residence
At MOVE Texas we know that art is a highly effective tool to agitate provoke and inspire action amongst young folks. The Artists in Residence Program is a space for new Texasbased artists who want to use their creativity to fuel civic engagement amplify the voices of young people across the state and shape narratives influencing the Texas progressive ecosystem. Through this program young artists will work directly with our organizing teams to create powerful works that bring political issues to life and mobilize their peers to take action.
Application Opens May 2025
Tentative Start Date:
Tentative End Date:
Yearlong commitment
Stipend position
56 hours / week
National Artist of Texas Fellowship
The National Artists of Texas Fellowship is a projectbased fellowship for artists who see their creative practice as a tool for collective liberation. Designed for strong practicing artists eager to merge art with activism this fellowship provides space to develop original work that sparks conversations builds collective power and moves Texans to take action. In each fellowship cycle fellows explore a central themeranging from civic engagement to various issue advocacy areas using their craft to confront systems of oppression and uplift movements for social progress. With mentorship strategic guidance and a platform to amplify their work fellows create dynamic pieces contributing to cultural organizing and grassroots campaigns.
Application Opens May 2025
Tentative Start Date:
Tentative End Date:
Stipend position
20 24 hours / week
Summer Internship
Our internship program is designed to develop the next generation of leaders by giving them handson experience in how a membershipdriven movement organization operates. Interns build critical skills in leadership project management and organizational strategy while supporting the internal work that keeps MOVE Texas running strong. Whether its helping plan events supporting communications or strengthening our internal processes MOVE Texas Intern will be part of a team working to make civic engagement more accessible exciting and effective.
Application Opens May 2025
8week commitment
Stipend position
1015 hours / week
Service Learning & Academic Internships
MOVE Texas considers opportunities to partner for service learning or academic internships on a rolling basis.
Servicelearning is an educational approach that integrates community service with classroom learning. Through the consistent and mutually beneficial nature of service learning/academic internship relationships our teams can develop youth leaders that can lead a grassroots organizing movement beyond a single semester. MOVE discovered its power through campusbased organizing and by deepening our relationships with campus institutions we can become the goto organization for a holistic rewarding and meaningful civic and communityoriented learning experience.
RollingBasis
Duration depends on academic program
Volunteer position for course credit
Availability depends on the scope of the partnership and staffing capacity
Electoral Canvasser Future*
*Note: We currently dont plan to hire electoral canvassers in 2025. However we are always excited to compile a list of folks to reach out to when its time to recruit.
You are passionate about engaging and educating young voters and advocating for progressive policies like voting rights climate justice and gender justice. You are deeply committed to MOVEs mission of engaging more young people to build power in our democracy. You can passionately engage and inspire others toward a larger vision while exhibiting a demonstrable passion for advancing the organizations mission. You model and ensure an inclusive welcoming and inspiring organizational culture aligned with our values.
Duration Varies Depending on Campaign
Hourly Position
PartTime & FullTime
What Else You Should Know
Position Details Subject to Change. In order to stay adaptable to meet our organizational needs details for the positions are subject to change. Official job positing will reflect accurate information for the position.
Paid Position Requirements. You must be legally elgible to work in the US and be at least 18 years old.
EEO. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) and encourage women people of color people with disabilities and members of the LGBTQIA community to express interest by application.
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