Deadline: 12-Feb-21
Applications are now open for the Positive Women’s Network Policy Fellowship 2021 which is a year–long program structured to increase participant’s ability to engage effectively in federal, state and local policy and advocacy.
It is critical that community is equipped with a wide array of tools to support vibrant, visionary and strategic advocacy that helps craft a world where all women, transgender and gender non–conforming (TGNC) people living with HIV can live long, healthy and dignified lives free from stigma and discrimination.
What content will the fellowship cover?
Over the course of the fellowship, participants will:
- Expand their understanding of the structure of government and how federal and state policy is developed, implemented and funded;
- Learn key frameworks for advocacy interventions;
- Learn to analyze policy;
- Deepen their understanding of strategies to effect policy change, including grassroots advocacy, effective coalition building,
- Learn to build and maintain relationships with policymakers and stakeholders who have influence over the policy-making process.
Program Structure
- 13 web-based policy skills-building training sessions (April 2021-December 2021.
- 3-month practicum period, including the creation and execution of a policy project with a host organization.
- Monthly conference calls with mentors.
- Participation in PWN-USA skills-building webinars.
What do fellows get for participating?
- Fellows will have coaching and mentoring to support their policy advocacy goals, opportunities to attend policy meetings (virtually), opportunities to engage with national advocacy coalitions, and access to policy experts. Additionally, fellows will have the opportunity to obtain and apply marketable writing, research and organizing skills to support their professional development.
- Fellows who graduate successfully will receive a certificate of completion at the end of the program.
Eligibility Criteria
- The fellowship is open to all women and TGNC people living with HIV. They especially encourage applications from those who are: young, Black, Latinx, immigrant, LGB, Trans and gender-nonconforming, low-income, and/or reside in the South.
- All applicants should possess a strong desire to effect meaningful change in the lives of other women and TGNC people living with HIV to apply.
Proposed Schedule
(Participation in ALL aspects of the program is required for successful completion)
- Web Session 1 – Friday, April 5, 2021
- Fellowship Orientation.
- Web Session 2 – Friday, May 7, 2021
- Policy and Government 101.
- Web Session 3 – Friday, May 21, 2021
- Policy and Government 102.
- Web Session 4 – Friday, June 18, 2021
- Administrative Advocacy & Agencies.
- Web Session 5 – Friday, July 2, 2021
- Key Frameworks for Conducting Advocacy Part I – Reproductive and Racial Justice.
- Web Session 6 – Friday, July 16, 2021
- Key Frameworks for Conducting Advocacy Part II – Gender and Economic Justice.
- Web Session 7 – Friday, August 13, 2021
- Midterm Review
- Web Session 8 – Friday, August 27, 2021
- Conducting Policy Research.
- Web Session 9 – Friday, September 10, 2021
- In-District Organizing-Meeting with Legislators & Advocacy Events.
- Web Session 10 – Friday, October 8, 2021
- Working in and Building Effective Coalitions.
- Web Session 11 – Friday, October 22, 2021
- Building relationships with key stakeholder and policymakers.
- Web Session 12 – Friday, November 5, 2021
- Issue Based Organizing.
- Web Session 13 – Friday, December 3, 2021
- Year-End Review Session
- Practicum Period – January 2022 through March 2022
For more information, visit https://www.pwn-usa.org/issues/policy-fellows-app/