Community Impact Fellowship - Rooted in Vibrant Communities Programs
About
Rooted in Vibrant Communities (RVC)’s Community Impact Fellowship Program places talented leaders of color in a two-year full-time position at local grassroots organizations led by communities of color.
We aim to cultivate and strengthen BIPOC leadership in BIPOC-led grassroots nonprofits by providing fellows a job + cohort learning experience, training, coaching, and mentorship that centers on collectivity, adaptability, transformative, and just leadership for themselves and the communities they live, work, play, and serve.
Our Fellows bring experience, passion, and talent — we provide a biweekly stipend, benefits, and ongoing professional development training. To learn more, check out the other pages.
Criteria
The team also took time to develop criteria to help guide us in making decisions that align with our mission and the program’s future. The program must:
- meet community needs with intentionality and alignment with RVC’s resources;
- position RVC to be even stronger in our mission and values;
- have focus (given our limited resources);
- align with RVC’s other support programs (Capacity Building and Operations Support); and
- be responsive to political, social, and environmental climate/context.