The Republican Leadership Initiative Fellowship will provide direct grassroots field experience in candidate, political, and issue-oriented campaigns that will enhance students’ classroom education. Students will learn from fast-paced GOP operatives who have years of presidential, statewide, and local experience throughout the country. The Republican Leadership Initiative will teach interns the expertise needed to become a professional political operative by developing leadership and interpersonal skills, building a network, and mastering cutting-edge campaign technology. The internship offers an unparalleled way to gain first-hand experience in voter contact operations, campaign strategy, and mobilizing for events.
Why RLI?
Republican Leadership Initiative Fellowship Program will provide direct grassroots field experience in candidate, political and issue-oriented campaigns.
The internship program will provide the expertise needed to become a professional political organizer by developing leadership and interpersonal and provide opportunities to build a network, and master cutting-edge campaign technology. The internship offers an unparalleled way to gain first-hand experience in voter contact operations, event turnout operations, and activist organizing.
Program Objectives
Through the Republican Leadership Initiative, the Georgia Republican Party will:
· Teach fellows how to identify, critique, message, and understand nuanced political issues.
· Develop fellows’ leadership skills through hands on field experience.
· Provide access to organizational building techniques in order to grow local chapters and grassroots teams in home region.
· Facilitate relationship building across GAGOP and local auxiliaries.
· Provide unique access to high level Republicans through the mentorship program.
· Enable college students to supplement their academic background with practical experience in areas such as volunteer team building, campaign strategy and voter contact operations.
COURSE TOPICS
· Leadership
· Organization Building
· Social Media Use
· Volunteer Engagement
· Community Engagement To Apply: Email your resume to jfindlay@gop.org
Paid for by the Georgia Republican Party, Inc. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate committee.
Application Procedure:
Fill out this application: Internship-Application
