The ideal Autry Fellow is open-minded and compassionate, curious and reflective, and deeply committed to advancing social equity and opportunity. The Autry Fellow is afforded a unique opportunity for experiential learning within an organization that is more than 45 years old. The Fellow begins by working directly with staff on our existing projects, exploring a variety of approaches to creating opportunity, and goes deeper into those approaches that most interest him or her. One Fellow worked to create EITC Carolinas, a program to help low-income families connect with tax credits, others have facilitated conference sessions, written op-ed articles, designed an online equity resource center, and worked with the MDC team to guide the strategic direction of foundations, among many other projects.
Qualifications include:
- The ability to communicate and work with people who have diverse backgrounds and experiences
- The capacity to understand complex economic and social issues and communicate those issues clearly and persuasively
- Commitment to MDC’s mission
- Prior work, study, or service in a variety of relevant areas, including public policy, education, economic and workforce development, poverty alleviation, sociology, political science, Southern studies, community development, leadership development, or a similar field
- Demonstration of leadership potential in the areas of interest
- United States residency
- Candidates must be in their final years of undergraduate studies or have graduated within two years from any accredited four-year college or university
The application deadline for the Autry Fellowship is Monday, January 14, 2013. For more information on this year’s application process, see http://www.mdcinc.org/autry-fellowship-application, or contact Beth Caldwell, 2012-2013 Autry Fellow, at bcaldwell@mdcinc.org.
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