DALLAS PUBLIC VOICES

Application

SUMMARY: Dallas Public Voices is a high-impact leadership program to accelerate the ideas and public impact of underrepresented thought leaders, including women, in the Dallas area, in the arenas of racial justice, gender justice and social justice. Funded by The Boone Family Foundation, Dallas Public Voices is part of a broader multi-year initiative launched by The OpEd Project in collaboration with leading universities and foundations nationwide. The 2017 Dallas program will provide twenty thought leaders with extraordinary resources, skills and support over the course of three months, to ensure their ideas shape not only the work in their field, but also the greater public conversations of our age.

PROGRAM DETAILS:

  • 20 Dallas-based leaders from diverse backgrounds
  • Three-month leadership program, with extended follow-up support
  • Three in-person convenings (1.5 day or 1-day) designed to accelerate ideas and impact
  • Dedicated coaching and editing from top journalist mentors
  • Monthly conference calls with senior media insiders (NYT, CNN, TED, Wikipedia)
  • Ongoing access to our team of high-level mentor-editors, post-greenhouse

APPLICANT INFORMATION:

  • Full Name:
  • Title (as you would like it to appear in publications):
  • Nominator (if applicable):
  • Email:
  • Phone number:
  • Please provide a 200 word (or less) professional bio:
  • Please provide a photo/headshot:

APPLICATION QUESTIONS:

  1. In 300 words or less, describe your expertise(s).
  2. In 300 words or less, describe why your knowledge is or can be of public value.
  3. In 300 words or less, why do you want a public voice?
  4. In 300 words or less, why are your voice and/or ideas underrepresented?
  5. Provide a bio or curriculum vitae of no more than 2 pages.

REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must identify as female, must be Dallas based and should be executive level or high-potential leaders in the social justice and nonprofit sector. Leaders in the corporate, civil or academic sectors may apply, but must demonstrate in their work and application a strong commitment to social justice. Applicants must be Dallas-based and their work must serve the greater Dallas community. Applicants/organizations that have not been represented in prior years of the program will be given preference. Applicants must commit to attending all three in person convenings and writing at least two op-eds.

  1. Please respond to each statement:
  • I identify as female. Y/N
  • My work is Dallas-based and serves the Dallas community. Y/N
  • My work has impact in the arena of social justice. Y/N
  • I am in a leadership or high-potential position. Y/N
  • Has anyone from your organization participated in Dallas Public Voices in the past? Y/N
  1. If you are accepted into the program, can you attend all three in-person convenings? Dates are below. Only applicants who are able make every effort to attend all three convenings will be considered. Y/N
  2. March 31, 2017 (10am-5pm) and April 1, 2017 (10am-3pm)
  3. May 19, 2017 (10am-5pm)
  4. June 30, 2017 (10am-5pm)
  1. If you are accepted into the program, do you commit to write (with the support of the program) a minimum of two op-ed essays? (We expect all participants to make every effort to publish a minimum of two op-eds, and hopefully more.) Y/N

4. Please confirm you meet the applicant requirements above by signing here:

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SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION:

Submit your completed application as an attachment to . Your e-mail must have the subject line, “2017 Application: [First and Last Name]”.

DEADLINE: Applications must be received by January 20, 2017 at 5pm MST.

Applications will be reviewed by the Dallas Public Voices Leadership Committee. The 2017 Dallas Public Voices will be announced by February 20, 2017.

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