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Educational & Job Training Opportunities
Educate and Elevate
Status: Free Virtual Monthly Series
Are you passionate about learning and seeking non-traditional paths to gain new skills? Join us for the Educate and Elevate series, designed to unite individuals from underrepresented backgrounds interested in new career pathways.
Dream Fellowship
Status: 2023 Application Closed
The Dream Fellowship is a 12-week virtual training program designed for anyone with a vision to better their world, particularly those with less change-making experience. This program is for individuals who have not had access to similar opportunities in the past, and for those who may have lost some hope that real change is achievable.
Dream Justice Cohort
Status: 2023 Application Closed
Dream Justice Cohort is a training program created to provide justice-impacted leaders with the skills and tools they need to change the criminal justice system, such as how to be an effective organizer as well as campaign, advocacy, and media skills.
Justice Innovation Fellowship
Status: Not currently accepting applications
The Justice Innovation fellowship supports entrepreneurs building innovations that improve the lives of individuals and communities impacted by the justice system and reduce the footprint of the criminal justice system.
This robust fellowship program will expand upon the groundwork Village Capital and AmFam Institute started in 2020 including building and mapping the Justice Tech ecosystem in the US and launching an Investing Framework to help inform investors in this nascent space on how to approach making ethical Justice Tech investments.
Dream Climate Tech Launchpad
Status: 2023 Application Closed
Dream.Org’s Climate Tech LaunchPad program helps Black and Latinx innovators and owners of climate tech businesses to overcome the barriers that stand in their way of growing and scaling climate and cleantech solutions, especially in disadvantaged communities.
We are proud to showcase the Climate Tech LaunchPad at the Startup Pavilion during VERGE 23 — the leading climate tech event — taking place October 24-26 in San Jose, CA. Join us and more than 5,000 professionals addressing the climate crisis while reimagining and redesigning our world to be more prosperous, sustainable and resilient. Join us and use the code V23DREAM at registration for 20% off the All-Access Pass.
Green Business Council Fellowship
Status: 2023 Applications Closed
Dream.Org recently announced the launch of our Dream.Org Business Council Fellowship Program. Made possible with support from Google.Org and Google Nest, the program is awarding 10 fellowships of $20,000 to professionals who are looking to develop their careers in the clean energy sector.
Other Opportunities
Climate Career Pathways Scholarship Fund
Status: Application open - deadline October 6, 2023
The Climate Career Pathways Scholarship Fund is looking to change the face of the industry by empowering untapped talent to enter the climate tech and sustainability. Dream.Org seeks to elevate people from diverse communities to position them for employment, shaping a more inclusive future while reducing negative environmental impacts that have disproportionate effects on communities of color.
Empathy Network Leaders Fund
Status: Application Open
The Justice team at Dream.Org is looking to partner with directly impacted leaders at the state and local levels. The Dream.Org Empathy Network Leadership Fund is an opportunity to apply for a grant of up to $2,500 to support your activism. And the sky’s the limit!
Justice Innovation Prize
Status: 2023 Application Closed
The Justice Innovation Prize is an open call for innovative, impactful, feasible, and scalable ideas to end the cycle of mass incarceration. The Justice Innovation Prize Pitch competition is free and open to the public. Register here to attend.
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