Southwest Summer Campaigns Fellow

We are looking for passionate, energetic, and outgoing individuals to use their skills to advocate for clean drinking water, clean energy, and environmental justice. Campaign fellows will work part time to help implement issue organizing campaigns in key parts of the state. Fellows will play a key role in educating and activating the general public to push for proactive environmental policies and holding elected officials and corporations accountable for ignoring climate change. If you have a passion for the environment but aren't familiar with these issues or you do not have a background in community organizing, we encourage you to apply! This fellowship includes trainings on the issues, strategy, and tactics that will help you be successful in this campaign.


We are seeking several fellows to work across Wisconsin. This job announcement is for a Southwest Fellow to do work in the La Crosse area.

Who We Are

Wisconsin Conservation Voters builds political power for a clean environment, healthy communities, and a thriving democracy. To achieve that, Wisconsin Conservation Voters advocates for sound environmental laws and policies, holds elected officials accountable for their votes and actions, and elects pro-conservation candidates who will champion our priority issues. Learn more about us at conservationvoters.org.

What You'll Do

Working closely with the regional organizer, you will help lead and implement our issue organizing campaigns. Our team will be working on campaigns to hold elected officials and corporations accountable for supporting fossil fuels that contribute to rising energy costs, and to gather input and feedback from communities impacted by environmental issues. Specifics of the job include helping with door to door canvassing, planning and running events, and interacting with the public to inform and activate them about our issue campaigns.


Who You Are

• Independently motivated, ready to take initiative, and willingness to learn and adapt.
• Enjoy working with people and are genuinely interested in fostering authentic relationships with people with diverse backgrounds, identities, and experiences.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to carry out multiple projects and/or campaigns at once.
• Strong communication skills and the capability to explain complex environmental issues in a simple way through a lens of intersectionality and environmental justice.
• Excitement to engage voters, activists, students, and local elected officials on issues including climate action, clean water, democracy, and environmental justice.

What You Should Know

Skills: Demonstrated commitment to environmental, racial justice, and democracy issues; ability to work well in a dynamic environment; ability to handle multiple projects at a time; understanding of, or ability to learn quickly about, environmental issues and politics and their potential to engage the public; excited to talk people about our issues; and passion for Wisconsin Conservation Voters' mission and work.

Conditions: This position will be located in southwest Wisconsin to work in the La Crosse area, with some work occurring at the event sites and in communities while canvassing, and with some ability to work from home when tasks allow. The position is part time and temporary from June through August 2026.

Compensation and Details: $18/hour plus phone stipend; Approximately 10-15 hours per week from June through August 2026. Flexible schedule with some evening hours to talk to members when they're most available.


Reports to: Southwest Organizer

Our commitment to racial justice and equity: We recognize that historic and current systems and decisions - including within the conservation community - have created injustice. Through our work we confront these injustices and fight for an equitable balance of power. We hold ourselves accountable to being inclusive and equitable in our own actions and within our organization. Read more about our commitment in our Guiding Principles here.


To Apply

Submit your resume and cover letter. We will request three references from candidates we invite to interview.


The deadline to apply is Sunday, May 10th, however, applications will be reviewed as received so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. This position starts at the beginning of June 2026 and will end in August 2026.