The revolutionary Obama Organizing Fellowships are unpaid positions open to graduates and recent graduates to become extensively trained world changers.
The application deadline for the training has been extended to May 15th. The Field has the story: http://ruralvotes.com/...
With the link to the Obama web site page with application:
http://my.barackobama.com/...
Perhaps Daily Kos could sponsor a few?
Besides the giant impact this program will have on the election, the funding and promotional opportunities are abudant and delicious.
Not that we don't support campaign finance laws, but "sponsorships" might easily be private matters, and not really a limitable campaign contribution. Anyone can gift anyone 12K tax free. Use of that gift up to the individual. So there would be some trust required. However, those able could have their own intern or two.
And promotion wise, bonaza time: Let 'em Blog like crazy. With PayPal buttons to contribute to their travels, of course, for those of us able to ante up a few bucks a month. (Where in the world is my Obama Fellow....though wish there was a feminine for fellow. I know it's gender neutral in academia, but still...) No doubt the campaign will set up FaceBook and MySpace pages for them, but it can go beyond that. (Especially if some sponsorships could include video cameras...)
Plus, since all students need money, many have massive student loans and need more than a resume buidler to eat, these sponsorships could be allocated on a seeming 10 dollar (tax free) hourly "pay scale", or something appropriate. Or per diem. Or "honorarium".
Or, say their were a bunch of them. (The Kos Klatch? The Big Orange Travelling Fellowship?) Possibly many blogs will want to sponsor their own group, with some friendly, publicity generating "competition". And the more entrepreneurial fellows with a web career desire might prefer their own blogs. But however it's done, the blogging Obama Fellows are a PR dream.
There is nothing formal set up right now with the campaign for "sponsoring". And if it was formal, well then, we're back to contribution limits. Though it might be better organized if formal. It may work out better to sponsor friends, relatives and blogging compatriots. But however it happens, these wonder kids deserve our support.