Host a Public Ally

Join Public Allies in changing the face and practice of leadership

Our nonprofit partner organizations help develop diverse young leaders while enhancing their services. Partnering with Public Allies will increase your organization’s ability to:

o     Create, improve and expand your services

o      Cultivate diverse young talent

o      Build community across social boundaries

o      Generate new volunteers

o      Collaborate with other organizations

o      Evaluate performance and impact

Strengthen your organization through our nationally recognized and supported leadership program

Public Allies provides our nonprofit partners with:

o      Recruitment and selection of talented and diverse candidates and coordination of the apprenticeship matching process

o      Ally coaching and support through a robust leadership development curriculum, personalized coaching, structured evaluation and reporting, and other supports

o      Contribution of 20% to 35% of the Ally stipend (depending on site), plus health care, child care and a $5,550 education award – all provided through our affiliation with AmeriCorps

In return, Partner Organizations provide:

        o      A positive and supportive work environment

o      A well-defined position with significant responsibilities and measurable service objectives that can be achieved working 32-40 hours per week for ten months

o      65% to 80% of Ally stipend and FICA taxes (depending on site)

o      Direct Ally supervision, support, and reporting on service objectives

How to apply

 If your organization would like to help us change the face and practice of leadership while expanding and enhancing your services, there are three easy steps to follow.

 1.  Fill out our online application right now. You'll be asked to set up a log-in and password, and you don't have to complete the application in one sitting. Once you have registered, you can come back any time to work on it. If you'd like to know more before applying, you can contact the site nearest you. (We prefer the online application but if you have limited access to a computer, click here for a downloadble PDF document; please save it on your computer before attempting to enter information on it.)

2.       Once your form has been reviewed, you will be contacted by the appropriate site to discuss the position, work environment and objectives. 

3.      If selected, our matching process will help you find the best fit for your organization. As a Partner finalist, you'll interview several Ally finalists and rank them. Ally finalists also rank the organizations they interview with. Public Allies then makes the matches.