Requirements for Public Allies Partner Organizations

To be considered as a Partner Organization, your organization must meet the following criteria:

• Support the mission of Public Allies Arizona by making a commitment to developing, mentoring, and encouraging the growth of a young person in the nonprofit sector.
• Be a nonprofit organization, foundation, public school, or public agency committed to working to improve the Phoenix or Tucson communities in which Public Allies Arizona operates. Allies may engage in a wide range of important job functions that add value to selected organizations, but they are prohibited from delivering service that directly benefits businesses and from engaging in lobbying and political advocacy on Public Allies/AmeriCorps time. 501(c)4 organizations that participate in lobbying or advocacy cannot host Public Allies.
• In Arizona, Partner Organizations will agree to utilize the Ally in one of six focus areas: (1) Disaster Services, (2) Economic Opportunity, (3) Education, (4) Environmental Stewardship, (5) Healthy Futures, or (6) Veterans and Military Families..
  • Within the impact areas, Allies may serve in program development, outreach, technology use and volunteer management.
• Have the ability to pay all or a percentage of an Ally's $1,427/month stipend (based on your organization's budget) plus FICA and Worker's Compensation, through your organization's payroll system.
• Provide adequate office space (a desk, computer, and telephone) and a direct service position description with a clear measurable service impact.
• Designate one supervisor with whom an Ally would work with day-to-day and who would work closely with the Public Allies staff and attend scheduled meetings.
• Provide at least 1,400 hours worth of capacity building opportunities over the ten-month period.
• Have the ability to evaluate and measure the impact an Ally has on the community through his/her service.
• Support an Ally in meeting graduation requirements and the goals outlined in the "Position Description."
• Provide a quality mentor-mentee relationship for an Ally.
• Complete an application, and participate in the interview, selection, and matching processes.
• Pay a program fee of $1000/First-Year Ally or $1500/Second-Year Ally