Kevin Killer used his 2006 Young People For (YP4) fellowship to educate people on his reservation about a ballot initiative that would have banned civil unions.
Coming from an area with 70 to 80 percent unemployment, he's now a trainer with Campus Camp Wellstone and has been elected President of the YP4 Network.
Learn more about the YP4 fellowship…
Little Black Books
Little Black Books are carefully designed to be handy guides for campus organizers and student leaders. Little Black Books are straightforward and to the point, but useful for even the most experienced progressive activists. Little Black Books focus on essential organizing skills, illustrated with real-life stories and case studies from college activists so others can learn from fellows’ experiences.
What Little Black Books have been published?
- Advocacy and Lobbying
- Mastering the Search Process
- Professional Writing: Resumes and Cover Letters
- Racial Justice
- Event Planning
- Media and Messaging
- Coalition Building
- Volunteerism
- Job Search
- Fundraising
What is in a Little Black Book?
- Easy-to-follow chapters
- Sidebars with important stand-out material
- A few simple flow charts
- Some cool (but relevant) quotes
- Do's and don'ts and some questions to ask yourself
- Tips and checklists for success
- Real-life case studies
Editorial Board
Senior fellows on the Little Black Book Editorial Board manage the editing, design and production of these handy guides and toolkits. Positions on the Little Black Book Editorial Board are paid. Applications for the next Editorial Board will be available in February. Get the YP4 newsletter (by signing up for MyYP4) to stay in the loop.