Advocacy Academy Coordinator Position Available

Tennessee Equality Project is consulting with Friends for Life in Memphis on HIV/AIDS advocacy initiatives.  The position described below is currently open and there is potential for the part time position to become a full time position if fully funded. 

From: Gina Fortner
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 10:14 AM
To: Gina Fortner
Subject: Friends For Life - Part Time Positions Available - Advocacy Academy Coordinator 

Advocacy Academy Coordinator Position Overview

The Friends For Life Corporation Advocacy Academy Coordinator will coordinate the delivery of a regional HIV/AIDS advocacy network.  This project will include persons living with HIV/AIDS seeking to educate Memphis and Shelby County elected officials, policy makers and community members including leaders of the faith community about HIV/AIDS and the various needs that characterize people about the disease. Click here for full job description.

Contact Information and Procedure:


Mail, fax or e-mail application and resume along with a cover letter highlighting in detail skills and experience. Applications can be obtained at the FFL office or www.friendsforlifecorp.org/employment.

Email applications in Word or PDF only. Candidates will be selected for interviews on the basis of materials provided.  Not all candidates will necessarily receive an interview.  No telephone calls please. Deadline for applications is:  OPEN UNTIL FILLED, but priority will be given to those applications received by January 22, 2013.

Send application materials to:

Email:  gina.fortner@friendsforlifecorp.org
Mail:     Human Resources, Friends For Life, 43 N. Cleveland St., Memphis, TN 38104
Fax:       901-272-7458
*Position contingent upon continued grant funding- EEO/AA

TEP partners with Friends for Life for HIV/AIDS Advocacy program

Tennessee Equality Project has partnered with Friends for Life in Memphis to teach advocacy skills to people living with and affected by HIV. Friends for Life launched an eight-week Advocacy Academy on May 19 funded by a grant from the Ford Foundation. Approximately 20 people enrolled in the class.

TEP will provide training on how to contact and speak to elected officials and research information on local and state government. TEP will also consult with graduates of the Advocacy Academy to develop a field plan focused on the advancement of HIV/AIDS public policy.

TEP has offered training in advocacy for several years to its members and allies for many years to prepare citizens for Advancing Equality Day on the Hill in Nashville and other local legislative initiatives. The advocacy skills taught in TEP workshops are not only useful for LGBT people and their allies. Such skills are valuable for anyone willing to advocate for public policy. Friends for Life approached TEP because of its strong track record for empowering the voices of sexual minorities in Shelby County and Tennessee.

TEP looks forward to empowering the voices of those living with HIV.

-Jonathan Cole