👋🏾 We see your passion, let's channel it

That’s the vibe everyone in and around Next Up shares and reflects. Around here, we rally around our commonalities and celebrate everyone’s differences. In other words, you’ll find your people here. Through our programs and internships, there’s room for you to learn, grow, and see how far our collective voice for the greater good can go.

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WE CENTER BLACK YOUTH

INDIGENOUS YOUTH

YOUTH OF COLOR

QUEER & TRANS YOUTH

LOW-INCOME YOUTH

DISABLED YOUTH

IMMIGRANT YOUTH

WE CENTER BLACK YOUTH INDIGENOUS YOUTH YOUTH OF COLOR QUEER & TRANS YOUTH LOW-INCOME YOUTH DISABLED YOUTH IMMIGRANT YOUTH

WHAT YOU CAN GROW & BUILD

An understanding of our collective power

Knowledge of grassroots organizing

Self-determined and autonomous movements

Opportunities to stand in our identities

Real change for the most marginalized

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Internship, Job

campus signature gathering 📝

Internship, Job

Campus Signature Gatherers are in charge of reaching out to students at your school to gather signatures for Community Budgeting for All.

Internship, Job

Internship

Election Organizer 🗳️

Internship

Each election cycle, we look for Election Organizers to contact Oregonians ages 18-29 and help them make their vote-ready plans for election day.

Internship

INTERNSHIPS

COHORTS

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Cohorts

Participatory Budgeting Committee💲

Cohorts

Our participatory budgeting steering committee is all about putting budgeting decisions in the hands of young people. In this cohort, you’ll meet with a collective of young people to help determine how Next Up will spend a portion of our budget.

Cohorts

Youth Action Team ⚡️

Cohorts

Our action team is all about youth-led social change. In this cohort, you’ll meet with a collective of teens monthly to work on issues your cohort cares about the most.

Cohorts

UPTURN Leadership Academy 🌱

Cohorts

Want to make actual change in your community? Our 4-week paid cohort teaches the basics of community-centered work that encourages building collective power, all while you learn how to organize around an issue and show up for your people.

Cohorts