FAQ

If we need Prewitt help, how and how much?
What is the Prewitt Organizing Fund (POF)?
Who is Prewitt?
Who is POF?
Who works for POF? What is the staff?

1. If we need Prewitt help, how and how much?

We have two fee-for-service arrangements: regular and "contributor"
Rates for both are based on host budget and POF hiree pay rate
A "contributor" pays a nominal annual fee based on size of organization (from $500 - $25,000) and is entitled to low-cost and discounted support services including no-cost direct recruiting for non-supervisory positions.
Direct recruiting and for your in-house positions is billed either as a percentage of first-year compensation or on an hourly basis. Contributors are entitled to leave their new hires on POF payroll for 60-90 days before moving them to more permanent in-house payroll.

2. What is the Prewitt Organizing Fund (POF)?

We assist progressive organizations in planning and executing important organizing campaigns and programs.
We recruit, train and place good staff at all levels of projects and institutions.
We also spearhead projects with workers, consumers, students and their allies in unique alliances on novel campaigns.

3. Who is Prewitt? Phyllis Prewitt was a worker from Southern Missouri that became a volunteer union organizer with the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union in 1990. She became a full-time, on-the-road organizer shortly after. The Fund is named in her memory.

4. Who is POF? POF Board, Founders and Key Staff include: Megan Parke, Director; William Wasserman; Director; Marc Panepinto, Director; and Duane Stillwell, General Counsel and Director.

5. Who works for POF? What is the staff? Our directors and staff are experienced, dedicated organizers and trainers from a variety of progressive backgrounds. You'll vet them until we find the right fit for your project or organization.