Campus Ambassadors
Reasons to Become a Campus Ambassador
- A competitive hourly wage ($15/hour or state minimum wage)
- Flexible schedule (work between 3-5 hours per week)
- Real experience in marketing, communications, and recruitment
- Early leadership in a national movement for access and opportunity
- Coaching and mentorship with TFA’s recruitment team
- Experience that sets you apart in showing initiative, organizational skills, and leadership
As a Campus Ambassador, you will:
- Become the face of TFA on your own campus
- Promote TFA through marketing, events, and peer outreach
- Help connect fellow students to TFA programs
- Primarily campus-based and in person, with weekly meetings alongside TFA's recruitment team
“I truly enjoyed all parts of this role, but my favorite aspects were the range in professional growth it offered me as well as how encouraging and supportive my team was in my growth. In speaking about my passion towards a more equitable future, this role gave me the platform to articulate a tangible way for others to join the fight towards educational equity.”
Must Haves
At a minimum, Campus Ambassadors must:
- Have the ability to work a minimum of 3-5 hours a week (depending on campus and your availability)
- Be able to attend weekly team meetings and check-ins with their manager
- Be a current student at a college or university
- Have a strong interest in pursuing Teach For America as a post-graduate career opportunity
The Qualities We Look For
- Excited to represent TFA and contribute to our mission
- Ability to balance multiple initiatives at once, tracking tasks and project plans to meet goals and timelines
- Strong organizational and prioritization skills
- Strong professional written and verbal communication skills
- Record of achievement in academics, leadership, and/or employment
- High level of initiative and personal responsibility
- Detail-oriented and results-driven
“The role was a professional learning experience for me because I developed valuable skills in marketing, planning events, networking, and more. Most importantly, I learned how to professionally communicate with a diverse team.”
Become a Campus Ambassador
To request an application, please send an email to recruitment@teachforamerica.org.
Nominate a Future Founder
Every year, thousands of undergraduates quietly build something real—a nonprofit, a small business, a campus initiative that outgrows the campus—and almost no one outside their own circle ever finds out.
Future Founders celebrates significant accomplishments of young leaders early in their college careers, offering them public recognition worth putting on a resume.
Each year, a small group is hand-picked from the nominations submitted by our community. From there, Teach For America runs a coordinated recognition push on their behalf—a LinkedIn credential, a spotlight with their own school, and features across TFA's channels—turning a quiet campus achievement into a public, resume-worthy moment.
Think of it as TFA's version of Forbes 30 Under 30 but for college students who are already building things, years before Forbes, LinkedIn, or any recruiter ever finds them
Who Can I Nominate?
- If you're a faculty member, you can nominate a student who has genuinely built or launched something significant—a business, nonprofit, student organization, initiative, research project, or media platform.
- If you're a student, you can nominate a peer whose work you know firsthand. Self-nominations are not accepted.
- Nominees must be first- or second-year undergraduate students.
