Academy Fellows often write articles for various policy and community publications, represent The Greenlining Institute on TV and radio interviews, give presentations and speeches at conferences, and provide testimony at policy hearings. Fellows also work as a team with Greenlining staff in developing strategies, planning and organizing activities and participating in events. The Academy Director assists Fellows in developing action plans, editing reports, evaluating performance, and fulfilling the educational-training goals of the fellowship. The Academy Director also organizes monthly Fellows Forums to discuss professional development issues. The Fellows Forums also feature speakers from diverse community organizations who give Fellows a sense of the history of community activism in California and the role of various groups play in community economic development.
Fellows maintain a weekly journal to both record and reflect upon the impact of their experience.