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Jobs listed

Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE) Research/Policy Analyst

Corporate Accountability International Field Organizer

Corporate Accountability International Field Program Administrator

Corporate Accountability International International Organizer

Corporate Accountability International Grants Associate

Corporate Accountability International Online Director

Corporate Accountability International Press Secretary

ACLU of Washington Legal Intake Assistant Part-Time — 20 hours per week

Sierra Club Associate Regional Representative, Beyond Coal Campaign, South Dakota, Location TBD

Sierra Club Senior Field Organizing Manager - Austin, TX

Sierra Club Associate Regional Representative, Beyond Coal Campaign, Austin, TX

Greenpeace Grassroots Director

Military Families Speak Out (MFSO) National Organizer

Sacred Heart Community Service Community Organizer

Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures Outreach Director

UNITE HERE Union Organizers

ACLU of Washington Field & Legislative Assistant (full-time)

Rainforest Action Network Rainforest Agribusiness Campaigner

Rainforest Action Network Forest Campaigner

Sierra Club Hunter Angler Program Associate Regional Representative - Little Rock, AR

Sierra Club National Climate Campaign - Climate Campaign Roving Organizer - Little Rock, AR

Responsible Endowments Coalition Executive Director

Corporate Accountability International National Campaign Organizer

Corporate Accountability International Executive Assistant

Corporate Accountability International Field Organizer

Corporate Accountability International International Organizer

United for a Fair Economy (UFE) Executive Director — Boston, MA

Sierra Club's Illinois Chapter Apprentice Conservation Organizer

Associated Students of Madison Assistant Director-Student Government Organizer (Student Services Coordinator)

Associated Students of Madison (ASM) Program and Organizing Advisor-Student Government Organizer (Student Services Specialist)

Choice USA Southern States Field Associate

Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice-Los Angeles (CLUE-LA) Executive Director

Center for Community Change Senior Legislative Associate

Center for Community Change (CCC) Lead Organizer for Field

Blocks Together Development Associate

Sierra Club Regional Field Organizing Director

Military Families Speak Out (MFSO) National Director

Center for Community Change Workers Justice Coordinator

Save Our Cumberland Mountains (SOCM) Executive Director

Save Our Cumberland Mountains (SOCM) Community Organizer

National Training & Information Center (NTIC) Save the Dream Campaign Director

Interfaith Worker Justice (IWJ) Grant Writer

Interfaith Worker Justice (IWJ) Associate Development Director

Corporate Accountability International Senior Campaigns Organizer

Corporate Accountability International Associate Campaigns Director

Corporate Accountability International Grants Officer

Missouri Jobs with Justice Data & Communications Organizer

Missouri Jobs with Justice Kansas City Organizer

Missouri Jobs with Justice Organizer

Housing Conservation Coordinators (HCC) Director of Organizing

Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) Grassroots/Grasstops Organizer

Friends of Choice in Urban Schools (FOCUS) Senior Community Organizer

Center for Economic Progress Field Organizer

Nashville Homeless Power Project Executive Director

Campaign for Community Change Health Care Field Organizer

Colorado Tobacco Education & Prevention Alliance (CTEPA) Policy Manager

Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE) Community Organizer

Food & Water Watch Researcher

North Carolina Sierra Club Development Director

Jewish Council on Urban Affairs (JCUA) Community Initiatives Organizer

Southwest Boston Community Development Corporation Bilingual Community Organizer (Part-time)

South Bay Labor Council (SBLC) Lead Organizer — San Jose, California

American Friends Service Committee Chicago Taxi Driver Organizer (Full-Time)

Food & Water Watch Communications Director

Food & Water Watch Grassroots Organizing, Communications, and Research Internships

UNITE HERE Local 1 UNITE HERE Organizing Team

University of Wisconsin-Madison Student Government Director of Staff and Programs

Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy Lead Organizer-Advocate

AFSCME International, AFL-CIO Organizer-in-Training

AFL-CIO Organizing Institute Many Positions Open

Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE)
Research/Policy Analyst

Exciting Opportunity for a Research/Policy Analyst with a Commitment to Economic Justice

The Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE) has been in the forefront of the economic justice movement in L.A. since 1994. LAANE is known for its broad-based labor/community coalitions and its combination of organizing, research, communications, and policy development. LAANE led the movement to pass a Living Wage Ordinance in the city of L.A. in 1997 and continues to advocate for progressive policies that benefit low-wage workers and low-income communities. For more information about our work, visit www.laane.org.

Campaign Description: LAANE is currently seeking a full-time campaign research/policy analyst to research and develop strategies for a campaign to win justice for workers in the waste and recycling industry in the LA County region. This campaign seeks to:

• Achieve economic justice for the over 7,000 low-wage, mostly immigrant workers throughout the L.A. waste industry; and
• Achieve environmental justice for communities around waste and recycling facilities, who are currently plagued by devastating environmental and health impacts.

Position Responsibilities: LAANE conducts research both for policy campaigns and for publications that reframe the debate on the economy and low-wage work in Los Angeles. The research/policy analyst will work under the direction of the Campaign Director. The research/policy analyst will be responsible for conducting various types of research, including research on laws and public decision-making processes to inform policy development and campaign strategy, research on the economy and communities using government and other public data sources, and corporate research. She/he will present her/his findings through written materials and oral presentations to the campaign team (including community and labor partners) and other venues. Research/Policy analyst will also represent LAANE at meetings with allies, attend LAANE actions, and support the work of the organization as a whole.

Qualifications: Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to economic justice and the labor movement. She/he must have two or more years of experience researching and developing policy and previous experience on policy campaigns. Skills required: excellent analytical skills, written and verbal communications skills, familiarity with database and word processing software, basic quantitative skills including familiarity with spreadsheets, interviewing skills, ability to work well in a team. Driving your own car required. Preferred qualifications include: corporate research experience, knowledge of Westlaw, experience writing reports. Also needed: willingness to work long hours and weekends when necessary and ability to work independently.

Terms of employment: LAANE's salary and benefit standards are very competitive. Full health benefits; pension; generous time off; parking. Friendly, team-oriented working environment.

Application Process: This position is available immediately. E-mail cover letter and resume to Patricia Castellanos at pcastellanos@laane.org. No phone calls please. Applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements will not receive a response.

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Corporate Accountability International
Field Organizer

Is the greed of big business getting you down? Are you feeling the call to action? Do you want to play David to corporate Goliaths? Now is the time to join us to turn things around.

For more than 30 years, Corporate Accountability International has successfully challenged corporations like GE, NestlÈ, and Philip Morris to halt abusive practices that threaten public health, the environment and our democracy. Today our campaigning spans a number of industries -- Think Outside the Bottle exposes the truth behind bottled water marketing and defends the human right to water in the face of increasing corporate control; and Value [the] Meal battles the corporate abuse of our food and the system that leaves one in seven of the world hungry and twice as many threatened by obesity.

Corporate Accountability International is hiring a team of Field Organizers to help expand the nationwide network of trained and committed activists taking on corporate power. Join our talented staff to build the long-term political base and power needed to wage and win our corporate campaigns.

• Build Corporate Accountability Internationals power base and membership through organizing Local Action Committees in cities across the country
• Recruit, train and mobilize members to take campaign action in their communities to hold transnational corporate targets accountable
• Raise funds from current and prospective members  in person and over the phone  to support our campaigns.
• Build local coalitions to bring in new partners and resources to our work taking on corporate power
• Develop leadership and strategic planning skills of local activists to wage direct pressure campaigns and effective media outreach to expose and challenge corporate abuses
• Keep accurate and up-to-date files, records, and systems to help us build capacity for all our campaigns
• Participate in organization-wide planning, fundraising and campaign activities

• Passion, commitment and determination to wage campaigns to stop corporate abuse
• A fearless and resilient spirit to work hard with a team of talented staff and volunteers to alter the worlds political landscape
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• 1-3 years full-time experience as an organizer, fundraiser or volunteer leader in a progressive social change organization
• Demonstrated ability to build and mobilize a group of people around a project or campaign
• Experience in effective grassroots fundraising
• Enthusiasm for national travel

Accountability: Field Organizers are accountable to the Field Director.

Salary Range: $27,000 - $30,600, depending on experience, with a generous benefits package.

Location: Campaign Headquarters, Boston.

Start Date: September 8, 2009

To Apply: Email letter of interest, rÈsumÈ, and three references to organizing@stopcorporateabuse.org.

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Corporate Accountability International
Field Program Administrator

For more than 30 years, Corporate Accountability International has successfully challenged corporations like GE, Nestlé, and Philip Morris to halt abusive practices that threaten public health, the environment and our democracy. Today our campaigns challenge the dangerous practices of some of the world's most powerful industries. Think Outside the Bottle exposes the truth behind bottled water marketing and defends the human right to water in the face of increasing corporate control. Value [the] Meal challenges the fast food industry to stop driving an epidemic of diet-related disease, and our campaign Challenging Big Tobacco is blocking industry interference in health policies that protect our kids.

Corporate Accountability International is hiring a Field Program Administrator to work closely with the Deputy Director, Field Director and a team of Field Organizers to help expand the nationwide network of trained and committed activists taking on corporate power. Join our talented staff to support building the long-term power base needed to wage and win our corporate campaigns. The Field Program Administrator will support program and management functions, help oversee database and web-based organizing operations, and provide support for field organizers working across the country. This is a position for an organizer who enjoys the management and administrative systems needed to run campaigns and organizations effectively.

• Implement systems to track field operation and fundraising progress.
• Assist in the preparation of Field Program trainings.
• Help administer Field Program's web-based technology.
• Help maintain database and assist in the creation of reports and lists.
• Process incoming donations and requisitions from field organizers, working closely with Finance Unit.
• Provide administrative support, including coordination of activities between Communication, Development and Campaigns Units, travel plans, copying and preparing documents, materials and agendas, taking and distributing notes, conducting research projects, and creating PowerPoint presentations.
• Maintain files in an orderly, timely and confidential manner.
• Participate in planning, organizing, fundraising, staff recruitment, and other special projects as needed.

• Efficient and persistent, with experience managing and juggling diverse tasks and projects with minimal supervision.
• Minimum 1 year full-time non-profit experience, with experience in both organizing and fundraising.
• Ability to be flexible, take an optimistic approach to new challenges, and have a good sense of humor.
• Creative and aggressive problem-solver with experience in organizing others to accomplish projects.
• Good judgment, strong initiative, and a quick learner.
• Interest in participating in fundraising and campaign work and ability to represent the organization.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office - Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, databases and web-based technologies.
• Demonstrated commitment to progressive social change.
• Organized and diligent about record-keeping and administration.

Accountability: The Field Program Administrator is accountable to the Deputy Director.

Salary Range: $27,000-30,600, depending on experience, with a generous benefits package.

Location: Campaign Headquarters, Boston.

To Apply: Email letter of interest, résumé and three to five references to jobs@stopcorporateabuse.org.

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Corporate Accountability International
International Organizer

For more than 30 years, Corporate Accountability International has successfully challenged corporations like GE, Nestlé, and Philip Morris to halt abusive practices that threaten public health, the environment and our democracy. Today our campaigns challenge the dangerous practices of some of the world's most powerful industries. Think Outside the Bottle exposes the truth behind bottled water marketing and defends the human right to water in the face of increasing corporate control. Value [the] Meal challenges the fast food industry to stop driving an epidemic of diet-related disease, and our campaign Challenging Big Tobacco is blocking industry interference in health policies that protect our kids.

The International Organizer will lead organizing on our Campaign Challenging Big Tobacco by: cultivating NGO and government allies to advance the global tobacco treaty and protect it from tobacco industry interference, producing action alerts and other materials, and organizing at international meetings and conferences. This staff leader will also develop and implement organizing projects related to international policies on water and food and strengthen relationships with the World Health Organization, other United Nations bodies and NGOs working on corporate accountability issues in these arenas.

• Recruit and mobilize NGO leaders around the world to challenge tobacco transnational interference in the global tobacco treaty.
• Generate and distribute campaign-related action alerts, updates and reports.
• Organize at international meetings related to specific campaign objectives and corporate accountability measures in general.
• Cultivate contacts and maintain correspondence with organizational allies, including government officials in key countries.
• Monitor, document and expose tobacco transnational interference in the global tobacco treaty.
• Monitor and analyze developments in the UN and WHO related to corporate accountability, water, food and tobacco.
• Recruit, train and supervise interns.
• Participate in organization-wide planning, fundraising and campaign activities.

• Demonstrated commitment to corporate accountability, with an international perspective.
• At least five years experience as a full-time staff person in a progressive social change organization, including experience with international organizing.
• Demonstrated ability to manage organizing projects, develop and implement plans, and track results.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in Spanish.
• Proven ability to work well with a diverse group of people.
• Enthusiasm for national and international travel.
• Facility with quantitative analysis and spreadsheets.
• Excellent administrative skills and attention to detail.

Accountability: The International Organizer is accountable to the Director of International Policy.

Salary Range: $36,000-$42,000, depending on experience, with an excellent benefits package.

Location: International Policy Office, Washington, DC.

To Apply: Email letter of interest, résumé, and three to five references to jobs@stopcorporateabuse.org

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Corporate Accountability International
Grants Associate

For more than 30 years, Corporate Accountability International has successfully challenged corporations like GE, Nestlé, and Philip Morris to halt abusive practices that threaten public health, the environment and our democracy. Today our campaigns challenge the dangerous practices of some of the world's most powerful industries. Think Outside the Bottle exposes the truth behind bottled water marketing and defends the human right to water in the face of increasing corporate control. Value [the] Meal challenges the fast food industry to stop driving an epidemic of diet-related disease, and our campaign Challenging Big Tobacco is blocking industry interference in health policies that protect our kids.

The Grants Associate will write proposals and accompanying reports to support our Think Outside the Bottle campaign, our Campaign Challenging Corporate Abuse of our Food and Challenging Big Tobacco Campaign. Working with our Development Director and other senior staff, the Grants Associate also will research prospective foundations, track our outreach and coordinate and support the grant seeking work of our Foundations Team.

• Research prospective national, regional, and family foundations.
• Develop, draft and edit proposals for our water, food, and tobacco industry campaigns and general organizational support.
• Prepare, draft and edit grant reports to foundations.
• Work with our financial staff to prepare and submit financial reports to foundations.
• Ensure regular communication with current and prospective program officers and funders.
• Facilitate timely and effective planning and budgeting of foundation outreach program.
• Organize and coordinate the Foundations Team.
• Maintain comprehensive, accurate and up-to-date files, records and systems.
• Participate in campaign activities, planning and fundraising drives such as shareholder's meetings, phone banks and campaign events.

• Demonstrated commitment to social justice and progressive social change.
• At least two years experience writing grants and grant reports, with a proven track record in securing funds.
• A fast, clear and excellent writer.
• Outstanding organizational, tracking and systems skills.
• Excellent multi-tasking ability, problem-solving skills and positive attitude towards challenges.
• Strong verbal communications.
• Ability to orchestrate involvement of senior staff.
• Computer skills, including proficiency with Excel, Microsoft Office and databases.
• Highly motivated, energetic and tenacious, with great attention to detail.
• Grassroots organizing experience a major plus.

Accountability: The Grants Associate reports to the Development Director.

Salary Range: $32,400 - $37,200, depending on experience, plus an excellent benefits package.

Location: Campaign Headquarters Office in Boston.

To Apply: Email letter of interest, résumé and three to five references to jobs@stopcorporateabuse.org.

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Corporate Accountability International
Online Director

For more than 30 years, Corporate Accountability International has successfully challenged corporations like GE, Nestlé, and Philip Morris to halt abusive practices that threaten public health, the environment and our democracy. Today our campaigns challenge the dangerous practices of some of the world's most powerful industries. Think Outside the Bottle exposes the truth behind bottled water marketing and defends the human right to water in the face of increasing corporate control. Value [the] Meal challenges the fast food industry to stop driving an epidemic of diet-related disease, and our campaign Challenging Big Tobacco is blocking industry interference in health policies that protect our kids.

The Online Director is responsible for directing Corporate Accountability International's online outreach, web design, content development and optimization. The Online Director is responsible for developing Corporate Accountability International's online outreach and fundraising plan and contributing to the development of the organization's communications plan.

• Drive the organization's online fundraising and social marketing program.
• Optimize the level at which our online activist and membership network is engaged.
• Grow our online action and membership list.
• Supervise the online team.
• Drive organizational web development, maintenance and expansion.
• Raise money for the online program through grant writing and foundation work.
• Participate in bi-annual planning, directing sessions related to the online program.
• Work with the Communications Director to ensure message consistency across all online platforms.
• Stay on top of new developments in online and web strategies.
• Participate in organization-wide planning, fundraising and campaign activities.

• Proven commitment to social justice and progressive social change and experience in grassroots, community and/or political organizing.
• At least five years experience in web site management, online organizing and fundraising.
• Excellent skills in standard applications (Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Dreamweaver).
• Thorough knowledge of HTML and Drupal; familiarity with CSS and JavaScript.
• Familiarity with e-advocacy software, specifically Democracy In Action.
• Strong graphic design skills.
• Familiarity with server-side scripting languages (php, asp) preferred.
• Working knowledge of cross-browser computer issues.
• Ability to implement QA testing, browser testing, and troubleshooting code.
• Strong management skills and ability to work within a team and with staff with lesser skills in online communication.
• Strong writing and editing skills.
• Database and network knowledge a big plus!

Accountability: The Online Director is accountable to the Communications Director.

Salary Range: $41,300 to $47,800 depending on experience, with a generous benefits package.

Location: Boston Campaign Headquarters, South End.

To Apply: Email letter of interest, resumé and three to five references to jobs@stopcorporateabuse.org.

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Corporate Accountability International
Press Secretary

For more than 30 years, Corporate Accountability International has successfully challenged corporations like GE, Nestlé, and Philip Morris to halt abusive practices that threaten public health, the environment and our democracy. Today our campaigns challenge the dangerous practices of some of the world's most powerful industries. Think Outside the Bottle exposes the truth behind bottled water marketing and defends the human right to water in the face of increasing corporate control. Value [the] Meal challenges the fast food industry to stop driving an epidemic of diet-related disease, and our campaign Challenging Big Tobacco is blocking industry interference in health policies that protect our kids.

The Press Secretary will increase Corporate Accountability International's presence in the media, campaign visibility and name recognition by managing and expanding our press program, with a particular emphasis on deepening relationships with key media. This staff leader will work with the Communications Director to develop our media outreach plan, and will prepare staff and activists nationwide in working with the media.

• Develop and implement Corporate Accountability International's strategic media outreach plan.
• Identify, build and maintain relationships with targeted journalists.
• Supervise 1-2 communications staff.
• Draft, edit and proof read press releases and other written materials.
• Train staff spokespeople and media activists nationwide.
• Maintain up-to-date files, records, and systems.
• Further develop and evaluate Corporate Accountability International's overall media strategies and tools.
• Participate in campaign activities and fundraising drives such as shareholder meetings, phone banks, and campaign events.

• Demonstrated commitment to social justice and progressive social change.
• At least four years of experience as a full-time staff person in a progressive social change organization, doing communications/media-related work.
• Talented and experienced copy writer and editor.
• Excellent written and verbal skills — you enjoy writing and talking on the phone.
• Demonstrated ability to generate media coverage and work in online/new media.
• Ability to drive development and implementation of media outreach plans.
• Excellent administrative skills.
• Strong staff and program management skills and experience, with a proven ability to direct and work within a team.
• Enthusiasm for travel.

Accountability: The Press Secretary is accountable to the Communications Director.

Salary: $40,000 to $47,800 depending on experience, with a generous benefits package.

Location: Campaign Headquarters, Boston.

To Apply: Email LOI, résumé, 2-3 press hits and 3-5 references to jobs@stopcorporateabuse.org.

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ACLU of Washington
Legal Intake Assistant Part-Time — 20 hours per week

The ACLU of Washington Foundation is a non-profit public interest organization devoted to protecting civil rights and civil liberties. The staff works in a fast-paced, friendly, and professional office. The intake department is responsible for managing complaints and requests for legal assistance to the ACLU of Washington. The Intake Assistant provides administrative support for the legal intake department, and is supervised by the Legal Intake Manager.

• Review complaints and draft suggested form responses. Work with Intake Manager to finalize and send complaint responses.
• Accurately maintain electronic and paper files of complaints and correspondence. Use Microsoft Access computer database to enter, update, and track the flow of complaints received by the legal department. Produce statistical reports about the number and types of complaints received. Work with IT director in resolving database questions and problems.
• Assist with recruitment, training, scheduling and supervision of intake department interns. Occasionally fill in for interns in staffing legal complaint and referral line.
• Maintain working knowledge of a wide range of legal information and referral resources. Regularly update and expand resource referral materials, including coordination with other legal and community resource organizations.
• Demonstrate initiative in identifying ways to increase productivity and improve existing systems and procedures. Help maintain a positive, respectful, and professional work environment for employees and volunteers. Assist in other activities as assigned.

• Proven excellent office skills to keep files organized and to track documents in different stages of completion. Attention to detail is a must.
• Excellent word processing abilities and solid experience with Microsoft Office and Excel. Working knowledge of Microsoft Access is a strong asset.
• Strong written and oral communication skills and excellent command of syntax and grammar.
• Ability to multi-task and work efficiently in a fast-paced environment, to work under pressure, and to adjust to frequently changing demands.
• A confident, professional working manner, including the ability to work effectively with a wide variety of people.
• Understanding of and enthusiasm for civil liberties, and active engagement in the issues and complaints addressed by the ACLU Legal Department.
• A commitment to diversity; a personal approach that values the individual and respects differences of race, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ability and socio-economic circumstance.
• Proficiency in Spanish preferred. SALARY AND BENEFITS Salary is commensurate with experience and within the parameters of the ACLU compensation scale. Excellent benefits package is provided.

Application Procedures Applicants should email a resume and cover letter to the Screening Committee at jobs@aclu-wa.org and put "Legal Intake" in the subject line.

Applications may also be submitted by mail to ACLU of Washington, 705 2nd Avenue, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98104-1799.

Please do not send materials by both email and postal mail. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, at which time the job announcement will be removed from our website at www.aclu-wa.org/aboutus/jobs.

The ACLU of Washington comprises two separate corporate entities, the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington and the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington Foundation. The ACLU of Washington and the ACLU of Washington Foundation share the same overall mission, office space, and employees. This job posting refers collectively to the two organizations under the name "ACLU of Washington."

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Sierra Club
Associate Regional Representative, Beyond Coal Campaign, South Dakota, Location TBD

Opportunity to change the world and halt climate change. The Sierra Club, the nation's oldest and largest grassroots environmental advocacy organization, seeks an Associate Regional Representative for our Beyond Coal Campaign based in South Dakota.

The Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign seeks to end destructive mining practices, prevent the construction of new coal-fired power plants and retire existing, pollution-causing coal plants. The campaign works with volunteers, local leaders and governments to implement climate change solutions like energy efficiency and investment in renewable sources of energy.

Responsibilities of this position include coordination of the South Dakota Beyond Coal Campaign and other Sierra Club initiatives, participation in development of grassroots organizing, media, and partnership strategies to advance climate change solutions. Works in close cooperation with volunteer activists, staff, local governments and allied organizations. Trains activists, coordinates grassroots public education activity and legislative action as needed, and represents Sierra Club to the public and decision makers.

Interested candidates should have BA/BS in an environmental, political or related field, at least a full 1-2 years' experience in grassroots organizing, coalition building, media relations and team leadership. Strong demonstrated communication and public speaking skills, knowledge and background in environmental issues or other related issue advocacy, demonstrated ability to work effectively with volunteers and to mobilize community activism.

To apply, submit cover letter and resume to Amy Everhart at amy.everhart@sierraclub.org.
Application deadline is June 20, 2009.
Competitive salary and benefits.
For more information go to www.sierraclub.org.
For more information on the Beyond Coal Campaign, visit http://www.sierraclub.org/coal/.

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Sierra Club
Senior Field Organizing Manager - Austin, TX

Opportunity to change the world and stop climate change. The Sierra Club, the nation's largest grassroots environmental advocacy organization, seeks a dynamic, dedicated, skilled individual for the position of Senior Field Organizing Manager based in Austin, Texas.

Responsibilities include directing, planning and managing our organizing campaigns including the Beyond Coal Campaign and the Hunter/Angler Outreach Program in key states in the Central Region. The Senior Field Organizing Manager provides experienced leadership and strategic planning, works in close cooperation with volunteer leaders, manages organizing staff and provides guidance for activist training, grassroots public education, legislative action and electoral campaign activity, and represents Sierra Club to the public.

The successful candidate will have not less than 5 years' experience in leading community organizing campaigns. Experience should include successful planning and execution of campaigns - including grassroots organizing, cultivation of partnerships, media relations, and fiscal management - in the environmental movement, political campaigns or similar organizations. Strong demonstrated leadership and communications skills, staff management, knowledge of environmental issues, and ability to work effectively in multiple communities and with donors.

To Apply: submit cover letter and resume to Central Region staff director at alison.horton@sierraclub.org. Please include in your cover letter where you heard of this opening.
Application deadline is June 19, 2009.
Competitive salary and benefits.
For more information go to www.sierraclub.org.

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Sierra Club
Associate Regional Representative, Beyond Coal Campaign, Austin, TX

Opportunity to change the world and halt climate change. The Sierra Club, the nation's oldest and largest grassroots environmental advocacy organization, seeks an Associate Regional Representative for our Beyond Coal Campaign based in Austin, TX.

The Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign seeks to end destructive mining practices, prevent the construction of new coal-fired power plants and retire existing, pollution-causing coal plants. The campaign works with volunteers, local leaders and governments to implement climate change solutions like energy efficiency and investment in renewable sources of energy.

Responsibilities of this position include coordination of the Texas Beyond Coal Campaign and other Sierra Club initiatives, participation in development of grassroots organizing, media, and partnership strategies to advance climate change solutions. Works in close cooperation with volunteer activists, staff, local governments and allied organizations. Trains activists, coordinates grassroots public education activity and legislative action as needed, and represents Sierra Club to the public and decision makers.

Interested candidates should have BA/BS in an environmental, political or related field, at least a full 1-2 years' experience in grassroots organizing, coalition building, media relations and team leadership. Strong demonstrated communication and public speaking skills, knowledge and background in environmental issues or other related issue advocacy, demonstrated ability to work effectively with volunteers and to mobilize community activism.

To Apply: submit cover letter and resume to Amy Everhart at amy.everhart@sierraclub.org.
Application deadline is June 20, 2009.
Competitive salary and benefits.
For more information go to www.sierraclub.org. For more information on the Beyond Coal Campaign, visit http://www.sierraclub.org/coal/.

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Greenpeace
Grassroots Director

YOU: a creative, strategic, and energetic organizing manager wanting a senior role in a global organization to take on big corporations and governments to stop global warming and other environmental problems. You think outside the box, have a passion for building organizations, and can manage major projects and a team of seasoned leaders. You want to bring your experience in student organizing, online organizing and field work to a fast-paced organization making real change.

US: for over 35 years we've been inspiring and mobilizing people all over the world to work toward a more green and peaceful planet. We use creative and at times confrontational tactics to run effective and hard-hitting campaigns. The grassroots department has been building over the last 5 years and currently has 4 sub-teams (online organizing, field work, student organizing, and canvass-campaign work) with 45 staff working in 24 cities.

Position Title: Grassroots Director
Department: Grassroots Department
Location: Washington, DC
Supervisor: Executive Director
Salary Band: Director

Summary Description:

Greenpeace seeks a creative, strategic, and dynamic Grassroots Director to organize and mobilize the environmental movement. Greenpeace has been a leading force in the field of organizing, and we're looking for someone to continue innovating and building our grassroots power. The Greenpeace Grassroots Department aims to mobilize our grassroots members to increase the impacts of our campaigns.

As the Grassroots Director you will help further develop our organizing model, which combines cutting edge technology with tried and true grassroots organizing techniques. The Grassroots department is split into 4 sub-teams, each specializing in one area of organizing: online-to-on-the-ground, field organizing, student organizing, and campaign work through our fundraising canvass program. Within the student organizing program, Greenpeace runs a semester-long training program for college students three semesters a year in two cities. Our grassroots campaigns aim to recruit new activists, train leaders, and put pressure on corporations and governments to do the right thing.

The best candidate is a senior strategist with experience managing organizers implementing diverse techniques. You are adept at working across teams and departments, as well as with external vendors, partners and allies. You train staff, design and run ongoing volunteer programs, and work your team to build Greenpeace's long-term outreach strategies, business models, and grassroots field capacity.

Summary of Duties

• Oversee all grassroots work, including student organizing, field organizing, online-to-on-the-ground work, and campaigning through the canvass
• Set objectives for each sub-team and regularly evaluate each team's work
• Develop and implement strategies for activist and volunteer development
• Serve as a Senior Management Team member, helping guide large decisions for the organization
• Synchronize work amongst the different grassroots sub-teams to increase impact on campaigns
• Work with the campaigns department to develop campaigns that will engage our grassroots base
• Line management of grassroots managers;
• Work with grassroots managers to develop leaders within the team
• Create and message a strong vision for the entire grassroots team
• Management of program and project budgets;
• Create a transparent and open atmosphere on the team
• Integrate teamwork and build a strong sense of teamwork with a remote team
• Broadcast successes, abilities and tools of the grassroots team to the rest of the organization, and work to integrate grassroots work with the work of other departments
• Re-evaluate the grassroots program and incorporate cutting edge organizing techniques
• Conduct site visits to cities where grassroots staff are working
• Build a strong team that is spread across the country.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 10 years experience managing grassroots work, including field work, online organizing, and student organizing, experience working on-the-ground as an organizer;
• Recognized expertise in grassroots work and a strong network within the social change movement;
• Commitment to non-violence as a means of affecting change;

• Experience in campaign planning, particularly developing grassroots campaigns;
• Proven ability to adapt to new organizing techniques and innovate;
• Training experience;
• Experience with online organizing and knowledge of social network mobilization;
• Proven experience developing leaders within a movement;

• Experience managing remote staff and team-building remotely;
• Ability to work under tight deadlines;
• Ability to track a lot of moving parts and manage complex projects (Maintain attention to detail, while keeping the big picture in mind);
• Proven experience in directing a project from conception to completion;
• Proven experience of change management
• Ability to work very closely with other members of the team, but also to manage your work independently;
• Experience managing interdepartmental projects;
• Proven ability to increase diversity in staff and activists or volunteers;
• Experience setting a vision for a team and motivating individual staff;
• Budget creation and management experience;
• Willing to do whatever needs to be done to make the campaign work, with a smile.

To Apply:

Send cover letter and resume, including salary requirements to: resumes@wdc.greenpeace.org Please include the job title in your email subject.

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Military Families Speak Out (MFSO)
National Organizer

Military Families Speak Out (MFSO) seeks an experienced, strategic-thinking national organizer and who can help MFSO design and implement its organizing campaigns to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. We are looking for an organizer who has extensive organizing and campaign strategy experience, has excellent facilitative and consensus-building skills, and ability to work competently and compassionately with military families. The national organizer will be based in the MFSO National office located in Boston.

The mission of Military Families Speak Out is to end the U.S. military occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan, bring our troops home now, and take care of them when they get here. The US should also end the policies of preventive and preemptive wars of aggression that allowed the Iraq war to happen. MFSO believes that the voices and actions of military families opposing these wars are a key to disconnecting "support for the troops" from "support for the war," and helping to build a large enough social movement to bring the wars in Iraq and Afganistan to an end.

This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to ending the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, especially as the current administration continues the war in Iraq and sends more of our troops to the military occupation in Afghanistan. It is also an opportunity to work with a unique and influential organization that brings the human face of the war to the public discussion of the wars. Candidates who have personal experience with a family member or loved one in the military are especially encouraged to apply.

Organizational Overview

Military Families Speak Out (MFSO) was founded by two military families in November, 2002, to add its unique voice to the movement trying to prevent a U.S. invasion of Iraq. Since then, MFSO has grown into the largest organization of military families speaking out against a war in the history of this country. MFSO's membership is made up of military families who are opposed to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and have loved ones in the military (or who have served in the military since the buildup to the Iraq war in the fall of 2002). Currently, MFSO's membership includes over 4,000 military families, has 36 local/regional chapters across the country and one national chapter of Gold Star families whose loved ones died as a result of the wars in Iraq and Afganistan and a national chapter of military spouses and partners.

MFSO is unique in the movement to end the wars because of its constituency and the importance of the military family voice in helping to mobilize and activate others who may be disconnected from the human toll of this war.

MFSO's national office is located in Boston, Massachusetts. MFSO has a constituent-based Board of Directors made up of 15 military family members, a National Director, and a small staff, operating on at $300,000 budget.

MFSO's Current Campaigns

The Change WE Need: Bring Them Home NOW!
In November, 2008 our country elected a President who promised to end the war in Iraq and bring our troops home. But President Obama is not only continuing the war in Iraq, he is sending even more of our troops to take part in a disastrous military occupation in Afghanistan. He is currently requesting another 75.8 billion in "emergency" war funding. There is no military solution to the social, political, and economic crises in Iraq and Afghanistan. Continuing the occupations is only creating more resentment, more suffering, and more death. It is long past time to bring our troops home! This past February, MFSO organized a series of national actions in Washington, DC designed to put forward the voices of veterans, Iraqis, and military and Gold Star families demanding an immediate end to the war in Iraq. This May, MFSO added opposition to the war in Afghanistan to the organization's mission. Currently MFSO is working to pressure Congress to defeat the supplemental war funding bill. Over the next few months, MFSO will be designing new organizing strategies to bring our troops home from both wars.

The Invisible Wounds of War: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Some of the deepest wounds of war are invisible -- the wounds to the hearts, minds, and spirits of troops exposed to the constant horror that marks a military occupation. Those wounds can be just as deadly as physical injuries, feeding into suicide, violence and addiction. As the media and the public have finally begun to pay attention to the skyrocketing suicide rates among troops and veterans, MFSO has been bringing forward the message that military suicides are casualties of war. From the Winter Soldier hearings in Maryland in 2008 to the News Hour with Jim Lehrer, members have spoken out about how the war led to their loved ones' suicides and how the Veterans Administration denied their loved ones the care that might have saved their lives. MFSO will continue bringing stories like these forward and are working to save lives by providing military families and the public with information about the warning signs of PTSD, and also about the need to end the wars as a strategy to prevent this epidemic from continuing.

Base Spouse Outreach Project

On military bases and in military base towns, backlash against those speaking out to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, coming from those supporting the war, is the most intense, and can result in isolation from a support system when that system is needed most. The voices of base spouses and partners in particular, challenging the status quo from the heart of the military establishment, are extremely powerful in the public discourse and debate. MFSO's Base Spouse Outreach Project provides military spouses and partners living in base communities with resources and support to help them reach out to others in their communities and build this important voice in opposition to the wars.

For more information about MFSO and current organizing campaigns, please see: www.mfso.org

• Through a vote of the membership, MFSO recently expanded its mission to include opposing the war in Afganistan. This expansion, spearheaded by the membership, will provide new opportunities to engage new members and re-energize chapters in the coming months. The National Organizer will work closely with the Board to develop new campaign strategies for ending the wars and bringing our troops home.
• MFSO has taken significant steps in moving from a founder-led organization to one that now has a strong national leadership structure through the creation of a member-based Board of Directors.
• In addition to its new and ongoing campaigns to end the wars, over this next year MFSO will be increasing the role of Chapters and its active members in its decision-making process, especially in shaping the organization's strategic and campaign directions.
• Another priority for MFSO will be to strengthen its Chapters and regional structure in order to help build MFSO's capacity and influence. MFSO Chapter leaders and active members are instrumental in reaching out to new military families and providing support as families new to activism come into the movement.
• MFSO will be having its first Member Assembly this August — a time in which active members and Chapter leaders will come together to discuss the political environment and campaign strategy for the coming year. It will also provide an opportunity for member leadership development through workshops and training.

Key Responsibilities of the National Organizer

• Work with MFSO Board, Chapters, Members, and Staff to design and implement overarching organizing strategy as well as specific organizing campaigns that will galvanize our membership to establish a dynamic, effective, and forceful voice moving the organizational mission forward
• Proactively anticipating political changes and positions, actions and reports that MFSO should be prepared to respond to and influence
• Work closely with chapter leaders and membership to ensure active participation in MFSO's organizing campaigns
• Support and help develop an effective regional structure, working closely with regional representatives and chapter leaders
• Provide mentorship, training, materials and assistance to empower new and existing chapters to build and sustain their local members' involvement and public outreach
• Facilitate communication and resource sharing between chapters that will build a sense of unity throughout the national range of MFSO
• Develop, maintain, and evaluate organizational membership methods and processes to successfully build and sustain a vibrant membership in MFSO
• Help organize annual Member Assemblies and other national member meetings
• Travel to local chapters to help build organizing capacity
• Organize national events and actions, and support local chapter events
• Participate in development and fundraising activities as needed.

Qualifications of the Ideal Candidate

• Strong commitment to the MFSO mission of opposing the Iraq and Afghanistan wars
• At least five years of grassroots organizing and campaign strategy experience, preferably at a national level.
• Proven skills in effective campaign strategy development
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent decision-making, critical thinking, and strategic thinking skills
• Ability to prioritize and multitask under demanding conditions
• Ability to work independently, as well as collaboratively in a team setting
• Knowledge and experience of the military/military families and/or the anti-war movement preferred
• Some national travel will be required
• Media/communication strategy experience is desirable

Compensation

Compensation package is based on skills and experience and is competitive with comparable national movement organizations. Benefits include 100% health coverage and a retirement plan, with 5% employer contribution.

Applications and Nominations

Deborah Forter, National Director at
Deborah@mfso.org
(Only electronic and complete applications will be accepted)

Due to the pace of this search, candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Applications are due June 26th or until position is filled. Applications will be reviewed as they are submitted.

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Sacred Heart Community Service
Community Organizer

Sacred Heart Community Service, located in San Jose, CA, is looking for a Community Organizer to develop the leadership capacity and grassroots activism of low-income communities. This individual must be highly organized and possess excellent oral and written communication skills, experience in leadership development and policy advocacy, an ability to work flexibly and creatively, and have a passion for our mission - to change lives and impact poverty. For 45 years SHCS, has been one of the leading institutions addressing poverty in Santa Clara County through a strategy that combines meeting basic needs, offering tools for self-sufficiency, and providing opportunities for the wider community to get involved.

Position Summary: The Community Organizer supports SHCS' efforts to effectuate change and fulfill our vision of a community united to ensure that every child and adult is free from poverty. A member of SHCS' growing Policy and Organizing team, this position recruits, empowers, and sustains leaders in low-income communities. The position is responsible for growing, implementing, and tracking SHCS' efforts to develop the skills, consciousness, and involvement of grassroots neighborhood leaders. The Organizer plays a key role in planning and implementing policy campaign activities to exercise grassroots power, and developing a sustained and democratic organization. The position serves as a liaison between internal programs, neighborhood leadership, and community partners.

Description of Duties

• Recruits leadership through door-to-door canvassing, personal visits, social service agency outreach, house meetings, and phoning.
• Plans and coordinates outreach and organizing meetings in order to build an effective, ongoing organization and to maintain the involvement of grassroots leaders.
• Develops and maintains outreach and organizing plans, communications systems, databases, and work plans.

• Trains leaders on a variety of organizing topics including: member recruitment, facilitation and public speaking, planning, issue analysis, campaign development, advocacy, and organizational development.
• Develops and implements leadership training on social change theory, power analysis, worldview analysis and ideology.

• Supports advocacy efforts by facilitating the development of a policy advocacy strategy and tactical plans while coaching and mentors leaders to develop and maintain their internal capacity for public policy campaigns.
• Assists in issue research and analysis.
• Trains and mentors leaders to represent the organization in meetings with policy makers and targets, and to develop press stories/materials and media relationships.
• Coordinates activities and actions, including the development and implementation of mobilization strategies for public participation in public policy hearings, actions, discussions, etc.
• Develops organizing materials including talking points, marketing collaterals, flyers, fact sheets, etc.

• Coordinates the development, tracking, and reporting of program goals, outcomes, and performance metrics.
• Provides input toward the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of organizing policies and procedures

• Serves as liaison with local and regional anti-poverty advocacy collaborations and SHCS Policy and Organizing Team.
• Identifies and builds collaborations with key community partners.

• Supports the planning and implementation of SHCS programs, events, training, and outreach efforts.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Strong commitment to our vision of ensuring every child and adult is free from poverty.
• 3-5 years experience working in community organizing and/or public affairs.
• Ability to motivate members to take action.
• Demonstrated experience in grassroots leadership development programs, including curricula development, training, and tracking systems.
• Excellent meeting planning and facilitation skills.
• Superior verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• Detail oriented, self-motivated, ability to multi-task, provide quick responses and highly organized.
• Willing to work long hours, evenings and some Saturdays.
• Ability to work with diverse people, communities, and cultures, with understanding of culturally competent practices.
• Minimum conversational Spanish. (Fluent speakers preferred)
• Four-year degree or equivalent experience.
• Computer literacy with proficiency in database systems, web-based communications, MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

• Demonstrated success in public policy advocacy
• Basic graphic design software proficiency

Position is exempt, full-time

Compensation: The salary range for this position is commensurate with experience. Benefits including: medical, dental, paid holidays, sick time, professional development and more. It is a full-time Exempt position.

Community Organizer Search
Sacred Heart Community Service
1381 South First Street . San Jose, CA 95110
OR
Email resume and cover letter to:
jobs@sacredheartcs.org

Visit us at http://www.sacredheartcs.org for more information about our organization.

Position is open until filled.

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Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures
Outreach Director

Location: Saint Louis, MO

Hours: Full Time

Compensation: Competitive Salary, health benefits and 401K available

Primary Responsibilities:

• Building and maintaining relationships with constituencies and allied organizations.
• Assisting with the coordination of a statewide Speakers Bureau program.
• Coordinating legislative and electoral advocacy strategies and tactics
• Supervision of the Regional Outreach staff
• Tracking accurate data from the outreach programs
• Implementation of metrics to track the success of the outreach program
• Overseeing coordination and communication between the coalition leadership and the outreach staff
• Other duties as assigned by the Executive Director

Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required

• At least 3 years of experience in political/nonprofit advocacy or organizing.
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills combined with excellent interpersonal skills, with an emphasis on problem-solving and sensitivity to diversity
• Strong organizational, conceptual, and planning skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously
• Comprehensive and demonstrated knowledge of targeting, polling and outreach programs
• Ability to develop metrics and measure effectiveness of various outreach activities
• Team player who functions well in fast-paced environments and is willing to work long hours and weekends

To Apply: Please e-mail a resume and thoughtful cover letter, outlining how your skills and experience meet the qualifications of the position and stating how you heard about this opportunity to jobs@missouricures.com

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. No faxes or phone calls please.

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UNITE HERE
Union Organizers

You can still Change the World during this Economic Crisis!!!

Now More than Ever

The progressive labor movement needs union organizers to build power for workers in their workplace in their communities.

UNITE HERE, the union of hotel, food service, laundry, and gaming workers is actively seeking committed activists to join our movement. As the first union to endorse Barak Obama, UNITE HERE is consistently in the forefront of the struggle for human rights, workers rights, and immigrant's rights. We are committed to organizing the unorganized, and training a new generation of activist organizers.

Job Openings: UNITE HERE has immediate openings in the Chicago Region and in Connecticut & Rhode Island for entry level and experienced union organizers to work on innovative, aggressive, national campaigns to organize the workers in these industries. It is these innovative organizing campaigns and our strong training program that make UNITE HERE an exciting place to create change and empower the disenfranchised workers in these industries.

To apply please send you resume and cover letter to unitehere@gmail.com.

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ACLU of Washington
Field & Legislative Assistant (full-time)

The ACLU of Washington is a non-profit public interest organization devoted to protecting civil rights and civil liberties. Its staff and numerous volunteers work in a fast-paced, friendly and professional office. The Field & Legislative Assistant is part of the Policy Advocacy Group which is responsible for advancing ACLU's priorities at the state and local level and strategically involving ACLU supporters in that effort.. The position reports to the Field Director and the Legislative Director.

• Draft brief educational materials, flyers, action alerts, bill summaries, and testimony using existing documents.
• Maintain contacts with coalition partners about on ACLU priority issues, and occasionally represent the ACLU in meetings of coalition groups, as assigned.
• Using online databases, track progress of priority legislative issues during the legislative session and ballot initiatives.
• Produce letters, reports, information packets, and other legislative and field materials. Draft communications as assigned. Prepare materials with an attention to accuracy and professionalism.
• Maintain orderly legislative and issue files. Assist in serving as a liaison between the Legislative Director, the ACLU staff, volunteers, and allied groups during the legislative session.
• Supervise Field and Legislative volunteers and interns.
• Handle production and mailings to ACLU chapters and clubs.
• Assist with chapter and club communications, responding to requests for information and assistance.
• Coordinate logistics of Field and Legislative events, such as Lobby Day and Field Activist Conference.

• Experience in one or several of the following: working with community groups on advocacy issues, with the legislative process, or with chapter-based organizations.
• Demonstrated ability to manage details, resourcefully solve problems, and follow-through with a minimum of direct supervision. Experience in managing several projects simultaneously.
• Strong administrative skills, including word processing, and keeping organized files. Strong facility with Microsoft Office suite.
• Strong writing, presentation, and online research skills.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with volunteers, staff, board members, and the general public. Confident, professional and outgoing.
• Experience in supervising volunteers and working cooperatively with groups. Page 2 of 2
• A commitment to diversity within the office; a personal approach that values the individual and respects differences of race, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ability, and socioeconomic circumstance.
• Understanding of and enthusiasm for civil liberties and civil rights.
• A valid Washington State driver's license and access to a vehicle for occasional travel to Olympia and elsewhere in the state. Ability to work occasional overtime or irregular hours
• B.A. or equivalent and two years of relevant work experience.
• Proficiency in Spanish is preferred.

Salary And Benefits: Annual salary of $33,000, three weeks vacation, medical and disability insurance.

To Apply: Applicants should email a resume and cover letter to the Screening Committee at Jobs@aclu-wa.org. Please indicate where you learned of this job opportunity. Applications may also be submitted by mail to ACLU of Washington, 705 2nd Avenue, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98104-1799. Please do not send materials by both email and postal mail. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, at which time the job announcement will be removed from our website, ACLUWA.org/AboutUs

The ACLU of Washington comprises two separate corporate entities, the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington and the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington Foundation. The ACLU of Washington and the ACLU of Washington Foundation share the same overall mission, office space, and employees. This job posting refers collectively to the two organizations under the name "ACLU of Washington."

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Rainforest Action Network
Rainforest Agribusiness Campaigner

Are you a savvy campaigner, exceptional motivator, and an effective organizer with a passion for the environment, food sovereignty issues, Indigenous rights and corporate campaigning? If so, we want you as the next Rainforest Agribusiness Campaigner at Rainforest Action Network - one of the most effective corporate campaigning organizations around.

As the Campaigner, you will play a key role shaping the Rainforest Agribusiness Campaign as it works to defend forests, family farmers and our climate by challenging one of the fastest growing threats to the world's tropical forests: the rapid expansion of industrial agriculture. Reporting directly to the Campaign Director and working closely with RAN's talented support staff, you will forge relationships with allied organizations, affected communities in Southeast Asia and Latin America, research campaign opportunities and implement strategies to influence tough corporate targets. You will also coordinate with RAN's Forests Program as part of a dynamic campaign team focusing on paper, timber, agrofuels, UN REDD negotiations, and other drivers of deforestation.

For more information on the nature of the campaign, you can visit www.ran.org and www.theproblemwithpalmoil.org.

• A minimum of 2 years of U.S.-based campaigning and/or organizing experience
• Superior written and verbal communication skills, including public speaking, writing, and networking skills
• Demonstrated expertise in online organizing and campaigning and mastery of using a variety of online tools and strategies to achieve campaign objectives
• A proven track record of working with diverse coalitions and coordinating with activists from various backgrounds
• Expertise or a demonstrated interest with issues including nonviolent direct action, grassroots organizing, corporate social responsibility, climate change, biodiversity, human rights, fossil fuel and renewable energy politics
• Proficiency in English; conversation level language skills in either Indonesian or Malay are a plus
• Excellent prioritization and time management skills
• Familiarity with some of the following issues: Indigenous rights, biodiversity, global agriculture policy, bioregional foods, organic foods, slow foods, biofuels
• An interest in working with Indigenous and affected communities with a focus on Southeast Asia
• Must be able to travel domestically and internationally
• Must be able to work legally in the United States

• Organizing or relevant work experience in Southeast Asia
• Proficiency either Indonesian, Malay, Portuguese or Spanish

• Work with Campaign Director and team, including representatives of RAN's Grassroots and Communications teams, to implement campaign strategies related to challenging the main drivers of rainforest agribusiness including: 1) the U.S. consumption of palm oil from converted rainforests; 2) U.S. agribusiness giants ADM, Bunge and Cargill which are establishing soy and palm oil operations in some of the planets' most biodiverse forests and trading and marketing those products in the U.S. and beyond.
• Work with grassroots organizing team and campaign staff to mobilize grassroots activists, coordinate field actions, and expand and diversify the networks working on these issues;
• Work with the grassroots team to represent the Rainforest Agribusiness Campaign online, including creating content and managing communications for RAN's online audiences, using Web 2.0 tools, RAN's blog and other online venues;
• Provide campaign strategy and tactics education and training to both RAN staff and allies with an emphasis on online campaigning techniques
• Work with Campaign Director and Development Department on grant reports and proposals and fundraising for both RAN and the Campaign;
• Represent Campaign and RAN at local, national and international gatherings, delegations and conferences;
• Maintain relationships with Indigenous and affected communities and ensure that RAN is an effective ally and partner;
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with strategic local, regional, national and international NGOs;
• Conduct or supervise research to support campaign goals and activities;
• In conjunction with Campaign Director and Executive Director, participate in direct communications with executive-level corporate and government officials through written and verbal communication;
• Work with campaign and communications teams to develop strategic communications (including messaging, materials, web, media);
• Supervise interns and volunteers;
• Participate in RAN's organizational planning, anti-oppression and diversity initiatives and training sessions. Share office responsibilities to maintain a healthy and safe workplace.

For the past 24 years, Rainforest Action Network has been campaigning for old-growth forests, their inhabitants and the natural systems that sustain life. In coalition with indigenous communities and allies from around the world, RAN uses non-violent direct action, grassroots organizing, education, and strategic communications to challenge corporations to phase out destructive operations, respect human rights, and adopt comprehensive policies that mitigate their contributions to global warming. RAN values diversity, educates staff on issues including privilege and oppression, and integrates these values into all of our work. We are seeking candidates who have a commitment to engage in this process and work with us to create a just, inclusive, and sustainable work environment and world. RAN provides all people with equal employment and volunteer opportunities.

Please send a resume and a cover letter in which you describe a project you have worked on that will help us understand your interest and qualifications. Applications can be emailed to resumes@ran.org or sent to HR, Rainforest Action Network, 221 Pine St., Suite 500, SF, CA 94104, USA, fax 415-398-2732. No phone calls please.

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Rainforest Action Network
Forest Campaigner

Have you always wanted to save the rainforests? Now's your chance!

Rainforest Action Network, one of the world's most effective corporate campaigning organizations, is looking to hire a Forest Campaigner. But not just anyone. We're looking for a savvy campaigner, and exceptional motivator and an effective organizer with a passion for working with communities to save forests and our climate.

As the lead Campaigner on a truly global campaign, you will play a key role in shaping a dynamic forest campaign focusing on pulp and paper plantations in Indonesia, the UNFCCC REDD process, U.S. policy development and demand-side market management strategies. Working in close cooperation with the Forests Campaign Director and a strong support team, you will implement strategies to protect the planet's remaining forests and to bring an end to environmentally and socially irresponsible deforestation and degradation. You will be expected to creatively employ online and traditional grassroots organizing tools as well as supporting high level public outreach and corporate engagement tactics.

You will also serve as a liaison with RAN's Japan Campaigner to pressure Japanese paper companies to end unsustainable logging practices in Australia and collaborate closely with RAN's Rainforest Agribusiness campaign, working on ending industrialized agribusiness's expansion into rainforests.

For more information on the campaign, you can visit www.ran.org.

• A minimum of 2 years of U.S.-based campaigning and organizing experience challenging corporations and/or other actors
• Superior written and verbal communication skills, including demonstrated experience with public speaking, writing and developing campaign materials, and networking and coalition building
• Demonstrated experience with on-line organizing and campaigning and fluency in on-line tools and strategies and their deployment
• A proven track record of working with diverse coalitions and coordinating with activists from various backgrounds
• Expertise or a demonstrated interest in working with Indigenous and affected communities on human rights, development and sustainability issues
• Expertise or a demonstrated interest with issues including nonviolent direct action, grassroots organizing, corporate social responsibility
• Familiarity with some of the following issues: Indigenous rights, biodiversity, forest carbon, corporate campaigning, national and international environmental policy particularly REDD and other relevant UNFCCC processes.
• Proficiency in Indonesian, Malay, Japanese or another relevant language
• Excellent prioritization and time management skills
• Must be able to travel frequently
• Must be able to work legally in the United States

• Organizing or relevant work experience in Southeast Asia
• Demonstrated research experience and capabilities

• Work with Forest Campaign Director to design and implement market-based campaign strategies to pressure U.S. companies in the wood and paper supply chain
• Design and draft campaign workplans to move specific old growth forest campaign targets toward more socially and environmentally responsible policies and practices;
• Help maintain communication and relationships with Indigenous and affected communities and ensure that RAN is an effective ally and partner;
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with strategic local, regional, national and international NGOs
• Work with grassroots organizing team and campaign staff to mobilize grassroots activists, coordinate field actions, and expand and diversify the networks working on these issues;
• Work with the grassroots team to represent the Forest Campaign online, including creating content and managing communications for RAN's online audiences, using Web 2.0 tools, RAN's blog and other online venues;
• Provide campaign strategy and tactics education and training to both RAN staff and allies with an emphasis on online campaigning techniques;
• Work with Campaign Director and Development Department on grant reports and proposals and fundraising for both RAN and the Campaign;
• Conduct or supervise research to support campaign goals and activities;
• Coordinate volunteers and empower and motivate grassroots activists in carrying out campaign tactics;
• In conjunction with Campaign Director and Executive Director, participate in direct communications with executive-level corporate and government officials through written and verbal communication;
• Work with campaign and communications teams to develop strategic communications; produce materials, and distributed to the public. This requires writing and editing materials as well as collaborating on document design and layout;
• Supervise interns and volunteers
• Participate in RAN's organizational planning, anti-oppression and diversity initiatives and training sessions. Share office responsibilities to maintain a healthy and safe workplace.

For the past 24 years, Rainforest Action Network has been campaigning forests, their inhabitants and the natural systems that sustain life. In coalition with Indigenous communities and allies from around the world, RAN uses non-violent direct action, grassroots organizing, education, and strategic communications to challenge irresponsible corporations and work with forward looking ones to phase out destructive practices, respect human rights, and adopt comprehensive policies that mitigate their contributions to deforestation, forest degradation and global warming.RAN values diversity, educates staff on issues including privilege and oppression, and integrates these values into all of our work. We are seeking candidates who have a commitment to engage in this process and work with us to create a just, inclusive, and sustainable work environment and world. RAN provides all people with equal employment and volunteer opportunities.

Please send a resume and a cover letter in which you describe a project you have worked on that will help us understand your interest and qualifications. Applications can be emailed to resumes@ran.org or sent to HR, Rainforest Action Network, 221 Pine St., Suite 500, SF, CA 94104, USA, fax 415-398-2732. No phone calls please.

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Sierra Club
Hunter Angler Program Associate Regional Representative - Little Rock, AR

The Sierra Club, the nation's largest grassroots environmental advocacy organization, seeks a knowledgeable, motivated individual for the position of Associate Regional Representative to carry out the strategies and activities for our Hunter Angler Program in Arkansas. The position will coordinate education efforts on hunter-angler, conservation, and climate change issues throughout Arkansas with our chapter staff, national staff, and volunteers.

Responsibilities of this position include establishing strong grassroots networks, developing and implementing public education and media strategies, identifying campaign strategies and priorities, working to build and sustain alliances with hunting and angling groups, training activists, coordinating grassroots public education activity and legislative action as needed, and representing the Sierra Club to the public, media, and decision makers.

Qualified candidates will have a BA/BS in an environmental or related field; at least a full 1-2 years' experience in grassroots organizing, coalition building, media relations, campaigns and lobbying; strong communications skills; knowledge and background in environmental or other progressive advocacy work; demonstrated ability to work effectively with volunteers and to mobilize community activism.

APPLY BY 5/22/09. Send cover letter and resume (specify "Hunter Angler Program - Associate Regional Representative, Arkansas" in the subject line) to: Jill Mastrototaro at jill.mastrototaro@sierraclub.org. Competitive salary and benefits. For more information go to www.sierraclub.org/jobs.

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Sierra Club
National Climate Campaign - Climate Campaign Roving Organizer — Little Rock, AR

The Sierra Club, the nation's largest grassroots environmental advocacy organization, seeks a dynamic, skilled individual for the position of Climate Campaign Roving Organizer on our National Climate Campaign based in Little Rock, AR. The Sierra Club's climate campaign is at the forefront of moving national climate and energy legislation to address global warming and create a clean energy future.

Responsibilities of this position include coordinating innovative, grassroots, grass-tops, media, and broad coalition effort on climate issues in Arkansas, Missouri, and as needed in other nearby states; participation in development of grassroots organizing, political, media, and partnership strategies to advance climate change solutions. Works in close cooperation with volunteer activists, staff, local/state governments and allied organizations. Trains activists, coordinates grassroots public education activity and legislative action as needed, and represents Sierra Club to the public and decision makers. Involves frequent travel.

Qualified candidates should have BA/BS in an environmental or related field; at least a full 1-2 years' experience in grassroots organizing, coalition building, media relations and campaigns; strong demonstrated communications skills; knowledge and background in environmental or other progressive advocacy work; demonstrated ability to work effectively with volunteers and to mobilize community activism.

APPLY BY 5/20/09. Send cover letter and resume (specify "Climate Campaign Roving Organizer" in the subject line) to: Jill Mastrototaro at jill.mastrototaro@sierraclub.org. Competitive salary and benefits. For more information go to www.sierraclub.org/jobs.

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Responsible Endowments Coalition
Executive Director

The Responsible Endowments Coalition (REC) seeks an Executive Director. This position will provide a unique opportunity to lead a growing non-profit organization of student activists committed to creating social change.

REC works for social change and corporate accountability through university endowments. Colleges and universities control over $340 billion in capital; they also lay claim to strong social missions. Yet few have embraced responsible investment policies. By introducing students, alumni, faculty and staff to the tools of active ownership, and providing a national network for collective action, REC fills a unique niche in the corporate responsibility movement. Working with their institutions to invest responsibly and proactively, students and other university members have the power to support corporate reform in areas such as human rights, environmental justice, and equal opportunity, and to encourage accountability to the communities in which they live and learn by supporting community development and participation. For more information on REC, visit www.endowmentethics.org.

Basic Function

The Executive Director will provide leadership toward the achievement of REC's vision and mission, striving to meet the strategic aims of REC through the planning and implementation of annual and long-term goals and objectives.

Reports to: Board of Directors

1. Leads strategic development of the organization, guiding collaborative processes with the staff and board to shape the long-term vision of REC.
2. Oversees the implementation of REC's annual goals and objectives.
3. Assures the organization and its mission and programs are consistently presented with a strong, positive image to relevant stakeholders, funders and the media.
4. Networking and relationship building. Identifies funding and ally opportunities, and works to connect contacts to the board, staff, and students. Attends and presents at conferences. Develops close relationships with major players in movements such as responsible investment, corporate reform and student organizing in order to better position REC campaigns.
5. Oversees fundraising efforts. With support and collaboration of Development Associate, maintains and develops relationships with funders, identifies resource requirements, researches funding sources, establishes strategies to approach donors, and submits grants.
6. Supports campaigns in collaboration with Organizing Director. Works with responsible investment contacts. Keeps abreast of new directions in the responsible investment movement.
7. Financial management. Works with Deputy Director to recommend yearly budget for Board approval and prudently manages organization's resources within those budget guidelines.
8. Provides supervision to staff and approves staff plans.
9. Serves as primary link between Board and staff.

• Social justice orientation with deep commitment to and enthusiasm for REC's mission.
• Organizing experience.
• Identification with and ability to communicate effectively with student activists. Open to guidance and direction from student steering committee as key inputs to organizational mission and strategy.
• Orientation to corporate accountability movement. Familiarity with responsible investment, shareholder activism, campus endowments and/or community development is desired and a definite plus, although demonstrable analytic skills to learn content quickly may be acceptable.
• Exceptional organizational skills for effective project management.
• Able to lead team via consensus building and empower staff to lead in their areas.
• Able to provide leadership within a virtual work environment.
• Can effectively represent REC to a variety of audiences. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Comfortable with networking.
• Self-starter, highly-motivated, willingness and ability to take initiative and follow-through.
• Experience with non-profit management desirable, especially for an organization of REC's size (currently four staff members plus student organizers and interns).
• Fundraising skills and grant writing experience. Ability to fundraise beyond current budget to the next level of organizational development.
• Able to work with organizational consultant, outgoing ED and Board of Directors to effect a smooth succession.

Education: The successful candidate should have a bachelor's degree combined with experience in the field of student activism, responsible investment, or corporate accountability. A master's degree in a related field is helpful but not necessary.

Compensation: Salary range starting at $50,000 depending on experience; benefits package including health insurance.

Location: Applicants must be accessible to both Philadelphia and New York, and if based elsewhere in the Mid-Atlantic, be able to travel to and work from those cities regularly.

To Apply: Please email a resume and cover letter, including salary requirements, to: Rose Levine, Board Chair, HR Committee
Responsible Endowments Coalition
Subject: Executive Director Search
Email: apply@endowmentethics.org

The position is open until filled.

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Corporate Accountability International
National Campaign Organizer

For more than 30 years, Corporate Accountability International has successfully challenged corporations like GE, Nestlé, and Philip Morris to halt abusive practices that threaten public health, the environment and our democracy. Think Outside the Bottle, our leading campaign, is exposing the truth behind bottled water marketing and defending the human right to water in the face of increasing corporate control. Our ongoing and emerging campaigns challenge the abuses of major tobacco, food and oil transnationals.

The National Campaign Organizer is responsible for implementing campaign strategies and tactics, and for mobilizing and expanding Corporate Accountability International's base of activists and allies in the US and internationally, with particular emphasis on our Think Outside the Bottle campaign. The National Campaign Organizer maintains in-person, phone, mail and email communication with individual activists and allied organizations; recruits new activists and builds new alliances; organizes actions and events; serves as a campaign spokesperson, keeps accurate, complete and usable records; and raises funds. All organizing is overseen by the Campaign Director, involving other staff, activists and allies as appropriate.

• Help build, develop and maintain Corporate Accountability International's national activist base.
• Organize activists in person and on the phone, as well as via written and email correspondence.
• Coordinate international, national, regional and local actions and events.
• Foster relations with allied groups, organizations and individuals, and develop activist leadership.
• Participate in campaign planning and implement strategic campaign plans.
• Participate in outreach to recruit new staff.
• Serves as a campaign spokesperson.
• Maintain comprehensive, accurate and up-to-date files, records, and systems.
• Participate in fundraising, including developing and implementing grassroots fundraising plans.

• Demonstrated commitment to corporate accountability, with a global perspective.
• At least 2 years as a full-time staff organizer in a progressive social change organization.
• Demonstrated ability to manage organizing programs and budgets, develop and implement plans.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with databases and MS Word, and at ease with computers overall.
• Strong administrative skills.
• Experience with effective grassroots fundraising.
• Proven ability to work well with a diverse group of people.
• Enthusiasm for national and international travel.

Accountability: The National Campaign Organizer is accountable to the Campaign Director.

Salary Range: $28,200-$31,800, depending on experience, with a generous benefits package.

Location: Campaign Headquarters, Boston.

To Apply: Email letter of interest, résumé, and three to five references to jobs@stopcorporateabuse.org.

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Corporate Accountability International
Executive Assistant

For more than 30 years, Corporate Accountability International has successfully challenged corporations like GE, Nestlé, and Philip Morris to halt abusive practices that threaten public health, the environment and our democracy. Think Outside the Bottle, our leading campaign, is exposing the truth behind bottled water marketing and defending the human right to water in the face of increasing corporate control. Our ongoing and emerging campaigns challenge the abuses of major tobacco, food and oil transnationals.

The Executive Assistant will work closely with the Deputy Director, providing critical support to the organization's campaigns, communications and development programs. The Executive Assistant will support program and executive management functions, organizational expansion plans, and coordinate scheduling and logistical needs. This is a position for an accomplished organizer who enjoys the management and administrative systems needed to run campaigns and organizations effectively.

• Organize special projects with and for the Deputy Director
• Manage the Deputy Director's calendar
• Schedule and prepare materials and agendas for the organization's management team and staff meetings, take and distribute notes, and ensure next steps are communicated and implemented
• Get program updates from program directors and identify successes and challenges
• Draft, write and edit memos, grant proposals and grant reports
• Provide administrative support, including mailing, faxing, copying, preparing documents, conducting various research projects, and creating PowerPoint presentations
• Maintain files and grants schedules in an orderly, timely and confidential manner
• Serve as a liaison and representative to allies, vendors and other constituencies as needed
• Coordinate with Board of Directors, and staff in Campaigns, Communications, Development, Finance & Administrative, International Policy and Recruitment units

• Efficient and persistent, with experience managing and juggling diverse tasks and projects with minimal supervision
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to be flexible, take an optimistic approach to new challenges, and have a good sense of humor
• Creative and aggressive problem-solver with experience in organizing others to accomplish projects
• Good judgment, strong initiative, and a quick learner
• Interest in participating in fundraising and campaign work and ability to represent the organization
• Professionalism to deal with confidential matters
• Two years minimum organizing, fundraising or project management experience in a social change organization
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office - Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint
• Demonstrated commitment to progressive social change

Accountability: The Executive Assistant is accountable to the Deputy Director

Salary Range: $28,000-34,000, depending on experience, with a generous benefits package

Location: Campaign Headquarters, Boston

To Apply: Email letter of interest, résumé and three to five references to jobs@stopcorporateabuse.org

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Corporate Accountability International
Field Organizer

Is the greed of big business getting you down? Are you feeling the call to action? Do you want to play David to corporate Goliaths? Now is the time to join us to turn things around.

For more than 30 years, Corporate Accountability International has successfully challenged corporations like GE, Nestlé, and Philip Morris to halt abusive practices that threaten public health, the environment and our democracy. Today our campaigning spans a number of industries -- Think Outside the Bottle exposes the truth behind bottled water marketing and defends the human right to water in the face of increasing corporate control; and Value [the] Meal battles the corporate abuse of our food and the system that leaves one in seven of the world hungry and twice as many threatened by obesity.

Corporate Accountability International is hiring a team of Field Organizers to help expand the nationwide network of trained and committed activists taking on corporate power. Join our talented staff to build the long-term political base and power needed to wage and win our corporate campaigns.

• Build Corporate Accountability International's power base and membership through organizing Local Action Committees in cities across the country
• Recruit, train and mobilize members to take campaign action in their communities to hold transnational corporate targets accountable
• Raise funds from current and prospective members - in person and over the phone - to support our campaigns.
• Build local coalitions to bring in new partners and resources to our work taking on corporate power
• Develop leadership and strategic planning skills of local activists to wage direct pressure campaigns and effective media outreach to expose and challenge corporate abuses
• Keep accurate and up-to-date files, records, and systems to help us build capacity for all our campaigns
• Participate in organization-wide planning, fundraising and campaign activities

• Passion, commitment and determination to wage campaigns to stop corporate abuse
• A fearless and resilient spirit to work hard with a team of talented staff and volunteers to alter the world's political landscape
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• 1-3 years full-time experience as an organizer, fundraiser or volunteer leader in a progressive social change organization
• Demonstrated ability to build and mobilize a group of people around a project or campaign
• Experience in effective grassroots fundraising
• Enthusiasm for national travel

Accountability: Field Organizers are accountable to the Field Director.

Salary Range: $27,000 - $30,600, depending on experience, with a generous benefits package.

Location: Campaign Headquarters, Boston.

Start Date: September 8, 2009

To Apply: Email letter of interest, résumé, and three references to organizing@stopcorporateabuse.org.

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Corporate Accountability International
International Organizer

For more than 30 years, Corporate Accountability International has successfully challenged corporations like GE, Nestlé, and Philip Morris to halt abusive practices that threaten public health, the environment and our democracy. Think Outside the Bottle, our leading campaign, is exposing the truth behind bottled water marketing and defending the human right to water in the face of increasing corporate control. Our ongoing and emerging campaigns challenge the abuses of major tobacco, food and oil transnationals.

The International Organizer will lead organizing on our Campaign Challenging Big Tobacco by: cultivating NGO and government allies to advance the global tobacco treaty and protect it from tobacco industry interference, producing action alerts and other materials, and organizing at international meetings and conferences. This staff leader will also develop and implement organizing projects related to international policies on water and food and strengthen relationships with the World Health Organization, other United Nations bodies and NGOs working on corporate accountability issues in these arenas.

• Recruit and mobilize NGO leaders around the world to challenge tobacco transnational interference in the global tobacco treaty.
• Generate and distribute campaign-related action alerts, updates and reports.
• Organize at international meetings related to specific campaign objectives and corporate accountability measures in general.
• Cultivate contacts and maintain correspondence with organizational allies, including government officials in key countries.
• Monitor, document and expose tobacco transnational interference in the global tobacco treaty.
• Monitor and analyze developments in the UN and WHO related to corporate accountability, water, food and tobacco.
• Recruit, train and supervise interns.
• Participate in organization-wide planning, fundraising and campaign activities.

• Demonstrated commitment to corporate accountability, with an international perspective.
• At least five years experience as a full-time staff person in a progressive social change organization, including experience with international organizing.
• Demonstrated ability to manage organizing projects, develop and implement plans, and track results.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in Spanish and/or French.
• Proven ability to work well with a diverse group of people.
• Enthusiasm for national and international travel.
• Facility with quantitative analysis and spreadsheets.
• Excellent administrative skills and attention to detail.

Accountability: The International Organizer is accountable to the Director of International Policy.

Salary Range: $36,000-$42,000, depending on experience, with an excellent benefits package.

Location: International Policy Office, Washington, DC.

To Apply: Email letter of interest, résumé, and three to five references to jobs@stopcorporateabuse.org

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United for a Fair Economy (UFE)
Executive Director

The Opportunity

United for a Fair Economy (UFE) is seeking a highly experienced, dynamic, strategic thinking and culturally-competent Executive Director who is passionate about working for economic justice and supporting social movements for greater equality. For its next Executive Director, UFE is looking for someone who is committed to working within a democratic and participatory team management model, has a facilitative and consensus-building leadership style, and can help take UFE to its next level of growth and development.

UFE was founded in 1994 to address the problem of growing inequality in the US, and its mission is to raise awareness that concentrated wealth and power undermine the economy, corrupt democracy, deepen the racial divide, and tear communities apart. UFE supports and helps build social movements for greater equality. The organization seeks to build a broad movement for economic justice and supports the health and growth of social change organizations and individuals so they can act powerfully and strategically. UFE serves movement building through efforts that change public attitudes, teach critical thinking skills, provide an analytical framework, broaden the base through addressing race and racism, organize people of wealth as a political force, and build networks by linking policy work and grassroots organizing.

UFE is a mission-driven organization that has developed a democratic, highly participatory staff management and shared governance model that are clearly aligned with its core values of democracy, equality, mutual accountability, and meaningful participation. Women and people of color are especially encouraged to apply. The executive search is being conducted by Third Sector New England Transition Consultant, Judy Freiwirth, Psy.D. See www.tsne.org/etp.

Organizational Overview

UFE provides information and analysis infused with common sense and humor that demystifies the economy and inspires people from all walks of life to take action. UFE has built a strong foundation for effecting real change by shedding light on the growing economic divide, helping people understand its causes, and facilitating action for policy reform. UFE's goals are to close the growing wealth divide, to change the rules that tilt tax benefits increasingly toward the wealthy, to spotlight the role of race in economic inequality, and to serve as a forum where different races, different cultures, and people with varying degrees of wealth can come together to work for economic justice.

UFE has recently transformed its governance model to a "System-Wide Governance"™¹ framework, an innovative approach built upon principles of inclusiveness, participatory democracy, constituent leadership, and genuine partnership. In this model, governance responsibility is shared across the organizational system among the key sectors of an organization, including its constituents, staff and board. As part of that transformation, UFE has recently reconstituted its board composition to one comprised of a racially diverse group of its key constituents, in alignment with the new governance model. It is also in the process of involving other constituents in meaningful governance decisions.

UFE has a budget of about 1.5 million and there are currently a diverse staff of 12 full time and 1 part time staff. Biographies of UFE's talented staff and board members can be found at: www.faireconomy.org/about_ufe/who_we_are. UFE's national office and the executive director position are located in Boston, Massachusetts.

UFE's Programs

With a staff of twelve and the invaluable contributions of a multitude of members, a large intern program, and volunteers, UFE has a national reach through its advocacy work, workshops, trainings, partnerships and communications/media work. UFE's current work is focused in four major areas: the Racial Wealth Divide; Fair Taxation; Popular Economics Education; and Responsible Wealth. See full Position Profile at www.faireconomy.org for full description of programs.

Strategic Opportunities and Challenges for the New Executive Director

UFE's Leadership in the Addressing the Current Economic Crisis
The current economic crisis and the government bailout for the failing US financial sector have made economic inequality and the structures that perpetuate its growth much more visible. In this current political context, UFE has a unique opportunity to demonstrate leadership on these issues, offer a political analysis and solutions, and contribute significantly to building a broad movement for economic justice.

UFE's Strategic Planning
UFE is currently undergoing a strategic planning process to help set its directions for the next few years. The new Executive Director will be an important contributor to this process, in collaboration with board, staff and constituents.

New Staff Leadership/Management Model
Over the past year the UFE staff has been developing a new staff management model along the principles of democracy, meaningful participation, and mutual accountability. The model is a team-based structure that is led by the Management Team. The Executive Director, who plays a key role within the Management Team, will need to demonstrate facilitative leadership in assisting the organization reach its next level of implementation.

New Governance Model
The Executive Director will assist in implementing UFE's new System-Wide Governance model, ensuring effective partnerships between the board, staff and key constituents. The ED will also play an important role in the ensuring the successful contributions of the newly formed Board-staff-Constituent teams.

Profile of the Ideal Candidate

• Demonstrated, successful experience and commitment to managing within a democratic, participatory-team leadership model and/or self-managed team structure
• Ability to work within and commitment to a cutting-edge, non-traditional shared governance model
• At least 10 years of senior nonprofit management, financial oversight, and operations experience, preferably with progressive organizations
• Proven track record of successful fundraising from individuals and foundations; able to strengthen current and develop new funder relationships that advance UFE's mission.
• Excellent strategic thinking and planning skills
• Excellent facilitation skills, that builds consensus
• Solid follow-through and implementation abilities
• Skilled in dealing with issues of race, power and class
• Effective public speaking skills
• Experience developing leadership and ownership within staff
• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to organizing and movement building
• Excellent relationship building and interpersonal skills
• Experience as an Executive Director preferred
• Knowledge of economic justice issues and popular education is preferred
• Computer literate and Bachelors Degree required

• Demonstrated successful experience and commitment to democratic, participatory team management and leadership models; ability to build consensus
• Facilitative leadership style that encourages both meaningful participation and ensures accountability
• Ability to recognize and effectively enhance the leadership and skills of staff
• Ability to encourage and maintain a genuine partnership and transparent communication between and among the board, staff, and constituents
• Culturally-competent management style, integrating issues of race, gender, class and power
• Encourages innovation, best practices, and experimentation

¹Freiwirth, Judy. "Engagement Governance for System-Wide Decision Making." The Nonprofit Quarterly. Summer, 2007. and; Freiwirth, Judy & Letona, Maria Elena "System-Wide Governance for Community Empowerment". The Nonprofit Quarterly. Winter, 2006.

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Sierra Club's Illinois Chapter
Apprentice Conservation Organizer

Salary: $19,500/yr plus benefits

Term: 12 months: June 1, 2009 - May 30, 2010

Sierra Club's Illinois Chapter seeks applicants for the position of Apprentice Conservation Organizer in its Chicago office. The position is a one-year, temporary position designed for recent graduates interested in on-the-job training for a career in environmental organizing.

The Apprentice Conservation Organizer works with our staff and volunteers to support the Sierra Club's efforts to enact global warming solutions, protect Illinois' wild places, clean up water pollution in Illnois' rivers, lakes and streams, and elect environmental champions to public office.

• recruiting allies and volunteers for our campaigns from the general public and key constituencies
• substantive research to support our campaigns
• writing and producing electronic and written materials to engage members and the public in our campaigns
• supporting and participating in efforts to research, evaluate, endorse, and help elect pro-environment candidates in Illinois
• support and participate in Sierra Club's efforts to lobby the Illinois General Assembly on priority environmental legislation
• administrative support in the Chapter office as needed

This is an apprentice position for an individual who within the last 12 months has graduated from a four year degree (BA, B.S.) or a graduate level program. Qualified applicants will have strong written and oral communication skills, the ability to work effectively with a diverse group of organizations and volunteers, and proficient computer skills. To apply, send cover letter and resume to:

Sierra Club - Job Openings
70 E. Lake Street, Suite 1500
Chicago, IL, 60601

or jack.darin@sierraclub.org

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Associated Students of Madison
Assistant Director-Student Government Organizer (Student Services Coordinator)

Application deadline: April 10, 2009

Anticipated Start Date: May 4, 2009

Salary: $42,000 minimum based on qualifications

The Organization:
The Associated Students of Madison (ASM) is the student government at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The student government is constitutionally dedicated "To ensure the greatest participation by students in the immediate governance of and policy development for the institution at all levels..." ASM actively recruits and involves interns and volunteers to work on issue-driven campaigns. A Council of 33 elected student representatives sets policy and priorities for the organization. Over 150 volunteers participate and run many of the campaigns and committees as directed by the ASM Council.

1. Bachelor's degree minimum requirement; Master's degree in student affairs or related field preferred. Exposure and familiarity with issues of higher education, and public policy preferred.
2. Two to four years experience collegiate, professional or otherwise in student governance settings, student activities, or related fields with student organizing experience.
3. Grassroots organizing, or campaign organizing preferred. Experience and knowledge of organizing techniques, student leadership development, and student development issues preferred.
4. Knowledge of and experience with desktop publishing, website editing, and Microsoft Office software programs.
5. Commitment to and experience with group process, democratic methods, team development, and student governance.
6. Ability to work with students, faculty and staff of varying backgrounds, interests and abilities in a team oriented atmosphere.
7. Ability to work within the State and University structure and policies especially those related to student governance.
8. Willingness to adjust personal schedules to meet the needs of ASM for attendance at meetings or other events at times more convenient for students.
9. Employee will work a flexible work schedule to accommodate for evening and weekend commitments.
10. Excellent public speaking and written communication skills.
11. Possess self-direction and initiative.

Organizational Advising Responsibilities (50%)

1. Advise ASM committees and campaigns on ASM and university policies and procedures.
2. Assist committees in formation, implementation and assessment of semester and yearly goals.
3. Work as a team with the ASM Advisors to identify and support needs of the Campaigns and Committees.
4. Advise the independent ASM Student Election Commission.
5. Provide support to the Recruitment Drive team as needed.
6. Have knowledge of ASM governance and ability to maintain a non-partisan role.
7. Provide institutional memory and continuity for the organization.

1. Work with student leaders to formulate goals and implement them.
2. Meet regularly with ASM Chairs and attend ASM Committee meetings as needed.
3. Collaborate with ASM Program and Organizing Advisor, SSFC Advisor and Staff Director to provide support for Student Council.
4. Serve as a resource for students interested in student governance.
5. Advise students at large regarding the policies of ASM and what they can do to improve them.

1. Serve as point person coordinating the internship program.
2. Design lessons plans, teach intern class, grade assignments, and write detailed evaluations of individual interns.
3. Plan and implement grassroots skills-building training for interns including a semester retreat and weekly class for interns.
4. Maintain syllabus and grading criteria for interns and ensure that these materials are available to faculty associated with the internship program. Communicate regularly with faculty sponsors regarding intern progress.
5. Assist students and professors in designing individual internship projects and develop an effective assessment tool to evaluate the success of the projects initiated.
6. Assign work to Program and Organizing Advisor. Develop his/her competencies and skills in implementing the internship program.
7. Assist in recruiting volunteers/interns and assess interested students skills to determine how their involvement could most likely benefit the student as well as the organization/campus.
8. Update and maintain training and information materials.

Administrative Operations (35%)

1. Serve as supervisor for the ASM Program and Organizing Advisor. Meet regularly with employee to review work assignments and priorities.
2. Supervise the ASM Shared Governance Project Assistant. Meet regularly with employee to review work assignments and priorities. Identify professional development opportunities for staff member.
3. Assist ASM Staff and Program Director with training of professional staff, working on issues related to supervision, and staff management.
4. Provide back-up assistance to the Staff and Program Director by covering responsibilities in his/her absence including but not limited to managing other staff and programs; resolving crises and conflicts, standing in for and representing the director as required, authorizing paperwork, and working with student leadership.
5. Support the management of office functions and service operations of the ASM Office.
6. Have a working knowledge of procedures governing the ASM operating budget.
7. Train other staff and students in the area of effective supervision of student employees. Exhibit leadership in creating a positive workplace for students.

1. Work with Program and Organizing Advisor to plan and participate in on-going student development training programs.
2. Serve as an active participant in staff and divisional training opportunities.
3. Serve as a consultant to student organizations requesting support from ASM to provide written training information on organizing, individual/group consultations, etc.
4. Develop cross campus relationships with other staff and students to provide information on and advocate on behalf of student governance.
5. Maintain involvement in professional pursuits to perform more effectively.

1. Reports to and supervised by the Student Government Staff and Program Director in consultation with the ASM Student Council Chair. Regular performance reviews by supervisor in consultation with Nominations Board appointed by ASM Student Council.
2. Promote respect and the practice of civility in the workplace; develop positive working relations with staff and students; demonstrate respect for others through personal actions and behaviors.
3. Demonstrate commitment to fostering an inclusive living-learning-working community.
4. Demonstrate a commitment to diversity.
5. Demonstrate a commitment to organizational success.
6. Communicate via oral, written and/or electronic media with diverse populations in an educational environment.
7. Recognize other's achievements and contributions to the workplace.
8. Other duties as assigned.

Application process: Submit letter of application identifying the position you are applying for and outlining how your skills and work experiences match the duties outlined in the job description, resume and contact information for three (3) work related references to:

Diane Steele
Human Resources Coordinator
Offices of the Dean of Students
75 Bascom Hall
500 Lincoln Drive
Madison, WI 53706-1380
Fax: 608-265-5646
Phone: 608-263-5700
Email: dsteele@odos.wisc.edu

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED

NOTE: Please note that under Wisconsin State statutes, the names of nominees and applicants who explicitly request confidentiality will not be made public; however, the University is required to release the names of finalists.

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Associated Students of Madison (ASM)
Program and Organizing Advisor-Student Government Organizer (Student Services Specialist)

Application deadline: April 10, 2009

Anticipated Start Date: May 4, 2009

Salary: $38,000 - minimum based on qualifications

The Organization:
The Associated Students of Madison (ASM) is the student government at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The student government is constitutionally dedicated "To ensure the greatest participation by students in the immediate governance of and policy development for the institution at all levels..." ASM actively recruits and involves interns and volunteers to work on issue-driven campaigns. A Council of 33 elected student representatives sets policy and priorities for the organization. Over 150 volunteers participate and run many of the campaigns and committees as directed by the ASM Council.

1. Bachelor's degree minimum requirement with Master's degree in student affairs or related field preferred. Exposure and familiarity with issues of higher education, and public policy preferred.
2. Demonstrated breadth of experience with any of the following: student organizing, grassroots organizing, or campaign organizing preferred. Experience and knowledge of organizing techniques, student leadership development, and student development issues preferred.
3. Minimum two years experience collegiate, professional or otherwise in student governance settings, student activities, or related fields with student organizing experience.
4. Knowledge of and experience with desktop publishing, website editing, and Microsoft Office software programs.
5. Commitment to and experience with group process, democratic methods, team development, and student governance.
6. Ability to work with students, faculty and staff of varying backgrounds, interests and abilities in a team oriented atmosphere.
7. Ability to work within the State and University structure and policies especially those related to student governance.
8. Willingness to adjust personal schedules to meet the needs of ASM for attendance at meetings or other events at times more convenient for students. Employee will work a flexible work schedule to accommodate for evening and weekend commitments.
9. Excellent public speaking and written communication skills.
10. Possess self-direction and initiative.

1. Advise ASM committees and campaigns on ASM and university policies and procedures.
2. Assist committees in formation, implementation and assessment of semester and yearly goals.
3. Work as a team with the ASM Advisors to identify and support needs of the Campaigns and Committees.
4. Advise the independent ASM Student Election Commission.
5. Provide support to the Recruitment Drive team as needed.
6. Have knowledge of ASM governance and ability to maintain a non-partisan role.
7. Provide institutional memory and continuity for the organization.

1. Work with student leaders to formulate goals and implement them.
2. Develop ASM leaders' skills and understanding of various topics through individual advising and formal training, including: conflict management, campaign planning, grass roots organizing, effective recruitment and retention, facilitation methods, mentoring and developing other student leaders.
3. Serve as point person advising ASM Student Council, in conjunction with the Campus Organizer, SSFC Advisor and Staff and Program Director.

1. Advise the Council on policies and procedures regarding ASM offices and other areas.
2. Work with Chair and Vice Chair to set goals and priorities for Student Council.
3. Attend Student Council meetings regularly.
4. Conduct 1:1 meetings and develop relationships with Student Council members.
5. Provide trainings for Student Council members as needed.
6. Organize the annual Student Council retreat.
7. Initiate discussions between council members and ASM volunteers about grassroots campaigns and priorities for the upcoming semester.

4. Serve as a resource for students interested in student governance.
5. Advise students at large regarding the policies of ASM and what they can do to improve them.

1. Design lessons plans, teach intern class, grade assignments, and write detailed evaluations of individual interns.
2. Plan grassroots skills-building training for interns including a semester inter-volunteer in-service and weekly class for interns.
3. Maintain syllabus and grading criteria for interns and ensure that these materials are available to faculty associated with the internship program. Communicate regularly with faculty-sponsors regarding intern progress.
4. Assist students and professors in designing individual internship projects and develop an effective assessment tool to evaluate the success of the projects initiated.
5. Assist in recruiting volunteers/interns and assess interested students skills to determine how their involvement could most likely benefit the student as well as the organization/campus.
6. Update and maintain training and information materials.

Administrative Operations (15%)

1. Support the management of office functions and service operations of the ASM Office.
2. Have a working knowledge of procedures governing the ASM operating budget.
3. Exhibit leadership in creating a positive workplace for students.
4. the absence of the Campus Organizer, manage the internship program and assume other responsibilities.

1. Serve as an active participant in staff and divisional training opportunities.
2. Serve as a consultant to student organizations requesting support from ASM to provide written training information on organizing, individual/group consultations, etc.
3. Develop cross campus relationships with other staff and students to provide information on and advocate on behalf of student governance.
4. Maintain involvement in professional pursuits that better qualify him/her to perform more effectively.

1. Reports to and supervised by the Campus Organizer. Regular performance reviews by supervisor in consultation with Nominations Board appointed by ASM Student Council.
2. Promote respect and the practice of civility in the workplace; develop positive working relations with staff and students; demonstrate respect for others through personal actions and behaviors.
3. Demonstrate commitment to fostering an inclusive living-learning-working community.
4. Demonstrate a commitment to diversity.
5. Demonstrate a commitment to organizational success.
6. Communicate via oral, written and/or electronic media with diverse populations in an educational environment.
7. Recognize other's achievements and contributions to the workplace.
8. Other duties as assigned.

Application process: Submit letter of application identifying the position you are applying for and outlining how your skills and work experiences match the duties outlined in the job description, resume and contact information for three (3) work related references to:

Diane Steele
Human Resources Coordinator
Offices of the Dean of Students
75 Bascom Hall
500 Lincoln Drive
Madison, WI 53706-1380
Fax: 608-265-5646
Phone: 608-263-5700
Email: dsteele@odos.wisc.edu

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED

NOTE: Please note that under Wisconsin State statutes, the names of nominees and applicants who explicitly request confidentiality will not be made public; however, the University is required to release the names of finalists.

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Choice USA
Southern States Field Associate

Choice USA, a national non-profit organization, gives emerging leaders the tools they need to network, mobilize, organize, and exchange ideas to build a youth-centered reproductive justice agenda. Working with youth and students, between the ages of 15 - 30, we empower the diverse, upcoming generation of leaders who promote and protect reproductive freedom both now and in the future.

Southern States Field Associate

Choice USA seeks a committed, experienced individual who is passionate about reproductive/social justice to organize and develop our Southern States Field Program. The Southern States Field Associate will build a diverse base, lead and create trainings, build relationships with colleagues and partners as well as create and implement campaign strategy. Candidates must have knowledge of and commitment to reproductive health and rights and/or social justice issues, experience with national and/or state organizing and excellent training skills. This position will report to the National Field Director.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain an accurate and comprehensive database of Southern chapters, members, community organizations and individuals
• Track and report chapter progress, leadership development and all outreach related activities
• Represent Choice USA at campus and community events and at local, state and national conferences
• Serve as the point person between Southern state chapters and the national office
• Cultivate knowledge of tools and technologies to increase constituent engagement
• Maintain regular/weekly contact with chapters

• Identify, build, train and develop a diverse base of young leaders and activists in the Southern States to run local, state and national Reproductive Justice Organizing Campaigns
• Identify regional, local, state and campus issues and develop campaign strategies
• Inspire grassroots activism for the purpose of building active, visible local support for reproductive health rights and justice

• Work with Choice USA staff to plan, develop and implement trainings for Choice USA's Reproductive Justice Organizing Academy
• Facilitate meetings and strategy sessions
• Provide technical assistance, training, materials and resources to Southern members and chapters

• Strong commitment to women's right to choose; to their rights to make their own decisions about contraception, abortion and childbearing; and to government's responsibility to defend and support those rights
• Demonstrated commitment to youth activism
• 1-2 years experience in Field Organizing (community, union, electoral, youth or campus)
• Willingness to travel at least 2 weeks out of the month
• Knowledge of Southern regional issues, political landscape and cultural complexity
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience working with diverse communities
• Ability to juggle multiple tasks with attention to detail
• Flexibility and adaptability to change
• Ability to work well with a team, take direction and feedback, and share skills and knowledge
• Willingness to identify, develop and take on new opportunities to further Choice USA's mission
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs and web/online tools

Salary: Commensurate with experience. Excellent benefits.

Placement: Washington, D.C.

Choice USA
Attention: Edith Sargon, National Field Director
1317 F Street NW, Suite 501, Washington DC, 20004

e-mail: esargon@choiceusa.org

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Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice-Los Angeles (CLUE-LA)
Executive Director

Program Description: CLUE-LA is an innovative interfaith association of over 600 religious leaders throughout Los Angeles County. We come together to support low-wage and mid-income workers in their struggles for a living wage, health benefits, respect and a voice in the corporate and political decisions which affect them. CLUE-LA employs cutting-edge strategies in partnership with the labor community and community organizations to increase workers' capacity to impact their employers, to attain worker-friendly public policies and to persuade commercial/industrial developers to enter into community benefits agreements.

Position

• Direct the staff in partnership with the Program Director;
• staff the Board of Directors;
• Provide financial oversight;
• Maintain and develop partnerships with the religious and labor communities;
• Serve as our primary liaison with CLUE-California;
• Take primary responsibility for CLUE-LA's development strategy;
• Maintain a visible presence at key actions, presentations and community meetings;
• Maintain contact with and oversee organizing of high level religious leaders for campaign needs.

Qualifications: CLUE-LA is seeking an executive director who will move the organization to the next level.

• A college degree or equivalent experience, theological training is preferred.
• A strong commitment to economic justice
• Excellent skills and a proven record of success in financial development, including fundraising and grant writing
• Experience in or familiarity with community organizing
• Experience in or familiarity with the interfaith religious and labor communities
• Experience and demonstrated ability in working with diverse, multicultural communities
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational and administrative skills
• Ability to supervise and mentor professional staff
• Ability to work creatively and independently, as well as in a team environment
• Active participation in a faith community is preferred
• The ability to speak multiple languages is preferred

Salary: $50,000- $65,000 plus generous benefits

Deadline to apply: A.S.A.P.

Please send your resume and a cover letter to: Vivian Rothstein c/o CLUELA 464 Lucas Avenue, Suite 202 - Los Angeles, CA 90017.

Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled.

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Center for Community Change
Senior Legislative Associate

Date: January 3, 2009
Position Title: Senior Legislative Associate
Location: Washington, DC

About the Center for Community Change
The Center for Community Change is a national social justice non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1968 to honor the life and values of Robert F. Kennedy, we are one of the longest standing champions for low-income families and communities of color. Throughout our history, the Center has strengthened the leadership, voice and power of low-income communities nationwide to confront the vital issues of today and build the social movements of tomorrow.

Our work has contributed to the creation of the food stamps program, the enactment of the Community Reinvestment Act, the growth of community development corporations, and the creation and preservation of affordable housing. Today we are leading efforts to advance fair and humane immigration reform, increase voter participation in communities of color and develop the next generation of social justice organizers. The Center has brought the issues and values of low-income communities to the forefront of the political debate with presidential candidate forums in the 2004 and 2008 election cycles. For further information please visit our website at: www.communitychange.org.

Position Description: The Senior Legislative Associate will play a key role in helping to plan and implement the legislative priorities and strategy for the Center and for the Campaign for Community Values. S/he will be part of the Policy Team at CCC which is responsible for working with other CCC staff and partner organizations to advance CCC's legislative agenda before Congress and the Administration.

The Senior Legislative Associate should ideally have experience relevant to one or more of the Center's priority issue areas (immigration, health care, and policies impacting low-income families and low-wage workers), including staying abreast of Committee actions, building a reliable network of Hill contacts, and planning legislative strategies.

This position reports to: Legislative Director

• Track national, state and local policy activities relevant to CCC priorities.
• Keep CCC partner groups updated on relevant legislative developments.
• Represent CCC positions to partner organizations, policy makers and their staff, among others as necessary.
• Develop and disseminate relevant information to national and local partners, policy makers, the media and communities.
• Develop and strengthen relationships with the Administration and Congress.
• Help coordinate CCC and partners' activities on Capitol Hill, including lobbying, setting up Congressional meetings for partners, preparing partners for meetings, testimony or other activities.
• Conduct research and strategic analysis in support of grassroots initiatives to impact national, state and local policies.

• Experience in the national policy making process, which may include experience as a policy analyst on Capitol Hill, academic research or community work around issues of importance to low-income communities.
• Experience working with community organizing groups and their constituencies on policy campaigns, specifically related to communicating complex policies to grassroots constituencies and assisting grassroots organizations in developing effective issue campaigns.
• Willingness to accept guidance and direction from grassroots organizations and organizers engaged in health policy reform efforts.
• Willingness to travel to meet one on one with organizers at partner organizations.
• Commitment to CCC's mission of helping low-income people develop the power and capacity to improve their communities and bring about broader social change.
• A fundamental understanding of the federal and state legislative process is required, as well as demonstrated ability to execute relevant tasks throughout the process (particularly, legislative and political strategy development.)
• Experience and comfort working as a part of a multi-disciplinary team, able to contribute based on expert knowledge or otherwise, as needed.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills are a must.
• The ability to produce consistent, quality work in a fast-paced environment is essential.

Salary & Benefits: CCC offers a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package.

Closing Date of Position: Open Until Filled

employment@communitychange.org
(Fax) 202-387-4891
Center for Community Change
Human Resources
Re: Senior Legislative Associate
1536 U Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20009

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Center for Community Change (CCC)
Lead Organizer for Field

Date: 2/1/09
Position Title: Lead Organizer for Field
Location: Washington DC preferred

About the Center for Community Change
The Center for Community Change is a national social justice non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1968 to honor the life and values of Robert F. Kennedy, we are one of the longest standing champions for low-income families and communities of color. Throughout our history, the Center has strengthened the leadership, voice and power of low-income communities nationwide to confront the vital issues of today and build the social movements of tomorrow.

Our work has contributed to the creation of the food stamps program, the enactment of the Community Reinvestment Act, the growth of community development corporations, and the creation and preservation of affordable housing. Today we are leading efforts to advance fair and humane immigration reform, increase voter participation in communities of color and develop the next generation of social justice organizers. The Center has brought the issues and values of low-income communities to the forefront of the political debate with presidential candidate forums in the 2004 and 2008 election cycles. For further information please visit our website at: www.communitychange.org.

• Create and sustain strategic grassroots partner relationships
• Assure that the key Campaign for Community Values (CCV) strategies are implemented in all regions
• Assure that regions respond to the campaign demands of CCC's issue teams
• Assure that all core resources of CCC are available to the regions - including the newly created TA program.

The Lead Organizer for Field supervises all of the regional team leaders and has direct lines of authority in those relationships. He/she has responsibility for the smooth and strategic implementation of CCV and issue team priorities through the regional structure.

The Lead Organizer for Field role is a crucial and strategic role in assuring that the campaign ideas, strategies and public policy capacities of CCC have 'legs' in implementation through healthy grassroots partnerships. Thus, the Lead Organizer for Field will need to be a strong leader, an able broker and a strong organizing program manager.

This position reports to: The Director of Organizing and Politics

• Drive the field program of the Center for Community Change by assuring that CCC has the field staffing capacity and the healthy grassroots partnerships to effectively build the community organizing infrastructure that has the power to connect local grassroots people with national policy, in order to create progressive social change.
• Act as a broker/liaison between this regional structure and all of the public policy, campaign and capacity-building resources of CCC in order to create a healthy integration of the sum total of CCC's resources available to the field.
• Lead, manage and supervise five or more regional team leaders as they in turn work with staff and community organizing partners in their region to fulfill the mission of CCC.
• Assist with fundraising when appropriate and assist with other management and leadership tasks as assigned by the Director of Organizing and Politics.

• The Lead Organizer for Field will be a broadly experienced organizer with at least 7 years of organizing experience.
• Experience in more than one tradition of community organizing and a breadth of knowledge of other traditions.
• Will have organized in at least a statewide issue campaign (preference for campaign experience in a national campaign - even if the responsibilities were mainly at the state level of implementation) and thus will have a base of campaign experience that moves beyond the local level.
• A strong and functional knowledge of the demands of a grassroots-based national campaign.
• A minimum of three years of supervisory experience.

• Team and interpersonal leadership and communication
• Conflict resolution
• Negotiation
• Management & supervision with preference for experience supervising employees located in outstation or remote office locations
• Writing and verbal communication
• Will understand and express commitment to the field diversity goals of the Center for Community Change.
• Baseline knowledge of nonpartisan voter work is a plus.

Salary & Benefits: CCC offers a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package.

Closing Date of Position: Open Until Filled

employment@communitychange.org
(Fax) 202-387-4891
Center for Community Change
Human Resources
Re: Lead Organizer for Field
1536 U Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20009

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Blocks Together
Development Associate

Blocks Together is hiring a full-time Development Associate. We are looking for an experienced social justice minded individual to strengthen and manage our fundraising strategies.

Blocks Together (BT) is a grassroots, direct-action community organization made up of residents in the W. Humboldt community on the west side of Chicago. BT's vision for social justice directs the organization's development and implementation of issue campaigns in the areas of education, housing, and the rights of women, youth and the formerly incarcerated. Our approach to leadership development balances traditional skill-based organizing trainings with political education, providing a foundation for members to understand, analyze, and confront the structures of power that impact their lives.

• Reports directly tothe Executive Director, preparing regular progress reports and documentation as needed.
• Create and implement fundraising plans, including foundation, corporate, membership, individual and grassroots sources.
• Work with Director to develop and execute grassroots fundraising strategies with membership.
• Develop and write grant proposals including research, writing, revising, and editing for submission.
• Work with organizing staff to prepare reports related to grants.
• Maintain fundraising calendar to ensure timely submission of proposals and reports.
• Correspond with supporters to provide follow up, updates and thank you letters.
• Assist with building relationships with current and potential supporters by arranging meetings between Director and Board members and foundation staff and donors.
• Represent the organization at funder events when appropriate.
• Work with Director to provide regular updates and ensure foundations and supporters understand BT's vision and work doing community organizing and movement building.
• Utilize and strengthen BT communication systems such as the email listserv, website updates, and coordination of semi-annual community newsletter.
• Maintain fundraising files and documentation.
• Maintain the membership and donor database. Participate in regular staff meetings and events.
• Perform other necessary administrative duties related to resource development.

• Experience raising minimally $25,000-$30,000 in funds from foundation, corporate and/or grassroots sources.
• Excellent writing, interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Ability to write for different audiences and willing to grow in writing ability.
• Experience with, or commitment to learning, grassroots fundraising.
• Strong initiative, self-motivated, and the ability to work under pressure and produce quality work within tight time constraints.
• Proficiency in computer skills such as listserv, word processing spreadsheets and donor database management.
• Experience in social justice work and/or community organizing.
• Can work independently and with a current multi-racial staff of women.
• Commitment to support an internal organizational structure that reflects BT's social justice politics.

Compensation:
Salary depends on experience. Benefits include generous vacation, compensation, full medical and dental, and pension plan. This position offers highly flexible hours and the ability to work from home.

To Apply: Please send a cover letter, resume, 2 references and 2 writing samples to Blocks Together via email at blockstogether@gmail.com. For questions, email or call (773) 276-2194. We will interview candidates on a rolling basis, with a goal of fulfilling this position by March 1, 2009.

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Sierra Club
Regional Field Organizing Director

The Sierra Club, a leading national environmental organization, seeks a Regional Field Organizing Director for our Eastern Region.

The Regional Field Organizing Director is responsible for the effectiveness of the Club's organizing activities throughout a multi-state region. Works with organizing managers to determine strategies to build support and capacity among community, key partnership, governmental and donor entities to accomplish the Club's organizing objectives throughout the region. Provides strategic and technical expertise and guidance in the development of organizing strategies and evaluates outcomes. Advises other program departments on opportunities, challenges, and strategic approaches to successfully implement our overall objectives. Ensures that programmatic commitments and objectives are met, and that financial, operational and legal compliance standards are met throughout the region.

• Not less than 7 years experience leading community organizing campaigns, plus relevant BA/BS degree or commensurate education and experience.
• Demonstrated effectiveness and skill in the planning and execution of regional organizing campaigns.
• Substantial staff management experience that demonstrates the ability to develop, train and coach employees.
• Demonstrated capacity for strategic thinking to identify and develop good organizing strategies appropriate to the accomplishment of organizing goals.
• Successful track record raising funds from individual donors and foundations.
• In depth knowledge of the craft of organizing and the political system.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in using the media; excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to form cooperative relationships with high ranking individuals, solve complex problems and differences.
• Prior responsibility for fiscal and business operations management.
• Extensive travel required

Please send resume and cover letter indicating interest in the position to: resumes@sierraclub.org. To ensure proper routing of your application, please specify job code "Eastern Regional Field Organizing Director -MATBD"in the subject line.

To view your job description and our other job opportunities, please visit www.sierraclub.org/careers

Sierra Club offers competitive salary package commensurate with skills and experience plus excellent benefits that include medical / dental / vision coverage, and a retirement savings 401(k) plan

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Military Families Speak Out (MFSO)
National Director

Military Families Speak Out (MFSO) seeks an experienced, strategic-thinking national director who is passionate about ending the war in Iraq and who can help MFSO reach its next level of growth and development. We are looking for an experienced manager who has extensive organizing and campaign strategy experience, has excellent facilitative and consensus-building skills, and ability to work competently with military families. Successful candidates will have also have demonstrated success in participatory staff management, fundraising, and nonprofit financial management.

The mission of Military Families Speak Out is to end the U.S. military occupation of Iraq, bring our troops home now, take care of them when they get here, and end the policies that allowed this unjustifiable war to happen. MFSO believes that the voices and actions of military families opposing the war in Iraq are a key to disconnecting "support for the troops" from "support for the war," and helping to build a large enough social movement to bring this war in Iraq to an end.

This position offers a unique opportunity as the first national director of MFSO, to contribute to ending the war in Iraq, especially as new possibilities for ending the war open up with a new administration taking office in 2009. It is also an opportunity to work with a unique and influential organization that brings the human face of the war to the public discussion of the war.

Candidates who have personal experience with a family member or loved one in the military are especially encouraged to apply.

Organizational Overview

Military Families Speak Out (MFSO) was founded by two military families in November, 2002, to add its unique voice to the movement trying to prevent a U.S. invasion of Iraq. Since then, MFSO has grown into the largest organization of military families speaking out against a war in the history of this country. MFSO's membership is made up of military families who are opposed to the war in Iraq and have loved ones in the military (or who have served in the military since the buildup to the Iraq war in the fall of 2002). Currently, MFSO's membership includes over 4,000 military families, has 36 local/regional chapters across the country and one national chapter of Gold Star families whose loved ones died as a result of the war in Iraq.

MFSO is unique in the movement to end the war because of its constituency and the importance of the military family voice in helping to mobilize and activate others who may be disconnected from the human toll of this war.

MFSO's national office is located in Boston, Massachusetts. MFSO has a constituent-based Board of Directors made up of 15 military family members. It is comprised of eight members who elected by the membership and five who are appointed in order to ensure a board composition that is reflective of the diversity of MFSO in terms of race, gender, relation to the military and branch of the military. The two co-founders of the organization serve on the board in a non-voting capacity. MFSO has recently shifted from a founder-led organization to a board-led organization and now is embarking on its next phase of development--that is engaging its membership and Chapter structure to a greater extent in the decision-making process for the organization.

MFSO has a budget of about $300,000 and there are currently with two and a half staff - an organizer, a communications director, and part-time administrative assistant.

MFSO's Current Campaigns

The Change WE Need: Bring Them Home NOW!
The election of a President who opposed the war in Iraq before it started has provided hope that this may be the last holiday season that military families spend fearing for the safety of our troops in Iraq and the ongoing devastation this war has brought to the Iraqi people. But we know we still have a tough struggle ahead to bring all our troops home. President-Elect Obama has called the war in Iraq a "dumb war" — but he has also said that he plans to keep U.S. combat troops in Iraq well into 2010 and to leave tens of thousands of troops on the ground in Iraq indefinitely.

This winter MFSO is leading a campaign to show the human costs of continuing the war in Iraq and to press the President and Congress to bring all US troops home from Iraq quickly and safely. This February 7-9, 2009, MFSO is organizing a series of national actions in Washington, DC designed to bring forward the voices of veterans, Iraqis, and military and Gold Star families demanding an immediate end to the war.

The Invisible Wounds of War: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Some of the deepest wounds of war are invisible — the wounds to the hearts, minds, and spirits of troops exposed to the constant horror that marks a military occupation. Those wounds can be just as deadly as physical injuries, feeding into suicide, violence and addiction. As the media and the public have finally begun to pay attention to the skyrocketing suicide rates among troops and veterans, MFSO has been bringing forward the message that military suicides are casualties of war. From the Winter Soldier hearings in Maryland to the News Hour with Jim Lehrer, members have spoken out about how the war led to their loved ones' suicides and how the Veterans Administration denied their loved ones the care that might have saved their lives. MFSO will continue bringing stories like these forward and are working to save lives by providing military families and the public with information about the warning signs of PTSD, and also about the need to end the war as a strategy to prevent this epidemic from continuing. MFSO is working to educate the public about the "secondary" or "vicarious" trauma that marks the daily lives of many military and Gold Star families.

Base Spouse Outreach Project
On military bases and in military base towns, backlash against those speaking out to end the war in Iraq, coming from those supporting the war, is the most intense, and can result in isolation from a support system when that system is needed most. It is the voices of base spouses and partners in particular, challenging the status quo from the heart of the military establishment, which are so powerful in the public discourse and debate. MFSO's Base Spouse Outreach Project provides military spouses and partners living in base communities with resources and support to help them reach out to others in their communities and build this important voice in opposition to the war.

• MFSO is currently exploring the possibility of expanding its mission from a primary focus on ending the war in Iraq to also include opposing the war in Afghanistan. As part of the decision-making process on this issue, MFSO is currently engaging in a self-education process among its membership and plans to conduct a vote of the membership on this issue at the end of January.
• Overthe last year, MFSO has taken significant steps in moving from a founder-led organization to one that now has a strong national leadership structure through the creation of a member-based Board of Directors.
• In addition to its new and ongoing campaigns to end the war, over this next year MFSO will be increasing the role of Chapters and its active members in its decision-making process, especially in shaping the organization's strategic and campaign directions.
• Another priority for MFSO will be to strengthen its Chapters and regional structure in order to help build MFSO's capacity and influence. MFSO Chapter leaders and active members are instrumental in reaching out to new military families and providing support as families new to activism come into the movement.
• MFSO will be having its first Member Assembly next summer — a time in which active members and Chapter leaders will come together to discuss the political environment and campaign strategy for the coming year. It will also provide an opportunity for member leadership development through workshops and training.

• In close partnership with the board, provides overall strategic leadership, vision, and critical thinking to MFSO
• Works with the Board to establish and help implement both long and short term strategy and develop specific goals, priorities, and workplans
• Proactively anticipates political changes and positions, actions and reports that MFSO should be prepared to respond to and influence
• Oversees MFSO's day-to-day operations, organizing campaigns, programs, operations, and staffing
• Provides leadership and expands MFSO's funding capacity, through the development of individual donors, and expanded foundation funding, fundraising events.
• Supports the board's participation in individual donor development and solicitation
• Manages the organization's finances, works closely with the Finance Committee and Board to ensure fiscal responsibility
• Actively ensures the supervision, involvement, development, and accountability of staff
• Ensures active Chapter-building and support to MFSO's organizing campaigns
• Along with the board and other staff, develops and cultivates relationships with partner and collaborating organizations, Chapters, members, and other stakeholders
• Works in close partnership with the board, providing support to the board as a whole and its committees to help implement its ongoing work.
• Along with Communications Director, facilitates active MFSO military family members serving as spokespersons for the organization to the media and national events

For more information about MFSO and current organizing campaigns, please see: www.mfso.org

Qualifications of the Ideal Candidate

• At least five years of grassroots organizing and campaign strategy experience, preferably at a national level.
• At least five years of demonstrated, nonprofit management and supervisory experience, preferably with progressive, social change organizations.
• Demonstrated facilitative, consensus building and participatory decision-making skills
• Demonstrated effectiveness in raising funds from a variety of sources, including foundations and individual supporters
• Nonprofit financial management skills and experience
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Excellent decision-making, critical thinking, and strategic thinking skills
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize
• Ability and experience to actively develop, and cultivate relationships with key partner organizations/coalitions, other stakeholders, and the media.
• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Demonstrated successful experience and commitment to participatory management and team leadership models; ability to build consensus effectively
• Ability to empower, support and develop staff, while building ownership and accountability of decisions
• Ability to recognize and effectively enhance and develop the skills of staff
• Encourages innovation, creatively, and best practices
• Ability to encourage genuine partnership with the board, members, chapters, and staff, maintain transparent communication

Compensation

Compensation package is based on skills and experience and is competitive with comparable national progressive organizations. Benefits include 100% health coverage and retirement plan, with 5% employer contribution.

Applications and Nominations

All inquires, nominations, and applications including cover letter, resume, salary history and requirements, three references, writing sample, and where you learned of the position should be sent to (in attachments as MS Word Documents only):

MFSO Transition Team at directorsearch@mfso.org. (Only electronic applications will be accepted)

In order to expedite the internal sorting and reviewing process, please type your name (Last, First) as the only contents in the subject line of your e-mail. Due to the pace of this search, candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Applications will be reviewed as they are submitted.

Third Sector New England Transition Consultant, Judy Freiwirth is assisting MFSO with the transition and search process. See www.tsne.org/etp

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Center for Community Change
Workers Justice Coordinator

Date: January 5, 2009
Position Title: Workers Justice Coordinator
Location: Washington D.C.

About the Center for Community Change
The Center for Community Change is a national social justice non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1968 to honor the life and values of Robert F. Kennedy, we are one of the longest standing champions for low-income families and communities of color. Throughout our history, the Center has strengthened the leadership, voice and power of low-income communities nationwide to confront the vital issues of today and build the social movements of tomorrow.

Our work has contributed to the creation of the food stamps program, the enactment of the Community Reinvestment Act, the growth of community development corporations, and the creation and preservation of affordable housing. Today we are leading efforts to advance fair and humane immigration reform, increase voter participation in communities of color and develop the next generation of social justice organizers. The Center has brought the issues and values of low-income communities to the forefront of the political debate with presidential candidate forums in the 2004 and 2008 election cycles. For further information please visit our website at: www.communitychange.org.

In the spring of 2008, the Center helped to convene the Workers' Alliance for a Just Economy (WAJE), a national coalition of 30 grassroots groups and networks established to address a broad spectrum of worker justice issues at the national, state, and local levels. We are seeking a Coordinator to support and grow the coalition and to help shape the direction of WAJE in the future. More information about WAJE and current priorities can be found at: http://www.communitychange.org/our-projects/waje.

WAJE is an integral part of the Center for Community Change's Campaign for Community Values, a national coalition of over 300 grassroots community organizations that is changing public policy to make America work for everyone.

• Work with grassroots organizations organizing workers, as well as multi-issue organizations focusing on jobs issues to develop and support national, state, or local campaigns with either policy or corporate targets.
• Support coordinated campaigns on specific issues which bring together grassroots strategies with media, research and policy tools to achieve maximum impact.
• Connect activities on workers' right issues and campaigns to the Campaign for Community Values and to the Center's broader voter engagement work.
• Help grassroots organizations working on workers' rights and jobs issues to develop strategies for building alliances, partnerships, and coalitions with other organizations to enhance their power and to achieve their goals.
• Help grassroots organizations develop and improve strategies to solidify and expand membership, develop leaders, move toward financial stability, and work effectively with other grassroots organizations and allies.
• Function as Coordinator of Worker Justice team and supervise Worker Justice team staff

• Minimum of five years experience in community organizing and/or labor organizing and in implementing local, state or national policy initiatives on low wage work issues.
• Experience in community organizing training including basic principles of community organizing, development of leaders and organizations in an organizing context, issues and campaign development, training new organizers and leadership development.
• Experience with voter engagement work.
• Managerial experience.
• Familiarity with and openness to different approaches to grassroots organizing and policy work.
• Ability to work democratically and effectively with diverse groups and people.
• Capacity and willingness to travel extensively.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong team player, familiar with team dynamics and willing to work in a team environment.
• Strong commitment to social justice and social change.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to speak Spanish is preferred.

This position reports to: Director, Campaign for Community Values

Salary & Benefits: CCC offers a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package.

Closing Date of Position: Open until filled.

Human Resources
Re: Workers Justice Coordinator
Center for Community Change
1536 U Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20009
Fax: 202 387 4892
employment@communitychange.org

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Save Our Cumberland Mountains (SOCM)
Executive Director

Overview of the Organization

SOCM, founded in 1972 and initially rooted in coalfield counties in East Tennessee, has grown into a state-wide Tennessee organization with close to 2,500 members. The organization focuses on multi-issue community organizing and addresses issues of social, environmental, and economic justice. SOCM has a diverse constituency and is committed to racial justice. Grassroots membership-based and member run, SOCM chapters organize around local issues and work together through statewide committees on campaigns that address broader issues as well. Over the years SOCM members have organized successful campaigns to address mineral extraction, voting rights, toxics and solid waste, mineral taxation, temporary workers, forestry and aerial spraying issues, and other local and state wide issues in order to have a say in what affects their lives. In coalition SOCM has partnered with other groups working for state tax reform, adequate health care, and other economic justice issues. Historically SOCM has stood for Save Our Cumberland Mountains, and the organization is in the process of changing its name to more accurately reflect its statewide scope and multi-issue agenda. SOCM is also developing a strategic plan to guide the organization's development into an even stronger, more diverse statewide organization.

Role of the SOCM Executive Director

The SOCM Executive Director fosters the integrity, growth and flourishing of the entire organization. The Director is responsible for oversight of all operations in order to carry out the mission of the organization and achieve goals determined by the democratically-elected Board of Directors. This includes coordination and monitoring of strategic planning, program development, and evaluation. It also includes foundation and grassroots fundraising, legal and financial administration, staff supervision, fostering leadership development for members and staff, and cultivating strong working relationships with organizational allies in Tennessee and throughout the United States. The SOCM Executive Director reports to the SOCM Board of Directors.

• Coordinate regular strategic planning, program development and evaluation
• Foster democratic participation in the organization
• Coordinate resource development, cultivate relationships with foundations and donors, and write grant proposals
• Work with the SOCM Finance Committee to develop the annual budget
• Assure that leadership and training opportunities are available to members and staff
• Monitor progress on SOCM program work through direct supervision of the Assistant Director/Lead Organizer
• Cultivaterelationships with other organizations and resources to share and enhance SOCM's program effectiveness
• Manage the budget and directly supervise financial management staff
• Assure timely filing of all federal and state reports
• Provide oversight on personnel management procedures and work with SOCM's Personnel Committee to hire and evaluate personnel
• Report directly to the SOCM Board of Directors, help prepare Board meeting agendas, and see that Board decisions are carried out

• Commitment to community organizing around social, environmental, economic and racial justice issues as a method of social change
• Extensive experience in grassroots community organizing; 10 years experience preferred
• Significant management and supervisory experience; experience working with a racially diverse staff and constituency preferred
• Proven grant writing experience; experience with donor-based fundraising a plus
• Competence in office technology and basic software applications
• Knowledge of and experience working with the legislative process
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work well in a team environment and take direction from a member-run Board

Salary and Benefits: Salary commensurate with experience. Excellent benefits include full health insurance coverage, pension, four week vacation to start, regular holidays, sick days, sabbatical, growth leave, and other benefits

To Apply: Submit resume, cover letter, and a list of at least three references to info@socm.org. Please put Executive Director Position in the heading. In your cover letter please include a description of your specific experiences in doing grassroots community organizing. A more complete job description is available on request. SOCM is an equal opportunity employer.

Deadline: Applications should be submitted by July 31, 2008 or until position is filled. For questions about the position, call Maureen O'Connell, 865-426-9455

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Save Our Cumberland Mountains (SOCM)
Community Organizer

SOCM, a 36 year old state-wide, multi-issue, community organization working for social, economic, and environmental justice in Tennessee, is seeking applications for a community organizer position. SOCM is democratically run by its members and invests in member leadership development as well as winning issues that affect their lives. SOCM is committed to anti-racism work and to organizing that builds greater racial diversity. Current organization-wide campaigns are around strip mining, aerial spraying of toxic chemicals, voter rights, and state tax reform. Local organizing in chapters takes place around many issues of local impact. Organizer will work with members through state-wide issue committees and/or local chapters to help set strategy, build leadership, carry out work plans, and move the campaigns forward. Positions require some internal fundraising and writing duties.

Requirements: Commitment to environmental, social, and economic justice through community organizing; ability to work with people of diverse backgrounds; self-motivated and self-starting; ability to work independently and cooperatively; own a car; willing to travel for field time in different parts of the state; one year of previous organizing experience required.

Salary And Benefits: Starting salary is $27,000+ depending on experience. Group health insurance, paid vacation (4 weeks to start), sick leave, personal growth leave (1 week/year), parental leave (1 month), pension, sabbatical, and opportunity for trainings.

To Apply: Applications are welcome right away. Send resume and cover letter and at least three references with contact information to SOCM, P.O. Box 479, Lake City, Tennessee 37769, (865) 426-9455; e-mail: info@socm.org

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National Training & Information Center (NTIC)
Save the Dream Campaign Director

The National Training & Information Center (NTIC) is a Network of 27 grassroots power organizations in 14 states and the District of Columbia that fight for racial and economic justice. NTIC builds grassroots power at the local and national level through training powerful organizers and leaders, building strong organizations, and running national organizing campaigns.

Save the American Dream is a national campaign to stop the wide-spread, harmful effects of foreclosures on families, communities and the economy as well as to advance a series of far-reaching progressive reforms in U.S. housing and banking policy. The Save the American Dream Campaign Director serves as the lead staff person on NTIC's national work to push for far-reaching measures that prevent foreclosures, expand banking regulations that protect current and potential homeowners, and advance economic and racial justice in the financial services industry. The Campaign Director reports to the Director of Organizing and supervises at least one national field organizer.

Campaign Goal:

Win Far-Reaching Policy Reforms — Organize a national campaign that results in securing progressive housing and banking policy reforms that advance economic and racial justice.

• Build the Base — Develop an expanded base of organizations and grassroots leaders on issues of economic and racial justice in the financial services industry.
• Craft the Message — Work with the Communications Team to build a cutting edge communications infrastructure for the campaign that works in real-time to advance the campaign.
• Expand External Relationships — Develop new and deep relationships with policy-makers and their staff, Regulators, and other players in the Banking and Financial sector as well as with other national allied organizations.

• Work with the Director of Organizing, field staff, and affiliate organizations to craft a national campaign strategy.
• Make key tactical decisions that are driven by the overall national organizing strategy.
• Develop a plan to launch new local campaigns around foreclosure prevention, abandoned properties, predatory lending, and banking regulations. Includes the creation of new models and handles for local organizing in these arenas. These local campaigns will then grow into and support the national organizing effort.
• Strengthen the national grassroots leadership team by recruiting and developing new leaders and cultivating the skills of existing leaders.
• Provide training and technical assistance to affiliate organizations around related issues. This includes on-site trainings and over-the-phone consultation.
• Develop NTIC's capacity to coordinate national lending agreements with lenders and loan servicers. This includes developing a proposal that maximizes the impact of any agreement. All agreements should be viewed through the lens of value added to local organizations.
• Develop and manage new partnerships with allied social justice organizations that can help advance the goals of the Campaign.
• Organize workshops and actions at NTIC's annual National Organizers Conference, National Leadership Meeting, and other national gatherings.
• Research and analyze related policy issues at the national level. Work with the team to develop research projects around issues that advance local and national campaigns. Develop a deft understanding of policy proposals being pushed by sub-prime lenders, federal banking regulators, federal legislators, and consumer groups.
• Work with the Communications Director to develop a media strategy and infrastructure that builds the Campaign.
• Contribute regularly to the organization's websites and major publications including NTIC Reports and Disclosure.
• Work with the Development Director to grow the resource base that funds housing and banking issues.
• Supervise the relevant Campaign staff. Responsibility will include weekly supervisory meetings and semi-annual performance reviews.

• At least five years experience organizing at the local, state, or national level.
• Demonstrate strong verbal and writing communication skills.
• Proven ability to understand and communicate policy.
• Fundraising experience a plus.
• Ability to travel.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

How to Apply:

Qualified candidates should send a resume with cover letter and salary requirements to: Campaign Director, National Training and Information Center, 810 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL 60642 or e-mail shannon@ntic-us.org. No calls please.

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Interfaith Worker Justice (IWJ)
Grant Writer

Interfaith Worker Justice (IWJ) is a progressive and growing national organization that educates, organizes, and mobilizes the faith community and workers across the nation on issues and campaigns that will improve wages, benefits, and working conditions for all workers, especially workers in low-wage jobs. The organization is looking for a grant writer to help strengthen and manage its religious fundraising.

Accountability: The position is directly accountable to the Development Director. The Grant Writer will work closely with the Associate Development Director on religious support and provide assistance on foundation and government fundraising for the organization.

Responsibilities include:

• Develop and write proposals to religious organizations including research, planning, writing, revising, and editing for final submission;
• Prepare and write follow-up reports related to secured grants by working closely with program staff;
• Ensure that reports and proposals are filed in a timely fashion;
• Provide regular updates to supporters and prepare thank you letters;
• Research new funding sources in order to expand organization's fundraising portfolio;
• Develop plans for building relationships with new potential supporters by arranging meetings between senior staff and board members and key foundation staff;
• Maintain detailed fundraising files and spreadsheets.

• Promote an excellent understanding of the organization and its goals, programs, and constituencies in order to articulate its vision to foundation and religious organizations;
• Work with the Development Director to provide staff support to the Finance & Fundraising Committee of the Board and attend when required;
• Help maintain the organization's database, Donor Perfect;
• Participate in regular staff meetings and events;
• Perform other tasks as requested.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to produce high-quality work within tight time constraints.
• Commitment to economic justice and the mission of the organization.
• At least 1 year experience in grant writing. Strong writing and interpersonal skills and the ability to work well within a team environment.
• Proficiency in computer skills such as e-mail, word processing and spreadsheets.
• Knowledge of religious communities, labor, and community organizing a plus.

How to Apply: Please send cover letter, resume, writing sample, and names and numbers of three professional references to jobs@iwj.org. Put Grant Writer in the subject. No calls please.

Interfaith Worker Justice is dedicated to ensuring workers' rights and offers full and comprehensive benefits to its employees including: medical, dental and disability, 401K retirement plan with organizational match, and pre-tax transportation plan, and a competitive salary. Interfaith Worker Justice is an Equal Opportunity Employer. People of color strongly encouraged to apply.

Note: Please insert your cover letter and three references with phone numbers into the body of your email. Only your resume should be sent as an attachment. PLEASE DO NOT SEND MULTIPLE COPIES.

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Interfaith Worker Justice (IWJ)
Associate Development Director

Interfaith Worker Justice (IWJ) is a progressive and growing national organization that educates, organizes, and mobilizes the faith community and workers across the nation on issues and campaigns that will improve wages, benefits, and working conditions for all workers, especially workers in low-wage jobs. The organization is looking for an Associate Development Director to manage and expand its foundation, religious, and government fundraising strategies.

Accountability: The position is directly accountable to the Development Director. This staff person also works closely with the Executive Director and may report directly to the Executive Director for specific projects.

Responsibilities include:

• Create fundraising plans in order to expand portfolio;
• Develop and write proposals to foundations and religious organizations and government agencies including research, planning, writing, revising, and editing for final submission;
• Prepare and write follow-up reports related to secure grants by working closely with program staff;
• Ensure that reports and proposals are filed in a timely fashion;
• Provide regular updates to supporters and prepare thank you letters;
• Work closely with the Grant Writer to carry out fundraising goals;
• Help coordinate interdepartmental fundraising strategies for new and ongoing campaigns and programs;
• Develop plans for building relationships with new potential supporters by arranging meetings between senior staff and board members and key foundation staff;
• Represent the organization at funder meetings, as appropriate;
• Maintain detailed fundraising files and spreadsheets.

• Help network affiliates collaborate on joint proposals;
• Provide technical assistance and fundraising trainings for local groups as requested;
• Create and manage fundraising plans for new field offices.

• Promote an excellent understanding of the organization and its goals, programs, and constituencies in order to articulate its vision to institutional funders;
• Support the Development Director in all other aspects of fundraising including special projects.
• Work with the Development Director to provide staff support to the Finance & Fundraising Committee of the Board and attend when required;
• Participate in regular staff meetings and events;
• Help maintain the organization's database, Donor Perfect;
• Perform other tasks as requested.

Evaluation: The work will be evaluated based upon this job description's responsibilities, the specific goals and objectives established, and the person's cooperativeness and contributions in meeting the overall goals and objectives of the organization.

• At least three years grant writing experience, with proven success with raising funds from foundations.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to produce high-quality work within tight time constraints.
• Excellent grant writing ability, communication, and organizational skills.
• Commitment to economic justice and the mission of the organization.
• Proficiency in computer skills such as e-mail, word processing spreadsheets, and donor database management.
• Knowledge of religious communities, labor and community organizing a plus.
• Ability to travel.

How to Apply: Please send cover letter, resume, grant writing sample, and names and numbers of three professional references to jobs@iwj.org. Put Associate Development Director in the subject. No calls please.

Interfaith Worker Justice is dedicated to ensuring workers' rights and offers full and comprehensive benefits to its employees including: medical, dental and disability, 401K retirement plan with organizational contribution, pre-tax transportation plan, and a competitive salary. Interfaith Worker Justice is an Equal Opportunity Employer. People of color strongly encouraged to apply.

Note: Please insert your cover letter and three references with phone numbers into the body of your email. Only your resume should be sent as an attachment. PLEASE DO NOT SEND MULTIPLE COPIES.

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Corporate Accountability International
Senior Campaigns Organizer

For the last 30 years, Corporate Accountability International has successfully challenged corporations like GE, Nestlé, and Philip Morris to halt abusive practices that threaten public health, the environment and our democracy. Think Outside the Bottle, our leading campaign, is currently exposing the truth behind bottled water marketing and defending the basic human right to water in the face of increasing corporate control of the resource. Our ongoing and emerging campaigns also challenge the abuses of major tobacco, food and oil transnationals.

The Senior Campaigns Organizer is responsible for developing and implementing campaign strategies and tactics, and for mobilizing and expanding Corporate Accountability International's base of activists and allies in the US and internationally, with particular emphasis on our Think Outside the Bottle campaign. The Senior Campaigns Organizer maintains in-person, phone, mail and email communication with individual activists and allied organizations; recruits new activists and builds new alliances; organizes actions and events; serves as a campaign spokesperson, keeps accurate, complete and usable records; and raises funds. All organizing is overseen by the Campaign Director, involving other staff, activists and allies as appropriate.

• Help build, develop and maintain Corporate Accountability International's national activist base.
• Organize activists in person and on the phone, as well as via written and email correspondence.
• Coordinate international, national, regional and local actions and events.
• Foster relations with allied groups, organizations and individuals, and develop activist leadership.
• Help develop and implement strategic campaign plans and accurate budgets.
• Serve as a campaign spokesperson.
• Play a lead role in recruiting new staff.
• Maintain comprehensive, accurate and up-to-date files, records, and systems.
• Participate in fundraising, including developing and implementing grassroots fundraising plans.

• Demonstrated commitment to corporate accountability, with a global perspective.
• At least 4 years as a full-time staff organizer in a progressive social change organization.
• Demonstrated ability to manage organizing programs and budgets, develop and implement plans.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with databases and MS Word, and at ease with computers overall.
• Strong administrative skills.
• Experience with effective grassroots fundraising.
• Proven ability to work well with a diverse group of people.
• Enthusiasm for national and international travel.

Accountability: The Senior Campaigns Organizer is accountable to the Campaign Director.

Salary Range: $33,600 to $38,400, depending on experience, with a generous benefits package.

Location: Campaign Headquarters, Boston.

To Apply: Email letter of interest, résumé, and three to five references to jobs@stopcorporateabuse.org

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Corporate Accountability International
Associate Campaigns Director

For the last 30 years, Corporate Accountability International has successfully challenged corporations like GE, Nestlé, and Philip Morris to halt abusive practices that threaten public health, the environment and our democracy. Think Outside the Bottle, our leading campaign, is currently exposing the truth behind bottled water marketing and defending the basic human right to water in the face of increasing corporate control of the resource. Our ongoing and emerging campaigns also challenge the abuses of major tobacco, food and oil transnationals.

The Associate Campaigns Director will work as a lead member of the Campaigns Team to develop and implement Corporate Accountability's organizing strategy, with particular emphasis on our Challenging Corporate Control of Water Campaign. Through in-person meetings, on the phone, and at actions and events, the Associate Campaigns Director will organize activists and organizational allies to build the base of power to win our campaigns.

• Coordinate international, national, regional and local actions and events, with a focus on our U.S. and international water campaigning.
• Supervise campaign organizers.
• Help build, develop and maintain Corporate Accountability International's national and international activist and ally base.
• Organize activists in person and on the phone, as well as through written and e-mail correspondence.
• Foster relations and coalitions with allied groups, organizations and individuals, and develop activist leadership, with a focus on our campaign challenging corporate control of water.
• Play a lead role in recruiting new staff.
• Help develop and implement strategic campaign plans and accurate budgets.
• Maintain comprehensive, accurate and up-to-date files, records and systems.
• Help develop and implement fundraising plans.

• Demonstrated commitment to corporate accountability, with a global perspective.
• At least 5 years as a full-time staff organizer in a progressive social change organization, including 1-2 years of international organizing experience or national field organizing experience.
• Demonstrated ability to manage organizing programs, develop and implement plans.
• Staff management experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational and results tracking skills.
• Proven ability to project and stay within budgets.
• Experience with effective grassroots fundraising.
• Proven ability to work well with a diverse group of people.
• Enthusiasm for national and international travel.
• Oral and written fluency in Spanish a plus.

Accountability: The Associate Campaign Director is accountable to the Campaigns Director

Salary Range: $41,300 to $47,800, depending on experience, with a generous benefits package

Location: Campaign Headquarters, Boston

To Apply: Email letter of interest, resumé and three to five references to jobs@stopcorporateabuse.org

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Corporate Accountability International
Grants Officer

For the last 30 years, Corporate Accountability International has successfully challenged corporations like GE, Nestlé, and Philip Morris to halt abusive practices that threaten public health, the environment and our democracy. Think Outside the Bottle, our leading campaign, is currently exposing the truth behind bottled water marketing and defending the basic human right to water in the face of increasing corporate control of the resource. Our ongoing and emerging campaigns also challenge the abuses of major tobacco, food and oil transnationals.

The Grants Officer will research, build relationships and write proposals to raise funds for our Think Outside the Bottle campaign to challenge corporate control over water. Working with our Development Director and other senior staff, the Grants Officer also will play an integral role in coordinating and supporting the grant seeking work of our Foundations Team to support our work to stop abuses by agribusiness, tobacco, and oil corporations.

• Research prospective national, regional, and family foundations and faith community supporters.
• Develop and pitch proposals for water, food, and tobacco industry campaigns and general organizational support.
• Arrange and participate in cultivation meetings with current and prospective foundations.
• Increase commitment and campaign participation of our funders through regular communication and involvement.
• Ensure timely and effective planning and budgeting of foundation outreach program.
• Secure pledged funds through timely follow-up and build relationships through ongoing communication and written reports.
• Organize and lead meetings of the Foundations Team.
• Maintain comprehensive, accurate and up-to-date files, records and systems.
• Participate in planning and campaign activity.
• Involve Corporate Accountability International senior staff and board in foundation outreach.
• Participate in campaign activities and fundraising drives such as shareholder's meetings, phone banks and campaign events.

• Demonstrated commitment to social justice and progressive social change.
• Minimum 2 years, prefer 5+ years experience cultivating, soliciting and stewarding foundation donors.
• Excellent written and verbal communications.
• Ability to orchestrate involvement of senior staff.
• Outstanding organizational and multi-tasking ability and attention to detail.
• Computer skills, including proficiency with Excel and databases.
• Highly motivated, energetic and tenacious, with great attention to detail.
• Grassroots organizing experience a major plus.

Accountability: The Grants Officer reports to the Development Director.

Salary Range: $38,400 - $48,000, depending on experience, plus an excellent benefits package.

Location: Campaign Headquarters Office in Boston.

To Apply: Email letter of interest, résumé and three to five references to jobs@stopcorporateabuse.org.

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Missouri Jobs with Justice
Data & Communications Organizer

Salary: Commensurate with experience

Benefits: Full health coverage, 2 weeks vacation, collective bargaining agreement

The Organization
Missouri Jobs with Justice (JwJ) is a coalition of labor, religious, student and community activists and organizations committed to protecting the basic human rights of men and women. Jobs with Justice addresses the root causes of poverty while working for an economic base that benefits the entire community. We believe that the fate of labor unions and the communities in which their members live are tightly bound together. We work in partnership with central labor councils, local unions, civil rights organizations, students, community, and faith-based organizations in mobilizing direct actions for civil and human rights for all people, including the right to organize a union, rebuilding the social safety net, living wages, health care, and equal treatment for all. Missouri Jobs with Justice is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. We seek a diverse pool of volunteers and applicants for all opportunities and responsibilities within the organization - in particular with respect to women, people of color, the LGBT community, immigrants, and people of all ages.

The Position: Data & Communications Organizer
The Data & Communications Organizer will work closely with staff and leaders throughout the state to manage our organizations broad-based mobilization and communications. This is not an IT or web development position. We're looking for an individual that is familiar with connecting technology and activism - someone who wants to use their "tech geek" inclinations to build a powerful social justice movement.

It is important that applicants bring some experience and skills related to the responsibilities below. However, Missouri JwJ is willing to invest in considerable training for a candidate with the independent drive, professional rigor, passion for social justice and commitment to build quality technology tools to support hardhitting economic justice campaigns.

Responsibilities:
Data Management: Primarily responsible for developing and rigorously maintaining Missouri JwJ's database so that it allows for increasingly sophisticated tracking of members activities and targeted communications based on interest, geography and other relevant criteria.

Online Mobilization: Work with leaders and other organizing staff to plan and implement online advocacy campaigns that complement the grassroots organizing throughout the state, and regularly report on performance of online advocacy efforts to leadership and staff.

Website and Social Networking site management: Create, update and maintain content for St Louis, Kansas City and Missouri JwJ websites, as well as these organizations' presence on social networking sites; connect contacts garnered through these systems with the other mobilizations systems within the organization; develop strategies for viral list growth.

Other Membership Communications: Will coordinate the annual program of more traditional communications strategies with the membership of Jobs with Justice including direct mail and phone banks, this will include managing relationships with vendors including designers, printers and mail houses.

Committee Support and Development: Work closely with committee chairs and organizing staff to ensure the online growth is integrated into the face-to-face base-building, mobilization and leadership development carried out by leaders in committees. This will include equipping leaders with regular reports tracking base-building and mobilization relevant to their committee's work.

Grassroots Fundraising: Assist in developing and be primarily responsible for tracking progress of the annual grassroots fundraising plan, including organizational contributions, individual contributions, an ad campaign, special events and other grassroots activities; primarily responsible for developing, implementing and reporting on the success of new online strategies for fundraising.

Volunteer and staff supervision: Responsible for supervising volunteers and part-time administrative staff in data entry, mailings and other basic office functions.

General administration: The organizer will also be responsible for some general administrative functions of office operations.

• Solid, commitment to the principles of social and economic justice,
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written,
• Creative and strategic thinker,
• Self-starter, and able to work consistently and independently toward agreed upon goals,
• A strong ability to motivate people, coordinate volunteer activity and delegate responsibility,
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with a wide range of organizations and people,
• An understanding of grassroots organizing, and how technology can strengthen movement-building,
• Understanding of online fundraising,
• Familiarity with the basics of database management, knowledge of Microsoft Access a plus,
• Familiarity with online mobilization tools, knowledge of Convio a plus,
• Familiarity with website development and maintenance,
• Knowledge of social networking sites and how social justice campaigns and organizations can utilize these networks,
• Willingness to work long hours, including nights and weekends,
• Own vehicle available for work (mileage is reimbursed).

Also Desired: Knowledge of and/or participation in Jobs with Justice in Missouri or elsewhere in the country.

To: Personnel Committee, Missouri Jobs with Justice
Via Fax: 314.647.9910
Via Email: lara@stl-jwj.org
Via USPS: 2725 Clifton, St. Louis, MO 63139

For more information on Missouri Jobs with Justice please visit the websites for St Louis JwJ at www.stljwj.org and Kansas City JwJ at www.kcjwj.org, or call the office at 314-644-0466.

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Missouri Jobs with Justice
Kansas City Organizer

Salary: Commensurate with experience

Benefits: Full health coverage, 2 weeks vacation, collective bargaining agreement

The Organization
Missouri Jobs with Justice (JwJ) is a coalition of labor, religious, student and community activists and organizations committed to protecting the basic human rights of men and women. Jobs with Justice addresses the root causes of poverty while working for an economic base that benefits the entire community. We believe that the fate of labor unions and the communities in which their members live are tightly bound together. We work in partnership with central labor councils, local unions, civil rights organizations, students, community, and faith-based organizations in mobilizing direct actions for civil and human rights for all people, including the right to organize a union, rebuilding the social safety net, living wages, health care, and equal treatment for all. Missouri Jobs with Justice is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. We seek a diverse pool of volunteers and applicants for all opportunities and responsibilities within the organization - in particular with respect to women, people of color, the LGBT community, immigrants, and people of all ages. The Position: Kansas City JwJ Organizer

The Kansas City Organizer, under the supervision of the Missouri Director, will work closely with the Kansas City Leadership Team, Kansas City Organizing Committee, and with the member organizations, funders, and national JwJ staff to provide organizing and administrative support to the local development and implementation of the JwJ campaigns and programs. This position will be based in Kansas City, but will include some travel around the state as part of campaign mobilizations and meetings with the broader Missouri JwJ leadership and staff.

Responsibilities:
Base-Building: The Kansas City JwJ coalition is in its early phases of outreach and growth. Its Organizer will work closely with local leadership to implement JwJ's outreach to new member organizations and build the base of individuals committed to taking action on behalf of JwJ campaigns. Campaigns: The heart of Jobs with Justice is taking action as part of campaigns for social and economic justice. The organizer will coordinate campaign development, mobilization and evaluation with the Kansas City leaders and members. This will include both legislative campaigns and support for collective bargaining fights.

Committee Support and Development: JwJ operates through leadership-driven committees like the Kansas City Leadership Team, Organizing Committee, Mobilization Committee and other campaign or project specific committees. The KC Organizer will support those committees by providing logistical coordination, working with leaders to develop agendas and materials, assisting with committee communication, project accountability and more.

Fundraising: TheOrganizer will help implement an annual fundraising plan, including organizational contributions, individual contributions, merchandise sales, grants, and grassroots activities and events as well as developing new sources of funding for the organization.

Leadership Development: The Organizer will encourage, foster and develop the abilities of JwJ members, particularly rank and file members to play leading roles in developing and building the organization. This will include participation in three-day Building JwJ Leadership Development institutes throughout the year.

Administration: The organizer will be responsible for the administrative functions of the Kansas City work, specifically database management, grant administration, correspondence and record-keeping.

• Solid, commitment to the principles of social and economic justice.
• Minimum of two years grassroots organizing experience.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• Ability to be a self-starter, and to work independently toward agreed upon goals.
• A strong ability to motivate people, coordinate volunteer activity and delegate responsibility.
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with a wide range of organizations and people.
• An understanding of the labor movement, religious organizations and other social movements.
• Demonstrated ability to raise funds.
• Willingness to work long hours, including nights and weekends.
• Proficient in computer skills, including database management, word processing and desktop publishing.
• Own vehicle available for work (mileage is reimbursed).

Also Desired: Ability to speak Spanish. Knowledge of and/or participation in Jobs with Justice in Missouri or elsewhere in the country.

To: Personnel Committee, Missouri Jobs with Justice
Via Fax: 314.647.9910
Via Email: lara@stl-jwj.org
Via USPS: 2725 Clifton, St. Louis, MO 63139

For more information on Missouri Jobs with Justice please visit the websites for St Louis JwJ at www.stljwj.org and Kansas City JwJ at www.kcjwj.org, or call the office at 314-644-0466.

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Missouri Jobs with Justice
Organizer

Salary: Commensurate with experience

Benefits: Full health coverage, 2 weeks vacation, collective bargaining agreement

The Organization:
Missouri Jobs with Justice (JwJ) is a coalition of labor, religious, student and community activists and organizations committed to protecting the basic human rights of men and women. Jobs with Justice addresses the root causes of poverty while working for an economic base that benefits the entire community. We believe that the fate of labor unions and the communities in which their members live are tightly bound together. We work in partnership with central labor councils, local unions, civil rights organizations, students, community, and faith-based organizations in mobilizing direct actions for civil and human rights for all people, including the right to organize a union, rebuilding the social safety net, living wages, health care, and equal treatment for all. Missouri Jobs with Justice is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. We seek a diverse pool of volunteers and applicants for all opportunities and responsibilities within the organization - in particular with respect to women, people of color, the LGBT community, immigrants, and people of all ages.

The Position: Rebuilding the Public Good in Missouri
The Organizer, with the leadership of the Director, will be organizing a long-term project to rebuild Missouri's commitment to invest in its future through services, infrastructure and a quality workforce. The project is co-convened by Missouri Jobs with Justice and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and will include collaboration with a broad range stakeholders including grassroots constituency organizations, advocacy groups and other public sector unions. The Organizer will work closely with a statewide steering committee, with rank-and-file public workers and citizens, and with the member organizations, funders, and national JwJ staff to provide organizing and administrative support to the implementation of the JwJ program. The Organizer will identify new leaders, engage them in training and provide administrative support for their leadership on campaigns that deepen Missouri's investment in the public good. S/he will also coordinate solidarity organizing among the many JwJ member organizations with a stake in public investment. The Organizer will need to develop a detailed understanding of the state budget, policy issues, labor law as well as the legislative and collective bargaining processes. This position may be based anywhere in Missouri, but will include significant time in Jefferson City.

Responsibilities:
Organizing: The Organizer will develop relationships with organizations and individuals with a stake in public investment - ensuring they become part of not only this project, but also JwJ's broader work. Campaigns: Central to the project will be developing campaigns that rebuild investment in Missouri's public services, infrastructure and workforce. The organizer will lead campaign development, mobilization and evaluation. This will include both legislative campaigns and support for collective bargaining fights for public employees.

Training and Leadership Development: The Organizer will be part of developing and executing trainings that build leaders and key constituencies of the project. These programs will enhance their understanding of public investment, collective bargaining rights and the social safety net; equipping them to mobilize their base, and speak to the general public as part of campaigns that re-build public investment.

Fundraising: This project has start-up funding committed. A central responsibility of the organizer will be to ensure the sustainability of the project by signing up new organizational and individual JwJ duespaying members from within the base of the project. The Organizer will also help implement the broader annual fundraising plan, including organizational contributions, individual contributions, merchandise sales, grants, and grassroots activities.

Administration: The organizer will have primary responsibility for the project's administrative functions, including database management, correspondence, grant administration and record-keeping. S/he will also assist with this work for the rest of the organization.

• Solid, commitment to the principles of social and economic justice;
• Minimum of two years grassroots organizing experience, union experience and/or experience working on public policy issues is a plus;
• Experience developing and organizing trainings a plus;
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written;
• Ability to be a self-starter, and to work independently toward agreed upon goals;
• A strong ability to motivate people, coordinate volunteer activity and delegate responsibility;
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with a wide range of organizations and people;
• An understanding of the labor movement, religious organizations and other social movements;
• Demonstrated ability to raise funds;
• Willingness to work long hours, including nights and weekends;
• Proficient in computer skills, including database management, word processing and desktop publishing;
• Own vehicle available for work (mileage is reimbursed);
• Organizer must be willing to make a two-year commitment to the project;

Also Desired: Ability to speak languages other than English. Knowledge of and/or participation in Jobs with Justice in Missouri or in other parts of the country.

To: Personnel Committee, Missouri Jobs with Justice
Via Fax: 314.647.9910
Via Email: lara@stl-jwj.org
Via USPS: 2725 Clifton, St. Louis, MO 63139

For more information on Missouri Jobs with Justice please visit the websites for St Louis JwJ at www.stljwj.org and Kansas City JwJ at www.kcjwj.org, or call the office at 314-644-0466.

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Housing Conservation Coordinators (HCC)
Director of Organizing

Housing Conservation Coordinators (HCC) seeks a Director of Organizing to oversee its tenant and community organizing programs extending along Manhattan's west side. The Director of Organizing will supervise 4 full-time staff members and volunteers/interns and reports directly to the Executive Director. S/he will be responsible for program development/expansion, staff training and supervision, programmatic and fiscal compliance, grant tracking, fundraising and work directly on organizing campaigns. HCC also participates in related neighborhood coalitions and citywide campaigns and the Director of Organizing will oversee HCC's role and productive participation.

HCC seeks a dynamic Director of Organizing capable of building diverse coalitions that may consist of neighborhood residents, community leaders, elected officials, citywide organizations and other interested parties. The ideal candidate will be able to understand and articulate complicated issues clearly, be comfortable in a range of settings, have strong base-building skills and bring a creative approach to achieving campaign goals. Candidate must have direct community and/or tenant organizing experience, be highly organized, and have excellent writing, public speaking and computer skills. Prior management experience and bilingual in English/Spanish a plus.

Work hours are flexible but often require evening meetings. Salary d.o.e., excellent benefits. Send cover letter, writing sample and resume no later than October 24th, 2008, to Sarah Desmond, Executive Director, HCC, 777 Tenth Avenue, New York, NY 10019 or by e-mail to sdesmond@hcc-nyc.org; if applying by e-mail please note "Director of Organizing applicant" in subject line.

Housing Conservation Coordinators, Inc. (HCC) is a 35 year old community-based, not-for-profit organization anchored in the Hell's Clinton neighborhood of Manhattan's west side. We are dedicated to advancing social and economic justice and fighting for the rights of poor, low-income and working individuals and families. With a primary focus on strengthening and preserving affordable housing, we seek to promote a vibrant and diverse community with the power to shape its own future.

Each year HCC assists more than 3,000 residents resolve housing-related problems through our core programs: legal services, tenant & community organizing, weatherization assistance, HDFC revolving loan program and technical training classes. Please see our website for more information, including our current organizing campaigns — www.hcc-nyc.org.

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Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA)
Grassroots/Grasstops Organizer

The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) seeks an experienced individual to do outreach and organizing with community activists and local leaders, in a one-year position with WOLA's Cuba policy program. The Organizer will be responsible for mapping out existing contacts around the country interested in changing U.S. policy toward Cuba, building on that list through targeted outreach, and mobilizing key contacts in public education and advocacy efforts. The Organizer will be jointly managed by WOLA and the Latin America Working Group (LAWG), a partner organization, and will work closely with several other organizations in a coalition effort.

WOLA is a nonprofit policy, research and advocacy organization working to advance democracy, human rights and social justice in Latin America and the Caribbean. WOLA's Cuba program supports a policy of engagement and diplomacy between the U.S. and Cuba, believing that the U.S. embargo is not in the U.S. national interest, not in the interest of the Cuban people, and not helpful in advancing democratization and respect for human rights. WOLA's Cuba work is carried out in conjunction with a number of other collegial organizations. For more on WOLA's Cuba program, visit www.wola.org

• Working with WOLA, LAWG, and collegial organizations that do Cuba policy work and have relationships and contacts with activists, church people, members of the business community, local politicians, etc., across the country, map out what currently exists in terms of local contacts and Cuba activism; sort and organize the contacts by state and congressional district, and by sector, and help put people in touch with each other.
• Identify and reach out to local leaders and grasstops supporters drawing from a variety of diverse constituencies including the religious, academic, business, activist and Cuban-American communities.
• Create and maintain a database to manage grassroots/grasstops contacts.
• Expand the existing network of grassroots activists who support a policy of engagement between the U.S.-and Cuba.
• Mobilize both grasstops and grassroots supporters to engage in advocacy campaigns oriented towards both state-level officials and members of Congress, based on priority areas identified by WOLA, LAWG, and colleagues.

• Exceptional oral and written communications skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills are essential as the organizer will be required to interact with a diverse set of actors.
• Experience in a multi-state outreach and organizing campaign. Experience working with organizational coalitions is preferred.
• Experience in foreign policy advocacy preferred.
• Ability to work independently with a high level of organization.
• Commitment to human rights and social justice.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Salary: Mid to high forties, plus medical and dental benefits.

Application: Please send a cover letter and résumé (no telephone inquiries), three references with daytime telephone numbers, and a writing sample, to Lilia Lopez, llopez@wola.org

Application deadline: rolling

Start date: November 2008

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Friends of Choice in Urban Schools (FOCUS)
Senior Community Organizer

Position: Senior Community Organizer

Open: September 15, 2008

Location: Washington, DC

Closing: October 15, 2008 or when filled

Contact: Ariana Quiñones-Miranda

Salary: Competitive salary, plus benefits

FOCUS seeks a dynamic and creative leader to work full-time with our community of charter school educators, trustees, and families by facilitating their participation as articulate representatives of and advocates for the local charter school movement.

Organizational Background: FOCUS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit incorporated in the District of Columbia in 1996. FOCUS works with the D.C. government, the Congress, the press, and the public to increase their understanding of and support for public charter schools, which now enroll over 30% of all D.C. public school students. FOCUS is the charter schools' advocate and problem solver, going to bat for them to equalize funding, free up school buildings for their use, and defeat attempts to inhibit their autonomy. FOCUS also is the District's one-stop charter school startup center, providing information, training, and support to individuals and organizations that have the capacity and capability to move forward in the application process.

Job Responsibilities:
The Community Organizer will work under the supervision of the Director for Policy and Advocacy to support educators, school trustees, and families as they participate as advocates in community events and meetings with key local and national audiences. The organizer will perform activities associated with grassroots organizing, event/action logistics, training and coaching, materials development, and database management. Broadly speaking, this is work that improves educational opportunities and outcomes for District students, specifically, this is work to ensure equity in educational opportunities for students attending charter schools.

• Identifies and recruits school leaders, board of trustee members, staff, and parents from targeted charter schools to serve as advocates for the charter school movement
• Conducts school and home visits to build trust and commitment with advocates; assists advocates in determining appropriate and comfortable ways to be involved in campaign activities
• Collects and records advocate stories photographically and/or on video tape
• Maintains regular communication with advocates; contributes to written advocate communication through listservs, newsletters, and websites
• Facilitates, coordinates, and guides the mobilization of parents in campaign actions
• Collaborates with school-based parent/teacher organizations and other charter support organizations to coordinate strategies with parents, stakeholders and community allies
• Coordinate and supervise one staff person and a team of school-based parent liaisons and volunteers
• Assists with development and revision of campaign and training materials; field tests new material and seeks feedback from advocates to refine materials
• Makes logistical arrangements associated with workshops, campaign actions, other events
• Assists with conducting "charter 101," advocacy, and other workshops; may train parent liaisons and parent leaders to conduct some workshops
• Provides follow-up training, coaching, and support for advocates (i.e., reviewing letters, emails, and testimony, role-playing, mock-hearings)
• Prepares regular reports on organizing and campaign activities; keeps supervisor informed of progress, evaluates progress and makes decisions accordingly
• Represents FOCUS at community festivals and other community outreach events
• Develops and maintains organizing databases; conducts or oversees data entry of advocate and other relevant contact information into organizing databases
• Ensures organizing and campaign expenditures are within the project budget
• Related work as assigned

• Bachelor's degree
• Five to seven years of experience in union or grassroots organizing and/or political campaigns
• Experience working in small, grassroots, community-nonprofits not essential, but helpful
• Knowledge of local DC community and educational and political landscapes a plus
• Committed to working with low-income families; appreciative of the challenges they face
• Supportive of public charter schools
• Ability to develop training materials, conduct workshops, use multi-media visual aids
• Ability to measure progress and evaluate training effectiveness
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; strong interpersonal communication skills
• Must think creatively, innovatively and strategically
• Ability to assess political situations and develop appropriate campaign strategies
• Must be able to take initiative and build new projects from the ground up
• Ability to work independently and as a team player
• High-energy and hard-working
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment, ability to work under deadline pressures
• Extremely well-organized with meticulous attention to detail
• Excellent Microsoft Office Suite skills required
• Ability to use email and web-based technology for organizing and communication purposes
• Proficient with use of digital cameras and video recorders
• Local travel is required. Must hold a valid driver's license, current registration, and have car insurance
• Must be willing to work in the field (D.C.) and work flexible hours, which will occasionally include early morning, evening, and weekend hours

To Apply, Email Cover Letter, Resume, and Three References to: Ariana Quiñones at aquinones@focusdc.org with "Community Organizer" in the subject line

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Center for Economic Progress
Field Organizer

The Center for Economic Progress (CEP) seeks a dynamic, professional individual to be a leading voice on behalf of low-wage workers and their families. With 600 affiliates located in states and communities across the country, NCTC is poised to influence the debate around major tax reform taking place in Washington, D.C. The Field Organizer will take the lead in developing advocacy campaigns and initiatives to help NCTC highlight the need and provide the impetus for dramatically increasing tax credits and tax benefits for low-wage working families.

The Field Organizer will be charged with supporting the efforts of the NCTC affiliates to increase the federal Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC) for single workers, establish and expand state EITC, and to counter wealth stripping by strengthening federal and state predatory lending protections. With the growing clamor for federal and state tax reform, coupled with the clear need for an improved regulatory framework for financial services, the Field Organizer will assume a vital role in affecting change

1. Implement a national campaign to expand tax credits for low-wage workers
2. Support the state advocacy efforts of NCTC affiliate organizations
3. Facilitate the implementation of 2008 NCTC State Action Plans
4. Expand and strengthen the NCTC State Advocacy Leaders Network
5. Lead the adoption and utilization of on-line advocacy-related communications

1. Bachelors Degree
2. A minimum of three years of experience conducting issue- or policy-based organizing, preferably at the national or state level.
3. Proven ability to uncover issues and opportunities and elicit the involvement of diverse individuals and organizations in organizing and advocacy activities, particularly through a campaign.
4. Direct experience working with and/or for a community-based organization in a staff or volunteer role, or in a coalition of community-based organizations
5. Experience working in teams and on joint projects, in leadership and in participant roles.
6. Experience in providing support or guidance to committees, working groups, teams and boards of directors.

Compensation: This is a full-time position with a competitive salary and benefits package.

Jacci Christopher, HR & Training Manager
Center for Economic Progress, 29 E. Madison #910, Chicago, IL 60602
Fax: (312) 252-0275

—no telephone inquiries please —

For more information, visit our website at: www.economicprogress.org

External Posting September4, 2008

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Nashville Homeless Power Project
Executive Director

Homeless Organizing the Homeless

www.homelesspower.org

Send Cover Letter, Resume, References, and writing samples (grant applications preferred) to:

Tiffany Allen, Tiffany@HomelessPower.org, with Executive Director in the subject line.

Salary: $35,000 plus benefits

The Nashville Homeless Power Project seeks an experienced community organizer to serve as Executive Director. Proven experience leading staff of community organizers, and member volunteers is required. Experience overseeing successful organizing campaigns, which have made political, economic, or policy change, benefiting people in poverty also required. Preference will be given to those with first hand experience living in poverty or homelessness and a proven commitment to the value that those directly affected by an injustice should lead the fight against it. This position requires a burning desire to eradicate poverty among wealth, and build a stable powerful organization of homeless and formerly homeless people to make change. A readiness to work long and irregular hours is expected.

• Coordinate worker rights campaign
• Supervise organizers of new campaigns as they develop (Housing, shelter accountability, civil rights).
• Coordinate a majority homeless and formerly homeless Board Of Directors,
• Oversee building a volunteer corp. of homeless activists.
• Develop and implement structure of homeless based committees responsible for leading campaigns.
• Develop comprehensive leadership development structure that empower homeless and formerly homeless individuals as members, leaders, apprentice organizers and future staff.

Qualifications

Contact work

Proven daily ability to oversee a staff of community organizer's and volunteers. This includes overseeing the creation of work plans.

Co-coordinating activities with Nashville Movement coalition partners.

Oversee the recruitment of membership; development the organization's database, as well as appropriately re-engaging these contacts.

Research

Proven ability to conduct and oversee strategic research, and appropriately placing this research in the context of a campaign. This could include researching and evaluating the economic impact of a public policy, drafting a survey/report, uncovering illegal activity of a target etc. General understanding of leverage and power in community organizing is required.

Actions:

Proven ability to oversee and organize appropriate direct actions, or mobilizations in the context of a campaign. This includes media work, and engaging membership. Ability to anticipate ramifications from campaign (ie counter campaign or backlash).

Fundraising

Experienced successful grassroots as well as grant foundation fundraising.

Experience understanding, managing, and educating others on budgets.

Training

Proven Ability to facilitate meetings of poor people as well as politicians or other decision makers.

Proven Ability leading democratic decision making processes.

Ability to appropriately delegate to staff and volunteers.

Ability to effectively prepare and debrief members for direct actions, speaking engagements, meetings with decision makers.

Office Management:

Excellent analytical, written, verbal, communication, and computer skills.

Proficiency with Word, Excel, Database software, and willing to learn DreamWeaver.

Ability to managing an office staff, and proven ability to lead teams of organizers and volunteers.

The executive director will report directly to the board, and at least quarterly be required to show progress reports on goals laid out by the board.

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Campaign for Community Change
Health Care Field Organizer

Date: August 26, 2008

Position Title: Health Care Field Organizer

Location: Washington DC preferred

About the Campaign for Community Change

The Campaign for Community Change (The Campaign) aims to increase the profile of policy issues that matter to low-income people and people of color; educate and empower communities to act on those issues; and influence the federal legislation to benefit low-income families and communities. Specifically, the Campaign works to equip low-income, immigrant and communities of color with the skills and resources to participate year-round in the electoral process. The Campaign's goal is to ensure that these communities — historically underrepresented in voter turnout — are recognized as constituencies to which every candidate is accountable. We aim to promote a culture of civic participation and assist our constituencies to become fully engaged in American democracy.

One of the most distinctive elements of the Campaign is that it is driven by local grassroots groups and leaders. The Campaign provides guidance and support, but the ownership is in the hands of the people from these communities and the organizations to which they belong. The Campaign will provide partner organizations with an array of support and resources to help them reach their electoral goals through voter education, registration, mobilization and protection, as well as efforts designed to strengthen the membership and leadership within their organizations. For further information please visit our website at www.campaignforcommunities.org

Position Description:

The role of the Health Care Field Organizer is to assist the Campaign for Community Change and state partner groups in building strong campaigns to educate the public about the problems and solutions in the health care system and mobilize grassroots support for national health care reform. This will involve frequent travel in order to work on site with state and local partner organizations. The regional organizer will work with organizations in no less then five states.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Work with state staff to develop state campaign plans integrated with the broader goals of state partners and HCAN, and support state organizers to execute strategic events, actions and activities in coordination with state partners / HCAN; this includes regular travel for on-site organizing support.
• Work with state staff to analyze national health care policies and develop public education materials on issues that impact low-income and immigrant families.
• Support state partner organizations by assisting in event planning, recruitment, turnout, media work, and special projects as needed; assist in oversight of turnout and recruitment plans and troubleshoot work plans to ensure success on events and projects.
• Work to develop state organizers' skills in the areas of organizing, outreach, media, campaign planning, and political analysis; as needed, develop organizing skills by setting the pace and modeling home visits, turnout calls, executing press events, etc.
• Provide training for state partners' grassroots members, including power analysis, organizing skills, health care policy, and media and message training. & work to plan and implement group meetings of multiple organizations for the purpose of joint training, programmatic planning and evaluation
• Draft media materials and other resources for distribution at the state level.

• Deep commitment to a vision of racial, social, and economic justice and to building progressive power.
• At least 3 years experience in community/grassroots organizing, political campaigns and/or legislative work.
• Strong written and verbal skills and ability to listen.
• Ability to produce consistent, quality work in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to travel on a regular basis for on-site field assignments and work flexible hours required.
• Ability to work independently and strong time management skills.
• Strong facilitation skills.
• Computer skills (word processing, spreadsheet & database, electronic communication).
• Ability to speak Spanish or other languages a plus.
• Experience with national campaigns or large municipal/state coalitions a plus.
• A sense of humor.

This position reports to: Health Care Team Leader

Salary & Benefits: Campaign for Community Change offers a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package.

Closing Date of Position: Open until filled

How to apply: Please submit resume, cover letter that includes salary expectations and at least two writing samples to:

Campaign for Community Change Human Resources
Re: Health Care Field Organizer
1536 U Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20009
(Fax) 202-387 4892
employment@campaignforcommunites.org

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Colorado Tobacco Education & Prevention Alliance (CTEPA)
Policy Manager

Closing date: Friday, September 12

The Colorado Tobacco Education and Prevention Alliance (CTEPA) is looking for a Policy Manager to work throughout the state. The position would be based in Denver. Founded in 1963, CTEPA is the oldest statewide tobacco control coalition in the United States. CTEPA has an established reputation for effective leadership in the tobacco control movement in Colorado. CTEPA's goal is to make Colorado the leader in tobacco control in the U.S.

• Assist local organizations, health agencies, and coalitions with developing campaign plans, community outreach, coalition building, and grassroots mobilization;
• Work with community organizations serving populations disparately affected by tobacco use (such as minority and low income populations) to increase their knowledge about tobacco use and their ability to educate and mobilize the people they serve;
• Provide technical assistance to local coalitions, health agencies, and organizations, including those working with disparate populations, on all aspects of tobacco control campaigns;
• Assist local coalitions and health agencies in developing and implementing media campaigns as a component of the campaigns. This includes writing letters to the editor, op-eds, assisting in the development of paid media, and generating other earned media;
• Conduct trainings of local organizations and individuals on developing and implementing campaign plans;
• Remain up-to-date on tobacco control news and issues;
• Maintain and utilize a database of advocates and supporters;
• Maintain positive and effective working relationships with local and statewide tobacco control advocates
• Participate in local tobacco control coalitions as necessary, and serve on task forces or committees of those coalitions as needed;
• Perform other tasks as assigned by the Executive Director.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in public health education, public affairs, political science, social or behavioral science, community organizing or related field
• Professional Experience
• Experience in tobacco-related issues preferred but not required
• Experience communicating and working with diverse populations
• Experience conducting trainings
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience coordinating an education or public policy campaign
• Experience in developing and maintaining databases
• Experience in providing technical assistance
• Experience with policy development and campaign planning
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of community organizing

• Proficiency in word processing software
• Solid understanding of database development and management

• Must be a self-starter and able to work with limited supervision
• Willing and able to travel statewide
• Passionate about public health
• Sensitive to multi-cultural issues
• Team player with the ability to lead when the situation dictates
• Flexibility in dealing with organizational growth and change
• Able to work with community leaders and policymakers
• Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred but not required

• Equal Opportunity Employer
• Position dependent upon grant funding
• Team-oriented atmosphere
• Progressive, health-conscious organization
• Excellent benefits
• Fun working environment
• Tobacco-free work environment

Please submit resume and cover by Friday, September 12, to Bob Doyle, Executive Director, Colorado Tobacco Education & Prevention Alliance, at bdoyle@ctepa.org or mail to CTEPA, 1900 Grant Street, Suite 630, Denver, CO 80203.

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Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE)
Community Organizer

LAANE is currently seeking a full-time experienced community organizer to develop a strategy for community engagement and leadership to win justice for workers in the hospitality industry in Los Angeles.

Qualifications: Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to economic justice and the labor movement. Also needed: Willingness to work long hours and weekends when necessary and ability to work independently. Skills required: excellent analytical skills, written and verbal communications skills, ability to motivate community leaders and volunteers, familiarity with database and word processing software, community outreach, organizing and engagement skills, ability to work well in a team.

Driving your own car required. Preferred qualifications include: previous campaign experience with community and/or labor organizing; fluency in Spanish a plus.

LAANE's salary and benefit standards are very competitive.

Application Process: This position is available immediately. Mail hard copy of cover letter and resume to: Vivian Rothstein, Deputy Director, LAANE 464 Lucas Street Los Angeles CA 90017-2074. No phone calls or e-mail communications please. Applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements will not receive a response.

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Food & Water Watch
Researcher

The Researcher works with the food team to develop research products and written materials to advance the campaign's goals. The Researcher reports to the Assistant Director.

1. In coordination with organizers, lobbyists, communications team and policy staff, develop thoroughly researched and persuasively written education materials such as reports, factsheets and other materials on various food campaign issues.
2. Maintain familiarity with a diverse set of food issues and research products.
3. Respond to information requests from food team members, activists, coalition partners, and media.
4. As needed, supervise interns in support of our campaigns.
5. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

Experience: At least two years of experience with corporate and government research and writing at a public interest organization or publication.

Education: College degree or equivalent experience required. Master's degree preferred.

Knowledge: Familiarity with a range of consumer issues and knowledge of the legislative and regulatory process. Extensive knowledge of online, media, library, corporate, economic, government, NGO, industry, and academic research resources. Excellent written and oral communication and computer skills, including proficiency in Word and database programs.

Skills: Excellent investigative, research, written and oral communication skills.

Conditions: Strong interest in and commitment to promoting the goals of Food & Water Watch. Travel possible.

How to apply: Please send a resume, cover letter, writing sample and three references to jobs@fwwatch.org. Position open until filled. Food & Water Watch strives for a diverse work environment and encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, and differently-abled people to apply.

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North Carolina Sierra Club
Development Director

Job Qualifications: proven ability to develop, manage and implement major donor, foundation, on-line and direct mail components of statewide fundraising program. Excellent written, verbal communication skills required, plus commitment to the environment. Experience in working with volunteers is a plus. Requires some travel.

Salary/Compensation: commensurate with experience

Application Instructions: To apply, send cover letter and resume to info@sierraclub-nc.org

Contact Name: Molly Diggins, State Director

Contact Email: info@sierraclub-nc.org

Closing Date: September 28, 2008

Hiring Organization: North Carolina Sierra Club

Job Location: Raleigh

Description: The North Carolina Chapter is the state arm of the national organization. NC Sierra Club has been a leading environmental advocacy presence in the state for almost 40 years. Programs include legislative and executive branch advocacy, political action, and litigation. NC Sierra Club has approximately 19,000 members in the state, 13 local groups, an active outings program, and local conservation programs such as "Cool Cities". The director of development position manages all aspects of the NC Sierra Club's fundraising program.

Development Director sought for leading environmental non-profit. Develop, manage and implement major donor, foundation, on-line and direct mail components of statewide fundraising program. Excellent written, verbal communication skills required, plus commitment to the environment. Requires some travel. No phone calls, send cover letter and resume to info@sierraclub-nc.org. EOE.

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Jewish Council on Urban Affairs (JCUA)
Community Initiatives Organizer

The mission of the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs (JCUA) is to combat poverty, racism and anti-Semitism in partnership with Chicago's diverse communities. Guided by prophetic Jewish principles, JCUA pursues social and economic justice for Chicago's most vulnerable neighborhoods by promoting a vision of empowering communities from within. Since 1964, JCUA has assisted groups in low-income and minority communities, build coalitions with diverse groups, advocate on issues of poverty and racism and mobilize a Jewish constituency to create a more just city.

JCUA is seeking a highly motivated and experienced organizer to join our community department. The Community Initiatives Organizer will provide staff assistance to community organizations in need.

Community Initiatives Program

Community work is the cornerstone of the JCUA's commitment to Chicago. Since 1964, we have partnered with grassroots organizations in many of the city's most oppressed communities to combat poverty, racism, and anti-Semitism in order to bring about justice. Based on a belief that community empowerment must begin with respect for local leadership, JCUA works under the guidance of those we assist to increase their ability to achieve their goals. Specifically, JCUA's community organizers provide technical assistance and training, act as temporary or collaborative staff, and help to broker relationships for grassroots community organizations interested in enhancing their organizational capacity and their ability to win community organizing campaigns.

• Developing and implementing organizing and action strategies;
• Developing information materials and strategies for outreach and media campaigns;
• Developing relationships with local groups, community leaders, public officials, media, etc.;
• Assisting in creating and implementing organization development plans;
• Accessing resources and garnering support;
• Researching issues affecting the local community;
• Exploring opportunities for JCUA to work with new community organizations;
• Providing analyses of community issues for committees, board and staff;
• Assisting in mobilizing JCUA's base in support of our community partners organizing campaigns.

• Bachelors degree preferred in urban studies, public policy, political science, community development (or comparable), with a minimum of 2 years of commensurate experience.
• Commitment to social and economic justice and to JCUA's core values including community organizing, human rights, community development and empowerment.
• Experience as a community organizer for an organization working in Chicago's low-income and communities of color.
• Excellent inter-group, communication, and analytical skills.
• Fluency in Spanish a plus.
• Comfortable in diverse settings.
• Ability to multi-task and to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to work flexible hours — including occasional weeknights and weekends.
• Commitment to working as part of a team.
• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.

Compensation: Salary for this position is competitive and depends on prior experience. In addition, a comprehensive benefits package is included.

How to apply: Applicants should send a cover letter and resume to Brian Gladstein, Director of Community Programs, Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, 610 South Michigan #500, Chicago, IL 60605 or email to briang@jcua.org.

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Southwest Boston Community Development Corporation
Bilingual Community Organizer (Part-time)

Southwest Boston Community Development Corporation
Serving the communities of Hyde Park and Roslindale

Organizational Background

Incorporated in 2001, the Southwest Boston Community Development Corporation (SWBCDC) is a nonprofit organization led by and for the residents of Hyde Park and Roslindale. Serving the more than 66,000 residents in these two neighborhoods SWBCDC aims to prevent displacement of neighborhood residents, particularly elders and those of limited means by developing and preserving affordable housing; strengthen the commercial base of the neighborhoods; and create vibrant and stable communities through programs and activities that bring long-time residents and newcomers of all ages and diverse backgrounds together.

Community Organizing Projects

SWBCDC seeks a bilingual community organizer (Spanish or Haitian Creole) to work 20 hours per week. The organizer may work on any of the following campaigns along with other staff and community leaders:

Campaign to Preservation Affordable Housing to protect 1,700 affordable rental units with "expiring use" restrictions and project-based Section 8 contracts. The campaign includes tenant organizing in expiring use properties to negotiate for extension of affordability contracts, property acquisition by tenants or purchase by owners committed to maintaining affordability; legislative advocacy to extend affordability through owner incentives and/or restrictions on property sale; outreach to the broader community to enlist support for tenant organizing and legislative advocacy efforts.

Fairmount Greenway Task Force, a coalition of community development corporations and community groups in Hyde Park, Mattapan and Dorchester, engaged in green space planning along the Fairmount/Indigo commuter rail line. The Task Force is part of a larger effort to increase service and create mixed use, green development along the line. The organizer will work with the Southwest Boston CDC and Hyde Park's "02136" neighborhood committee to engage residents in green space planning along the Fairmount/Indigo line in Hyde Park.

Hyde Park Community Resources, a coalition of over 20 human service providers led by Southwest Boston CDC, which is focused on improving and increasing social and recreational services in Hyde Park. The organizer may assist with outreach to inform residents of existing services and engage them in planning for service improvement.

Foreclosure Prevention -The organizer may conduct outreach to residents who are at risk of foreclosure to inform them of prevention workshops and other resources.

Responsibilities

• Conduct outreach in neighborhoods and housing developments to recruit residents to join committees, and attend community meetings and events related to above-mentioned projects
• Assist residents to form action committees
• Provide leadership training to residents in meeting facilitation, public speaking, and strategy development
• Assist residents to build and maintain relationships with media to promote their efforts
• Work with resident committees and other tenant advocates to develop specific affordable housing preservation campaigns as described above
• Work with neighborhood organizations and consultants to identify opportunities for planning and creating green space along the Fairmount/Indigo Line
• Conduct outreach to residents to inform them of existing services and engage them in service planning
• Conduct outreach to residents to inform them of foreclosure prevention workshops and counseling resources
• Prepare reports as required to funders, Board of Directors and staff
• Attend Board and Staff meetings

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in Spanish or Haitian Creole as well as English
• Work in diverse communities
• Neighborhood-based community organizing including:

• Door to door outreach to determine interests and needs, provide information, and recruit residents to attend meetings and join committees
• Training residents in meeting facilitation, public speaking, strategy development
• Planning and conducting community meetings and events
• Working with community leaders, public officials and the media
• Campaign strategy development

• Strong verbal and written skills
• Ability to work independently, and as a team member
• Some knowledge of Hyde Park and Roslindale
• Basic understanding of affordable housing development
• Access to a car

Compensation: Salary will be based on qualifications and experience. SWBCDC offers a competitive benefits package including health benefits.

How to Apply: Please send resume and cover letter by August 15, 2008 to: Lauren Nadler, Project Manager,Southwest Boston CDC, 11 Fairmont Avenue, Suite 101; Hyde Park, MA 02136, or email to lnadler@swbcdc.org. For questions please call 617-364-7300.

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South Bay Labor Council (SBLC)
Lead Organizer — San Jose, California

Position open until filled

Organization: The South Bay Labor Council (SBLC) represents 112 unions with over 110,000 members in Silicon Valley. The SBLC is considered one of the most effective labor councils in the United States and has a strong track record of real victories including electing pro-labor candidates and winning passage of strong living wage ordinances. Progressive organizations look to SBLC as a leader in building effective coalitions and developing strategic alliances. The SBLC is also successful working pragmatically with segments of the business community on issues of mutual interest. The SBLC helped launch a non-profit research and leadership development entity to provide rigorous policy research and analysis, build a strong progressive voice among union, faith and community leaders and serve as a leader on social and economic justice in the region. The SBLC is headquartered in San Jose, the tenth largest city in the United States. The region's population is over half people of color, many of them immigrants, and includes about one-quarter Asian and one quarter Latino.

Lead Organizer Responsibilities

This individual works under general supervision, where the exercise of considerable judgment and discretion, and an understanding and ability to apply the functions, principles and techniques of organizing are required. Assignments can be complex and require the frequent application of communication, analytical, project management and coordination skills in support of agency objectives.

• Lead and manage a variety of public campaigns, including local, regional and state government advocacy, corporate campaigns, neighborhood based organizing, labor/community collaborations, interfaith organizing, etc.
• Develop and manage comprehensive campaign work plans and timelines.
• Manage Organizers and Associate organizers.
• Organize and manage coalition-based activities.
• Exhibit independent judgment to direct and produce public events, rallies, press conferences and other direct actions as it relates to a particular campaign.
• Develop and direct training programs to increase organizers' recruitment skills.
• Establish relationships with diverse constituencies and key community leaders, including use of independent judgment to determine best prospects.
• Participate in organizational strategic planning.
• Work in partnership with communications staff to design and implement media events and strategies.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• 3 years of experience directly in labor, community or political organizing.
• Spoken and written Spanish fluency preferred .
• Proven ability to execute comprehensive organizing program.
• Record of exhibiting independent judgment and strong decision-making skills.
• Ability to work irregular hours, including weekends, as needed.
• Excellent public speaking and writing skills.
• Valid drivers license and car required.

Salary and Benefits

Commensurate with experience. Generous vacation, health, dental, vision, 401K, and sick leave.

To Apply: Email resume, writing sample, and 3 references to jobs@atwork.org

EOE

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American Friends Service Committee
Chicago Taxi Driver Organizer (Full-Time)

The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a Quaker organization, which includes people of various faiths who are committed to social justice, peace, and humanitarian service. Its work is based on the Quaker belief in the worth of every person and faith in the power of love to overcome violence and injustice.

Office Location: 637 South Dearborn Street, Third Floor, Chicago IL 60605

Supervisor: Program Director

Summary of Responsibilities: The Chicago Taxi Driver Organizer will work to: a) build an organized base among Chicago cab drivers; b) identify leaders and help develop a membership-based organization of cabdrivers, c) promote and conduct organizing and leadership training for cab drivers, d) assess the needs of cab drivers and work to meet those needs through collective efforts. The Organizer will have local and national support networks to assist with the work and some national responsibilities with the Project Voice AFSC initiative.

Responsibilities:

1. Develop relationships with Chicago cab drivers;
2. Assess the leadership development and organizing needs among Chicago cab drivers, particularly immigrants, and implement activities to meet them;
3. Identify opportunities for human rights and conflict resolution training sessions;
4. Increase the organized base of Chicago cab drivers capable of acting in concert on their own behalf.

• At least 2 years of successful organizing for social change experience in immigrant communities;
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a multicultural context, and to bring people together across lines of race, culture, ethnicity and other differences;
• Demonstrated ability to work successfully in a team for project planning, management and implementation;
• Ability to organize and facilitate formal and informal, culturally-sensitive adult education and training meetings;
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement a plan to promote a leadership training event;
• Experience supervising and developing other organizers and support staff for their own growth and for the growth of the organization.
• Possess good oral and written communication skills;
• Ability to communicate in fluently English. Ability to communicate fluently in another language (French, Arabic, South Asian, West African, and East African languages preferred);
• Ability and willingness to attend evening and weekend meetings and access to reliable transportation. Valid driver's license required;
• Experience using Microsoft Office applications. Familiarity with web design and desktop publishing software a plus;

Compensation: Salary $33,159 - $43,471 depending on experience - Exempt Position

Comprehensive medical and hospitalization plan; term life, accident and salary continuation insurances, defined benefit pension plan, plus fringe benefits; participation in unemployment and worker's compensation and social security.

The American Friends Service Committee is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified persons are encouraged to apply regardless of their religious affiliation, race, sex, sexual orientation or nature of disability.

AFSC is a smoke-free workplace.

If interested or for more information please contact:
Michael McConnell at 312-427-2533 or mmcconnell@afsc.org

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Food & Water Watch
Communications Director

Food & Water Watch is a nonprofit consumer rights organization that challenges the corporate control and abuse of our food supply and water resources. We are seeking a full time communications director to develop and implement messages and strategies for communicating with a variety of audiences including the press, Food & Water Watch members, and the public. The communications director works closely with senior staff to develop and implement communications strategies that will enhance our organization's reputation and further specific program goals.

Within the communications department, this person directs the press staff to develop and maintain relationships with reporters, editors, and producers for print, radio, television, and online news sources, to create press materials, and to pitch stories on national, regional, and local issue campaigns. The communications director also edits the organization's written materials and oversees the design and publications manager to ensure the quality of Food & Water Watch newsletters, fact sheets, reports, and other collateral material. Finally, the communications director oversees the internet staff to ensure dynamic, robust, and accurate website content and help drive web communications campaigns. The communications director reports to the executive director.

• Work with the executive director and other senior staff to plan, develop and implement national, state and local media campaigns, including supervising other staff on press outreach work.
• Direct the communications team, which currently consists of three press/communications staff, the senior editor, two web staff, and a graphic designer.
• Develop and service relationships with reporters, columnists, editorial writers, news and talk show producers, bloggers and other new media practitioners.
• Design and implement programs to maintain regular information flow to these contacts, including e-mailing, blast faxing and mailing of pertinent information such as news releases and editorial board memos.
• Respond to press inquiries, pitch stories to reporters, and obtain editorial endorsements, op-ed placements and radio and television bookings.
• Participate in message development for Food & Water Watch institutional identity and for campaigns.
• Write and edit materials such as newsletters, press releases and advisories, editorial board memos, talking points, letters to the editor, opinion pieces or articles, website text, blogs, fact sheets and other materials for the public.
• Assist in editing final drafts of reports and help drive report process, specifically assisting in message development, newsworthiness of content, and press strategy for reports.
• Supervise the media work of organizing and program staff including state-based staff.
• Hire and oversee interns and part-time or short-term contractors or consultants as needed.
• Maintain in-house press lists and manage external media database
• Monitor media coverage and news clips and produce quarterly reports of media deliverables.
• Other duties as required.

Requirements:

Education: College degree required.

Knowledge: Extensive knowledge of how the media works and what is newsworthy, familiarity with national, regional and state print and electronic media and new media; familiarity with organizing strategies and advocacy techniques, electoral organizing, and building organizational capacity.

Experience: At least ten years experience in communications in an advocacy setting or journalism linked to issue campaigns; proven experience in developing and executing state and local media strategies; field organizing and supervisory experience preferred.

Skills: Ability to coordinate multifaceted media campaigns and supervise a team for media outreach work; proven experience in developing and executing media strategies. Excellent interpersonal, writing and verbal skills are required. Good computer skills, including proficiency with database programs.

Capabilities: High energy and enthusiasm. Ability to work well with a wide range of people, work well under pressure, handle multiple tasks at once, and adapt to changing situations on a daily basis.

Conditions: Strong interest in and commitment to promoting the goals of Food & Water Watch. Long hours possible.

Compensation: Competitive salary, dependent on experience. We offer an excellent benefits package that includes 100% employer paid medical/dental/long-term disability, 403 (b) retirement plan and generous paid leave.

To apply: Please send a resume, cover letter, several writing samples of different lengths and 3 references to Communications Director jobs@fwwatch.org. Position open until filled.

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Food & Water Watch
Grassroots Organizing, Communications, and Research Internships

Work for safe food, clean water, and healthy oceans. Great working environment.

Campaign Organizing or Research Intern

We are accepting applications for Grassroots Organizing internships and Research internships in the following programs for fall of 2008:

Fish — Protect our marine environment. Fight industrialized fish farms and the privatization of ocean resources. Campaign for safe seafood. Support local fishing communities.

Water for All Campaign — Working with communities from New Orleans to Cochabamba, Bolivia to fight water privatization and to defend the human right to water.

Food Campaign — Challenge factory farms and other industrialized agriculture, and promote local, sustainable food systems.

• Signing new allies onto campaign, such as religious groups, labor groups, elected officials, citizen activists, businesses and students
• Coordinating campaign events to engage citizens and pressure targets
• Assisting in media outreach to educate millions of people
• Producing printed and online materials such as action alerts, newsletters, and activist guides
• Researching emerging issues to move campaigns forward

• Develop and maintain a semester plan with Campaign Organizer
• Bottom-line at least one element of the campaign
• Participate in mid- and end of semester evaluations
• Maintain strong records of work and assist with database development
• Hold regular office hours and participate in weekly meetings with Campaign staff

Skills Required: Strong passion for and commitment to social justice and grassroots organizing. Strong communication and time management skills. Desire to develop campaign organizing skills. If seeking a research internship, experience in academic and corporate research is a plus.

Communications Intern

The Food & Water Watch communications staff is responsible for developing and implementing new and traditional media outreach strategies for national, regional and local issue campaigns. We are accepting applications for a new hands-on position that will offer great opportunities for developing skills and experience in public interest issue advocacy.

• Participating in planning, development and implementation of national, state and local media campaigns.
• Pitching Food & Water Watch issues and reports to reporters, columnists, editorial writers, and news and talk show producers.
• Assisting with regular information flow to these contacts including e-mailing, blast faxing, and mailing of pertinent information such as news releases and editorial board memos.
• Assisting in organizing news conferences or other media events in Washington, DC.
• Writing media and organizing materials such as newsletter articles, news advisories, talking points, letters to the editor, and responses to web news or blogs.
• Maintaining media databases and research new media contacts.
• Monitoring news coverage and maintain news clips file.
• Assisting in Food & Water Watch website promotion strategies such as posting on social networking and news discussions sites.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements: Strong interest in Food & Water Watch issues and commitment to social change. Interest in how the media works and what is newsworthy. Interest in how media and communications strategies advance a public interest agenda. Excellent interpersonal, writing, and verbal skills are required. Seeking an enthusiastic self-starter and problem-solver who can handle multiple tasks at once. Experience in social issue organizing, communications, or journalism helpful.

• We're in a period of growth! Fulltime staff opportunities may become available.
• Learn critical grassroots organizing and advocacy skills from experienced staff.
• Small stipends possible.

How to Apply: Please email a copy of your resume to Food & Water Watch foodandwater(at)fwwatch(dot)org or mail to:

Food & Water Watch
Suite 225
1400 16th NW
Washington, DC 20036.

Communications intern works on all Food & Water Watch issues. For research and organizing internships, please indicate in which program (Water for All/Food/Fish) and which internship (grassroots organizing/research) you are interested.

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UNITE HERE Local 1
UNITE HERE Organizing Team

Do you want to fight for immigrants' rights and economic justice?

MOBILIZEORGANIZE

Make a difference … become a member of the UNITE HERE Organizing Team working to organize hundreds of thousands of low-wage workers in hotel, casino, retail and laundry work throughout North America. Help workers stand together and fight for their rights and economic security. We are interviewing applicants for a two day intensive organizing skills workshop.

Recommended participants will have the opportunity to lead organizing campaigns in the Midwest.

• Desire to fight for justice and organize the unorganized.
• Valid driver's license.
• Excellent communication skills.

How to Apply:

Illinois applicants send resume to Lou Weeks at weeksunitehere@yahoo.com

Indiana applicants send resume to Marc Carbonneau at mr_carbonneau@yahoo.com

Minnesota applicants send resume to Martin Goff at mgoff@here17.org

For more information on UNITE HERE and its campaigns visit our website: www.unitehere.org

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University of Wisconsin-Madison
Student Government Director of Staff and Programs

Official title: STUDENT SV PR MGR I(P75NS)

Degree and area of specialization:

• Bachelor's degree minimum, master's degree in student affairs, public affairs, organizational development/management, adult education or related field preferred.
• Minimum number of years and type of relevant work experience:
• At least two years experience advising college students and/or student organizations strongly preferred.
• Minimum three yearsexperience working in education, preferably in a higher education setting;
• Minimum three years experience supervising professional staff and/or students. Possess a proven record in art of supervision and leadership, program development, facilitation of shared decision making and problem solving, a commitment to collaborate with student leaders, faculty and staff.

Principal duties:

Overview: TheAssociated Students of Madison (ASM) is the official student government of the UW-Madison campus. It is a unit within the Dean of Students Office. Permanent staff hired to support student government activities are employees of the Dean of Students Office. The Director oversees all administrative and management issues of ASM student-initiated programs and services such as the financial, operations and travel grants available to registered UW student organizations; All City and Campus Bus Pass Program; ASM Internship Program; Student Print (class packet printing, production, etc.); Student Activities Center and others. This position supervises 4 academic/unclassified employees, 4.8 classified employees, 1-3 student hourlies and 1 project assistant that work with one or more of the aforementioned programs. These programs serve thousands of students and hundreds of student organizations. Total budget for listed programs is over $3M approved by student government and funded by student segregated fees.

Principal Duties:

Supervisory

• Oversee the management of student government initiated programs and services including Bus Pass Program, Student Organization Grant Program, Student Activities Center, Student Print, Internship Program, Student Organization Facilities and Initiatives, Office Operations and GSSF Programs.
• Provide leadership and supervision to 8+ permanent staff, programs and services.
• Use knowledge of University personnel, accounting and purchasing policies and university structure to advise student leaders and permanent staff.
• Supervise lead staff members of student government programs and services
• Develop and/or oversee a team oriented work environment.
• Oversee the recruitment, selection and training of academic, classified and student staff
• Meet regularly with employees to review work and priorities.
• Work with other University entities to assist student government with policy development and research, information exchanges, and staff development.
• Collaborate with other staff to develop relationships with council members and facilitate their skills development.

Advocacy/Advisory/Leadership

• Advise student government leaders, particularly members of Student Judiciary, Coordinating Council, Nominations Board, Student Activities Center Governing Board and Finance Committee, in the areas of budget management, student fee policy, project planning, shared governance, organization identity and outreach, leadership development, personnel management, program and service development and improvement and long-range planning; serve as the primary advisor for 3-4 student government leaders.
• Assist University units and programs in forming liaisons with key student leaders and student shared governance entities, and facilitate the exchange of appropriate information.
• Initiate the review and evaluation of programmatic goals using collaborative principles. Collaborate with students to make changes as needed.

General

• Advise programs and services on development, improvement and long-range planning and policy development.
• Maintain expert knowledge of University segregated fee policies and procedures.
• Have knowledge of ASM governance structure and maintain a non-partisan role.
• Share responsibility with other professional ASM staff in attending
• Council meetings and other related meetings.
• Authorize financial paperwork as necessary.
• Outreach to other University entities to provide education about student governance policies, structure and activities.
• Coordinate thedevelopment and maintenance of effective and efficient record management systems.
• Serve on division and university committees as appropriate or assigned
• Provide institutional memory and continuity for the organization.
• Actively participatein Dean of Students supervision meetings, divisional leadership and shared process committees.
• Advise other University programs and organizations as requested.
• Participate in leadership and professional development activities.
• Work to resolve conflicts as they arise.
• Other duties as assigned.

Additional Information:

• Strong conceptual and practical understanding of student development, shared governance, student cultures and organizational development.
• Strong advocate for shared governance and students' rights; respect for the student government decision making process a must.
• The ability to work effectively with individuals and groups from a variety of identities, cultures, backgrounds, and ideologies as well as personal and social orientations.
• Proven ability tomanage several large projects at once; strong multi-tasking skills a must.
• Possess outstanding interpersonal skills; excellent communication and organizational skills; demonstrated leadership in initiating/sustaining program development.
• Must possess the ability to maintain strong, productive work relationships.
• Conceptual and practical understanding of relational grassroots organizing preferred
• Proven commitment to social justice.

Appointment type: Academic Staff
Department(s): DOS/ASM
Full time salary rate: *Minimum* $47,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
Term: This is a renewable appointment.
Appointment percent: 100%
Anticipated begin date: SEPTEMBER 01, 2008
Number of positions: 1

To Ensure Consideration

Application must be received by: JULY 18, 2008

How To Apply:

Applications must be received by application deadline date to ensure consideration. Applicants should submit a current resume and a cover letter that addresses how their experiences and skills match the qualifications and expectations for this position, as well as names, addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of three references.

Electronic Submissions Are Strongly Encouraged.

Unless another application procedure has been specified above, please send resume and cover letter referring to Position Vacancy Listing #59465 to

Diane Steele Phone: 608-263-5700
75 Bascom Hall TTY: 608-263-2473
500 Lincoln Dr Fax: 608-265-5646
Madison WI 53706-1314 Email: dsteele@odos.wisc.edu

*NOTE:* Unless confidentiality is requested in writing, information regarding the names of applicants must be released upon request. Finalists cannot be guaranteed confidentiality.

UW-Madison is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

For more academic job opportunities at the University of Wisconsin-Madison please click on PVL HOME http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/pvl/pvl_internet_report_home.html

For more information on the University of Wisconsin-Madison Office of Human Resources please click on http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/

For more information on the University of Wisconsin-Madison see our home page at http://www.wisc.edu/

For UW Madison Campus Safety Information see http://www.wisc.edu/students/faculty/safety.htm

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Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy
Lead Organizer-Advocate

LAANE, an organization fighting for economic justice for low wage workers in partnership with unions, community groups and other progressive organizations, (www.laane.org) seeks individual to be a lead organizer, supervising, developing & implementing a key advocacy campaign. Commitment to economic justice and labor movement, minimum 2 years similar experience, supervision experience a must. Starting salary DOQ; full benefits. Resume and cover letter (emailed as one document) to rtynan@laane.org. No phone calls; only best-qualified applicants will receive response. People of color strongly encouraged to apply.

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AFSCME International, AFL-CIO
Organizer-in-Training

Decent health care. Better pay and benefits. Dignity and a voice. There are plenty of reasons to join a union today. But many people don't have a union where they work. That's why we have to join together and find power through organizing.

AFSCME organizers are committed to helping workers gain power on the job..

AFSCME is the nation's largest public service labor union and a leader in the fight for social and economic change. All across the country, we're fighting for dignity and respect for the people who do the toughest jobs in America.

Read the description below and explore the website to see if you have what it takes to be an AFSCME organizer. If so, get in touch!

Organizer-in-Training (OIT)

The Organizer-in-Training program is an intensive training program designed for participants to learn the fundamentals of building worker power through union organizing. Organizers-in-Training come from diverse backgrounds of work, organizing and academic experience.

Organizers-in-Training learn the nuts and bolts of an organizing campaign from talking one-on-one with workers, to developing leaders, and organizing direct actions.

Candidates are placed on active campaigns with experienced lead organizers who provide mentoring and one-on-one training throughout the program. The program is a mix of intensive and interactive classroom training combined with hands-on field training where participants actually go out and spend time with a seasoned organizer on an active campaign.

• Passion for social and economic justice and the ability to articulate that passion.
• A social justice activism track record.
• Ability and desire to work something other than a 9 to 5 job, ability to work nights and weekends.
• Valid Driver's License
• Ability and desire to travel extensively, up to months at a time. Ability to relocate.

Salary starts at $34,212 with family health coverage, a car allowance, twelve paid holidays, 401k, pension plan and more.

Women, people of color and LGBT people are strongly encouraged to apply.

Visit our website at www.afscmeorganizers.org to learn more.

To apply send a cover letter and a resume to Sherry at swright@afscme.org.

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AFL-CIO Organizing Institute
Many Positions Open

Union Organizers And Paid Interns

Date: Ongoing

There are hundreds of positions available nationwide for qualified union organizers. These are some of the most challenging and fulfilling jobs available to people seeking to make a difference and make a living as part of a movement for change. The Organizing Institute is a paid training program helping to match talented people with unions expanding their organizing programs.

Responsibilities: Assist workers in gaining union representation, by educating people about their rights and explaining the union organizing process; recruiting, developing, and mobilizing worker organizing committees; developing and carrying out campaign plans; organizing around justice issues in the workplace.

Qualifications: Commitment to social and economic justice and building the labor movement; energy and enthusiasm; leadership qualities; strong communication skills; strategic ability; willingness to work long and irregular hours; union, community or student organization experience preferred. People of color, bilingual applicants, and women are encouraged to apply.

The Organizing Institute Training Program
The Organizing Institute is a selective program that includes classroom training, field training, and job placement. Many unions rely on the Organizing Institute to recruit and screen applicants for their organizing jobs. Some of these jobs are city-based and some are regionally based. New organizers are assisting workers who are forming unions in all sectors of the economy, including manufacturing, retail, agriculture, healthcare, and hospitality. The steps of the program are the following:

3-Day Training
An intensive weekend course that teaches the basics of campaign tactics and strategy to potential organizers and assesses participant skills. Housing and food are provided.

Field Training
Selected applicants go on to a paid ten day orientation and then a three-month field training program on a union organizing campaign, during which they learn union-building skills first-hand. Field training includes a $400 weekly salary, housing, transportation, and health insurance.

Job Placement
Trainees who successfully complete the program are recommended by the Institute to be hired as union organizers by local and national unions. Placement rates for graduates are better than 90 percent. Ability to travel and/or relocate improves the likelihood of placement. Annual starting pay ranges from $20,000 to $30,000.

For more information or an application, contact the Organizing Institute at 800-848-3021.

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