Jobs for Change

Senior Climate Change Manager

Carbonfund.org Foundation — 2009-11-20T12:29:18-08:00

The Senior Climate Change Manager (SCCM) will be an integral part of the partnership team. The incumbent works closely with the Partnerships Director and is expected to coordinate and mentor other members of the team. On occasion you will be expected to stand in for the Partnerships Director.

Your primary responsibility will be to manage our existing partnerships, and create new partnerships and programs with other businesses and organizations. In addition, you are also expected to identify new opportunities for the organization to meet its mission of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

This includes writing and editing proposals, writing and reviewing program agreements, editing marketing materials, writing weekly blog entries, and making frequent phone calls and e-mails to engage your partners, oversee partner launches and more. Further you will be expected to calculate carbon footprints, develop messaging points and materials, conduct partner research and work with the team to support our relationships with current and prospective partners.

The position requires a team approach to solving problems and accomplishing tasks. You must be able to meet deadlines and be results oriented. An entrepreneurial attitude and comfort working in a fast paced environment are essential. You will be expected to support and contribute to the overall organization as they arise.

External Organizer

SEIU Healthcare Minnesota — 2009-11-20T08:48:19-08:00

Responsibilities

· Develop organizing committees; support and lead workers during organizing drives.

· Perform tasks needed in an organizing campaign, including research, list building, data entry, charting, event calendars, newsletters and campaign flyers.

· Communicate with workers through house visits, phone calls, site visits and literature.

· Critically think about ways to offset the employer's anti-union campaign.

· File election petition with the National Labor Relations Board.

· Attend pre-election conference and assist in hearings.

· Ability to effectively assess, move and test workers.

· Knowledge of labor rights and contract language.

· Ability to execute campaign plans.

· Ability to gather, analyze and present statistical data.

· Ability to establish rapport with workers in widely diversified ethnic, social and economic groups.

· Ability to mobilize workers around issues.

• Ability to maintain a commitment to educating the members on the Union and their contract.

Marketing and Fundraising Manager

Mental Health America of Arizona — 2009-11-20T08:43:25-08:00

GENERAL PURPOSE OF THIS JOB:
The Marketing and Fundraising Manager is responsible for developing and implementing marketing and fundraising plans, and is responsible for general public and community relations efforts.

Financial Development

· Develop, coordinate and conduct an annual membership campaign to increase the dollars and donor base.

· Identify and meet with past and potential contributors.

· Create/Update written and oral presentation materials on MHA-AZ, to solicit individual and corporate donations.

· Represent MHA-AZ and present to marketing, networking and business groups for donations and sustaining donors.

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Event Management

· Provide overall direction for fundraising event-management.

· Create concepts, budgets and goals for all fundraising events.

· Assist in the planning of the annual event calendar.

· Solicit media, corporate and individual sponsorships for all MHA-AZ special events and educational events, coordinate with media sponsors for advertising support.

· Act as the overall manager for public information events and campaigns.

· Coordinate with appropriate program staff to plan public relations strategy, establish a working timeline for each event, delegating tasks and ensuring tasks are complete.

· Oversee marketing of each event and coordinate with media sponsors.

Marketing and Outreach Coordination:

· Establish and nurture working relationship with media to ensure MHA-AZ is seen as a resource for mental health topics.

· Develop partnerships with state agencies, businesses, consumer groups, and other organizations to help promote MHA-AZ.

· Plan, write and coordinate distribution of press releases to promote MHA-AZ events and programs and to address issues of concern.

· Initiate and plan interviews with the media and schedule MHA-AZ representatives to conduct interviews.

· Coordinate distribution of press packets to media for events.

· Promote positive representation of mental illnesses in the media and public venues and challenge negative representations.

· Maintain social-media sites for MHAarizona.org.

· Compose, edit and coordinate publication and distribution of bi-monthly e-newsletter and event-related invitations and programs, direct mail and other publications.

· Create Public service announcements for radio, print and outdoor media.

· Create and help facilitate community meet-ups on mental health articles and legislation to create mental health awareness, community participation and benefit MHA-AZ members.

Volunteer Coordination

· Coordinate with Volunteer Coordinator to recruit volunteers for event support.

· Support recruitment of volunteers through appropriate public information avenues and community meetings.

Donor Services Assistant

Crocker Art Museum — 2009-11-20T08:37:53-08:00

Manage the Raiser's Edge database of donors.

Perform the Development Department's data entry tasks.

Provide customer service to Museum members and donors that meets the standards of the Museum.

Assist with donor cultivation and stewardship activities.

Provide administrative support to the Development Department.

Director of Development

Equal Access International — 2009-11-20T08:35:16-08:00

The Director of Development is an experienced, motivated and skilled business development and fundraising executive who leads and directs the organization's institutional fund development efforts to support and advance the Equal Access mission. Our ideal candidate has a demonstrated record and strong skills in designing and executing successful fund development and financial growth strategies, writing winning proposals and securing annual and multi-year funding from international aid agencies and foundations and an established network of contacts in organizations relevant to our business development goals. The Director of Development reports to the CEO, serving as a visible and core member of the Equal Access Senior Management Team. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to leverage our strong track record in program implementation and solid institutional partnerships to lead fund development strategies and efforts that yield significant growth for the organization.

Rouge Rescue Assistant

Friends of the Rouge — 2009-11-20T08:29:15-08:00

The Rouge Rescue Assistant will work under the general direction of the Friends of the Rouge (FOTR) Board President and the direct supervision of the River Restoration Program Manager. The Rouge Rescue Assistant will be primarily responsible for assisting with the promotion and organization of Rouge Rescue. Duties shall include, but are not limited to, the following:

Project Coordinator

New York Association on Independent Living — 2009-11-20T08:26:09-08:00

Responsibilities
The Housing Education Initiative Project Coordinator will work under the direction of the NYAIL executive director. Responsibilities include:

· Implement housing education program pursuant to NYAIL contract with the NYS Department of Health

· Develop housing education initiative training materials, and provide training and technical assistance on housing related issues, policies, practices and laws impacting seniors and people with disabilities

· Facilitate relationships among ILC staff, service providers, seniors and people with disabilities and their family members, and relevant community stakeholders in the areas of housing, disabilities, aging, long term care, and local and state government

· Manage statewide project, including data collection and report preparation

· Recruit, hire, and supervise 4 project staff

· Plan and coordinate regional training events

• This is an Albany-based position. Statewide travel is required.

Staff Accountant

Argus Community — 2009-11-20T08:22:26-08:00

Argus Community is a not-for-profit community services organization, immediately seeking a professional Staff Accountant to perform the following specific responsibilities:

· Uphold Argus Community Policy and Procedures (according to Argus Community's Employee Manual). In addition, be familiar with, and adhere to, Fiscal Department policies and procedures.

· Ability to perform Accounts Receivable functions such as: Allocation, coding and entering of cash receipts to Fund-EZ; and to generate billings to one or two customers - such as VESID - on a timely basis.

· Ability to perform Accounts Payable functions such as: Allocation, coding and entering of invoices to Fund-EZ; and to generate disbursements from 15 bank accounts - on a timely basis.

· Ability to perform Bank Reconciliation for up to 20 bank accounts.

· Ability to track, reconcile and analyze three (3) Client Accounts - using Fund-Ez and QuickBooks.

· Ability to assist Senior Accountant with audit requirements for programmatic and financial audits and be able to generate audit schedules.

· Have good written and verbal skills.

• Perform other related activities deemed necessary by the Supervisors for the efficient operation of the Fiscal Department.

Development Director

EMANCIPE+ — 2009-11-20T08:16:50-08:00

The Development Director is responsible for generating approximately $550,000 in funds annually to support EMANCIPE+'s programs and clinic operations through the creation and implementation of an annual fund development strategy. The Development Director works in concert with the Executive Director, Director of Outreach, and Board of Directors to achieve the organization's goals for contributions from individuals, foundations, corporations, and other sources of support.
Responsibilities include:

· Promote the humane care and treatment of animals at all times

· Develop the organization's fund development and donor stewardship strategies, guiding the execution of such strategies with the Executive Director, Board of Directors, and other volunteers

· With the Executive Director and Board of Directors, design, implement, and monitor a comprehensive annual fund development plan to meet both financial and strategic goals

· With minimal administrative support, manage the successful execution of all fundraising activities, including annual and major giving, personal solicitations, direct mail, online giving, grant writing, and corporate sponsorships

· Build upon and manage EMANCIPE+'s current relationships with individual donors, foundations, and other partners, while working with management staff and volunteer leaders to cultivate new donors to the organization

· Actively participate in developing long-range goals for the organization's development department

· Maintain donor records in the donor database and assure the timely acknowledgement of gifts in accordance with protocols

· Represent EMANCIPE+ in the community in a way that is professional and consistent with the organization's mission and vision

• Support the Director of Outreach with special events as needed

Domestic Violence Advocate

Native American Youth and Family Center — 2009-11-20T08:13:44-08:00

This position is part of the Healing Circle program. Programming focuses on domestic violence prevention and providing a wide range of services including immediate crisis intervention services, advocacy and ongoing support and educational services.

Fundraising Development Associate

Historic Flight Foundation — 2009-11-20T08:09:51-08:00

The Development Associate is Historic Flight Foundations (HFF's) first line of contact for individual visitors and donors.

The Development Associate at Historic Flight Foundation assists in developing and managing foundation and corporate grants, direct mail programs, special events, newsletters and major gift programs. Solicits, accepts and acknowledges all collectible donations (gift or grant funds) made to the agency from donors, members or organizations. Work involves mass communications and personal contact.

The Development Associate administers all ongoing correspondence with individual donors, and has primary responsibility for maintaining the donor and mailing databases, inputting and retrieving donation data and ensuring the accuracy of the database.

Work includes administering receipt of cash, checks, securities, personal or real property. Incumbents may give limited related tax information to potential donors.

Generates, maintains and reports on donation records and provides administrative support. Typically requires a bachelor's degree and 2+ years of experience.

Operations Coordinator

Search for Common Ground — 2009-11-20T08:06:29-08:00

SFCG's Operations Department manages information technology (IT) and administrative services for the organization; develops, implements and maintains various management and information systems; and supports the Senior Management and Board of Directors as well as multiple programs and departments. As such, every member of the Operations Team takes a customer-service approach to his/her work and serves as a resource to all staff members on administrative and operations issues.

The Operations Coordinator develops and maintains various management and information systems for the organization. In addition, the Operations Coordinator assists with the planning and implementation of SFCG's annual leadership conference, called Big Week. Overall, the right candidate for this role is someone who pays excellent attention to detail, is proactive, has superior organizational and time management skills, as well as the demonstrated ability to juggle multiple tasks while complying with multiple deadlines. The candidate should also be skilled in coordinating the efforts of staff from all of SFCG's programs in contributing written content toward common documents and systems. The position holder reports to the Director of Operations.

District Coordinator

Youth For Understanding USA — 2009-11-20T08:03:16-08:00

This position will also be involved with the volunteer recruiting and development activities for this new District and will report to the Bethesda District Director.

Development Coordinator

Cause (Comfort for America’s Uniformed Services) — 2009-11-20T07:57:15-08:00

Responsibilities include researching grant opportunities and drafting proposals; creating a grant-report calendar and drafting reports; writing solicitation and acknowledgment letters. Candidate will play a key role in creating individual and corporate donor campaigns and will assist in the organization and planning of annual fundraising events. The ideal candidate will have experience with social networking tools, donor database management, electronic communications and web content.

SSRHY Program Coordinator

Urban Peak — 2009-11-20T07:49:23-08:00

The Program Coordinator for the SSRHY (Support Services for Rural Runaway and Homeless Youth) project will work closely with both the contracted Program Director as well as each of six rural sites in Western Colorado in order to ensure that coordinated, integrated and sustainable transition services are available to rural runaway and homeless youths, ages 16-21 in their home communities. This position is responsible for ensuring the implementation of the Year Two Plan and will bridge the cultural and shared values between rural and urban areas. The rural Site Coordinators will communicate progress, concerns, barriers, etc. to the Program Coordinator. The Program Coordinator will review site-specific POs for continuity, supervision, and standardization links while utilizing the expertise at each of the sites regarding rural issues, needs and resources, with the expertise of Urban Peak in serving homeless and runaway youth. This individual will also supervise a Positive Youth Development Intern as well as participate in the Advisory Council on Homeless Youth (ACHY) and the ACHY Housing sub-committee.

Residential Supervisor

Robert F. Kennedy Children's Action Corps — 2009-11-20T07:41:55-08:00

Overview
Supervisors are responsible for the safe and effective daily management of the milieu and of all program functions in the absence of the Program Manager.

Position Responsibilities
* Follow through on operations from shift to shift, including documenting events and posting activities for things like client birthdays and holidays
* Manage client appointments and visits and coordinate transports to accommodate staffing
* Develop client plans and follow-through in conjunction with Residential Director, Program Manager & Clinician
* Supervise staff as needed
* Fill open shifts in conjunction with the Program Manager
* Assure quality in regards to: Safety & Incident reports
* Attend all programmatic meetings
* Act as a liaison in combination with the Program Manager for outside sources, as well as community resources
* Assume additional responsibilities as directed by the Program Manager

Development Associate

Logan Square Neighborhood Association — 2009-11-19T17:16:33-08:00

We are seeking a detail-oriented, half-time Development Assistant with experience in the non-profit sector to provide organizational, research, and writing assistance to the Development Department. This position includes research and data collection, record-keeping and filing, and writing. The Development Assistant will work closely with and report to the Development Director.

HIV Services Coordinator

Victory Programs, Inc. — 2009-11-19T17:09:24-08:00

The HIV Services Coordinator is responsible for the coordination of addiction and HIV/AIDS services, specialized technical assistance and support to agency staff, delivery of case management and referral services and Ryan White reports.

Field Manager

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America — 2009-11-19T12:36:34-08:00

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) seeks an experienced, highly motivated Field Manager to help us build and execute our innovative, 21st Century organizing model.

For a smart, passionate veteran organizer, this is a dream job. Almost 2 million Americans have come back from deployment in Iraq or Afghanistan, and thousands more return every week. IAVA gives them a voice when they come home, and a way to stay connected to service, community and plain old fun. The Field Manager will help IAVA build our already powerful national network of veterans, and ensure that our new "greatest generation" gets the respect and services it deserves.

The Field Manager's most critical attribute will be a constant hunger to experiment and innovate. If you love geeking out to split testing, brainstorming new organizing tactics, and reading white papers about field campaigns, then this job is for you. If you apply for this job, you'll need to show us concrete examples of how you experimented, learned and implemented those learnings in an organizing drive or campaign. You'll also need great people and leadership skills, to inspire and train other veteran organizers around the country.

IAVA and its members are already winning critical legislative battles, making national news daily, and improving the lives of millions of military families. Our power is growing rapidly. Help us truly harness the power of America's veterans by taking IAVA's organizing to the next level.

Responsibilities:

* Build, test and constantly refine IAVA's 21st Century organizing model.

* Develop creative strategies and tactics for recruiting, engaging and serving IAVA members.

* Train and oversee field staff and volunteers.

* Coordinate with Advocacy, Online Strategy, Communications and other IAVA departments to mobilize our members around specific actions, events or goals.

* Increase the number of Veteran members, and the quality of their experience.

* Some travel will be required, though most work will be done from IAVA's New York headquarters.

Start Date: Immediate

Application deadline: Rolling

Salary and Benefits: Competitive salary, commensurate with experience. IAVA provides a range of benefit packages and three weeks paid vacation per year.

Senior Researcher

Food & Water Watch — 2009-11-18T13:09:55-08:00

Food & Water Watch is a national consumer advocacy organization that runs cutting edge campaigns to create policies that guarantee safe, wholesome food produced in a humane and sustainable manner and public, rather than private, control of water resources including oceans, rivers, and groundwater.

We are looking for a senior researcher to work with our food team and international program. The senior researcher develops research products and written materials on domestic and international agriculture policy, international food trade, agribusiness corporations, emerging technologies and development issues related to agriculture and water policy, including international financial institutions like the World Bank and IMF.

Specific Responsibilities:

1.In coordination with the research director, international program director, and food and communications teams, develop thoroughly researched and persuasively written education materials such as reports, fact sheets and other materials.

2.Maintain familiarity with a diverse set of food and international issues and research products.

3.Respond to information requests from food team and international program members, activists, coalition partners, and media.

4.As needed, supervise interns.

5.Other duties as assigned.