Part-time positions open

Hello,

Here are two part-time positions that I thought NY-YWTF members might be interested in. Please see below. Please feel free to add other job options to this discussion thread so that we can all share these resources with each other.

Take care,
Sarah

GOLEFT.ORG Summer Internship ? Organizing and Outreach Intern

GOLEFT.ORG, an on-line community of progressive activists, marries the interests of pop culture, advocacy, and social networking. GoLeft.org is a year-old start-up organization that provides an on-line organizing tool, which brings attention and resources to local progressive groups by appealing to the political, social, and pop cultural interests of activists.


The GoLeft.org Organizing and Outreach Intern will work with our Director in our NYC office to carry out day-to-day activities of GoLeft and help to plan community events. This position will provide the opportunity to learn critical organizing skills. By the end of the summer we expect the intern to have strengthen their leadership and organizing skills, increased their knowledge of how grassroots organizations function and gain confidence in running an outreach campaign.

There will be one internship available for the summer of 2008. Internship will begin in June and end in mid-August. Intern will commit to 100 hours during the summer with days/hours to be determined. Stipend is $1,500 plus monthly city transit fare. We will support efforts to obtain any school credit available to you to the best of our ability.


Responsibilities:
? Communication with volunteers and members
? Outreach to high schools and colleges
? Plan activities to increase visibility and outreach
? Assist in the development and distribution of outreach materials


Qualifications: Applicants must have excellent verbal and written communications skills, attention to detail, strong online research skills, and the ability to work efficiently and independently. Enthusiasm for progressive organizing is a must. Candidates should be computer savvy and comfortable on the phone. Experience organizing school clubs or community groups and working with volunteers preferred.


To apply, send a resume and cover letter to info@goleft.org. The cover letter should explain your experience or interest in grassroots organizing, non-profit organizations, and/or media, and should state how you feel you will benefit from the training provided by the Internship Program.

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Hiring Bloggers for Change.org!

Want to blog on an issue you are passionate about for an audience of hundreds of thousands of activists and nonprofit leaders?

Want to create the premier online space for your issue and become a leading voice for social action?

Change.org is launching a social action blog network this summer and is currently hiring a team of blogger/editors to help create a movement for change around the major causes of our time.

Positions are part-time and paid.

Each blogger will lead an online community focusing on a different social, political, or environmental issue, maintain a daily blog covering news and offering commentary, convene leading nonprofits and activists working on the issue, and help people translate their interests and passions into concrete action.

Change.org's blog network will include dozens of communities around issues, including:
- Global Warming
- Human Rights
- Poverty
- Universal Health Care
- Human Trafficking
- Homelessness
- Women's Rights
- Public Education
- Global Health
- War in Iraq
- Global Hunger
- Animal Rights
- Fair Trade
- Racism
- Peace in the Middle East
- Promoting Democracy
- Immigrant Rights
- Microfinance
- Darfur
- Gay Rights
- Prison Reform
- Disaster Relief
- Autism
- Cure Cancer
- Domestic Abuse
- Mental Health
- Humanitarian Relief
- Rights of the Disabled
- Sustainable Agriculture

For more information and to apply, go to www.change.org/ bloggers