Job Opp for Alumni on Martha’s Vineyard

FARMExecutive Director

The FARM Institute on the island of Martha’s Vineyard is looking for an Executive Director.

The FARM Institute (TFI) was founded in 2000 as a teaching farm located in Edgartown, Massachusetts on Martha’s Vineyard. Its mission is to educate and engage children and adults in sustainable agriculture through the diverse operations of a working farm. It is a teaching farm that provides year-round educational programs to over 1000 children annually. Read more

Program Associate for Chapters

Net Impact

The role of Program Associate is an exciting position with great opportunity for project management, program development, and strategic thinking contributing to the growth and strength of our professional and international chapter networks. This opportunity is ideal for anyone looking to broaden their professional nonprofit experience.

As part of the Net Impact Chapters Team, the Program Associate will play a key role in overseeing part of the 250+ chapter network, with particular focus on both our professional and international chapters. The Program Associate reports directly to the Global Chapters Manager and has the opportunity to work with all members of the Net Impact team including the Deputy Director, the Senior Communications Manager, other Program Associates, Net Impact interns and volunteers.

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Development and Operations Assistant

Summer SearchSummer Search is a dynamic national non-profit organization that finds resilient low-income high school students and inspires them to become responsible and altruistic leaders by providing year-round mentoring, life-changing summer experiences, college advising and a lasting support network. Summer Search started in 1990 in San Francisco and currently serves over 1,000 high school students and 2,000 alumni in the Bay Area (San Francisco, North Bay and Silicon Valley), Seattle, Boston, New York and Philadelphia. 93% of participants go on to become first generation college students and professionals.

Job Summary
The Development and Operations Assistant is responsible for assisting with the organization’s fundraising efforts and providing administrative program support to the San Francisco Bay Area region, which is comprised of three program sites in San Francisco, Petaluma and San Jose. Read more

Marketing and PR internship in San Francisco

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Fitness Forward is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to Lead Youth to Live Well. Integrating scientifically grounded evidence, web-based technologies, and targeted social marketing, we aim to reverse the dangerous rise in childhood obesity, diabetes, and mental illness. We envision a day when all children, regardless of background or circumstance, will grow up with the knowledge, motivation, and tools to live healthier, happier lives. Currently, D2F reaches thousands of children in MA, NC, ND, PA, OH and AL public schools. Evaluations in NC and MA demonstrated that children who participated in D2F

  1. became more physically active Read more

PAID Conservation Internship on Martha’s Vineyard

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Get PAID to gain practical experience in land stewardship and ecological restoration!

Spend your summer outdoors as a Conservation Intern working to protect and expand the last, best examples of coastal outwash plain ecosystems, found on Martha’s Vineyard.

DEADLINE: April 1

“For students that are planning on working with an environmental conservancy organization, this internship is perfect. ” –Past Nature Conservancy Intern

The Summer Conservation Intern will: Read more

Journalism Internship

wiplogoBased in Monterey, California, The Women’s International Perspective, Inc. (The WIP) is the global source for women’s perspectives. The WIP reports news, world opinion, and commentary through our Feature Articles, Byline Portal, Current Headlines, and community blog. Our mission is to provide quality articles from the unique perspectives of women, accessible worldwide, and free to readers.

Our internships provide the opportunity for women and men interested in international media to gain hands-on experience in the everyday workings of our publication. Read more

Vermont Soy Internship

Vermont Soy

2010 Summer Internship in Social Entrepreneurship and Marketing

Vermont Soy is part of the movement to produce healthy food from close to home. We buy organic, non-gmo beans from local family farmers, and we believe that fresh, organic, and local food is the healthiest choice for you and the planet.  We are mindful of our carbon footprint, which is why we source our ingredients locally and sell our products regionally. Our mission here at Vermont Soy in Hardwick is to build a healthy food system by supporting sustainable agriculture and our local economy.

General description

We are looking for a student who is self-motivated, creative, and a doer.  We need someone with innovative ideas and the capacity to follow through and make those ideas become a reality.  Someone who is excited about working for a small company that produces premium, socially and environmentally sound building products will do well in this business. Read more

Social Entrepreneurship and Marketing Internship

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2010 Summer Internship in Social Entrepreneurship and Marketing

Vermont Natural Coatings, LLC (VNC), located in Hardwick, Vermont, produces a new line of environmentally safe wood finishes. All aspects of the company, including the manufacturing of our wood finishes, take place at our Hardwick facility. As we introduce our new products to the market we are continuing to modify, develop and execute our branding strategy and marketing plan.

This internship is an opportunity to participate in the workings of a young and fast-developing business. You will be working directly with company founders and will experience the entrepreneurial process first hand. You will have the rare opportunity of developing and contributing to projects that directly affect the success of VNC’s unique products and the company as a whole. Read more

Faith and Community Organizing Residency

Got faith?

Want social change?

Interested in a career in community organizing but wondering how to move forward?

That’s what we do.

The Community Organizing Residency (COR) is a six-month, paid residency. COR is for people from different faith backgrounds who want to make community organizing their profession. They will gain social justice experience working with leading organizing groups in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Read more

After Graduation be a Development Associate

AsylumAccessAsylum Access is looking to hire a

Development Associate

Description:

The development associate is generally responsible for fundraising and communications. In particular, this includes donor research, outreach, and follow-up, especially for major donors. The development associate is primarily responsible for maintaining donor data, grant information (especially deadlines), and for coordinating other interns in fundraising activities. Read more

2010 Summer Internship–Orton Foundation

The Orton Family Foundation is offering 1-2 funded summer internships to students interested in land use planning, civic engagement and community development. The intern(s) will work closely with Foundation staff to assist in research, writing and other activities in support of core program functions. The intern will be based in the Foundation’s offices in the Marbleworks complex, Middlebury, Vermont. Read more

Part-Time Development Coordinator

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The Friends of the Mesa Refuge seeks a part-time development coordinator (10 hours per week).

Responsibilities include:

  • Identify and research local, regional and national foundations that would be a good fit for the Mesa Refuge as well as foundations where Mesa Refuge board members have relationships/connections
  • Work with the development committee to draft initial inquiries to foundations – Letter of Inquiry etc.
  • Work with development committee to develop and craft proposals Read more

Sierra Club’s Environmental Apprenticeship

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Sierra Club’s Environmental Apprenticeship is a training program to cultivate future leaders in environmental advocacy. This program is designed for recent college graduates who are interested in legislation, media, and community outreach as a means of promoting green initiatives. Consider this your starting point for an environmental career course, helping you transition from your college experience into the non-profit working world.

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Three Green Socially Conscious Postitions

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Vermont Works for Women is currently looking to fill three positions. These are great opportunities for recent graduates and graduating seniors.

  1. Career Development Counselor as part of the VT GREEN a statewide green jobs network.
  2. Weatherization and Solar Tracker Installer Lead/ Project Manager for FRESH Energy our new social venture doing on the job training for women in Weatherization/Solar Tracker installation work.
  3. Development Director – We are looking for dynamic, experienced, entrepreneurial development specialist.

See full descriptions below:

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Organic Marketing Internship in NY

OWlogoOrganicWorks PR is a high-profile PR and Marketing firm specializing in modern organic and eco-living. Since launching in 2001, we’ve been making big waves for clients large and small by infusing undeniable cool into the organic and eco-lifestyle. Using our unique blend of savvy marketing and public relations expertise, we’ve built buzz and business for high profile clients in all shades of green.

Position Overview:

We are currently seeking versatile internship applicants for a variety of responsibilities that include Read more

Work after College with ClimateWorks

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ClimateWorks is currently seeking an Administrative Assistant.


Administrative Assistant

ClimateWorks is seeking a committed, responsible, and energetic individual to provide organizational and administrative support to its program team. The Administrative Assistant will work in a challenging environment requiring detail-oriented work, quick thinking, independence, and professionalism. As a member of the ClimateWorks team, the Administrative Assistant will experience the benefits of working in a new global venture, including the cultivation of close working relationships and an exposure to high-impact environmental work. This unique blend creates an incredible opportunity for someone seeking an entrylevel position in the environmental or philanthropic fields. Read more

HOPE Gleaning Coordinator/Intern

Work in Middlebury and learn about Gleaning this summer!

Do you know what gleaning is? Check out our November post with information.

The Intern will

  • Coordinate the gleaning of produce at local farms for distribution at the Addison County Emergency Food Shelf at HOPE.
  • Build positive relationships with local farmers and be in regular contact for the purpose of scheduling gleaning trips.
  • Develop a base of volunteers to assist in gleaning.
  • Develop methods to engage food shelf users in gleaning.
  • Provide recipes and information about how to use produce for food shelf users.

The intern will spend time Read more

Climate Change Intern, Oxfam America

THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR A FEBRUARY GRADUATE

Spring 2010 Climate Change Internship
Reports to:  Director, Government Affairs, Washington, DC

Description:
Oxfam America, an international development and humanitarian aid organization, is seeking a Government Affairs Legislative Intern to work closely with its Policy and Advocacy Team based in Washington, DC.  The internship is 20-40 hours per week, from February 2010 through July 2010. This internship provides a unique opportunity to support Oxfam America’s Washington DC policy office and gain experience in advocacy, research, lobbying and issue-based campaigning. Read more

Research Analysts Job Openings

Industrial Economics, Incorporated (IEc) is looking to hire bright individuals as Research Analysts, people from disciplines such as Economics, Environmental Science, Government, and Applied Mathematics who are able quantitative analysts, creative problem-solvers, and excellent communicators.

Working with other IEc consultants, Research Analysts gather and evaluate data; perform analyses using a variety of economic, financial, or scientific methods; and communicate results in both written and oral form. An RA’s responsibilities require consistent exercise of discretion and judgment to work on projects of significance to Read more