Job Locations: Boston

To Apply: Please email your cover letter and résumé to: resumes {at} seiu.catsone(.)com

Summary: Are you ready to fight for what you believe in? Do you want to do something to make a difference? Are you looking to work in the social and economic justice movement? If you answered ‘Yes’ to any of the questions above then union organizing is for you!

Job Description: For more than 75 years, SEIU has been helping working families stand up for their rights, fighting for dignity and respect in the workplace. With a membership of 2.2 million strong, SEIU is the fastest-growing union in the labor movement. Our diverse staff of organizers helps janitors, home care aids, mental health workers, office workers, school bus drivers, public employees, nurses, and other hospital workers join forces to bring democracy to the workplace.

The SEIU–WAVE (Organizer-In-Training) Program is a 12-month training program. As an Organizer-in-Training with the SEIU WAVE Program you will be learning from a dynamic union that is committed to giving a voice to thousands of workers and helping to provide lasting social change for the working class.

At SEIU (www.seiu.org) , we are looking for energetic and passionate individuals who are ready to organize people to fight for better lives for themselves and their families. This is your opportunity to put your commitment to social and economic justice to work by learning the skills needed to build power for working people.
If selected you will be trained on any of our many organizing campaigns within the United States.

Position Details:
STARTING SALARY: $36,600 /annual

* Comprehensive health benefits package for employee and eligible dependents.
* $560/month car allowance
* $60/ month cell phone allowance
* Airfare, hotels, rental cars paid for when traveling
* $50/day per diem when traveling
* When assigned to a campaign in a state other than your home state, you will be sent home every other weekend.

Job Qualifications: Who should apply?
Union organizing is not easy and not for everyone. This program is designed to help train you on the many aspects of union organizing and learn skills that can be used in many aspects of the social justice movement. A successful applicant for the organizer-in-training position should have the following:

* Demonstrated commitment to social justice and grassroots organizing
* Possession of excellent oral and written communication skills
* Possession of excellent listening skills and the ability to comprehend the concerns of others
* Ability to manage your time independently and carry out work plans with minimal supervision
* Willingness to travel for extended periods of time
* Ability to work long and irregular hours, including some nights, weekends, and holidays
* Ability to motivate and activate others
* Possession of sharp problem-solving skills
* Bilingual speaker a plus
* Possession of basic map navigation skills a plus
* Possession of a valid driver’s license required and ability to rent a car

It’s not just a job….It’s a movement!

SEIU is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Reports to:  Executive Vice President

United Way works to advance the common good in our region by creating opportunities for a better life for all.  Our focus is education, income, and health – the building blocks for a good quality of life.  United Way recruits people and organizations that bring the passion, expertise and resources needed to get things done.

The Director of Community Engagement will have responsibility for the organization’s community engagement functions, including marketing and communications, volunteer engagement, and community mobilization that lead to helping the organization achieve its fundraising goals.  The position will be responsible for developing the strategic plan around how to accomplish broader community awareness and engagement, as well as execution on those strategies.  This position requires previous leadership in community engagement, marketing and communications, strong public speaking and writing skills, and the ability to manage staff and volunteers.

The ideal candidate will have the self-assurance and confidence to purposely drive toward results while problem-solving and engaging the commitment of others.  The job environment is flexible and provides growth opportunity, recognition and reward for the achievement of results.  The position offers significant opportunities for creativity, entrepreneurism, and social interaction.

Primary responsibilities:

• Manages the creation of an overall strategic plan for community engagement, including raising awareness about the organization and development of engagement pathways for donors and volunteers
• Manages the execution of all community engagement and marketing/communications strategies
• Supervises UWGNH staff tasked with the execution of the strategic plan, responsible for staff training, support and effectiveness in this area
• Monitors the success of community engagement and marketing strategies and makes course corrections in order to meet the established goals in each area
• Brings new and exciting ideas to the organization, and is capable of listening to insight from team members and testing new initiatives
• Provides creative direction to all marketing and communications strategies, with an emphasis on cutting-edge, entrepreneurial approaches including social media
• Works cross-functionally across the organization to create accessible, evocative content for use in a variety of communications vehicles
• Plans and supervises the development of collateral materials to support the organization’s ability to raise unrestricted funds
• Cultivates and maintains favorable media relations
• Represents United Way in community initiatives and events that support our brand goals/strategies and engage key constituents
• Directs all event planning activities and works with all departments to ensure branding of and education about organization’s work is incorporated into every opportunity
• Personally manages individual and corporate donor relationships as assigned
• Manages external vendors related to community engagement, marketing, and communications
• Integrates United Way Worldwide strategies and materials into United Way of Greater New Haven’s community engagement and marketing and communications efforts
• Monitors the financial aspects of the department to ensure that expenses are in line with the budget

A Successful Candidate Will Have:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 7+ years related experience
• Experience in community engagement and mobilization
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects with tight deadlines concurrently
• Exceptional strategy development, project management and communication skills
• Solid knowledge of best practices around donor engagement, communications, and volunteer programs
• Proven experience in managing and motivating staff and volunteers
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills

**United Way of Greater New Haven is an equal opportunity employer.**

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume by February 15, 2012 to employment {at} uwgnh(.)org.  No phone calls, please.

The editorial team Undergraduate Journal of Service Learning and Community-Based Research is seeking faculty mentors for this new undergraduate journal. Undergraduate Journal of Service Learning and Community-Based Research is a refereed, multi-disciplinary, online undergraduate journal open to all undergraduate students in the U.S. and across the globe. The journal is dedicated to publishing the intellectual and reflective work by undergraduates on service learning, community-based research, and all related curriculum- and/or research-based public community engagement activities. These go by many additional names, such as community-based learning, public scholarship, publicly-engaged learning/teaching, etc. The editorial team of Undergraduate Journal of Service Learning and Community-Based Research encourages undergraduates to pursue their own intellectual projects and to join the academic conversation.

Faculty mentors, scholar-teachers familiar with service learning and community-based research, are a crucial part of the journal’s review process.  We seek faculty mentors in a wide range of disciplines. For Volume 1, all submissions will first be read by the editor. She will send submissions that seem to fit the journal’s general specifications to a faculty mentor.  Every effort will be made to send submissions to faculty mentors in the student’s discipline. At this point, a faculty mentor will make one of four decisions: Accept, Accept with Minor Revisions, Revise and Resubmit, or Reject. Faculty mentors will one directly with potential authors through the revision process. We will generally commit to publishing an article if the student puts in sufficient time and effort to revise the draft based on the faculty mentor’s suggestions.

For detailed information about the journal, please see our website at http://www.bk.psu.edu/Academics/33679.htm.

If you’d like to be a faculty mentor, please email the editor, Dr. Laurie Grobman, at leg8psu.edu.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

The editorial team seeks submissions from undergraduates for the new Undergraduate Journal of Service Learning and Community-Based Research. Undergraduate Journal of Service Learning and Community-Based Research is a refereed, multi-disciplinary, online undergraduate journal open to all undergraduate students in the U.S. and across the globe. The journal is dedicated to publishing the intellectual and reflective work by undergraduates on service learning, community-based research, and all related curriculum- and/or research-based public community engagement activities. These go by many additional names, such as community-based learning, public scholarship, publicly-engaged learning/teaching, etc. The editorial team of Undergraduate Journal of Service Learning and Community-Based Research encourages undergraduates to pursue their own intellectual projects and to join the academic conversation.

We invite submissions in five categories:

• Reflective Essays
• Analytical Essays
• Research done for a community organization in the form given to that organization, accompanied by a short, reflective essay
• Research Articles
• Open Category

Submissions will be accepted from now through June 30, 2012.

For detailed information about the journal’s content and submission guidelines, please see our website at http://www.bk.psu.edu/Academics/33679.htm.

Please direct all inquiries and questions to the editor, Dr. Laurie Grobman, at leg8psu.edu.

Recovery from the worst recession in 80 years is too slow. For many people, both their personal world and the world outside look pretty scary.

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Program Manager – Sustainable City Year Program
Sustainable Cities Initiative

The Sustainable Cities Initiative (SCI) seeks a highly motivated, organized, and action-oriented individual to manage grant- and contract-funded activity for the Sustainable Cities Initiative. The position will primarily manage the Sustainable City Year Program (SCYP). The position will also manage and participate in other SCI grant-funded activity.

SCYP is a nationally and internationally award-winning program that matches existing courses across multiple disciplines with multiple projects in a city over an academic year.

The scale and scope of the effort is inspiring for students, faculty, and community stakeholders, and is unlike any other program in the country. In addition to SCYP, SCI works on applied, interdisciplinary research and engages with policy-making at municipal, state, and federal levels to help create policy that better supports sustainability activities at the local level.

SCI is also developing international partnerships in China, New Zealand, and Europe and coordinates a Global Eco-City Study Abroad effort with courses in Ecuador, China, and Northern Europe.

Please visit the SCI website for more information about the program. To get a quick sense of the scale, scope and impact of SCYP, you can read a few articles written about the program here, including an article in the New York Times.

See full job description here:
http://jobs.uoregon.edu/unclassified.php?id=3750

Job Title: SCYP Program Manager
Responsibilities:
Direct the Sustainable City Year program (75%):
Develop and maintain relations with Oregon cities.
Coordinate the application and selection process for SCYP partner cities.
Recruit faculty to participate in SCYP, matching courses throughout the university and at other OUS institutions with projects proposed by the partner city.

Serve as the main point of contact for the SCYP partner city and for the professors involved in the program. Ensure that faculty, students, and city staff have the information and resources they need for a successful SCYP partnership. Arrange meetings and develop scope of work documents for each SCYP course.

Develop documents, maps, descriptions, etc, to support the SCYP program.

Recruit and work closely with student employees from SCYP courses who prepare and compile reports as part of the SCYP projects.

Edit and format SCYP reports for submission to the city, along with handling communication regarding SCYP contracts.

Work with the UO Libraries for SCYP support documents and archiving of project-generated work.

Prepare and submit budgets for SCYP.

Track and produce necessary paperwork for reimbursements and purchases related to SCYP.

Supervise SCYP student staff (may include a Graduate Teaching Fellow and other hourly or volunteer student workers).

Give presentations about SCYP to organizations in the partner city, potential partner cities, legislators, academic classes, and conferences.

Grant and proposal writing (5%): In partnership with SCI faculty and staff, coordinate funding development for SCI, including SCYP, through identification and writing of appropriate grant proposals to foundations, private sector organizations, and state and federal government sources.

Manage other grant- and contract-funded SCI activity in partnership with SCI directors and faculty (10%).

Student employee supervision (10%): Supervise and direct student staff – Graduate Research Fellows and hourly employees – to assist carrying out the above tasks.
Level of Appointment: 1.0 F.T.E.

Term of Contract: one-year renewable contract; initial contract dates: 3/1/12 – 6/30/12; 12-month renewal thereafter dependent on need and funding.

Salary Range: $50,000 – $60,000 (12 month annual rate); commensurate with relevant experience and education. The University of Oregon also offers a generous package of health and retirement benefits.

Application Procedure:
Each applicant must submit:
Letter of introduction addressing how and why the candidate is qualified for the position
Resume of educational and professional work experience
Two names of references (letters of recommendation not required, but will be accepted)
Applications must be submitted electronically by email (preferably in PDF format) to Christina Wozniak, cwozniak {at} uoregon(.)edu
This posting will remain open until filled; applications will begin to be reviewed on Friday, February 17, 2012.
The position is expected to start as early as possible in March 2012.
Inquiries about the position should be directed to SCI Executive Director Robert Liberty ( liberty {at} uoregon(.)edu).
Candidates who promote and enhance diversity are strongly desired. The University of Oregon is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

See full description here:
http://jobs.uoregon.edu/unclassified.php?id=3750

Minimum Qualifications:
• Master’s degree in Student Affairs in Higher Education, or related field by start of employment.
• Minimum of three years of work experience in Student Affairs. (Two years of graduate school assistantship experience in Student Affairs equals one year of full-time experience.)
• Demonstrated experience in supervision, event planning, leadership development, facilitation, and working with and advising student organizations.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity and social justice.

Additional Desired Qualifications:
• Demonstrated understanding of the value of integrating co-curricular learning experiences, service, and leadership development as related to total student development and the ability to articulate such to a varied public.
• Significant experience as a collaborative leader and administrator.
• Demonstrated experience working with a collegiate-level student government.
• Demonstrated knowledge of student development, leadership theory, and service learning.
• Demonstrated experience planning and implementing a wide variety of educational programs.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in working with students and colleagues as an educator, advisor, leader, and role model.
• Demonstrated experience with fiscal and risk management.
• Experience in marketing, public relations, and outreach.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong computer skills with knowledge of Word, PowerPoint, Access, Excel, Web applications, etc.

Salary: This is a mid-level administrative full-time position. Salary in the low $40’s (based on experience), plus benefits.
To apply: Applicants’ materials will only be accepted in one electronic file formatted as a PDF (portable document format) or Word document, consisting of a letter of interest addressing minimum and preferred qualifications, resume, and the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses of three references. Applications and inquiries should be directed to Kathy Krell at Kathy.krell {at} colostate(.)edu. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled; however, for full consideration, completed applications must be received by noon (MST), March 16, 2012.
Preferred starting date: June 1, 2012
For a full job description, please visit: http://www.slice.colostate.edu/
CSU is an EO/EA/AA employer. Colorado State University conducts background checks on all final candidates.

After returning from study abroad trips in Thailand and Kenya and Botswana, a group of Kalamazoo students wanted to open a store that would showcase goods that artisans in those countries made for a living wage.

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The goal of the donation is to “ensure that future generations will continue to gain awareness, appreciation and practical experience for volunteerism, civic involvement and the value of giving back to the community,” according to a release issued by the college.

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The Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation recently granted the West Virginia Campus Compact $235,000 to be used toward its Campus-Community LINK program.

Since 2010, the Campus-Community LINK program has provided WVU professors with the funds to lead students in service learning experiences in class, which will aid rural communities by providing solutions to problems they face.

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The Peer Motivation Program operates in the high school bringing achieving students together with at-risk students. The students explore issues they confront, see ways to be responsible for their future, discuss common challenges and consider consequences to actions.

The Peer Mentor Program is an intergenerational after school program. Achieving 10th-11th graders from who completed the Peer Motivation Program are recruited and trained as Peer Mentors. After school they mentor 8th graders from a nearby grammar school to prepare them for a positive transition to High School. Peer Mentors receive support, encouragement and guidance from trained Adult Coaches from both neighborhood and business communities.

The Neighborhood Enrichment Program inspires young adults 18 to 35 years and adult volunteers over age 35, to “break the cycle of violence in the community” through peer outreach and organizing intergenerational events with youth involved in the Peer Motivation and Peer Mentor programs.