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AmeriCorps

AmeriCorps is a network of national service programs that engage more than 50,000 Americans in 2,100 nonprofits, public agencies, and faith-based organizations to meet critical needs of local communities . AmeriCorps members can serve in either the AmeriCorps*VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) or AmeriCorps*NCCC (the National Civilian Community Corps) programs. The AmeriCorps* VISTA program is dedicated to increasing the capability of people to improve the conditions of their own lives. VISTA members serve full-time and live in the communities they serve, creating programs that can continue after they complete their service. AmeriCorps*NCCC is a ten-month, full-time residential service program for men and women ages eighteen to twenty-four. Members help train volunteers, tutor and mentor at-risk youth, build housing, clean up rivers and streams, help seniors live independently, provide emergency and long-term assistance to victims of natural disasters, and meet other community needs. After a term of service, AmeriCorps members receive education awards to help finance college, future education costs, or to pay back student loans. To learn more about available positions and deadlines please visit the Americorp website.

AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps

AVODAH is a year-long program combining front-line anti-poverty work, Jewish study, and community building. It provides an opportunity to live out and deepen commitments to Jewish life and social change through a year of work in low-income communities in New York City or Washington, DC. Corps members live together and work in social service agencies in Manhattan, Brooklyn, or Washington, DC. AVODAH matches corps members with placements based on interest and skills. The year promises to offer individuals the opportunity to learn valuable work skills as well as self-reflection an problem-solving.

Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program The nine-week Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program brings talented African American, Latino, Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian/Alaska Native college seniors and recent graduates to Washington, D.C. where they work in congressional offices and learn about health policy. Students receive approximately $5,000 in support, which includes a stipend, daily expense allowance, airfare and lodging. Application forms and additional information about the program are available online at http://www.kff.org/docs/topics/jordanscholars.html. Deadline: December 15, 2006.

Cesar Chavez's Farm Workers Movement

The Farm Workers Movement was founded in 1962 with Cesar Chavez' dream to win dignity and respect for America's farm workers through better working conditions and a living wage. The Movement continues to work for the advancement of economic and social conditions within farm worker and Latino communities. UFW provides career opportunities in labor organization and political activism, research, contract negotiations and administration, fund raising as well as administrative support.

City Year

City Year brings together young adults, ages 17 to 24, from diverse ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds for a demanding year of full-time community service, leadership development, and civic engagement. United in their desire to serve, their diversity, and the power of a young generation, these young leaders invest their talents and energy to critically engage their communities to combine theory and practice in order to advance new policy ideas, make programmatic breakthroughs, and bring about major changes in society. City Year is an AmeriCorps program.

Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation

Support is provided for non-profit initiatives, preferably in California, to protect and improve the quality of life through support of programs in the environment, human health, education, and the arts. The sponsor's board meets three times a year, typically in March, June, and October. Letters of inquiry are accepted at any time. The sponsor will then request a full proposal from selected applicants.

Echoing Green Fellowship

Echoing Green awards two-year fellowships to emerging social innovators creating new organizations. These fellowships offer them the opportunity to develop and test their ideas for creating new models for tackling seemingly unsolvable social challenges. Fellows work in the community. They launch, manage and grow organizations that implement and continually expand their ideas for creating lasting social change.
During the two-year fellowship, Echoing Green provides both financial and technical support.

El Pomar Fellowship

The program brings together highly qualified college graduates with diverse backgrounds and interests. They spend two years developing their leadership skills in a dynamic, active, hands-on program designed to provide them with a 360-degree view of the nonprofit world. At the core of the Fellowship experience is the opportunity to staff and lead the sponsor's various Community Stewardship Programs providing a thorough education in the nature of the nonprofit sector and the role of foundations. Additional professional development curriculum covers a broad variety of topics, such as leadership training, financial and investment management, and includes Outward Bound experiences.

The Fund for Public Interest Research

Are you ready to make a difference on the most pressing environmental issues of our generation? Are you ready to stand up to the corporations that are compromising the integrity of our democracy? Are you ready to fight discrimination and defend human rights?

We’ve got the job for you!

The Fund for Public Interest Research was founded over 20 years ago to build support for public interest organizations to preserve the environment, protect consumers, and improve the quality of our government. Since then, the Fund has grown into the nation's leading citizen outreach network, working with some of the top progressive groups in the country, like the Sierra Club, the Human Rights Campaign, and US PIRG.

As a Citizen Outreach Director for the Fund, you run a campaign office in one of dozens of cities throughout the country. You supervise the staff that educate citizens about the issues and get them involved in campaigns to win progressive change. In essence, you build a team of committed activists, who, in turn, mobilize hundreds or thousands of citizens to take action.

We are looking for smart, motivated, action-oriented people who are interested in politics, committed to the public interest, and are willing to work hard to make change.

To apply for the position, please e-mail your resume to Eleanor Tipton at etipton@ffpir.org or call 619-252-9537

In the 2004 election cycle, Grassroots Campaigns staff built a 25-state face-to-face fundraising operation that identified hundreds of thousand of new grassroots donors for the Democratic National Committee (DNC). GCIstaff also worked in partnership with MoveOn PAC to mobilize 30,000 volunteers in over 10,000 precincts in battleground states across the country. We are currently working alongside progressive advocacy groups in order to mobilize support around key issues and to build our capacity to make an impact in the 2006/08 elections. To apply for these positions you should e-mail your Cover Letter and Resume to Erin Casey (ecasey@grassrootscampaigns.com) before December 1st.

Green Corps' mission is to teach the next generation of environmental leaders the strategies and skills they'll need to win tomorrow's environmental battles while providing critical field support for today's pressing environmental problems.

Green Corps' provides a one-year, full-time, paid Environmental Leadership Training Program to give 35 participants top-notch training to launch a career in organizing and activism. During thirteen months, participants will receive classroom training, hands-on experience running urgent environmental and public health campaigns, and placement in permanent leadership positions with leading environmental groups.

The sponsor administers a program designed to develop knowledge and leadership capabilities by providing professional firsthand experience in aging-related issues. The program supports one-year-long work assignments in a United States Senator's office or with a Senate committee staff. Duties will commence each September and end the
following August.

National School and Community Corps is an AmeriCorp program operating in Philadelphia and Baltimore public schools. Everyday, over 300 corps members work with students, teachers, parents and other adults before, during and after school to tutor, mentor, coach, lead, support, teach, create, organize, listen, follow and help. With school staff and community leaders, NSCC members identify and develop programs that use their skills and talents to serve unmet needs. A typical NSCC team operates 8 to 10 programs per week. Corps members have deep experiences, extend their skills in education and human services, and obtain resources to continue their own education.

The NYC Teaching Fellows is a highly selective, innovative path to enter the classroom and make a difference in New York City's high-need schools. Join a select group of talented mid-career professionals and recent graduates who will teach in our city's classrooms. We particularly seek candidates eligible to teach high-need subject areas such as math, science, Spanish, special education, bilingual education, or ESL. The fellowship includes teacher's salary and benefits, a subsidized master's degree in education, intensive pre-service training, and ongoing support. For more information or to apply, please visit our website: www.nycteachingfellows.org or contact the UPenn on campus recruiter at swaxman@sas.upenn.edu.

The sponsor provides an award to a grantmaking organization whose participation in the public policy arena reflects the level of excellence exemplified by Paul Ylvisaker.

The State PIRGs (Public Interest Research Groups)
The state Public Interest Research Groups are an alliance of state-based, citizen-funded organizations that advocate for the public interest. We uncover threats to public health and well-being and fight to end them, using the time-tested tools of investigative research, media exposes, grassroots organizing, advocacy and litigation. The state PIRGs' mission is to deliver persistent, result-oriented activism that protects the environment, encourages a fair marketplace for consumers and fosters responsive, democratic government.

Public Allies

In 1992, a group of young social entrepreneurs and established community and national leaders created Public Allies to address critical issues in communities. As an AmeriCorps program, Public Allies identifies talented young adults from diverse backgrounds and advances their leadership through full-time, paid apprenticeships in nonprofit organizations, weekly leadership trainings and team service projects. Recognized by the Bush and Clinton administrations as a model for national service, Public Allies has grown to 10 cities through which more than 1,000 Allies have served. Through their advanced leadership programs, we continue to support our Ally network as they continue their work to strengthen communities, nonprofits and civic participation.

The SFCC is a no-profit job and academic training organization serving you people ages 11-26. Corpsmembers develop their job and academic skills, leadership abilities and environmental awareness by completing outreach, conservation and community service projects throughout the city. Simultaneously, they participate in academic programs such as high school diploma preparation, study halls, environmental and restoration classes, personal and professional development coaching and computer literacy training.

StartingBloc's Institute for Social Innovation is a competitive and selective fellowship program that educates and trains the best and brightest young leaders on topics at the intersection of business and society: Corporate Social Responsibility, Social Entrepreneurship, and Sustainable Development. By working with top graduate and business
schools, StartingBloc is able to provide world class business and civic education to undergraduates and young professionals seeking to excel in their careers upon graduation. We are interested in sophomores, juniors, seniors and recent graduates who are eager to use business to drive positive social through both for-profit and non-profit enterprise. Apply online: https://application.startingbloc.com .

Student Conservation Association seeks to build the next generation of conservation leaders and inspire lifelong stewardship of the environment and communities by providing young people outdoor skills, leadership and teamwork training, resource management. Three to twelve-month commitments are offered through Conservation Internships and Conservation Corps.

Teach For America is a national corps of outstanding recent college graduates of all academic majors. Individuals commit two years to teach in urban and rural public schools and become lifelong leaders in the effort to expand opportunity for children. Each year a corps of almost 2000 individuals receive training at summer institutes, are placed as full-time, paid teachers in urban and rural public schools, and are provided a support network to help them succeed during their two years as teachers and corps alumni. Applicants indicate their preferences for regional sites, grade levels and subject areas on interview day. Teach For America works to meet these preferences while meeting districts' needs and considering district and state requirements.

The Wellstone fellow will play an integral role in Families USA’s outreach to, and mobilization of, communities of color. The fellow will work with communities of color for the advancement of social justice by addressing health disparities and promoting equity in access to health care. Designed to provide the fellow with a broad perspective on social justice work, the fellowship will be based in the Families USA office in Washington, D.C. and will afford the fellow the opportunity to learn about racial and ethnic health disparities, Medicare, Medicaid, efforts to achieve universal coverage, and other important health policy issues. At the same time, the Wellstone fellow will learn about conducting health care campaigns through communication and collaboration with our network of state grassroots advocates and organizations.

The Villers fellow will play an integral role in Families USA’s work to expand access to health coverage for all Americans. Designed to provide the fellow with a national perspective on health care justice work, the fellowship will be based in Families USA’s office in Washington, D.C. and will afford the fellow the opportunity to learn about a range of health care justice issues ranging from Medicaid policy, the crisis of the uninsured, Medicare, the private health insurance market, and racial disparities in health care. At the same time, the Villers fellow will learn about conducting health care campaigns with our network of grassroots advocates and organizations. The fellowship will last one year—from August 2006 through July 2007. The selected fellow will receive a compensatory package that includes an annual stipend of $35,000 and excellent health care benefits.

AIESEC is an international, non-political, non-profit, student-run foundation that facilitates international exchange of thousands of students through paid internships, teaching and volunteer positions. Positions may be for the summer or last up to 18 months, depending on your preference. Travel around the world, experience foreign cultures while building your resume before you commit yourself to a full-time job.

The International Partnership for Service-Learning and Leadership is a worldwide association of universities, colleges, non-governmental and related organizations united to foster service-learning.

The International Partnership-coordinated Master’s Degree in International Service, developed in cooperation with partner universities in Jamaica, Mexico and the United Kingdom, prepares graduates for careers in international non-governmental relief and development agencies. Other special programs are designed and managed to fit the needs of particular institutions and organizations. For more information, visit www.ipsl.org.

The JDC Jewish Service Corps (JSC) is a one-year volunteer opportunity for active, enthusiastic, knowledgeable Jews to serve, and take part in the life of, a Jewish community abroad. In most placements volunteers will promote Jewish identity and help the community become more self-sufficient in its Jewish programming abilities and in some placements emphasis will be placed on social welfare services. Tasks include organizing and guiding others in organizing Jewish educational, cultural, social and religious programs. Current programs are in Argentina, Asia, Bosnia, India, Kosovo, Middle East, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Sudan and Turkey.

Project OTZMA is a 10-month, service-oriented, leadership development program designed to offer Jewish adults, ages 20-25, an opportunity to live and work in Israel in several diverse settings. Founded in 1986, OTZMA was designed to foster and deepen the relationship between younger generations of North American Jews and Israel, and to serve as a training ground for future Jewish community leaders. Since OTZMA’s inception, over 1,200 young adults have successfully completed this unique program, returning to North America and broadening their involvement in the Jewish Community.

Since 1956, Jesuit Volunteers have served the homeless, the unemployed, refugees, people with AIDS, the elderly, street youth, abused women and children, the mentally ill and the developmentally disabled in the United States and around the world. JVC has become the largest Catholic lay volunteer program in the country which requires its volunteers to be committed to social justice, a simple lifestyle, community, and spirituality.

Created in 1961, Peace Corps was established to promote world peace and friendship through training and cultural understanding. To date, 170.000 volunteers have served in 136 countries. Volunteers work in the following areas: education, youth outreach, and community development; health and HIV/AIDS; agriculture and environment; business development; and information technology. Within these areas, the specific duties and responsibilities of each Volunteer can vary widely. A two-year commitment is required.