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Social Marketing Intern with Faith and Energy Action Team

The Faith and Energy Action Team

Position Available: Social Marketing for the Austin Faith and Energy Action Team, a grassroots non-profit program of ClimateBuddies.org.

Going into our 3rd year, we would like some social marketing boost. Our market is progressive congregations and advocates for local specific actions on climate change.

We want to define, differentiate, partner, brand. Personal contacts and web are our medium. Some of the tasks might include:

  • Upgrading our social database for effective social marketing.
  • Creating outreach, recruitment, and educational materials.
  • Location additional local congregations wanting to impact our climate crisis.
  • Packaging and providing our assessment tools for becoming carbon neutral.
  • Recording participants’ group GHG reductions for the Treasury.
  • Create reports detailing program success; help get program funding.

Requirements:

  • Stable, local base and experience motivation action in groups via social media and calls.
  • Familiarity with this or similar market.
  • Self responsible, passionate, and motivational in writing and in person.
  • Not looking for career ladder, rather in making a difference in the movement and turning the tide over time.

Time commitment: About 4 hours/week (possibly about $17/hour but would be open to suggestions). Need a year-long commitment, with a 3-month evaluation period.

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Fall Internships with Compost Pedallers

Compost Pedallers is a 100% bike-powered compost recycling program in Austin, TX that collects compostables from homes and businesses and pedals them directly to nearby urban farms and community gardens to grow more local food.

Our mission is to build a more vibrant Austin community by reducing waste, strengthening our local food system, and re-connecting neighbors to each other and the places that they live through more sustainable practices. All without burning a single drop of fossil fuel!

The Compost Pedallers are still accepting applications for the following fall internships:

1. Digital Communications Internship

2. Operations Support Internship

3. Compost Manager Internship

To apply, please send resume and cover letter to info@compostpedallers.com with the title of the internship you are applying for in the subject line. We will be accepting applications through September 7th.

You can find information for all of our internships and job descriptions here.

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US-Brazil Connect Fellowship Opportunity

About US-Brazil Connect:

Since its founding as an independent nonprofit in 2011, US-Brazil Connect has quickly become a leading facilitator of collaborative international education programs linking the US and Brazil. We are committed to unleashing unrealized economic and human potential by joining communities in the Western Hemisphere’s leading democracies. US-Brazil Connect strives to strengthen education and build economic opportunities by connecting communities, engaging leaders, and creating transformative learning experiences linking the United States and Brazil.

Position description:

Our fellowship programs offer much more than a highly subsidized trip to Brazil. Each selected fellow has the chance to work their way through an unmatched experience in international leadership as a creative partner with Brazilian students. Active partnership—rather than passive consumerism—helps fellows build holistic skills in global leadership and international problem solving. Selected Fellows must agree to fulfill a number of responsibilities at each stage of the program. Those responsibilities include training (both online and in-person training sessions), online coaching, traveling to Brazil for a 4-week period over the summer,  and in-person coaching.

Qualifications:

Global Leaders Fellow must be at least 18 years old and be either a college graduate or attending college courses.

Priority will be given to applicants with the following qualifications:

     Ability to complete each of the Fellow Responsibilities

    Ability to use online tools such as Facebook, Google Hangouts and Google Drive

    Flexibility to live and work in a range of urban and rural Brazilian sites

    Excellent written and oral communication skills in English

     Respect for cultural and ideological diversity

     Ability to work cooperatively while maintaining a positive attitude

     Commitment to personal growth and skills development in international leadership

How to apply:

Please see http://www.us-brazil.org/get-involved/global-leader-application.

Deadline date:

The deadline to apply is March 16, 2016. After applications have been reviewed, semi-finalists will be contacted to set up an interview either in person or over Skype.

Contact information:

1201 Williams St.

Suite 4A

Denver, Colorado 80218

Phone: (720) 338-8839