Work In Progress
Campus Progress occasionally highlights positions that are available with organizations we work with. Listings appear on this page chronologically and remain up for three months or until we are told the position is filled. Campus Progress recommends Idealist, JobsThatAreLeft, MediaBistro, and Roll Call for a more comprehensive list of job opportunities as well as listing your own organization’s openings.
Community Change Specialist for Campaign Consultation, IncPost Date: July 1, 2009
Campaign Consultation, Inc. works with individuals and organizations at local, state, national and international levels to achieve community development, fund raising, diversity utilization, issue advocacy, media & marketing, public policy as well as organizational and business development success. Experienced community organizer with training/coaching experience and familiarity with on-line learning development needed to create sustainability and community-building on-line learning tools for AmeriCorps VISTA members. Experience with social media tools that can be employed to reinforce learning a plus. Experience in community and social change areas such as community development, fund raising, diversity, issue advocacy, media/marketing, organization development desired. Click here for more information and to apply.
Communications Associate for National Center for Lesbian Rights Post Date: June 25, 2009
The National Center for Lesbian Rights is a national legal organization committed to advancing the civil and human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their families through litigation, public policy advocacy, and public education. The communications associate supports the communications director with all tasks relating to the NCLR communications department, including working with the media and responding to inquiries; disseminating information through all web outlets; writing and disseminating press materials, drafting and editing print newsletters, brochures, web copy, e-newsletters, and action alerts, etc. The associate is responsible for daily maintenance of NCLR’s website and social network presence, posting new content regularly. The associate also maintains department files and database, conducts research, and monitors the media for information relating to organization, program areas, and related issues. Click here for more information and to apply.
Leadership Coordinator with Interfaith Youth CorePost Date: June 25, 2009
Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC) is hiring a Leadership Coordinator to direct the IFYC Fellows Alliance program. The Fellows Alliance is an interfaith leadership development program for 20 undergraduate students on college and university campuses across the US. Fellows receive a stipend, training, resources and support from IFYC and in turn they organize interfaith dialogue and service-learning activities on their campuses. The position is based in Chicago. The ideal candidate will have several years of experience mobilizing religiously diverse college students to work together on issues of common concern. Click here for more information and to apply.
Office Manager with Veteran’s OrganizationPost Date: June 18, 2009
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) is the nation’s first and largest group for veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Founded in 2004 by Iraq veterans, IAVA is a young, dynamic nonprofit with over 125,000 veteran members and grassroots supporters in 50 states. We’re winning major battles in Congress (like the GI Bill), helping thousands of veterans nationwide, and making national headlines daily (like CNN, New York Times, NPR). IAVA is seeking a highly organized and dedicated Office Manager for our New York City headquarters. IAVA’s Office Manger will report directly to IAVA’s Director of Operations. Click here for more information and to apply.
Organizing Fellowship with USActionPost Date: June 18, 2009
USAction Education Fund (USAEF), a national leader in increasing civic and voter participation among traditionally under-represented constituencies, is seeking applicants for a progressive Organizing Fellowship, paying $10,000 for 20 weeks of full-time work, July 20th – December 4th, 2009. Eight USAEF Fellows will take part in a 4-day training and orientation. They will learn how organizers choose issues; develop strategy; asses their own organizational power and that of their targets, allies, and opponents; recruit constituents and move into action. Fellows will then work with USAEF state affiliates in designated states across the country. Fellows will work as part of the USAEF campaign to frame the public debate about our national budget and economic security in under-represented communities, helping develop the longer-term conversation about the need to invest in America’s future. This will involve community outreach and other organizing tasks, focused in communities of color and other traditionally under-represented constituencies. Click here for more information and to apply.
Paid Communications Internship with Mother Jones MagazinePost Date: June 18, 2009
Are you a social networking whiz? A news junkie? Mother Jones magazine is looking for a communications intern with a passion for politics and progressive media to extend the reach of our investigative coverage and position the independent nonprofit at the forefront of the national media landscape. The perfect fit for this position will be resourceful, strategic, and someone able to use his or her solid social media savvy to maximize the impact of the multimedia news outlet that is Mother Jones. $1,000 per month stipend. This internship is based in San Francisco and lasts 6 months with the opportunity of an additional 6-month fellowship. Click here for more information and to apply.
Program Coordinator, Spiritual Youth for Reproductive FreedomPost Date: June 17, 2009
Spiritual Youth for Reproductive Freedom (SYRF) educates, organizes and empowers youth and young adults (ages 16-30) to put their faith into action and advocate for pro-choice social justice. SYRF is a program of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice. The Program Coordinator works with the SYRF Program Director to educate, organize, and empower young people in the religious, pro-choice movement. She/he will be involved in all aspects of youth and young adult outreach. The Program Coordinator will cultivate relationships with youth interested in the SYRF program, develop resources used to train youth activists, represent the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (RCRC) and SYRF at events and conferences around the country, update the SYRF website and assist with the development of a new SYRF online community. Click here for more information and to apply.
Communications Associate with the League of Conservation Voters Post Date: June 17, 2009
The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) is the political voice of the national environmental movement and works to turn environmental values into national priorities. We advocate for sound environmental policies and help elect pro-environmental candidates who will adopt and implement such policies. The League of Conservation Voters seeks a Communications Associate to develop and implement a communications campaign on global warming in targeted states. The Communications Associate will work closely with the Global Warming Program Director, the Communications Director, and LCV’s state league partners to develop and implement media activities in our priority states. Click here for more information and to apply.
Field & Legislative Assistant with the ACLU Post Date: June 11, 2009
The ACLU of Washington is a non-profit public interest organization devoted to protecting civil rights and civil liberties. Its staff and numerous volunteers work in a fast-paced, friendly and professional office. The Field & Legislative Assistant is part of the Policy Advocacy Group which is responsible for advancing ACLU’s priorities at the state and local level and strategically involving ACLU supporters in that effort. Responsibilities include drafting brief educational materials, flyers, action alerts, bill summaries, and testimony using existing documents; maintaining contacts with coalition partners on ACLU priority issues, and occasionally representing the ACLU in meetings of coalition groups; and tracking progress of priority legislative issues during the legislative session and ballot initiatives.Click here for more information and to apply.
Pro-Choice Hotline OperatorPost Date: June 9, 2009
The National Abortion Federation (NAF) is the professional association of abortion providers in the United States and Canada. We believe that women should be trusted to make private medical decisions in consultation with their health care providers. NAF currently offers quality training and services to abortion providers and unbiased information and referral services to women. We are seeking Hotline Operators to answer the national toll-free Hotline. They are trained to provide callers with unbiased, factual information about pregnancy and abortion. The Hotline Operators also offer: confidential and non-judgmental support, referrals to providers in the caller’s area, referrals to funding sources, aid in understanding the complex maze of state abortion restrictions, and case management for women in difficult situations. Click here for more information and to apply.
Program Assistant for Reproductive Health OrganizationPost Date: June 5, 2009
The National Institute for Reproductive Health (National Institute) is seeking a highly motivated individual to provide assistance for our programs. The National Institute is an innovation institute for state and local organizations working on reproductive health issues. We offer strategic guidance, hands-on support and funding to help state and local leaders remove barriers to health care, win public battles and change public policies. This job is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about reproductive rights and wants to hone her or his advocacy skills at a leading reproductive health and rights organization. The Program Assistant will provide programmatic, research and administrative support for National Institute program staff and will report to the Director of Local Advocacy Initiatives. The Program Assistant will assist with implementation of all National Institute programs, with a particular focus on our initiative to improve reproductive health in urban communities across the United States. She or he will also coordinate meetings and trainings for staff, interns and external groups. Click here for more information and to apply.
Organizer-In-Training with AFSCMEPost Date: June 1, 2009
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) is the nation’s largest public service labor union and a leader in the fight for social and economic change. AFSCME has openings for Organizers-in-Training (OIT) in several states across the country. However, we are currently looking to fill positions immediately for organizers in Baltimore, Maryland. The Organizer-in-Training program is an intensive training program designed for participants to learn the fundamentals of building worker power through union organizing. Throughout the year-long program OITs participate in a mix of intensive and interactive classroom training combined with hands-on field training. Trainees learn the basics of an organizing campaign from talking one-on-one with workers, to developing leaders and organizing direct actions. Click here for more information and to apply.
Summer Organizer-In-Training with SEIUPost Date: June 1, 2009
SEIU is looking for a motivated, organized, and dedicated individual to work with a Change that Works Campaign Political Community Organizer to implement a grassroots advocacy campaign to pass national health care for all and the Employee Free Choice Act in 2009. The Organizer in Training will work as part of a team to implement an escalating field campaign that will include mobilization, organization building, earned media, and direct action to influence priority Members of Congress to support legislative priorities critical to rebuilding the middle class. Spend the summer fighting for workers’ rights and health care reform in Virginia, Indiana, Louisiana, North Dakota, Maine, Colorado, Arkansas and a few other places. $2500 monthly plus benefits. Click here for more information and to apply.
Editorial Assistant for the American ProspectPost Date: June 1, 2009
The American Prospect was founded in 1990 as an authoritative magazine of liberal ideas, committed to a just society, an enriched democracy, and effective liberal politics. The American Prospect magazine seeks an Editorial Assistant to handle a wide variety of editorial, publicity, and administrative tasks. These tasks include fact-checking, helping to manage the interns, research for edit staff, book ordering and organization, handling permissions, reviewing submissions and letters, writing press releases, award submissions, writing our weekly e-newsletter, assisting with event planning, and organizing the summer speaker series. There are additional writing opportunities for the right candidate. The right candidate has a year of work experience, is incredibly detail-oriented, has strong writing ability, and a demonstrated interest in politics and publishing. This position is based in our Washington, DC office. Click here for more information and to apply
Online Community Manager for Veterans OrganizationPost Date: June 1, 2009
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) is the nation’s first and largest group for veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. IAVA is looking for a special person to manage CommunityofVeterans?.org, the first social network exclusively for Iraq and Afghanistan vets. It’s a very cool job that combines organizing, technology and strategy skills. Candidates must have a demonstrated interest in new media, technology, online organizing, and bridging the online-offline divide. They must also have demonstrated strong start-to-finish project management skills, excellent writing chops, and a history of meeting deadlines in a fast paced, solution-oriented environment. CommunityofVeterans?.org (COV) serves as the core of a multi-year Public Service Advertising (PSA) campaign that IAVA has created, in conjunction with the Ad Council, to address the issue of mental health injuries among returning veterans. Click here for more information and to apply
Events Coordinator for the Center for American ProgressPost Date: May 28, 2009
The Center for American Progress, of which Campus Progress is a part, has an immediate opening in the Communications Department for a Special Events Coordinator. The Coordinator will largely be responsible for planning and execution of small and large scaled events, coordination interdepartmentally with Center staff, vendors, and public, writing and preparing web-based event invitations and other work related correspondence, and more. Job Requirements include superb oral and written communications skills; creative ability in planning of events, and the ability to work under pressure/tight deadlines and beyond normal business hours. Click here for more information and to apply
Network Associate at Campus ProgressPost Date: May 27, 2009
The Network Associate is responsible for recruiting and selecting participants for and providing support to Campus Progress’s network of young people from across the country; planning and implementing programming and training for members of the network; and acting as a liaison between Campus Progress network members and our advocacy, publications, and events staffs. The Network Associate will strengthen Campus Progress’s outreach to students, student groups, campus faculty and staff, noncollege youth, national and regional organizations, and others in order to foster connections and involvement in Campus Progress’s work and help advance the progressive agenda on issues from economic opportunity to environmental sustainability to civil rights and justice. View the full description
Editor, CampusProgress.orgPost Date: May 27, 2009
The Center for American Progress has an immediate opening for the editor of CampusProgress.org, the daily online magazine of Campus Progress. Campus Progress is the Center for American Progress’s program to help young people make their voices heard on issues that matter. The editor is responsible for managing Campus Progress’s journalism division, which includes the publication of the CampusProgress.org magazine, and overseeing the support that Campus Progress provides to a network of student publications. View the full description
Associate Editor, CampusProgress.orgPost Date: May 27, 2009
The associate editor will work with Campus Progress’s editorial team to assign, develop, and edit reported and opinion pieces by young writers for the web magazine, which covers both politics and culture. He or she will also recruit new writers, contribute original writing to the web magazine, and work with Campus Progress’s network of student-run publications. The magazine runs reported and opinion articles, cultural reviews, video, photos, comics, and other content from a wide range of contributors, mostly young people. View the full description
Special Assistant for the ONE CampaignPost Date: May 27, 2009
ONE Campaign is a global non-profit organization that seeks to raise public awareness about the issues of global poverty, hunger, disease and efforts to fight such problems in developing countries. This position is based in our Washington DC office. The Special Assistant will be responsible for providing high-level project and administrative support to the US Executive Director (US ED). This position will be expected to coordinate day-to-day activities, manage administrative needs, and ensure timely flow of information to and from the US ED. Click here for more information and to apply.
Lead organizer with 1SkyPost Date: May 27, 2009
1Sky (www.1Sky.org) is a collaborative national campaign pushing for bold federal action to tackle climate change and invest in building the clean energy economy of the future. 1Sky is seeking a Lead Organizer to help manage the day-to-day field and outreach operation by the headquarters field team. The Lead Organizer will work closely with the internet, communications, and policy departments to grow and manage the field program. The organizer’s primary responsibilities include manaaging the campaign’s day-to-day field and outreach program under the overall planning and direction of the Deputy Campaign Director. Click here for more information and to apply [pdf]
Paid Community Organizing Internships in MilwaukeePost Date: May 21, 2009
The Midwest Academy, a 35 year old national training institute for progressive organizing, is seeking applicants for a paid summer 2009 community organizing internship to run from June 1 – Aug 7, paying $3900 for ten weeks. Milwaukee interns will be trained and mentored by the Midwest Academy, and will work with Food and Water Watch (www.foodandwaterwatch.org) in the Milwaukee metro region. For interns who are interested in pursuing a job in community organizing, we will provide job search assistance at the end of the internship or at college graduation. Click here for more information and to apply.
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