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In a time when we rely more and more on virtual interaction, face-to-face gatherings are more important than ever.

Don't get me wrong--I'm a big believer in building relationships, and community, online. But face-to-face can't be replaced. So often, face-to-face gatherings can bring a movement or a campaign to the next level, further engaging your base.

Here are two tools I've discovered that will help you take your organization's events to the next level.

1. Event-management service Eventbrite has just introduced Eventbrite for Causes, a discounted program (no fee for free events) are  designed for nonprofit needs. This new program that makes it easier for orgs to leverage tech tools and best practices to manage, promote and raise money through successful events. In talking to colleagues about Eventbrite, I've found several fans of its capabilities such as the once-click opportunity for attendees to share event info with their Twitter and Facebook networks.

Current org users include The Craigslist Foundation, Full Circle Fund, Citizen Effect, and a handful of Haiti earthquake relief efforts as well as NTEN. You can see how it works here with this dinner invite for 2010 NTC (NTEN's annual conference) attendees.

2. Analyze This, just released by Event 360 is 18 pages packed with practical guide on event analytics. You'll learn how to pinpoint what's working best so you can do more of it in the future, and what's not working well, so they can avoid it down the line. Traditionally, event managers have used this data to review events once they're over; it's even more valuable to shape those coming up.

The featured case study on the Komen Global Race for the Cure is particularly useful, as it highlights how analytics showed the way to transform a popular event into a fundraising phenomenon.

P.S. More effective messaging is a priority for all organizations, campaigns and events. Learn how to craft the most essential message -- your tagline. Download the free 2009 Nonprofit Tagline Report, filled with must-dos, don't dos, case studies and 2,500+ nonprofit tagline examples!

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In a time when we rely more and more on virtual interaction, face-to-face gatherings are more important than ever. Don't get me wrong--I'm a big believer in building relationships, and community, online. But face-to-face can't be replaced. So often, face-to-face... Nancy E. Schwartz

The Simon Wiesenthal Center is a dynamic international human rights organization that confronts anti-semitism, hate and terrorism in the United States and worldwide. With a constituency of over 400,000 households, and headquartered in Los Angeles, the Center maintains offices in New York, Toronto, Paris, Buenos Aires and Jerusalem. It is accredited as an NGO at international organizations such as the United Nations, UNESCO, the OSCE, the OAS, the Council of Europe and the Latin American (Parlatino).

The Center's renowned Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, through its interactive exhibits, explores the history of racism and prejudice in the American experience and recounts the story of the monuemental example of man's inhumanity to man - the Holocaust. Located in the heart of Manhattan, the New York Tolerance Center is modeled after the museum in Los Angeles and targets, educators, high school students, law enforcement officers and officials, corporate employees and state/local government practitioners. The New York Tolerance Center explores issues of prejudice, diversity, tolerance and cooperation in the workplace, school, campus and community.

Reporting directly to the Executive Director, the Center is seeking an energetic and creative leader who will be responsible for all fundraising and functions throughout the Eastern Region. This includes the identification. solicitation and stewardship of current and prospective individual donors, corporate and foundation grants/sponsorships and state and city grants to suport the social action programs of the Simon Wiesenthal Center nationally and to raise funds for the New York Toelrance Center.

The incumbent is responsible for making the New York Tolerance Center a must-see destination for residents and visitors.

A great reminder of how to inspire your staff was highlighted in the recent Influence Report (a highly recommended read).  An organizational behavior researcher decided to test his theory that workers often fail to live up to their potential because they’ve lost track of the significance and meaningfulness of their own jobs.

As the report describes:

He figured that if he could remind employees of why their jobs are important, they might become more highly motivated, and therefore, more productive individuals.  To test this idea, he worked with a fundraising organization that allowed him to go to its call center and randomly assign employees into certain groups. Some of these employees read stories from other employees describing what they perceived were the personal benefits of the job, including financial benefits and the development of skills and knowledge (Personal Benefit condition). However, another set of employees read stories from the beneficiaries of the fundraising organization, who described how the scholarships they obtained from the organization had a positive impact on their lives (Task Significance condition). Finally, there was third group of employees that did not read any stories (Control condition). In addition, the employees were told not to talk about or share what they had read with any other callers. The researcher was able to obtain the number of pledges earned as well as the amount of donation money obtained by the callers both one week prior to the study and one month afterward.

The findings are an important reminder to us all:

Employees in the Personal Benefit and Control conditions looked almost exactly the same after the intervention as before it in terms of amount of donation money raised and the number of pledges earned. Yet, those in the Task Significance condition earned more than twice the number of weekly pledges (from an average of 9 to an average of 23) and more than twice the amount of weekly donation money (from an average of $1,288 to an average of $3,130). Additional analyses suggest that the huge increase was driven by previously unmotivated employees increasing the number of calls they made per hour.

If you want your staff passionate about your work, show them the good they do in the world.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy pointed me to this terrific video to inspire text giving for the homeless.

Site Manager – Baltimore City Teaching Residency
Baltimore, MD

The New Teacher Project (TNTP) helps school districts and states fulfill the promise of public education by ensuring that all students—especially those from high-need communities—get excellent teachers. A national nonprofit organization founded by teachers, TNTP recognizes that although teachers matter more than any other school factor in student success, the nation’s education systems are not aligned with the goal of an effective teacher in every classroom. In response, TNTP develops customized programs and policy interventions that enable education leaders to diagnose their teacher quality challenges and find, develop and keep great teachers. Since its inception in 1997, TNTP has recruited or trained approximately 33,000 teachers—mainly through its highly selective Teaching Fellows™ programs—benefiting an estimated 4.8 million students. TNTP has also released a series of acclaimed studies of the policies and practices that affect the quality of the nation’s teacher workforce, most recently including The Widget Effect: Our National Failure to Acknowledge and Act on Differences in Teacher Effectiveness (2009). Today TNTP is active in more than 25 cities, including Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, New Orleans, New York, and Oakland, among others. For more information, please visit www.tntp.org.

We are currently seeking a full-time Site Manager to lead the Baltimore City Teaching Residency program. The Site Manager will be a TNTP employee based at the Baltimore City Public School System (BCPSS) office. This position is available immediately.

The Program

Since 2002, TNTP has been working with the Baltimore City Public School System to implement the Baltimore City Teaching Residency (BCTR), a high quality alternate route into the classroom for outstanding career changers from a variety of backgrounds who commit to teach critical shortage subject areas in high-need schools in Baltimore. Through a rigorous training institute, 175-200 Residents prepare to begin teaching in classrooms each year. For more information on the BCTR, please visit www.baltimorecityteachingresidency.org.

Role and Responsibilities

The Site Manager will work on-site in the district office and is responsible for ensuring the successful execution of the program. Specifically, the Site Manager is responsible for the following:

• Designing and implementing recruitment strategies that attract high-quality alternate-route teachers from diverse backgrounds to apply to teach in district schools
• Managing a rigorous selection process to ensure that individuals accepted into the program meet our high-quality standards
• Designing and implementing effective strategies to match these individuals with schools in the district where they will fill high-need vacancies and receive on-site support
• Managing a high quality pre-service training institute
• Ensuring current Fellows receive a high level of program administration services
• Building effective relationships with district leaders, school administrators, and other key stakeholders within the community
• Creating management tools to monitor project progress and report effectiveness
• Making data-driven decisions that advance both the program and TNTP’s organizational knowledge
• Generating innovative solutions to program challenges

This position reports to a Partner in the Teaching Fellows Programs business line and manages a full-time Training and Resource Manager, full-time Program Operations Manager, and a full-time Program Associate.

Lead Observer – Denver Licensure Pilot
Denver, CO

The New Teacher Project (TNTP) helps school districts and states fulfill the promise of public education by ensuring that all students—especially those from high-need communities—get excellent teachers. A national nonprofit organization founded by teachers, TNTP recognizes that although teachers matter more than any other school factor in student success, the nation’s education systems are not aligned with the goal of an effective teacher in every classroom. In response, TNTP develops customized programs and policy interventions that enable education leaders to diagnose their teacher quality challenges and find, develop and keep great teachers. Since its inception in 1997, TNTP has recruited or trained approximately 33,000 teachers—mainly through its highly selective Teaching Fellows™ programs—benefiting an estimated 4.8 million students. TNTP has also released a series of acclaimed studies of the policies and practices that affect the quality of the nation’s teacher workforce, most recently including The Widget Effect: Our National Failure to Acknowledge and Act on Differences in Teacher Effectiveness (2009). Today TNTP is active in more than 25 cities, including Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, New Orleans, New York, and Oakland, among others. For more information, please visit www.tntp.org.

We are currently seeking a full-time Lead Observer for an alternate route Licensure Pilot we are launching in partnership with Denver Public Schools. The Lead Observer will be a TNTP employee based at the Denver Public Schools (DPS) district office. This position is available immediately.

The Program

The New Teacher Project believes that teacher licensure should be linked to teacher effectiveness, and that more can be done to ensure fair, accurate, and ongoing assessment of new teachers, including more robust data collection and analysis.

The Denver Licensure Pilot is an innovative approach to new teacher licensure that will use multiple streams of evidence to assess, and ultimately recommend, new alternate route teachers in Denver Public Schools for licensure after two to three years. The pilot will rely on the Colorado Growth Indicator as one measure of a teacher’s impact on student learning, combined with the principal’s evaluation and recommendation, a series of ongoing classroom observations, and successful completion of program requirements as articulated by the teacher’s alternate route provider. Teachers will have access to this additional data and be able to utilize it as another way to improve their practices in the classroom.

Role and Responsibilities

The Lead Observer will conduct observations of pilot participants throughout the school year and manage a small part-time observation staff. This position offers the successful candidate the opportunity to have a profound impact on how teachers are certified in Denver. The Lead Observer’s responsibilities will include:

• Designing and developing the observation protocol and rubric during the pilot year, in collaboration with DPS staff
• Conducting a majority of the classroom observations that will take place throughout the 2010-2011 school year
o Beginning in the fall of 2010, managing part-time observation staff, while still conducting a majority of the observations, and working with part-time staff to ensure that observations are consistent and high-quality
• Documenting and reporting teachers’ progress to principals and Site Manager on an ongoing basis, and liaising with principals and program participants to ensure access to observation data
• Conducting follow-up meetings with school leaders to discuss participant progress and any performance concerns
• Assisting in all aspects of the hiring, training, management and supervision of part-time observation staff which includes some administrative duties, such as creating and managing the observation schedule
• Providing coaching and feedback to part-time observers, ensuring inter-rater reliability in use of observation tool
• Facilitating focus groups and design teams to support the process of developing DPS teacher performance assessment tool
• Generating innovative solutions to program challenges
• Building strong working relationships with district staff, and other stakeholders as needed
• Assisting the Site Manager with the management of additional projects as necessary

This position will report to the Site Manager on the Denver Licensure Pilot team and will eventually manage a small team of part-time staff members.

The Marketing & Communications Associate will be responsible for coordinating communication materials for all media and marketing venues. S/he will provide assistance in keeping the organization website current and utilizing social media networks to engage prospective donor and to create public awareness of AFMDA. The Marketing & Communications Associate will be responsible for coordinating the direct mail program to include list management, liaison with direct mail vendor, manage production schedule, etc. Additionally, s/he will be responsible for drafting and editing of press releases, brochures and other related marketing and communications pieces.

• Baby Steps and Other Lessons Learned Implementing Social Media at a Foundation « Open Road Advisors Larry Blumenthal, formally social media guru at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, explains why babies and drunks are good at falling down stairs and the lessons this offers to foundations wanting to deploy social media. (tags: philanthropy)
• Inside Philanthropy: Time to shatter negative nonprofit stereotype "Nonprofits are heroes, not unskilled hired help, and they need to start owning their role and championing their worth," writes Todd Cohen as he reflects on new study showing nonprofit status makes people think an organization is less competent than for-profits. (tags: philanthropy)

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A few months ago, we were pleased to announce the Change.org petition tool powered by the Salsa toolset.

Last week, Change.org took it up a proverbial notch by making those petitions widget-ready at the click of a button.

Just bang one out and embed it as easily as ... well, as easily as this explanatory video.

WORK TO ERADICATE POVERTY AND WIN GLOBAL JUSTICE!.

Work for Grassroots Campaigns, Inc.

We are currently running campaigns nationwide, building public support for organizations working to end worldwide hunger, poverty and injustice. By organizing in communities across the United States, we give organizations the resources they need to respond to disasters, provide humanitarian aid and address the root causes of poverty and injustice.

Grassroots Campaigns is looking for talented and committed activists to direct progessive campaigns offices in cities nationwide.

We're hiring Directors to run 32 Canvass Offices across the United States.

Qualified candidates are:

Committed to and motivated by progressive politics and social change.

Leaders, with the ability to think strategically and motivate a team.

Goal-oriented, excellent communicators, team players.

Experience in hiring, training and supervising staff or volunteers is preferred. Previous field or canvassing experience is a plus.

Job Description:

Recruitment: Build a team of 15-50 canvassers by recruiting from within the local community and developing strong staff members into leaders within the office and in the field.

Canvassing: Get on the Frontlines of some of the most crucial campaigns of our time! Work on the ground bringing progressive change to the U.S.!

Hours: 80-100 hours/week

Locations:
Grassroots Campaigns is immediately hiring in Boston as well as the following locations: CO, DC, IL, MA, MN, NY, OH, OR, PA, TX, WA.

Salary & Benefits:
The starting salary for this position is $24,000, commensurate with relevant professional experience and/or advanced degrees. Healthcare is available for all staff members. Opportunities for advancement are available.

TO APPLY:
Please send a Cover Letter and Resume to Peter at jobs@grassrootscampaigns.com or Visit Us at www.grassrootscampaigns.com/jobs.php.

Grassroots Campaigns past and current clients include: Amnesty International, the American Civil Liberties Union, the League of Conservation Voters, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Equality California, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty Animals, the Democratic National Committee, MoveOn.org Political Action, Repower America, Working America, Common Cause, the Center for American Progress, and Save the Children. (Save the Children is an independent organization and is not religiously or politically aligned. Save the Children has no direct affiliation with the organizations Grassroots Campaigns, Inc. partners with.)

Our client, a prestigious union in Los Angeles, CA is seeking to hire a highly effective CPA certified Controller to oversee all financial accounting functions for the Union, prepare financial analyses and reports of operations, including interim and final financial statements with supporting schedules, to enable executive management guidance. The Controller also establishes and evaluates accounting processes to ensure the Union’s accounting policies, practices and procedures are in accordance with GAAP, Department of Labor, IRS, and Federal Election Commission rules. The position involves a large span of control, including supervision over general accounting, property accounting, political fund & cost accounting, budgetary control and maintenance, Local Union audits and financial assistance, Local Union financial training, federal grants, payroll and maintenance of internal controls for the local.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

· The final responsibility for providing effective financial controls for the organization. Manages the Union’s financial plans, policies and accounting practices. Ensures compliance with Local’s Executive Board’s policies, the Union’s business policies and procedures, state and federal laws and regulations, fiscal management best practices, and generally accepted accounting standards.

· Development, analysis, and interpretation of statistical and accounting information in order to appraise operating results in terms of liquidity, performance against budget, and other matters bearing on the fiscal soundness and operating effectiveness of the organization.
Maintains the financial records of the Union, including its general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, collections, inventories and other accruals, and payroll journal, using GAAP; maintains the Union’s system of accounts and keeps books and records on all union transactions and assets, based on monthly and yearly closing schedules, to enable and ensure timely reporting of profit and loss statements, balance sheets, payroll, and government filing for past, present, and future operations. Conducts the Union’s relationships with lending institutions, commercial and investment banks and financial community.
Oversees the daily operations of general accounting, treasury, systems management (MAS90), payroll, contract administration, grants accounting, accounts payables, political fund accounting, working capital investments, and accounts receivables ensuring compliance with Union policies and procedures as well as state and federal laws and regulations.
Directs development, maintenance, and execution of fiscal and accounting policies, and internal financial controls of the Union. Examines and re-engineers operations and procedures, formulating policy, and developing and implementing new strategies and procedures. Proposes and implements change.
Oversees the preparation of all required financial statements and reports for internal and external use as well as for audit purposes. Maintains the Union’s tax records.
Ensures the accurate and timely preparation of LM-2s for the union and Homecare Workers Training Center, IRS Forms 990 for union, Homecare Workers Training Center and Political funds. Leads the Local’s external audit and internal auditors with respect to the yearly Financial Audit, LM-2 filing, and Officer’s Expense Audit. Reports the audit results to the Executive Board; interprets audit information to institute financial policy, procedure, and operational corrections and modifications; and implements corrections and improvements as required.
Working with the CFO, establishes and implements short- and long-range organizational goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures; monitors and evaluates operational effectiveness; effects changes required for improvement; supports the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts; and performs periodic cost and productivity analyses.
Evaluates and assesses the financial viability and legality of subsidies, rebates, contracts, grants, and/or other financial arrangements.
Provides strategic input to senior leadership while delivering a “hands-on” approach to the operations management of all finance functions. Coordinates with General Counsel, CFO and External Affairs Director for political fund compliance and other external reviews.
Develops, updates, and delivers quarterly Financial Officer Training to Local union officers and local union financial staff.
Main point of contact for Local Union officers and administrative on Financial matters ranging from DOL and IRS regulatory compliance. Designs, establishes, and maintains an organizational structure and staffing to effectively accomplish Accounting’s goals and objectives; recruits, employs, trains, supervises, and evaluates unit staff; has the duty to keep the staff at the highest level of skill necessary to meet Union needs and objectives; evaluates the performance of personnel in the department; determines training requirements; determines personnel to be hired or removed from the department.

Contacts:
On a daily basis, contacts include Executive Board members, Local Union administrators and staff, Department Directors and Senior Staff. Other contacts include attorneys, accountants, actuaries, bankers – commercial and investment, investment advisors, fiduciaries, ratings agencies, real estate brokers, federal, state, and local government agencies and authorities, information technology vendors and consultants, suppliers, other officials and experts on financial and accounting issues. This position reports to the Chief Financial Operative of the organization

Education and Experience:
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting or finance is required, an MBA preferred. CPA or Equivalent (i.e.CMA, CA) and at least (5) seven years of progressively responsible accounting experience and at least (2) years of management experience is required. The incumbent must have the following skills and abilities:

Knowledge of financial recordkeeping procedures, laws, regulations, and standards; public auditing policies, standards, and procedures; all facets of budget accounting and finance as applicable to a labor organization.

Ability to develop and implement effective fiscal/accounting policies and financial controls; use independent judgment and to manage and impart information to a range of clientele; to plan, implement, and direct a varying range of accounting and associated information systems projects and initiatives.

Skilled use of software to quantify and illustrate complex financial reports, comparisons, and projections; of personal computers including proficiency in Excel, Access and Word; of accounting systems (MAS90).

Communicates effectively, both orally and in writing, with others at every level of the organization; strong presentation skills; foster a cooperative work environment. Outstanding interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively within a diverse community. Visionary and creative with a strategic sense of budgeting.
Physical Requirements:

Work is generally performed in an office setting. Travel may be required. Long and extended hours are required.

Salary: $92-110k commensurate on experience, plus outstanding benefits and a friendly work environment.

Development Officer:
The development officer supports the fundraising activities of Posse’s Los Angeles office and specifically, will be focused on raising funds to support our programmatic activities in the greater Los Angeles area. S/he is responsible for working with the Director and Posse’s national development team to meet the annual revenue goals and reach higher revenue goals each year. The development officer is responsible for writing grant reports and proposals with accompanying budgets, conducting prospect research, drafting thank you letters and other donor correspondence, planning events, soliciting corporate donations for events, managing development communications with the Director, gift entry, monthly financial reporting, and supporting the work of the rest of the development staff, locally and nationally. S/he also represents the program to board members, donors and various other constituent groups. The development officer reports to the Director.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Write and submit foundation and corporate proposals, reports and letters in a timely manner. Track all proposal and report deadlines.
• Planning and executing local Los Angeles events.
• Maintain communication with all organizational donors (particularly foundation and corporate donors and prospects).
• Monthly financial reporting, which includes summarizing revenues to date, updates on year-end-projections, and numbers of proposals submitted/projected.
• Work with Director to identify and research prospects.
• Track prospective donor contacts and set up prospect meetings. Assist Director with prospect meeting strategies.
• Maintain all administrative development activities and maintain donor files, including electronic files through Raiser’s Edge Database.
• Organize and implement several annual donor mailings.
• Help facilitate communication and follow up with the Los Angeles Advisory Board.
• Manage logistics for development special events.

We are looking for someone who is collaborative, innovative, hard working and thrives in a fast paced environment. The successful candidate will have these qualities/qualifications:
• Bachelors degree required
• Three plus years of work experience in development with grant writing experience
• Understanding of and experience with prospecting, reporting, acknowledgement, & stewardship systems
• Motivated and able to work independently as well as with a team
• Willingness to take initiative
• Ability to multi-task, manage concurrent processes/projects, and focus on the small but important details in all projects while keeping the bigger picture in mind
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills, including grant writing
• Excellent office and computer skills. Proficient in Word, Excel and experience working with a fundraising database, ideally Raiser’s Edge.
• Able to establish and maintain cooperative professional relationships with colleagues, donors, volunteers and the public
• Strong public speaking and presentation skills
• Demonstrated belief in Posse’s mission and values

Some travel, evening and weekend work required. Salary commensurate with experience.

The Program Assistant plays a critical role in TeamChild’s work in King County and its statewide operations. This full-time position will support all aspects of advocacy and office administration as well as occasional fundraising efforts. In addition to the basic job duties described below, this position offers ample opportunities for professional development and increased program responsibilities.

• Provide a full range of general office/administrative support to Executive Director and Management Team;
• Manage flow of referrals for youth in need of services by screening referrals and completing basic intakes as well as entering pertinent information in our case management system.
• Provide logistical support for staff attorneys in casework and litigation;
• Distribute information to staff, clients and community stakeholders by mail, fax and e-mail;
• Communicate effectively and professionally orally and in writing with clients, community agencies and organizations;
• Organize meetings, trainings and conference calls

QUALIFICATIONS: Must have exceptional organizational and communication skills, including attention to detail, an ability to prioritize and complete multiple tasks and to creatively problem solve. Must be comfortable with standard office technology and possess strong computer skills, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Outlook, Excel, Access). Must be respectful and open to working with people from diverse backgrounds and work well both as a team member and independently. Background and/or strong interest in working with disenfranchised people, especially youth, a plus. Bachelor’s degree preferred. Sense of humor necessary!

The Outreach Manager/Web Communications Specialist is a full-time exempt position with Death with Dignity National Center (DDNC) and Oregon Death with Dignity Political Action Fund (ODWDPAF), also referred to in this document as “the organization.” This position is responsible for all aspects of outreach for the organization from traditional phone room outreach efforts to grassroots organizing to new media. The person in this position provides supervision for the telephone fundraising and outreach program, including but not limited to: supervision of outreach staff; maintaining accurate phone room records, completing necessary phone room correspondence, and meeting fundraising goals for the program. The Outreach Manager/Web Communications Specialist is responsible for all web-based communications with constituents, including email alerts and action alerts. In anticipation of a 2012 initiative campaign, the Outreach Manager/Web Communications Specialist will have responsibility for building and engaging constituent support in the chosen campaign state. The organization will deliver a check for $100,000 and a list of 7,500 local supporters on the day it is established, and the person in this role, along with the Executive Director, will be responsible for raising this money and identifying constituents.

The hours of work vary, as the phone room operates from 3:00-9:00, Monday-Thursday. The person in this position will have the flexibility to establish an appropriate schedule with a four 10-hour day work week or reduced hours on Fridays possible. Occasional morning or day shifts may be necessary, and occasional required out-of-state travel may occur.

Essential Functions:

•Manage and train outreach coordinators and develop appropriate messaging and phone scripts.
•Manage all aspects of donor database related to phone room, including the generation of lists, pledge reminders and reporting.
•Design and implement an organizational web-based communication strategy, including email and action alerts.
•Build a 7,500 name list of constituents in preparation for a $100,000 initiative fundraising campaign.
•Meet the annual fundraising goals established in the budget for the phone room and on-line giving.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), a national non-profit public interest organization, seeks applicants for a full-time Paralegal position with the national Immigrants' Rights Project (IRP) in New York, New York. The IRP works to defend the civil and constitutional rights of immigrants through a comprehensive program of impact litigation and public education.

OVERVIEW:
The IRP conducts the largest litigation program in the country dedicated to enforcing and defending the constitutional and civil rights of immigrants and to combating public and private discrimination against non-citizens. The IRP maintains offices in New York and California with combined staff of sixteen, plus interns and volunteers. Current cases and priorities include litigation challenging unconstitutional detention of immigrants; challenges to local and state anti-immigrant ordinances; combating the discriminatory treatment of immigrants in the criminal justice system; protecting the fundamental right of access to the courts for immigrants; protecting the workplace rights of immigrants; challenging discriminatory language and education policies; challenging the improper application of deportation laws; challenging the use of preventive detention methods to hold 9-11 detainees; and lawsuits against Donald Rumsfeld and military commanders for torture of detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Paralegal will work with professional and paraprofessional staff to fulfill the following responsibilities.

Produce and file pleadings in federal courts (from district court through Supreme Court level) around the United States.
Manage and coordinate database, case files, attorneys’ correspondence files, IRP litigation docket, etc.
Research and analyze legal and policy matters where appropriate.
Serve as liaison with co-counsel.
Provide word-processing and litigation support for attorneys in the New York office and backup support for attorneys in the San Francisco office.
Respond to intake calls, emails and letters from individuals seeking assistance, as needed.
Prepare updates for IRP information on ACLU website.
Occasional drafting of cultivation materials and letters.
Liaise with the Human Resources Department in the recruitment of law student interns, non-legal interns and volunteers.
Serve as liaison for administrative relations with ACLU affiliates and other offices within National ACLU.
Handle the day-to-day office operations including acting as liaison with vendors to order and maintain office supplies, coordinate purchase and maintenance of office equipment, etc.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Director and Staff Attorneys.

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:
A Bachelor’s degree and one year of paralegal or related experience preferred.
Excellent word-processing and computer skills in Windows XP environment.
Proficient with Microsoft WordPerfect, Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Strong internet research skills are essential.
Must be well organized, efficient, highly motivated, able to handle multiple tasks at once, work well under pressure, and take initiative.
Must have outstanding written, verbal and interpersonal skills, superb attention to detail and excellent phone manner.
Commitment to civil liberties, immigrants' rights and public interest legal work is essential.

Experienced Bookkeeper wanted who is knowledgeable in Quick Books and who understands non-profit organization accounting: tax, payroll, insurance, inventments, annual audit, and related issues. Schedule is eight to sixteen hours per week depending on work flow. This is an opportunity for a permanent position. Initial six-month commitment, including on-the-job training, starts between May 1 and June 1, 2010.

ABOUT EARN
EARN is an award-winning California-based nonprofit that gives low-income workers the power to create economic prosperity for their families for generations to come. Since 2001, EARN has helped tens of thousands of low-wage families through innovative financial products including matched savings accounts, checking accounts for the unbanked, micro-loans, and money management coaching. EARN evaluates our impact and reports on new data regularly, sharing lessons learned and best practices in order to transform the financial services landscape and to champion effective public policies.

Our ultimate vision is that millions of well-informed, low-income American families will achieve financial success through proven strategies, fair public policy, and their own hard work. We are dedicated to creating and expanding low and moderate income people’s access to wealth through the use and study of innovative financial products, services and policies. EARN is a proven innovator — a co-founder of the Bank on San Francisco program, one of the nation’s leading practitioners in matched savings accounts, and a leader in offering financial coaching to low income workers. EARN has also been a leader in developing a statewide focus among policymakers in California on asset building as a way to create prosperity for low income workers. For more information about EARN, please visit www.earn.org.

ABOUT THE POSITION
This is a full-time, paid fellowship with excellent benefits; the fellowship period runs for 12 months. There may be the possibility of renewal for a second fellowship period.

The ideal Fellow will have a significant professional track record in social media and a strong interest in EARN’s mission. EARN takes a unique approach to changing the lives of low-income families across the Bay Area, California, and the nation. We work directly with thousands of low-wage workers, and we leverage our on-the-ground experience to publish our applied research, build grassroots constituencies, and educate policy leaders. The Social Media Fellow will increase our ability to communicate with all of these key audiences and to involve them in our work – as policy champions, voters, donors, and even potential clients. Working closely with other members of the EARN team, the Fellow will craft and share EARN’s messaging using social networking tools such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Idealist, and Change.org.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Reporting to the Senior Policy Associate and the Development Associate, the Social Media Fellow will:

• Constantly populate and maintain EARN’s social media profiles (Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, frequent posts to EARN’s blogs, Wikipedia, LinkedIn, Flickr, etc.)
• Craft catchy messaging to attract current and new audiences
• Experiment and analyze to target EARN’s messaging to specific audiences via different social media channels
• Research and identify new and potentially effective social media sites and techniques to help reinforce EARN’s online presence, including joining online conversations (e.g. commenting on related blogs, retweeting) to broaden our social networks
• Coordinate among several teams and act as a liaison to the public, ensuring that EARN news and events from all teams are represented online
• Organize social-media-driven events to galvanize support and build networks.
• Perform limited updates to EARN’s website as needed to support social media work
• With EARN staff, set goals for social media performance, and generate reports to track progress
• In coordination with other teams, develop EARN’s social media policies
• In coordination with other teams, develop blueprint for online client/alumni community

QUALIFICATIONS
• B.A. or above with background in marketing or communications
• 1-3 years of professional social media experience using tools such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and/or blogs (not for just personal networking)
• Track record of creating “buzz” using social media for professional purposes
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Project management experience
• Ability to work independently, and in a fast paced, often changing environment
• Ability to multitask and manage a schedule of deadlines
• Excellent judgement and maturity
• Analytic skills and experience a plus
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office
• Some knowledge of HTML
• Creative yet highly organized and detail-oriented
• Committed to EARN’s mission

East Meets West is seeking to fill a full-time Junior Accountant/Administrative Office Assistant position with a highly qualified, dynamic, motivated candidate. The position is located in Oakland, CA and is available immediately.

East Meets West is an Oakland-based U.S. humanitarian services organization working in Southeast Asia for over 20 years. EMW is one of the largest and most productive non-government development organizations with a primary focus on Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.

Job Duties

Accounts Payable
• Input Accounts Payable invoices using Financial Edge accounting software
• Issue accounts payable checks weekly
• Maintain vendor files
• Assist with year end 1099 preparation
• Verify A/P transactions to detail supporting documentation

Accounts Receivable
• Prepare bank deposits and go to bank weekly
• Serve as back-up to process cash receipts using Raisers Edge software

Other Accounting Department Duties
• Assist with month-end close
• Assist with general ledger account reconciliation
• Assist Finance team with ad hoc requests

Office/Administrative Duties
• Front desk reception and answer incoming calls
• Pick up mail from PO Box and distribute mail
• Perform general office duties, including copying, filing, preparing correspondence, assisting with mailings
• Maintain and update office documents and order supplies
• Assist with travel arrangements
• Assist with preparations for board meetings
• Assist Communications Officer with EMW event preparations
• Work on ad-hoc projects as needed

Minimum Requirements

• A.A. or A.S. degree - preferably in a business-related field
• At least 1 year experience in accounting
• Experience in using accounting system or software
• Organized and detail oriented
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Proficiency in using Excel and Word and 10-key
• Good interpersonal skills

Excellent opportunity for an entry-level accountant to gain experience with a comprehensive, multinational nonprofit accounting system. Friendly, team-oriented work environment. Located near BART, buses and freeway. Excellent benefits including medical and dental.

EMW is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any legally recognized class.