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Job: Open Society Institute

Open Society Institute

Deadline: June 12 '09

The Deal: The Open Society Institute was started by George Soros and works to help build tolerant and open democracies. They are hiring a number of program associates for their New York office. They are one of the larger foundations and the roles they are hiring are basically that of a grant developer for programs including: US Programs, LGBT Issues and their Scholarships portfolio. 

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Job: Causeway Social Finance

Social Innovation Generation @ MaRs

Deadline: June 1st '09

The Deal: This is a job that is placed at the heart of social entrepreneurship activity in Canada. The job entails being involved in a project called Causeway which is working to build a social finance infrastructure in Ontario and Canada. This simply means finding ways to fund and invest in things that do good. The job would be run and hosted out of MaRs in Toronto and pays between $41-51000/ year for a two year term. 

+ DreamNow: We have mentioned MaRs before as they helped support the launch of Occupation: Change the World and have played a pretty central role in the development of social enterprise here in Canada. They are a small but committed team that is doing great work. The job would put you in the center of it all in terms of social enterprise funding in Canada. Causeway is also a key component of socialfinance.ca which was started with the help of our friend Karim Harij. 

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Job: A is B Development Coordinator

Apathy is Boring

Deadline: June 1st '09

The Deal: Apathy is Boring is based in Montreal and works on youth and democracy issues. They just moved into a new storefront office and are now hiring a full time Development Coordinator to help raise money, manage staff and develop some organizational capacity. There ED is great and it would be a great place to work. 

+ DreamNow: Apathy is Boring is a close partner of DreamNow's. We were started around the same time and have sort of grown-up together. Recently we started actually working together helping them do some work following up from the youth dialouges that they help Canada's Governor General run. There will probably be one coming to a city close to you so get ready and apply for this job. 

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Funding: S.E.VEN Mini Grant

Social Equity Venture Fund (S.E.VEN)

Deadline: Rolling

The Deal: S.E.VEN focuses on finding enterprise-based solutions to global poverty. If you have an idea for an enterprise-based solution and can get it going for $10,000 dollars or under it is worth a shot. They also are focused on funding research as it connects to the problem. Beyond their under $10,000 dollar mini-grant program they have an annual RFP process for larger asks. 

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Job: Civic Footprint Online Organizer

Framework Foundation

Deadline: ASAP Start Date of June 3rd

The Deal: This is a position for a web 2.0 fanatic who wants to do good for the world-- twitter, blogs, facebook, digg and all the rest. The Civic Footprint program itself is all about tracking individuals 'footprint' in their community including the time, expertise and money they give. It will be a role that places you in a wonderful place to meet and liaise with top Canadian organizations. 

 + DreamNow:  The Framework Foundation is one of our favorite organizations as a result of their Timeraiser they hold annually. Last year we pledged and won a piece of art and in trade for donating 100+ hours of volunteer time to other groups. It was a wonderful experience that you can check out here. Anil, the founder has also been an advisor on the Occupation: Change the World project and would be a wonderful person to work for. 

To apply send your cover letter and resume to swright@timeraiser.ca with expected renumeration.

Job: Dalberg Consultant

Dalberg Consultants

Deadline: Memorial Day Midnight EST

The Deal: Dalberg is one of the leading consultant groups that specializes in international development and globalization. They have offices around the world and have worked with most major international development agencies and non governmentals over the years. They are looking to hire full-time consultants in New York and Washington. They are looking for someone with around 2 years experience and a passion for development. 

To Apply, send resume and cover letter to recruitment@dalberg.com