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Fellowship: Global Health Corps

PEPFAR

Deadline: February 17th, 2012

The Deal: Global Health fellows recieve full funding, mentorship and a 2 week training in the US. Fellows can be from anywhere in the world and get placed in positions oversesas that have a real impact on frontlines of rethinking health care. You have to be under 30 and have an undergrad degree by July 2012. 

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Award: World Summit Youth Awards 2011

World Summit Youth Awards

Deadline: Mid-July 2011

The Deal: Registration is now open for World Summit Youth Awards 2011 that are open to young people (under the age of 30 years from any of the UN member states) that have developed any sort of innovative project or product using information technology aimed at helping their community.

The reward is not cash, but rather serves as recognition to spur networking and innovation.  It demonstrates young people’s potential to create outstanding digital contents and serves as a platform for people from all UN member states to work together in the efforts to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). (Retrieved from FundsForNGOs)

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Fellowship: Youth Leadership Council

The Jane Goodall Institute of Canada

Deadline: June 12, 2011

The Deal: The Jane Goodall Institute of Canada’s Roots & Shoots program is recruiting for the new Youth Leadership Council – a dedicated and enthusiastic group of youth to help implement their programming and ensure that they maintain a youth perspective in all they do.  They also offer many once-in-a-lifetime opportunities for youth, in Canada and abroad.

If you are between the ages of 16 and 25, and are dedicated to helping people, animals, and the environment, you should definitely check this out.

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Internship: Social Enterprise Hiring

Echoing Green

Deadline: Varying by position

The Deal: Echoing Green is a social enterprise that invests in and supports outstanding emerging social entrepreneurs to launch new organizations that deliver bold, high-impact solutions. Through a two-year fellowship program, we help our network of visionaries develop new solutions to society’s most difficult problems.

They’re offering a number of different internships; you should click on the link below to check them out.

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Fellowship: Social Design Fellow

Design Impact

Deadline: June 1

The Deal: Interested in social design? You might be up for the Design Impact fellowship:

• Fellowship includes 6 months of living and working in rural India,
• Working with communities to solve problems through design.
• Travel, Expenses, Living, and food paid by DI, plus a US$300/month stipend.

Applications due June 1, 2011; Fellows selected by Aug 1, 2011; Fellowship begins Nov 1, 2011.

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Job: Summer Bike Workshop Coordinator

Santropol Roulant

Deadline: May 2 9:30am

The Deal: Santropol Roulant is seeking a high school or CÉGEP student to join their team as a Bike Workshop Coordinator this summer.

The co-ordinator will work alongside the Sustainability Coordinator and the Meals-on-Wheels (MOW) team to plan and coordinate the bike shop for two months of the summer 2011 season. You should be able to speak in English and French. 

If you are eligible, send us your c.v. with a cover letter to the attention of Helen Bradley, helen@santropolroulant.org, or drop it off at Santropol Roulant, 111 Roy E, Montreal, H2W 1M1.

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Conference: Green Jobs + Social Innovation Retreat

Meaningful Work Project

Deadline: Friday April 15^th

Date: Friday April 29^th @ 6pm – Sunday May 1 2011 @ 3pm

The Deal: Meaningful Work is offering an opportunity to get involved in green jobs as well as a social innovation retreat, which will include interactive activities, breakout sessions and wilderness walks alongside inspiring professionals and guest mentors.  You will explore a common journey of how you can connect occupation with personal sustainability and create a community of practice.  It will be held at the Kananaskis Wilderness Hostel, with all accommodation and meals provided.

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Fellowship: Youth Leaders Wanted for 5 Months in Borneo

Virgo Productions + National Geographic Entertainment

Deadline: ASAP – trip begins June 2011; short-listing/screening process if selected

The Deal: DeforestACTION is a massive global project to save forests and orangutans in Borneo.  Award-winning Queensland production company Virgo Productions, in collaboration with National Geographic Entertainment, is making a 3D Action documentary about the project – Project Borneo 3D.

The project is looking for 10 adventurous, passionate, and courageous leaders (aged 18 - 35) to feature in the film and a 6-part TV series.

These leaders will live in the jungle in Borneo for 5 months and work with a number of individuals and organizations to report to millions of young people around the world.

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Fellowship: Bike Tour for Environmental Sustainability

The Otesha Project

Deadline: Before your tour begins (varies from May-September)

The Deal: Can you picture yourself cycling across a chunk of Canada as part of a sustainable mobile community, offering performances and workshops about environmental and social justice issues along the way?

If you like that sound of that, you’re 18 or older, and you love fundraising, check out one of the Otesha Project’s Bike Tours. You may just have the time of your life.

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Fellowship: ProInspire Fellow

ProInspire

Deadline: February 25th

The Deal: ProInspire is building the next generation of leaders for the nonprofit sector. Flagship program, the Inspire Fellowship, recruits outstanding business professionals with 2+ years business experience that want to use their skills for social impact. The highly competitive one-year program offers targeted positions with leading nonprofits, monthly trainings with a cohort of peers, a coach, and a network to support career growth.

Annual compensation of $42,000 and health benefits are provided.  Also, be willing to live in Washington D.C.

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