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Leadership Position: Acumen Fund Global Fellow

Acumen Fund Fellowship

Deadline: November 14 2011

The Deal: The Acumen Fund Fellowship is a one-year program that immerses Fellows in world-class leadership training, fieldwork with social enterprises on the front lines, and a community of change-makers and thought-leaders. Click here to learn more and hear the stories of past Fellows, here for their introductory video, and here to apply for 2012-2013.

 

Funding: Global Catalyst Initiative

Global Agents

Deadline: August 15^th 2011

The Deal: Global Agents is searching for high impact ideas to tackle global poverty. Through the Global Catalyst Initiative (GCI), at least two early stage projects will receive $40,000 in funding and support from the GCI network. Want to take your project from pilot to proof of concept, or know someone that should? Apply to the Global Catalyst Initiative.

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Job: Managing Director

Social Enterprise Centre of Excellence

Deadline: May 20th

The Deal: The Social Enterprise Centre of Excellence (SECE) is an innovative initiative focused on education, self-determination and community development for youth with a deliberate focus on racialized and criminalized young people in Toronto’s most under-served communities.

They are looking for an educated business or economics student with solid experience in project management or social enterprise to develop a three-year initiative work plan in collaboration with their steering committee, among other organizational development responsibilities. 1 year contract (with possible extension) and solid compensation.

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Job: Senior Manager for Social Enterprise

Social Capital Partners

Deadline: May 30^th, 9am EST

The Deal: Social Capital Partners is seeking a Senior Manager for the corporate community hiring (CCH) initiative, an integrated approach that generates both business and social benefits for the largest companies in Canada. 

Prior experience in HR, recruiting, skills training, or employment services would be considered a very strong asset, as they are looking for an experienced project manager with a track record of getting things done.

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+Dreamnow: Social Capital Partners has been a close ally and friend to DreamNow for a number of years. They have found their focus, are a great place to work with and you will have access to some of the leading and most exciting thinkers in the Social Enterprise Space in Canada.

Job: Miss Representation Campaign Director

Women’s Media Center (WMC)

Deadline: Rolling basis

The Deal: The Women’s Media Center (WMC) is a non-profit organization aiming to amplify women’s voices and change the conversation in the media.

They’re working on a documentary film, “Miss Representation”. It explores women’s under-representation in positions of power and influence and challenges the limited and often disparaging portrayal of women in the media.

WMC is searching for a dynamic campaign strategist with online organizing experience and excellent communication skills to lead campaign outreach from New York, in a 6-month contract position with possible extension, compensation commensurate with experience.

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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: Entrepreneurship Campaign Lead

Impact / Impact Digital

Deadline: Rolling basis

The Deal: Impact Digital, a new group under the Impact umbrella, is running a program called I Am My Ambition. They’re looking for a project lead for the entrepreneurship campaign, who should be:

• Very driven and motivated
• Interested in producing and developing video content
• Able to set own goals, track progress, and work independently
• Passionate about entrepreneurship and interested in helping young entrepreneurs share their stories for others to learn from
• Effective at team management and have the ability to delegate tasks, driving towards a common vision

Interested? E-mail alex.radu@impact.org.

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Internship: Summer Contractor Guatemala Field Trial

RainSaucers

Deadline: April 30^th

The Deal: RainSaucers, a company working to manufactures standalone rainwater harvesting (RWH) systems designed to make RWH cleaner, simpler, and more flexible, is seeking an Independent Contractor to bring the field trials units to Guatemala and implement them in a variety of field examples and monitor their performance and end user feedback throughout the summer (June – August 2011).

Some requirements are intermediate Spanish, experience working with PVC and performing basic plumbing tasks, experience traveling to developing countries, as well as a personal laptop and digital camera with video capability.

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Interested? Email a cover letter addressing the above position requirements and resume to tom@rainsaucers.com.

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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