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Conferences/Events
2009 Harvard Social Enterprise Conference
www.harvardsocialenterprise.org
Registration for the March 1, 2009 Harvard Social Enterprise Conference is open!
A Competition for Ideas for Social Impact
The Global Engagement Summit
Are you looking for a space to develop your project idea, critically engage with issues of international development and social justice, and connect with a community of passionate young change agents?
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
April 8-12, 2009
Application website: www.northwesternges.org/usdelform.php
Deadline has passed.
Fellowships/ Grants
Carnegie Endowment Junior Peace Fellows Program
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/about/index.cfm?fa=jrFellows
The Carnegie Program provides an opportunity for a small number of students who are interested in careers in international affairs to work as research assistants to Senior Associates at the Endowment in D.C. Graduating seniors and alumni who graduated last year are eligible for this award; Brown is asked to nominate two students or recent graduates to compete at the national level for 8-10 spots. Our process at Brown will be to review the internal applications and select the two strongest candidates from this pool to nominate.
The Endowment’s Projects and the background they seek in candidates for these programs for 2008-2009 are as follows:
Democracy/Rule of Law—Political Science background preferred
Middle Eastern Studies—Native or near-native Arabic language skills required
South Asian Studies—Strong math skills required in addition to background in International affairs or political science
Chinese Political Transitions—Chinese language skills desirable
Chinese Economics—Mandarin Chinese essential. Strong Excel computation skills required.
Trade, Equity, and Development—Economics and quantitative background needed
Russian/Eurasian Studies—Excellent Russian skills required
Central Asian Studies—Ability to read and translate in Central Asian language Uzbek language skills most desirable.
Learn and Serve America
http://www.learnandserve.gov/for_organizations/funding/nofa_detail.asp?tbl_nofa_id=56
Learn and Serve America announces approximately $2.3 million for grants to facilitate better engagement of college students in service through social media.
Some examples of social media include: social networking (i.e. Facebook, MySpace, Ning, or integrating social networking capacity into existing sites), wikis, podcasts, blogs, RSS feeds, mashups, social bookmarking, widgets, etc. Successful applicants must demonstrate how their program can use these tools to engage increased numbers of college students, especially in partnership with other nonprofit or for-profit entities.
Applications due May 7, 2008
YoungPeopleFor.org
http://www.youngpeoplefor.org
The people involved are all young (or young at heart), very experienced in what they do, and passionate about a whole range of issues. We are always on the lookout for other young people to join us who want to step up their game and become young leaders on their campus and in their community.
Students of the World (SOW)
http://www.seechangenow.org
Students Of the World (SOW) enables university students to produce and leverage documentary media in order to garner support for innovative non-profits working in developing countries.
Last year’s Brown team (Chantal Berman, Jessica Chermayeff, Sam Byker, Sarah Kay, Sonya Wyrobek, and Evan Pulvers) traveled to India to document the work of Lighting a Billions Lives. By introducing solar-powered lighting into rural India, Lighting a Billion Lives creates new opportunities for education and entrepreneurism while stopping the harmful effects of kerosene and paraffin lanterns.
to see past team work to to:
http://www.seechangenow.org/2008/india
MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship
http://www.macjannetprize.org/nomination_form.wss
Hope Runs
The Opportunity:
An 8-10 week (or longer) fellowship during the summer or school year with Hope Runs, a non-profit organization based in children’s orphanages in developing countries. Spend your fellowship in one of our 3 sites in East Africa or Latin America.
What is Hope Runs:
Hope Runs is an NGO currently based in several AIDS orphanages in Kenya and Tanzania, and with a new site opening in Latin America in 2008. We implement extracurricular programming – athletic teams, computer rooms and technology teachers, and business training with social entrepreneurship competitions – in orphanages through the use of short-term international volunteers during the summertime. During the rest of the year, Hope Runs hires local to carry out our extracurricular programs in a variety of ways. We also run an educational fund for our kids heading off to college.
Application is available at: http://www.hoperuns.org/sumer.php
Please complete it and send it on to hoperuns@hoperuns.org .
Tikun Olam (Tel Aviv)
Tikun Olam in Tel Aviv starts in September 2008 or in January with a month intensive ulpan on kibbutz. During this time, participants study Hebrew in an ulpan and learn from top educators about Israeli society, history and culture. Then, participants move to Tel Aviv — and over the next four to eight months — volunteer alongside Israeli peers working under the auspices of Bina’s program for Israelis. Together, participants and their Israeli peers work in projects of Tikun Olam that help “improve the world”. Participants also study a day a week in our center for Jewish studies with some of the best teachers in Israel. Once a month we have a two-day trip to get to know Israel better, and we do all kinds of “fun stuff” in Tel Aviv
The application process starts in December- you can choose the full program (ten month) or one semester (five and a half months) Number of participants is limited!
Udall Grants
http://www.udall.gov
There are three categories of Udall Scholarships:
1) for all students who have demonstrated commitment to careers related to the environment
2) for Native American and Alaska Native students who have demonstrated commitment to careers related to tribal public policy
3) for Native American and Alaska Native students who have demonstrated commitment to careers related to Native American health care.
In all of these categories, students must be sophomores or juniors, U.S. citizens, and have a “college grade-point average of at least a ‘B’ or the equivalent.” The Udall awards $5,000 towards a student’s undergraduate education and more importantly provides enormous networking opportunities for those committed to policy work in the environment or with tribal issues.
Arnold Fellowship
http://www.brown.edu/Administration/Dean_of_the_College/fellowships/list/index.php?id=207
The Arnold Fellowship is an internal Brown award for graduating seniors to pursue an international experience/research project after graduation. Two Arnold Fellowships will be offered in 2008. Each Fellowship will carry a stipend of $18,000, a sum intended to cover travel costs and all other necessary expenses of the Fellowship project.
Deadline has been extended to February 27, 2009.
Swearer International Fellowship
http://swearercenter.brown.edu/whatwedo/fellowships-swearerint.html
With the support of Brown’s new Office of International Affairs the Howard R. Swearer International Service Fellowship has been expanded and strengthened.
Eligibility now includes current sophomores (rising juniors) along with current juniors and seniors.
The deadline for applications is March 19, 2008.
AidsDemocracy.org
http://aidemocracy.org/jobs.php#green
This fellowship opportunity carries a $5,000 prize.
Application deadline July 25.
Free the Slaves
http://www.freetheslaves.net/zimmermanfellowshipaward
Free the Slaves is pleased to announce that we are currently accepting nominations for our 2008 Anne Templeton Zimmerman Fellowship Awards. These fellowships are open to young adults who have demonstrated consistent determination, creativity and results in the anti-slavery movement, and who are committed to developing their career to help rid the world of slavery.
Submit completed applications by email to zimmerman@freetheslaves.net.
Applications must be received by midnight GMT 31 December 2007. Late applications will not be considered for the 2008 awards.
Kip Tiernan Fellowship
Cornerstone Award
http://www.jewishjustice.org/jfsj.php?page=2.10
Through the Cornerstone Awards, the Jewish Funds for Justice honors these individuals as Jewish leaders and supports the work of their organizations.
Zucconi Fellowship
The Zucconi is a fellowship that supports graduating seniors in pursuing an independent research project internationally the year after they graduate. Zucconi fellows will have been leaders and mentors at Brown, have a strong academic record, and demonstrate a commitment to public service and engagement with the community at Brown and in Providence. They are required to return to campus to make a presentation to the Brown community about their work abroad on the fellowship
List of More Grants, etc…
(see websites for full information)
Delay the real world
JW Saxe grant
Huntington 10 K for a full year
JP Morgan
Youth Action Net- IYF?
Starbucks- IYF? 25K
Do Something.org Award
Youth Venture- Ashoka, 1000K
Plum grant
Razoo- 500 a week
Haymarket grant
Ben and Jerry’s
CGIU
Tobacco Money
Projects for Peace
Community Venture Fund
McKenzie Foundation
Echooinggreen.org
Milagro
Learn and Serve http://www.servicelearning.org/instant_info/funding_sources/index.php and http://www.learnandserve.gov/for_organizations/funding/index.asp
- Pay it Forward Foundation http://www.payitforwardfoundation.org/educators/mini-grant.html
- National Service-Learning Partnership http://www.service-learningpartnership.org/site/PageServer?pagename=tr_funding
- Youth Service America: http://ysa.org/AwardsGrants/tabid/58/Default.aspx
Jobs
The China Education Initiative (CEI) 美丽中国
CEI is an innovative non-profit organization, supported by the Ford Foundation, that addresses educational inequality in low-income, indigenous minority communities in rural parts of China that have not, as yet, seen the rapid economic growth that the coastal areas have experienced in the past two decades (www.chinaeducationinitiative.org).
The Chinese Communist Youth League’s (CYL) ‘Graduate Student Volunteer Program’
CEI operates with the approval of the Chinese central government and is the first and only volunteer organization in China to pair graduates from top universities in the US and China in a long-term cross-cultural service initiative. We are now recruiting promising future leaders to serve as fully-sponsored CEI Teaching Fellows for 2009-2010.
Un Mundo
Un Mundo, is a U.S.-based non-profit organization working to promote dignity, community, and self-sufficiency among marginalized populations along the Cangrejal River Valley in Honduras. Our mission is to work with these communities on a long-term basis, facilitating access to the fundamental needs of health care, education, and livable wages. Our comprehensive approach to grass-roots community development promotes local traditions, encourages community leadership, and emphasizes collective ownership of projects.
Currently Un Mundo is hiring for four volunteer staff positions for 2009. Below is a description of each of the positions that are available.
Community Organizer: This position will consist of working with local leaders to help organize marginalized communities in rural Honduras. Among the responsibilities are meeting regularly with community leaders, facilitating consensus decision-making processes, developing creative tactics to encourage increased community participation, and supporting the communities to implement their strategies. Spanish fluency required.
Environmental Health Coordinator: This position will include working with local health providers to develop and implement short and long-term strategies for providing health services for isolated communities. Among the tasks are conducting research of existing conditions and services offered throughout the area of interest and working closely with Directors to develop new Un Mundo programs combining health and its connection to the environment. Intermediate Spanish-speaking ability required.
Economic Development Coordinator: This position will primarily consist of working with local organizations and communities to develop sustainable and equitable strategies to increase economic opportunity throughout the Cangrejal Valley. This may include conducting research on existing conditions and economic development models, collaborating with other organizations, and working regularly with Directors to uphold the Un Mundo mission. Advanced Spanish-speaking ability required.
English Teacher: Responsibilities will include developing and researching curriculum, teaching English courses to diverse age groups, and participating in community development activities. Intermediate Spanish-speaking ability required.
Ideal candidates for all positions should be interpersonally adroit, adventurous, extremely flexible in one’s work and living situation, a good communicator, and ready to work in a challenging environment. Maturity and the ability to self-motivate are critical. This position provides ample room for creativity and investing one’s self in one’s work. This is a “peace corp” type of position, located in a remote area in Northern Honduras working with communities along the Cangrejal River Valley. There is a minimum one-year commitment.
Housing and health insurance will be provided and a modest stipend is available to help with food costs. Chosen candidates will be expected to live with a family for at least the first month of service, thereafter additional living options are available. All positions will start in January or February 2009.With questions or to apply please send a letter of interest and a resume to info@unmundo.org before November 7th, please specify which position you are interested in the email title.
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