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> NEC is hiring! There are currently five open positions, three of which are full-time.
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> Dear Friend,
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> Many exciting things are happening at the New Economy Coalition! We have just hired some fantastic new talent onto our Organizing Team to build on our existing Youth and Student Network, jumpstart our Faith Communities Organizing and launch a brand new Racial and Economic Justice Initiative.
>
> And we’re re-launching our Youth and Student grants program! Read to the end for more information about that program and how to apply.
>
> But first, here is the NEC Organizing Team:
> Aisha Shillingford
> Director of Organizing (Racial and Economic Justice Initiative)
> Rachel Plattus
> Director of Organizing (Youth and Student Network)
> Esteban Kelly
> Lead Organizer (Capacity Building and Organizational Development)
> Sachie Hopkins Hayakawa
> Youth and Student Organizer
> Belinda Rodriguez
> Youth and Student Organizer
> Nicholas Hayes
> Faith Communities Organizer
> Along with the rest of the staff, the team is looking forward to the opportunity to work with existing NEC member organizations, to help bring new members into the Coalition, and to support people doing the work on the ground to build a new economy. Together, we hope that these programs will help to write a story about a movement led by those who bear the greatest burden at the hands of an extractive economic system—and who have the most to gain from the restorative, democratic economy growing up around us.
>
> With those goals in mind, we are again issuing a Request for Proposals for young people working to build the New Economy. On a rolling basis, we will be offering small grants (up to $5000) for convenings, projects and campaigns. The grants will be accompanied by support for planning and executing your project and access to NEC’s large and growing network.
>
> Start the application process by submitting a letter of interest.
>
> Last year’s Campus Network program supported fourteen campuses across the US and Canada in exploring big questions about how to build an economy that prioritizes people, place and planet, culminating in the reRoute convergence, which gathered more than 300 young people to talk about building youth and student power for a new economy. This year, we are making funding available to young people on and off campuses, to talk about and get to work building a new economy.
>
> There are infinite possibilities. Map the solidarity economy in your community; plan a convening on your campus about community reinvestment; develop curriculum or bring in trainers to help with starting cooperatives, time banks or land trusts in your community; envision together what it would look like for your hometown to adopt policies to support an economy based on solidarity rather than extraction.
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> Most importantly, we want to hear from you about your ideas. We know they're going to be great.
>
> With excitement,
> Rachel Plattus on behalf of the NEC Organizing Team
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Benetech is an amazing organization with some major social responsibility/entrepreneurship projects. Based in the South Bay. Thought Sudo folks might be interested in this job.
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>
> We are seeking someone who understands open source communities (vs. social media), is technical enough to guide engineering teams, and lives social impact. I know this person exists!
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>
>
> We'll be interviewing beginning mid-month; experience/domain expertise requirements may shift depending on the people who apply. SFO preferred, but will consider west coast (SEA, PDX, LAX) or NYC.
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>
>
> Full position description here: http://www.socialcoding4good.org/content/developer-community-manager
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> Twitter: http://twitter.com/sc4g/status/418079389558263808
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>
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> Many thanks, and excited for all the goodness our teams will spark this year!
>
> Celine
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> --
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> M Celine Takatsuno
>
> Benetech - SocialCoding4Good
>
>
>
> celinet(a)benetech.org
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>
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> Join us! @sc4g
>
> www.socialcoding4good.org
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>
>
this would be an incredible opportunity.
>
> The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University and the MIT Center for Civic Media seek a fellow to join Media Cloud <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/research/mediacloud>, a project led by Yochai Benkler <http://benkler.org/> and Ethan Zuckerman <http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/> and driven by an interdisciplinary team of staff and researchers. The fellow will lead the production of scholarly papers and outputs, advance specific research threads, and contribute to the development of research methods and tools.
>
> Media Cloud is an open source, open data platform that allows researchers to answer complex quantitative and qualitative questions about the content of online media and helps to support a novel, data-driven perspective on the dynamics of online conversations.
>
> This fellowship offers an early-stage researcher in social science, data science, or Internet & society to explore the state of digital media through analysis of networks, big data, social media, mobilization, and attention online. This is a unique opportunity to study the networked public sphere and its impact on current political debates.
>
> A full position description for the job can be found below and on the Harvard Human Resources website <https://sjobs.brassring.com/TGWEbHost/jobdetails.aspx?partnerID=25240&siteI…>.
>
> Please note that applications for this fellowship must be submitted through the Harvard Human Resources website, and will not be collected or coordinated directly through the Berkman Center. Apply for the Media Cloud fellowship here <https://sjobs.brassring.com/TGWEbHost/jobdetails.aspx?partnerID=25240&siteI…>.
>
> ---
> *
> Key Responsibilities Include*
>
> * leading a research effort to study online debates related to Sexual
> and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), investigating the framing
> of terms around sexuality, reproductive health and rights, as well
> as training a small subset of advocates working on these issues on
> the use of our tools;
> * working closely with project members from the Berkman Center and
> Center for Civic Media to coordinate and conduct research, writing,
> project outputs, and preparing publications;
> * documenting processes and strategies for using Media Cloud;
> * cultivating and supporting relationships among faculty and other
> experts in media, social science, law, computer science, journalism,
> data visualization, and other fields to understand substantive
> issues and objectives, assess needs and capabilities, and
> collaboratively develop research methods to meet the project's
> broader goals;
> * contributing to the development of the research and technical
> platforms;
> * planning, communicating, and implementing Media Cloud workshops and
> convenings;
> * managing the selection, oversight, and mentorship of student
> researchers;
> * developing plans and timelines to advance project priorities and
> meet deadlines; and
> * providing additional project support as needed.
>
> The fellowship is positioned to share time between the Berkman Center and the Center for Civic Media at MIT, working closely with researchers, staff, and faculty at both institutions. The community of fellows and researchers at the two Centers includes a wide range of people working on issues related to Internet and society, including scholars, practitioners, innovators, and others committed to understanding and advancing the public interest.*
>
> Basic Qualifications*
>
> Bachelor's degree required.*
>
> Additional Qualifications*
>
> Candidate should be energetic and passionate about working on issues related to social mobilization and network analysis. Superior writing and verbal skills, sound judgment, exceptional ethical standards, and proven abilities in interpersonal communication, supervision, project management, and team building are required. The fellow will have heart, verve, and vigor; a can-do attitude; a very good sense of humor; and a strong desire to affect change in the world.
>
> Demonstrable knowledge of statistical and content analysis, text analysis and natural language processing, visualization, and the ability to produce large social science research outputs is preferred. Familiarity with the intersections of policy with technology, regulation, and social impact is beneficial.
>
> An advanced degree in a related field is strongly preferred. Experience with technical, substantive, and organizational work for non-governmental or academic organizations is useful, in addition to experience in managing and guiding participating researchers and collaborators.*
>
> Additional Information*
>
> The Centers encourage and support inviting and rigorous intellectual environments. The right candidate will thrive in a committed, collaborative, and tight-knit community that encourages creativity and humor, supports deep inquiry, values novel approaches to solving problems, strives for transparency, continually builds upon best-practices and lessons learned, and supports its community members' independent and collective goals.
>
> In order to most fully and efficiently carry out her duties, the candidate will attend workshops and conferences, and will have frequent opportunities to expand his/her knowledge.
>
> The annual salary is $48,000, and is eligible for health benefits.
>
> The position is administratively housed at the Berkman Center, and will report to the Research Director at the Berkman Center.
>
> As with all Berkman Center positions, this is a term appointment expected to continue through 12/31/14, subject to department need and funding, with strong potential for continuation based on funding and institutional need.*
>
> About Media Cloud*
>
> Using Media Cloud, academic researchers, journalism critics, and interested citizens can examine what media sources cover which stories, what language different media outlets use in conjunction with different stories, and how stories spread from one media outlet to another. Media Cloud was the research tool used to develop the recent publication, "Social Mobilization and the Networked Public Sphere: Mapping the SOPA-PIPA Debate <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/8416>." For more information about Media Cloud, visit: http://mediacloud.org.*
>
> About the Berkman Center for Internet & Society*
>
> The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University is a research program founded to explore cyberspace, share in its study, and help pioneer its development. Founded in 1997, through a generous gift from Jack N. and Lillian R. Berkman, the Center is home to an ever-growing community of faculty, fellows, staff, and affiliates working on projects that span the broad range of intersections between cyberspace, technology, and society. More information can be found at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu.*
>
> About the MIT Center for Civic Media*
>
> The MIT Center for Civic Media works hand in hand with diverse communities to collaboratively create, design, deploy, and assess civic media tools and practices. We are inventors of new technologies that support and foster civic media and political action, we are a hub for the study of these technologies, and we coordinate community-based design processes locally in the Boston area, across the United States, and around the world. Bridging two established programs at MIT---one known for inventing alternate technical futures, the other for identifying the cultural and social potential of media change---the Center for Civic Media is a joint effort between the MIT Media Lab and the MIT Comparative Media Studies Program. It is made possible by funding from the Knight Foundation. More information can be found at http://civic.mit.edu/.*
>
> Commitment to Diversity*
>
> The work and well-being of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University are strengthened profoundly by the diversity of our network and our differences in background, culture, experience, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, and much more. We actively seek and welcome applications from people of color, women, the LGBTQIA community, and persons with disabilities, as well as applications from researchers and practitioners from across the spectrum of disciplines and methods.
>
> ---*
>
> More About Berkman Center Fellowships and Information About Berkman's Open Call for Fellowship Applications*
>
> If the Media Cloud fellowship is not for you, but you are interested in Berkman's fellowship program, please read more on Berkman's fellowship page <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/getinvolved/fellowships>. Applications are currently being accepted for 2014-2015 fellowships through the open call <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/getinvolved/fellowships/opencall20142015>, a channel through which applicants propose their own course of study. Open call applications will be accepted through December 8, 2013.
>
> The Digital Public Library of America is looking for volunteers to help spread the word about DPLA in their local communities. If you are enthusiastic about open access, digital collections, and the potential of a national digital library, get involved in outreach for the DPLA by volunteering as a DPLA Community Rep.
>
> DPLA Community Reps will:
> Organize activities that promote the DPLA as a service, tool, or platform using DPLA materials;
> Share outputs (blog posts, group notes, Storify stories, images, video, etc.);
> Check in with DPLA staff about progress and share experiences via the DPLA Reps listserv;
> Be willing to participate in speaking or event opportunities; and
> Represent the DPLA formally as an acknowledged Rep on our website and informally through various networks.
>
> Reps will receive a “box” containing DPLA slidedecks, event ideas, one-pagers, and swag to use in their efforts. The DPLA staff will also offer periodic webinars to share updates, new activities, and new resources. We anticipate that being a community rep will require only a small commitment of time. For more information visit http://dp.la/info/get-involved/reps/
> If you are interested in becoming a DPLA rep for your area, please complete the application form available in the link above. The first class will be announced in early December.
The Consumer Federation of California is looking for a legislative advocate, based in Sacramento.
> From: Richard Holober <holober(a)consumercal.org>
> Subject: Job Announcement - Legislative Advocate
> Date: November 12, 2013 at 11:00:06 AM PST
> To: Richard Holober <holober(a)consumercal.org>
>
> Dear Friends
>
> Attached is an job announcement for an experienced Legislative Advocate in Sacramento. Feel free to forward it to potential candidates.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Richard Holober, Executive Director
> Consumer Federation of California
> holober(a)consumercal.org
> (916) 498-9608
>
> Messages sent to holober(a)consumercal.org may be screened by CFC staff. This message, including any attachments, contains confidential information intended for a specific person. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and contact the sender. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying or distribution of this message is strictly prohibited.
<131105 Leg Advocate Job Announcement.doc>
Job Announcement: Legislative Advocate
The Consumer Federation of California is a progressive non-profit advocacy organization. We work to enact laws that protect consumers and we conduct consumer research and education projects. We work on a range of issues, with a current focus on consumer privacy, elder abuse, telecommunications, false advertising and fraud, and access to civil justice. We are seeking an experienced Legislative Advocate to strengthen our team at the state capitol. The position will also include some supervision of the day to day operations at our Sacramento office.
This is a full-time position in downtown Sacramento. At times long work hours are required, includingoccasional weekends. The Legislative Advocate reports to the Executive Director, and works under the guidance of the Legislative Director.
Duties include, but are not limited to:
• Monitoring legislation, keeping track of legislative calendars, and scanning relevant bills and amendments. Occasional work tracking regulatory proposals.
• Meeting with lawmakers, legislative staff, regulators, allies and opponents to discuss legislation.
• Testifying before committees of the legislature and administrative agencies.
• Researching various consumer issues, federal and state laws, court rulings and litigation.
• Writing legislative alerts, letters, fact sheets, briefing memos, and background papers.
• Monitoring websites, news outlets and blogs, and drafting posts for blog sites.
• Assisting the Executive Director in supervising the day to day work of Sacramento staff.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree required. Advanced degree is desirable.
• Minimum of three years lobbying experience and knowledge of California legislative process required.
• Strong writing skills, advanced research experience, and the ability to simplify complex policy issues into terms the general public can easily grasp.
• Strong verbal communication skills, interpersonal skills, and a professional demeanor.
• Punctuality and willingness to work until tasks are completed.
• Precise attention to detail and deadlines.
• Poise, mature judgment and discretion in dealing with confidential information.
• Understanding of organizational protocol and roles.
• Knowledge of consumer issues and experience working for progressive social change preferred.
• Experience supervising staff desirable.
• Computer proficiency and knowledge of internet communications and social media.
• Job requires valid driver’s license, and ability to work in stationary position for long periods, move back and forth to nearby office buildings, operate computer and office equipment, and lift light objects.
Competitive salary, depending on experience, plus health and retirement benefits.
To apply, send a cover letter, resume including salary history, and two writing samples in MS Word to:
Consumer Federation of California
1107 9th Street, Suite 625
Sacramento, Ca 95814,
or send all the above items by email to: holober(a)consumercal.org
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
> From: Joseph Lorenzo Hall <joehall(a)gmail.com>
> Date: October 17, 2013 at 7:41:54 AM PDT
> Subject: 2014 Ron Plesser Fellowship at CDT
>
> Send your recent law school grads to come work with us at CDT for a
> couple years in our Ron Plesser Fellowship
>
> https://www.cdt.org/job/2014-ron-plesser-fellowship
>
> 2014 Ron Plesser Fellowship
>
> The Center for Democracy & Technology is seeking applicants for the
> 2014 Ron Plesser Fellowship, a two-year public interest fellowship for
> recent law school graduates looking to practice in the areas of
> privacy law, civil liberties, and Internet policy in CDT’s Washington,
> DC office. The Plesser Fellow will focus on consumer privacy issues,
> but will also have the opportunity to work on the full range of CDT’s
> legal and public policy activities. Previous Plesser Fellows have
> worked on a wide variety of topics related to Internet policy and
> civil liberties, including government ID programs, government access
> to user data, mobile applications, online identity, free expression,
> international policy issues, and baseline consumer privacy
> legislation.
>
> CDT works to keep the Internet open, innovative, and free. With
> expertise in law, technology, and policy, CDT engages in a variety of
> strategies to enhance free expression and privacy, including advocacy,
> public education, and research. CDT works on legislation, participates
> in agency rulemakings, engages in litigation, and fosters
> consensus-building among public interest and private sector
> stakeholders.
>
> The Ron Plesser Fellowship was established by CDT and the law firm of
> DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary in honor of Ron Plesser, a senior partner
> at the firm who died suddenly in the fall of 2004. Ron began his
> career as a public interest lawyer and grew into a leader in the
> fields of e-commerce, freedom of information, and privacy law. Over
> the course of his legal career, Ron helped frame the still-evolving
> legal standards for information policy in the digital era. Ron Plesser
> worked closely with CDT from its founding nearly twenty years ago. The
> fellowship honors his memory by identifying and nurturing the careers
> of young lawyers interested in learning the consensus-building
> approach to policymaking that Ron’s career exemplified.
>
> How to Apply
>
> Please submit applications to hr(a)cdt.org [2] by January 31st, 2014.
> The email should have the subject line “Plesser 2014 Fellowship.”
> Applicants should include a cover letter explaining their interest in
> the field of privacy, civil liberties, and Internet policy along with
> two writing samples. Two letters of recommendation will ultimately be
> required of leading candidates, but may optionally be submitted with
> the initial application. CDT will review applications on a rolling
> basis and early applicants may have an advantage. CDT is an equal
> opportunity employer and encourages applications from women, people of
> color, persons with disabilities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
> transgender individuals.
>
> Important Deadlines:
>
> January 31, 2014 – All applications must be submitted.
> January - February – Semifinalists selected and interviewed on a rolling basis.
> February - March – One or more finalists are interviewed; Fellow
> selected and offer extended.
> August - October 2014 – Fellow commences work at CDT, on a date to be
> agreed between CDT and the Fellow.
>
> Qualifications
>
> This fellowship is open to third year law students and recent law
> graduates with exemplary academic records, an interest in privacy,
> information policy, civil liberties, and technology policy, and a
> demonstrated commitment to public interest law. Individuals completing
> other fellowships are also welcome to apply. Our ideal candidate
> possesses:
>
> Demonstrated commitment to public interest generally and specifically
> to the areas of privacy, civil liberties, and Internet policy;
> Strong academic record, participation in professional/volunteer
> activities, subject matter expertise indicating that s/he possesses
> the relevant skills and initiative to make the Fellowship a success;
> Superb legal writing and research skills;
> Ability to multi-task, take initiative, and work in a highly
> collaborative environment; and
> Commitment and ability to fulfill the two-year term required by the program.
>
> Terms of Fellowship
>
> The Plesser Fellowship requires a two-year commitment from the Fellow,
> to commence on a mutually agreed date between August and October 2014.
> The fellowship will pay a salary of $58,000 plus health care and other
> benefits.
>
>
>
> --
> https://josephhall.org/
>
https://www.eff.org/opportunities/jobs/web-developer
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a nonprofit civil liberties
organization based in San Francisco, is seeking a full-time programmer
to help build web applications that protect and promote civil liberties
in the digital world. The Web Developer will be responsible for
improving and maintaining EFF's existing websites, creating new activism
campaign sites and web projects, developing mobile apps for EFF's new
Action Center, building a new free software-based solution for
delivering messages to Congress, writing code to integrate with our
CiviCRM database, and making sure things scale when our campaigns go
viral. We'll also be counting on your creative ideas for future web
projects.
EFF's web projects include content-oriented sites like
https://www.eff.org, https://trollingeffects.org/ and
https://ssd.eff.org/; activism campaign sites like
https://necessaryandproportionate.org/, https://openwireless.org/,
https://defendinnovation.org/, and https://jailbreakingisnotacrime.org/;
our growing online database of FOIA documents at
https://www.eff.org/issues/transparency/foia requests; traffic-heavy
petitions that fight legislation like SOPA and CISPA; cutting-edge,
creative tools for Internet users to take action for digital rights
you'll develop for EFF's new Action Center; and web-centric
liberty-enhancing projects like Panopticlick, HTTPS Everywhere and the
SSL Observatory. You'll have opportunities to build new free software
for the open web and contribute patches to existing software that we
rely on.
Requirements:
* Passion for using web technology to fight for online free speech,
innovation and privacy
* Working knowledge of the complete web application stack
(application, databases and operating systems)
* Very fluent in JavaScript and at least one major server-side
application language (PHP preferred but not mandatory)
* Ability to write custom web applications on demand
* Experience building mobile-first responsive websites
* Good knowledge of computer security, and especially web security
* Linux command line operations and shell scripting
* Ability to work with remote APIs and efficiently integrate them into
web apps
* Working knowledge of git or similar version control software
* Appreciation of the power of good UI design and an interest in
wielding it
* Strong oral communication skills and enthusiasm to support and
collaborate with multiple teams around the organization
* Ability to prioritize and multitask in a workplace where many things
are happening at once
Would be great:
* Comfortable enough with contemporary front-end web development
(HTML5, CSS3) for building attractive user interfaces
* Experience developing mobile apps for Android and iOS
* Knowledge of Drupal and writing Drupal modules
* Knowledge of CiviCRM development
* Experience working with Salsa Labs
* Familiarity with Python
* QA/testing tools and test-driven development
* Experience with caching or CDNs
EFF offers outstanding benefits, including health, dental and vision
insurance, retirement account with employer contributions, 14 paid
holidays a year, 20 PTO days a year, and more. Most importantly, EFF is
an amazing place to work. Everyone is dedicated not only to protecting
civil liberties online, but also to creating a supportive and fun
culture in which to do a tremendous amount of high profile work. If you
think you’d like to be a part of our team, please send a cover letter
and your resume with links to some samples of your work to
techjobs(a)eff.org. Please send these materials in a non-proprietary
format. This is a full-time position based in EFF's office in San
Francisco, CA. Inquiries about whether this job can be done remotely or
part-time will not be answered. No phone calls please!
https://www.eff.org/opportunities/jobs/web-developer
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From: Susan Mernit <susan(a)oaklandlocal.com>
Date: Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 6:40 PM
Subject: Know anyone--we need a project manager for our Kickstarter project
To: "Mernit, Susan" <smernit(a)gmail.com>
Folks--welcome your referrals--
Oakland Local is looking for a part time project manager and customer
manager star to work on our innovative Kickstarter campaign for a social
justice/policy accountability project in Oakland, CA focusing on Police
Accountability. Please share--we need a local Oakland person who can be in
the office during the day with us, not a night time or remote person,
thanks.
You will be responsible for:
Managing schedules and coordinating between team members
Manage project milestones and responses to hitting them
Creating and designing the project site and related materials
Keeping and updating customer and incentives flow and collateral materials
Managing project budget in partnership with project director and
videographer
Responsible for formal sign off on all project deliverables; this will
often include coordinating input and involvement from team members
Create reporting and metrics on project phases
Support and participate in marketing outreach and social media.
Experience/requirements
Demonstrated track record managing projects
Knowledge of and usage of tools including newsletter software, project
management software, Google apps suite, excel
Very organized and on it with scheduling and information management
Strong interpersonal, communication, facilitation and presentation skills
Strong analytical and problem solving skills
Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision
Likeable: we're nice, and we want to all get along
time frame: 15 hours week, 10 weeks
--
Susan Mernit
*Visit Oakland Local <http://oaklandlocal.com>, news and community hub
Hack the Hood <http://hackthehood.org>: Tech job training for youth in
support of local small business
Personal site: susanmernit.com
Linked In profile <http://www.linkedin.com/in/susanmernit%E2%80%8E>
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