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Context:  Builds grassroots power, by leading the implementation of organizing campaigns that will increase the number of people involved, leaders trained, and engagement of people with influence to achieve Sierra Club conservation goals. Carries out organizing strategies and activities for assigned campaign or programs. Participates in the development of strategies and priorities. Scope:  The Wyss Fellow Associate Organizing Representative will help coordinate a broad, organizing effort on land conservation issues throughout Washington State and will collaborate with Sierra Club staff and volunteer leaders in development of organizing campaigns or program strategy and implementation. The Wyss Fellow Associate Organizing Representative is responsible for recruiting, engaging, and motivating large numbers of new people to take repeated action which will further Sierra Club’s land conservation goals in Washington State. This work will include developing and strengthening...

Duration:  5 hours/week for 7 weeks, $15/hour Context:  There are environmental activist groups at many high schools and colleges in Hudson County. HCSC would like to help them in their efforts and plug them into existing activities and campaigns. And HCSC wants to recruit these young people to become Sierra Club activists. Scope:  This is a targeted program with a short-time frame: Building a network of youth environmental activists in Hudson County. Steve Krinsky, Program Chair for Hudson County Sierra Club, is a retired teacher with years of experience working with young people and supervising internships. Job Activities: Outreach to high school and colleges in Hudson County Develop a contact list-- of students and teachers-- at each school Create a spreadsheet of youth activists and efforts Set-up a youth zoom networking call in late autumn 2020 Plug students into existing Hudson County Sierra Club programs Knowledge &...

Application Deadline: October 19, 2020 Service Term Dates: January 11 – November 12, 2021   General Description: Live, learn and explore Maine’s conservation pockets with Maine Conservation Corps (MCC). As an individual placement member, you can make in impact within an organization and the community through achieving specific Host Site goals as unique as each placement.   Environmental Stewards (ES) accomplish a wide variety of conservation projects ranging from water quality monitoring, habitat restoration, mobilizing volunteers to maintain hiking trails, banding and gathering data on songbirds, restoring eelgrass, teaching school kids about shellfisheries, mapping invasive species, and more. Gain experience and an adventure while making a difference.   This is a general description of MCC ES positions but does not capture the objectives of each host site.   Location: Individual sites will be posted on the MCC website as they are recruited....