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Director, Federal Policy   Organization Ceres is a sustainability nonprofit organization leading the most influential investors and companies to build leadership and drive solutions throughout the economy. Through our powerful networks and advocacy, we tackle the world’s biggest sustainability challenges, including climate change, water scarcity and pollution, and human rights abuses. For more information about Ceres, please visit our web site ( www.ceres.org ). Description & Responsibilities The Director, Federal Policy is designed for a high energy person who enjoys advocating for strong federal policies related to climate, clean energy, water, and related policies with members of Capitol Hill.  This full-time position may be based in Washington, D.C. or Boston, MA.  This position is designed for a highly motivated, self-starter with prior policy campaign experience.  The position will report to the Vice President, Government Relations. Specific duties include,...

Taino Farm is looking for enthusiastic, creative, and self-driven people with passion for agriculture and sustainability to take part in our Sustainable Living, Permaculture, and Aquaponics Internship program.   We are currently accepting applications for our hands-on intensive submersion into managing fish, vegetable production, and other farm projects. For anyone who envisions starting their own farm or aquaponics project, or is just looking for an outdoor tropical get away this is a unique and invaluable opportunity! Participants in our internship get an intensive real world practicum on how to run an eco-friendly farm and live sustainably. Topics include aquaponics system function and maintenance, worm-composting, product packaging and marketing, and cooking creative meals based on the daily harvest. We would be happy to work with schools to give students academic credit or provide a report outlining the learning outcomes and deliverables achieved during the...

About us Driven by a passion to solve the climate crisis, The Sunrise Project is a team of experienced change-makers, researchers and communications professionals with a mission to scale social movements to drive the global transition beyond fossil fuels. With affiliated programs and staff in Australia, Europe, and the US, we have developed a unique model of grantmaking and campaigning that supports networks of organisations to drive powerful change towards our mission. We have a dynamic and nimble organizational culture and we’re serious about supporting our people to thrive. We’re committed to building justice and equity into our organization as well as through our work in the world. We move fast and are growing rapidly as we lean into the urgency of the climate challenge. We believe that a diversity of experiences and perspectives, reflecting the diversity of all people impacted most by climate change will help us build stronger strategies, teams and movements.We strongly...

350.org and 350 Action is looking for a skilled social media expert to contract with 350 U.S digital and comms team. Scope of Contract  We are looking for a social media & digital engagement contractor to support social media strategies and online engagement strategies for 350 U.S and 350 Action. The contractor would focus on creating social media storytelling tactics for programmatic priorities including getting out the vote, amplifying climate stories, and utilizing social media for rapid response.   The contractor will create social media toolkits and a daily social media posting schedule for Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and utilize creative digital storytelling using these platforms. The contractor will also put together blog posts and other long form digital content to help engage 350’s base and followers.  The contractor will support the U.S. Digital Manager with digital storytelling and social media messaging. They will be focused on ensuring social...

Qualifications : Interns must be self-starters driven by the opportunity to help transform wildlife conservation using science and technology while learning new skills. Interns should have a passion for wildlife conservation, strong research and analytical skills, a proven ability to work with people from a variety of backgrounds, and excellent written and verbal communication skills.  Graduate students are preferred, but we will also consider exceptional undergraduates.   Preferred qualifications : Experience collecting, managing ,  and analyzing research data; Basic familiarity with the ESA process and associated regulatory documents; Basic familiarity with geographical information systems  software (ArcGIS or QGIS); General understanding of animal and plant biology, particularly for North American species; and Basic knowledge of R and/or another statistical analysis program for data management, statistical analysis, and visualization;...

Basic Summary: Defenders of Wildlife’s staff is comprised of a variety of wildlife experts, including a legal team with a successful record at the forefront of wildlife law and legal advocacy.  The Conservation Law division offers clerkships to select law students with a commitment to   wildlife conservation.  This position is designed to provide a wide range of   legal,   programmatic, and administrative experience relating to conservation issues of national significance.  The clerkship program covers a diverse range of environmental issues from endangered species to federal lands  management, and  is a terrific opportunity for law students dedicated to conservation and wildlife law. Spring 2021 Law Clerks will be asked to work from home in response to COVID19.  Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Provide research, writing, and general administrative support for our domestic projects Draft, analyze, and make recommendations to our conservation...

The Senior Pacific Green Entrepreneurs Network Project Management Officer is responsible for developing substantive inputs and analyses to the development, delivery, and assessment of the Green Pacific Green Entrepreneurs Network (PGEN) Project in the Pacific. The Senior Project Management Officer will plan and organize project activities across green growth planning ,   support the development of new business ideas that contribute to addressing challenges to the sustainable development of Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu.  The Senior Project Management Officer will establish and manage the PGEN, through which a green business Incubator program will be delivered to train entrepreneurs and disburse start-up funds to select entrepreneurs and Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).  The PGEN will also include an Accelerator program that the Project Manager will manage to award and disburse grants to Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)...

350.org is looking for a Global Development Director to lead our Development Team and develop innovative fundraising strategies! This is a remote and global position that can be performed from anywhere in the world! If you’re located in North America, this position can be performed at our Washington DC, Brooklyn, or Oakland offices, in Canada or remotely in the following states: CA, GA, MD, MA, ME, CO, MT, NY, NC, PA, SC, UT, VT, VA, WA, WI. About 350.org  350.org is building a global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis. Our online campaigns, grassroots organizing, and mass public actions are led from the bottom up by thousands of volunteer organizers in over 188 countries. 350.org works hard to organize in a new way—everywhere at once, using online tools to facilitate strategic offline action. We want to be a laboratory for the best ways to strengthen the climate movement and catalyze transformation around the world.  The values that guide and drive our...

US-NY-New York | US-DC-Washington | US-IL-Chicago | US-CA-San Francisco | US-CA-Santa Monica Overview The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is a non-profit environmental advocacy organization. We use law, science, and the support of 3.1 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure the rights of all people to clean air, clean water, and healthy communities. NRDC was founded in 1970 and our staff helped write some of America's bedrock environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act, and many of the implementing regulations. Today, our staff of more than 700 lawyers, scientists, economists, policy advocates, communications experts, and others work across the United States and internationally from our offices in New York; Washington, D.C.; Chicago; Santa Monica; San Francisco; Bozeman, Montana; and Beijing.     Recent NRDC victories include :  Successfully challenging numerous rollbacks of environmental...

Conservation International (CI) has been protecting nature for the benefit of all for over 30 years. Through science, policy, and partnerships, CI is helping build a healthier, more prosperous, and more productive planet.   POSITION SUMMARY The Coordinator position is responsible for supporting the Corporate Climate Solutions Team (CCS) within CI’s Center for Natural Climate Solutions. The CCS team leads CI’s strategies and implementation of private sector engagement in natural climate solutions. The position reports to the Director of Corporate Climate Solutions.  The Coordinator will support the CCS team with account management and administrative tasks. These include research, writing and analysis that contributes to private sector collaborations with companies, sector associations, governments and communities. The position will also coordinate and support operational management of the CCS team and provide support to account managers as needed. The coordinator will...

The Florida Regional Office of Earthjustice is looking to hire a Staff Attorney whose docket will include work done in partnership with community-based organizations, environmental justice groups and others advancing the rights of disproportionately burdened communities, especially in South Florida.  Earthjustice is the premier nonprofit environmental law organization.  We take on the biggest, most precedent-setting cases across the country.  We wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people’s health; to preserve magnificent places and wildlife; to advance clean energy; and to combat climate change.  We partner with thousands of groups to engage on the critical environmental issues of our time and bring about positive change.  We are here  because the earth needs a good lawyer . Founded in 1971, Earthjustice has a distinguished track record of achieving significant, lasting environmental protections.  We achieve this by hiring people who share a...