He can read. Can he follow the directions?

Written by: Tom Hughes on Dec 7, 2006 3:44 PM EST

Some reports are issued and just gather dust. And truth of the matter is, a lot of reports in Washington are never read by anybody.   To show you how important this one is, I read it. --President George W. Bush commenting on the report of the Iraq Study Group

Teach for America, Director of Election Initiative - DC

Written by: Tom Hughes on Feb 9, 2006 9:10 AM EST

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Location
Flexible

Summary
Through teaching and leadership experiences in our nations most under-resourced classrooms and districts, Teach For America alumni develop an insider's perspective on society's most pressing challenges. This experience uniquely positions alumni to serve as thoughtful decision-makers on school boards, in local government, and at all levels of elected office. As our alumni force swells to over 20,000 in 2010, Teach For America will ensure that 100 alumni serve as elected officials. The director of election initiative develops and implements strategies to ensure that 100 alumni are serving as elected officials in 2010 and as advocates in the education reform movement. The director of election initiative reports directly to the vice president of alumni affairs.

Responsibilities
Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:


Creating a culture of advocacy among the corps and alumni, so that both groups believe in the importance of alumni advocating for systemic change, and are comfortable with increased participation in elected politics

Building the culture into the existing programmatic structures, including recruitment messages, teacher preparation, and ongoing support activities

Marketing the culture broadly, such as through the journal, summits, alumni meetings, and corps member and alumni e-mails

Engaging both regional and national staff and board members in supporting and contributing to culture-building activities

Identifying viable candidates among the corps members and alumni with potential capacity for and interest in running for office, and encouraging them to do so in the next three to four years

Organizing events to build on the interests of alumni, and moving them toward substantial involvement in elections and politics (for example, this might include campaign/organization training camps, networking events for interested alumni, mixers with young elected officials, and providing mentors who are/have been elected officials)

Developing a system of supports to increase the likelihood that alumni candidates can win elections, and determining appropriate ways for candidates to leverage the support of the Teach For America alumni network (which includes alumni, corps members, board members, and other supporters)

Creating opportunities for alumni who are interested in elections - but are not interested in running for office - to learn about advocacy and political opportunities

During the implementation of all activities and messages, the director will maintain Teach For America's position as non-partisan, and will not be directly involved in the support of individual candidates.



Additional Qualifications:

Campaign management experience

Five years related experience in elections, organizing, or advocacy

Exceptional communication and management skills

Proven ability to develop and leverage relationships and to inspire groups to action

Commitment to nonpartisan process

Willingness to travel, approximately two to three overnight trips per month


How to Apply:
Applications must be submitted online through our website only. We review applications on a rolling basis as they are received.

Please visit Link for more information or to apply.

LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT

Written by: Tom Hughes on Feb 3, 2006 3:04 PM EST

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Senator Clinton's office is looking for a Legislative Assistant to handle education, labor, housing, women's and children's issues, including the effect of media on children, child welfare, and reproductive rights. This person will be Senator Clinton's lead staff person for the education and labor issues that are considered by the Senate HELP Committee. He or she will responsible for developing legislative proposals and implementing strategies to get them enacted, staffing the Senator in meetings, responding to constituent requests, and writing talking points and speeches. Please send resumes to
kyla_pollack@clinton.senate.gov .

Breast Cancer Fund Program Manager

Written by: Tom Hughes on Feb 2, 2006 11:48 PM EST

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The Breast Cancer Fund is a national, not-for-profit, San Francisco-based
organization seeking a full-time Program Manager to help lead a dynamic and
vibrant women's health/environmental health organization. The Program
Manager will be responsible for developing and implementing cutting-edge
program initiatives, and public education and corporate accountability
campaigns that further the Breast Cancer Fund's mission to identify and
eliminate the environmental causes of breast cancer.

Specifically, this individual will work with other national coalition
members to provide strategic leadership to the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics,
which is housed at Breast Cancer Fund. She or he will supervise the
Education and Engagement Coordinator and oversee the Strong Voices
Leadership Development Program, a national network of breast cancer
survivors - and others touched by breast cancer - that serve as spokespeople
on behalf of breast cancer prevention and the work of the Breast Cancer
Fund. The Program Manager will also be responsible for coordinating
Internet activism campaigns and managing BCF's online "Action Center."

Today, one in seven women will develop breast cancer during their lifetime.
As many as half of all breast cancers occur in women who have no known risk
factors and less than one out of every 10 cases occurs in women born with a
genetic predisposition for the disease. Our vision is to end the breast
cancer epidemic by creating legislative, scientific, and market-based and
consumer change through advocacy and organizing. The Program Manager reports
to the Director of Program and Policy.
Qualifications: Superb written and verbal communication skills, flexible,
highly organized, with minimum 5-10 years experience managing non-profit
program and policy initiatives. Experience conducting Internet activism and
engagement activities. Experienced public speaker, with ability to
coordinate training programs, organize events and community forums. Working
knowledge of breast cancer, women's health, and/or environmental
health/environmental justice preferred. Grant-writing skills also desired.
Sense of humor and ability to work well with others a must! Experience
working on national market-based/corporate accountability campaigns and/or
public education and awareness campaigns preferred. Travel required outside
the Bay Area. Salary: $46,000 - $50,000 DOE, plus vacation, medical and
dental benefits.
Breast Cancer Fund is an equal opportunity employer.
Cover letter, résumé and two writing samples by February 8, 2006



Breast Cancer Fund
Attn: Glenda Gutierrez
Associate Director
1388 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
Fax: 415-346-2975

E-mail: glenda@breastcancerfund.org

***PLEASE NO CALLS!***

grassroots solutions is hiring

Written by: Tom Hughes on Feb 2, 2006 11:45 PM EST

Linked to groups: DFA Job Board

The 2006 election cycle is heating up! Over the coming weeks and months
grassroots solutions will be working with campaigns and organizations
across the country to hire field directors and field staff. There will be
a wide range of opportunities for sharp, personable, hard working
organizers. If you are interested in working in the field - in a capacity
ranging from field director to canvasser - please sign up online, and we
will be in touch with you as opportunities arise. Please be sure to
indicate when you are available, your specific interests, and whether you
can relocate. Note: Even if you have submitted your resume and job
preferences before, we encourage you to fill out the online form again so
that we have your most up-to-date contact information and resume on file.

grassroots solutions' past and present clients include the DCCC, Emily's
List, HRC, Planned Parenthood, and successful campaigns on the local,
state, and national levels. For more information about grassroots
solutions, visit Link

Link

Job Description for Cover the Uninsured Week 2006 Consultant

Written by: Tom Hughes on Feb 2, 2006 11:43 PM EST

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GMMB is hiring Consultants to work as Field Organizers for Cover the Uninsured Week 2006, an annual campaign that focuses attention on the growing number of uninsured Americans. The effort is led and managed by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to health and health care. GMMB, a leading strategic communications firm based in Washington, D.C., is the key organizational contractor responsible for the effort. More information about the campaign is available at Link .



Consultants will be hired for a period of approximately four months beginning on or about February 1, 2006. Consultants will be responsible for planning and implementing activities, including, but not limited to, a press conference, a business summit, interfaith outreach and health and enrollment fairs in their communities. The events will be nonpartisan, and will engage the participation of various members and leaders of the community including local representatives of national partner groups; active citizens; uninsured individuals and those affected by the issue of the uninsured; and federal, state and local elected officials from both parties where appropriate. Events will also feature the stories and struggles faced by uninsured community members. Consultants will be tasked with finding and vetting uninsured members of the community for participation in various events and media outreach efforts.



Consultants must have a thorough knowledge of their local market, including, but not limited to, familiarity with the political, business, labor, medical/health care, higher education, philanthropic, African-American, Hispanic and religious communities; the local and statewide media; and other local resources. In addition, it is imperative that Consultants have strong communications experience, including media relations, as one of the key responsibilities of the position will be generating news and editorial attention for the Campaign's efforts.



Consultants must be able to work in a nonpartisan and inclusive manner, and avoid any activities that might be viewed as lobbying or electioneering.



We are interviewing candidates for Consultants in Des Moines, West Palm Beach and Philadelphia.



This is a demanding position that requires the ability to organize and prioritize workflow as well as collaborate with a diverse group of people. Those applying for the position should be outgoing, professional, detail oriented and accomplished public speakers and presenters with proven media relations skills. The nature of the work will require Consultants to work extensive hours during and after normal business hours.



Consultants must have excellent written and oral communication skills, and proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook).



Please send a resume and two writing samples to:

info@covertheuninsuredweek.org ; with the subject line "{Target Market} Field Organizer Resume."



For more information on previous Cover the Uninsured Week activities, please visit the Web site Link



No phone calls, please.



GMMB is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

MoveOn.org Political Action

Written by: Tom Hughes on Feb 2, 2006 11:41 PM EST

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Job Description:
2006 Congressional Campaign Field Director


Location: Flexible



Duration: Starting ASAP through November 15, 2006.



Goal: Help launch and run a massive phone-based volunteer GOTV & persuasion
operation to win back key Congressional seats in 2006.



Description: Radical Republicans in Washington continue to look out only for
themselves while the country suffers and the war rages on. MoveOn.org is
working to move the country toward a "change election," a tipping point that
will turn things around in Washington in 2006 while also building our
strength for the future. We'll challenge the Republicans' corrupt politics
and encourage Democrats to stand up and present a real alternative.



Over the next 8 months, we'll user a series of national grassroots actions
to get our message out about the Republicans' failed leadership. Meanwhile,
we'll lay the groundwork for an innovative national GOTV & voter persuasion
effort.



In the final 4 months before the election, we'll use cutting-edge phone
technology to direct the full clout of our national membership towards
turning out progressive voters in key races that are likely to be so close
our efforts could determine the outcome.



We'll recruit volunteer teams from coast-to-coast to ID, persuade, and turn
out hundreds of thousands of swing-district voters. We'll use extensive
experimentation to increase our impact. Our goal is to reinvent
phone-banking in the same way the MoveOn helped re-invent grassroots
fundraising, shifting the balance of power in the 2006 elections and
creating a new way for progressives everywhere to have an impact on the
relatively few competitive races.



We're looking for an experienced organizer with great organizing,
analytical, project management and problem-solving skills to help make this
happen.



This is a fast-paced and ambitious program with a significant impact.
You'll need to be able to turn on a dime so when there's a new idea on
Monday, you can test it on Tuesday, evaluate it on Wednesday, and implement
it nationwide before the weekend.



Responsibilities: Work with the Organizing Director and Political Director
to plan, build, and help run a national phone-based GOTV & persuasion
program. We're potentially hiring for two different positions with different
levels of responsibility. Depending on experience, specific responsibilities
will include some or all of the following:

· Plan the program, from soup to nuts.

· Directly manage one or two staff members, plus contractors and
vendors.

· Manage relationship with our partner, Grassroots Campaigns, Inc.,
who will implement the organizing program.

· Work with expert(s) to design an experimentation program.

· Develop the organizing model, including recruiting and managing
tens of thousands of volunteers.

· Create written materials for the program.

· Oversee list acquisition and management.

· Work with tech team to manage development, testing, and roll-out of
appropriate tech tools.

· Oversee voter and district targeting.

· Propose and manage the program budget.

· Analyze results and feedback to help focus and improve the program.



Requirements:

You must be:

· Very smart, flexible, a keen problem solver, driven, and someone
who wants more than life itself to win back Congress in '06.

· Able to work very closely with other members of the team, but also
to manage your work independently.

· A strong writer (especially action alerts).

· Someone with strong analytical skills and the ability to analyze
and interpret campaign data.

· Willing to pitch in on nitty-gritty administrative work as well as
the glamorous stuff.

· For our more skilled, senior position, an accomplished manager.
Candidates who have overseen significant projects, directed field campaigns
or large numbers of volunteers, or managed staff, are preferred.

· An experienced organizer with at least 3 years of experience on
electoral, issue or constituency campaigns (more, for the senior position).
Experience running electoral field campaigns a very strong plus. Experience
with phone-based GOTV, even better.

· Someone who digs, or at least has a strong aptitude for,
technology. Word, Outlook and data analysis in Excel are required, Access
plus some basic HTML and SQL preferred, anything more is a bonus.



Salary: Salary range starts at $50,000 annually for the junior, less skilled
position and $75,000 for someone with more experience, particularly in
program and campaign management. Health & Dental insurance will be provided,
plus paid vacation.



To Apply: Email a resume in a Word attachment, plus three references with
phone & email, to fieldjobs@moveon.org and put 'GOTV program' in the subject
line.



MoveOn.org Political Action is an equal opportunity employer. Women, people
of color, LGBTQ people and others are strongly encouraged to apply.







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MoveOn.org Political Action
Job Description:
Deputy Director, Operation Democracy Field Network


Location: Flexible



Duration: Starting ASAP through November 15, 2006.



Goal: Build a new national network of trained local leaders who can organize
sophisticated earned media actions; fight Right-wing Republicans while
laying the groundwork for a "change election."



Description: Radical Republicans in Washington continue to look out only for
themselves while the country suffers and the war rages on. MoveOn is working
to move the country toward a "change election," a tipping point that will
turn things around in Washington in 2006 while also building our strength
for the future. We'll challenge the Republicans' corrupt politics and
encourage Democrats to stand up and present a real alternative.



The backbone of our effort is Operation Democracy, our new network of
committed, trained leaders around the country (Link).
In just the past three months, Operation Democracy volunteers have helped
organize Out of Iraq petition deliveries to 270 congressional offices, 137
news conferences with victims of Republican budget cuts, anti-war vigils
attended by 20,000 people, and numerous editorial board meetings on the
Alito nomination.



Over the next 10 months, Operation Democracy members will organize rallies,
deliver petitions, and hold a variety of earned-media events with an
emphasis on getting our message out about the Republicans' failed
leadership.



In the final months, we'll add on an innovative national GOTV effort. We'll
use cutting-edge phone technology to direct the full clout of our national
membership towards turning out progressive voters in races that are likely
to be so close our efforts could determine the outcome.



We're looking for an experienced organizer with great organizing,
analytical, and problem-solving skills to help make this happen. You'll help
build Operation Democracy and coordinate high-profile national actions until
late summer, then work on our GOTV program through the election in order to
elect progressives and win power back from radical Republicans.



This is a fast-paced and ambitious program with a significant impact.
You'll need to be able to turn on a dime so when there's a new idea on
Monday, you can test it on Tuesday, evaluate it on Wednesday, and implement
it nationwide before the weekend.



Responsibilities: Work with the Organizing Director and Political Director
to plan and run national volunteer recruitment & training, issue organizing,
voter contact, fundraising, and grassroots earned media strategies.

· Oversee mission-critical realms of responsibility as part of the
campaign. For example, we might want to hold 200 simultaneous town hall
meetings, organized by volunteers. You'll need to develop and execute a plan
to train lead volunteers in the skills required; organize a test event; work
with our on-the-ground organizers to train the volunteers and carry out Iraq
Town Hall meetings in 200 districts; and gather results and evaluate the
process.

· Coordinate key field campaigns and days of action. For example,
organize 350 news conferences delivering petitions to members of Congress
opposing more "reverse Robin Hood" tax breaks for the rich.

· Create web content and write email messages and organizing
materials for MoveOn membership, e.g. an invitation to attend a regional
training or community organizing meeting, or a guide to volunteer management
for local leaders.

· Maintain communication with field staff in swing states, including
writing materials (like sample emails for nationwide use) and supervising
their use.

· Analyze results and feedback to help focus and improve our
activities. For example, create a testing program to evaluate the best way
for members to gather petition signatures. Or, write a survey that we'll
send out to people who organized an event with us, and then analyze survey
responses to figure out the keys to a successful event.



Requirements:

You must be:

· Very smart, flexible, a keen problem solver, driven, and someone
who wants more than life itself to both develop local progressive leaders
and win Congress in '06.

· Able to work very closely with other members of the team, but also
to manage your work independently.

· A very strong writer (especially action alerts) with excellent
analytical abilities.

· Willing to pitch in on nitty-gritty administrative work as well as
the glamorous stuff.

· An experienced organizer with 3-10 years of experience on
electoral, issue or constituency campaigns. Candidates who have directed
field campaigns or large numbers of volunteers, or who have managed staff,
are preferred.

· Someone who digs, or at least has a strong aptitude for,
technology. Word, Outlook and data analysis in Excel are required, Access
plus some basic HTML and SQL preferred, anything more is a bonus.



Salary: Salary range starts at $50,000 annually, DOE. Health & Dental
insurance will be provided, plus paid vacation days.



To Apply: Email a resume in a Word attachment, plus three references with
phone & email, to fieldjobs@moveon.org and put 'Operation Democracy' in the
subject line.



MoveOn.org Political Action is an equal opportunity employer. Women, people
of color, LGBTQ people and others are strongly encouraged to apply.