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Jobs with the
Fund
Real progressive
change in our country comes from the bottom up: If you want
the political and corporate elites to pay attention, you've
got to start at the grassroots, building support one person
at a time.
The Fund
has taken this bottom-up approach to the campaigns we've run,
and we've won quite a few. We've won campaigns to clean up
air pollution, protect our forest wilderness, reform political
campaign finance, stop illegal polluters, protect gay rights
and more. By going door to door, calling supporters, and meeting
with people one-on-one, we've built the kind of political
support that even the most entrenched politicians can't ignore.
As a
canvass director for the Fund, you run a campaign office
in one of dozens of cities throughout the country. The staff
you supervise educate citizens about the issues and get
them involved in campaigns to win progressive change. In
essence, you build a team of committed activists, who, in
turn, mobilize hundreds or thousands of citizens to take
action.
Through
telephone outreach, progressive organizations are able to
reach, inform and mobilize thousands of citizen supporters.
Directors of the Fund's Telephone Outreach Projects recruit
and manage a staff of 20 to 30 articulate, committed people
in order to raise funds and activate citizens over the phone.
As a
Donor Development Associate, you develop deeper relationships
between the state PIRGs and their members and, in so doing,
motivate donors to give more to support the PIRGs' public
interest research and advocacy. You call current members,
ask them to meet with you one-on-one, and then engage them
in conversations that often last an hour or more, helping
to solidify support that may last a lifetime.
Summer Jobs
If you're looking
for a summer job, working on a professional campaign with
the Fund's Campaign to Save the Environment project is a
great way for students and others to get directly involved
with our work. To get more information, or to apply, go to www.jobsthatmatter.org.
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