United Way is Hiring Young Leaders

From: Lydia Landrey
To: Alisa Kessel

Dear Alisa,



Thanks to the advocacy of community influencers like you, United Way of King County has connected hundreds of people to high-impact service opportunities across our community. While advancing key on anti-poverty and family stability programs, United Way AmeriCorps members gain invaluable professional development and work experience, earn a living stipend and $5,775 Education Award, and build a network of like minded leaders. I want to thank you for your partnership in raising the visibility of these high-impact positions - and helping young people launch careers with a year of service.

My team is hiring for two direct service programs this fall, and I would love your help connecting with standout students, great volunteers, or emerging leaders you've recently worked with. We are hiring on a rolling basis, with positions filling quickly in neighborhoods across King County.

Will you please help me forward the following full-time positions to folks in your network? Or, if you'd like someone to come speak with a class or group you support, please let me know right away - as an alumna who launched her career with one of these programs, I'd be happy to come share from my experience!

Grateful for your help,

Lydia Landrey,
AmeriCorps Alumna | nationalservice@uwkc.org

United Way is Hiring. Join our effort in changing our community!

Read about the available positions by clicking on any of the links below. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.

  

Learn more about United Way's AmeriCorps Teams!

 

Office of Congressman Denny Heck - Congressional Internship

Congressional Internship Opportunity in Congressman Denny Heck’s Thurston and Mason County District Office

Lacey, WA

Congressman Heck Currently Seeking Applicants for Congressional Internship Positions:

Candidates should have an interest in the legislative process and civic service, possess excellent writing and communication skills, and work well as part of a team. 

About the Internship:

An internship in my office provides a great opportunity for students to learn first-hand how our government works. Interns learn about the legislative process, as well as the operations of a Congressional office.

Internship opportunities are offered throughout the fall, winter, spring and summer. Although all internships are unpaid, students gain invaluable work experience. Additionally, my office is happy to assist interns who qualify for academic credit. The hours are flexible to accommodate personal schedules.

Interns may perform a variety of duties including: general office work such as answering phones, greeting constituents and visitors and writing letters. Interns may also be assigned to assist constituents on personal matters involving federal agencies (case work) or to work on District-based projects.

Applicants must submit an internship application packet, letter of interest and resume to the following address via regular mail or email to:

Congressman Denny Heck

Attn: Holly Coe

420 College Street SE, Suite #3000

Lacey, WA 98403

Or Email: Holly.Coe@mail.house.gov

To obtain an internship application packet or for further information, please contact the Internship Coordinator, Holly Coe by phone at (360) 459-8514 or by email at Holly.Coe@mail.house.gov.

Campaign Manager Job Opportunity

Lillian Hunter for Tacoma City Council
Campaign Manager Position Description
40+ hours per week
$2,000/month
May-August

Job Description
Coordinate and oversee all aspects of the campaign working with the candidate, volunteers, and consultant to:
· Direct fundraising efforts including events and candidates call time to donors
· Create and manage candidate’s daily schedule and community outreach
· Administer the campaign’s social media presence
· Train volunteers and lead doorbelling
· Work with other campaigns if applicable to implement an overall Get-Out-The-Vote strategy

Required Skills
· Well-organized, professional, and punctual
· Highly adaptable to the ever-changing priorities of campaigns
· Ability to delegate work to campaign volunteers
· Strong writing and communications skills
· Willing to work long hours, evenings, and weekends
· Function well in collaborative and team-oriented work environments
· Previous campaign experience preferred in either paid or volunteer roles, or ability and desire to learn quickly

To apply contact Nic Van Putten at Nic@ProgressiveStrategiesNW.com or 253-459-4758

Faculty Chat with Chris Kendall - MON 5/1

United Nations Boot Camp Summer 2017

The Humpty Dumpty Institute’s “UN Boot Camp” is considered to be one of the best UN study programs in the world. Now, in its fourth year, the annual program has attracted elite students from universities all over the world. At the end of this intense week of study and reflection, participants walk away with deeper understanding of the world around us and with new lifelong friends.

The UN Boot Camp consists of a series of seminars and lectures led by UN officials, diplomats, and a wide range of leaders and experts from academia, civil society, government and the private sector currently working with the UN to address global challenges. Participants will meet, study and interact with students from all over the world. Past Boot Camp participants came from Brazil, Ethiopia, Australia, China, Turkey, Sudan, Pakistan, Guyana, Vietnam and the United States. Together, this “global study group” will attend briefings at UN Headquarters, the United States Mission to the UN, and several leading non-governmental organizations in New York. Students will also spend two days of the program in Washington, DC, where they will meet with key decision-makers and other senior officials from the Department of State, Congressional Staff, the United Nations Information Center and representatives of various, non-governmental organizations, and think tanks which interact with the UN system.

Participants will focus on key topics on broad themes which include: How the United Nations System works; UN and Security Council Reform; The Sustainable Development Goals; Humanitarian Intervention; Human Rights, Peace and Security; Refugees and Migration; Food Security; Counter Terrorism; Gender Equality; International Public Health; Wildlife Conservation; Peacebuilding and Peacekeeping; and Inclusion of Civil Society; Governance; and Legislative Participation in Foreign Policy.

A typical day during the United Nations Boot Camp may include:
Briefings and discussions with UN officials.
Meetings with other international and foreign policy organizations.
Assignments and course work as outlined by the member college or university.

The UN Boot Camp is limited to 25 students on a first-come, first-serve basis. Some schools may offer course credit.

Program requirements include: preliminary readings to be completed prior to the beginning of the Boot Camp. Attendance at all sessions is mandatory. Students actively participate in dialogue and discussion with guest speakers and peers.  

Tuition
$2,500 per student/participant
Fees include housing in NYC and DC from Sunday, June 4, 2017 to Saturday, June 10, 2017, one-way travel from NYC to DC, transportation between student housing (arranged by HDI) and venues, a UN tour, and briefing materials.

Additional Costs
Airfare and other Transportation: Students are responsible for paying for their own transportation to NYC on Sunday, June 4, 2017 and from Washington, DC back to their homes on Saturday, June 10, 2017. All participants will receive a detailed agenda after registration and participation is confirmed. Students must send their confirmed travel itineraries to HDI one (1) months prior to the Boot Camp’s start on May 4, 2017.
Meals: All meals will be provided as part of the program from the evening of Sunday, June 4, 2017 to the morning of Saturday, June 10, 2017.

Housing 
All participants must stay in pre-arranged housing throughout the Session. All students will stay in single-sex, double occupancy rooms, unless otherwise dictated.

In NYC, students will stay in appropriate student housing. In Washington, DC the group will stay at The George Washington University dormitories. In New York, they will stay at the dorms at the Brookdale campus of Hunter College.

More information and the application here

Feminism in Dark Times - TUES 4/11