Organizer

Are you interested in redefining the good life in a way that's in line with the needs of people and planet? Do you want to guide people to an emerging, positive future that prioritizes sharing, community self-sufficiency, and well-being? Do you want to build a movement?

CommonSource is a Tides Center project that promotes sharing as an empowering lifestyle & high impact social change strategy. Shareable Magazine is CommonSource's first program. The organizing program will be the second. Learn more about the magazine here.

Responsibilities:

Your primary responsibility is to design, implement, and scale a pilot organizing program for Shareable Magazine. The goal for the first year is to pilot an organizing program that has the potential to be funded and scaled. The overall goal is to network alternative economy, urban design, and campus leaders in major cities to strengthen the sharing movement.

• Research and evaluate potential organizing models
• Design pilot organizing program with the input of Project Director, stakeholders, and the communities to be organized
• Connect with a diverse set of community and campus leaders to assess needs
• Identify potentials supporters
• Recruit, train, and manage volunteers
• Launch pilot
• Refine organizing program based on feedback
• Apply for grants to support continued growth of the network
• Participate in fundraising, administration, and professional development as needed

Qualifications:

• Experience in planning & executing political, campus, or community organizing efforts
• Bachelors degree in sociology, anthropology, urban design, or a related field
• Experience using online tools to organize on the ground efforts
• A demonstrated interest in topics covered by Shareable Magazine
• An experienced social media user
• Excellent people skills
• Keen analytical skills
• Comfortable in an ambiguous, fast-paced startup environment
• Excellent speaking and writing skills
• Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
• A desire to build bridges across race, class, discipline, and cultural lines
• Empathy combined with drive to empower people to help each other
• Willing to travel up to 75% of time

Reports to: Project Director

Compensation: Competitive nonprofit salary & full benefits

To Apply:

Please send a 1 page e-mail to Neal with the following:

• "APPLICANT: ORGANIZER" in the subject line
• A brief cover letter in the body of the e-mail no more than 3 paragraphs long
• E-mail should be no more than one page when printed out
• PLEASE DO NOT INCLUDE ATTACHMENTS
• Below your signature include the following:
  -1 link to an online resume
  -Up to 3 links to organizing efforts you've lead
  -And 1 sentence about salary requirements

CommonSource, a project of Tides Center, is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage and seek applications from women, people of color, including bilingual and bicultural individuals, as well as members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. Applicants shall not be discriminated against because of race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, marital status, medical condition (cancer-related) or conditions Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and AIDS-related conditions (ARC). Reasonable accommodation will be made so that qualified disabled applicants may participate in the application process. Please advise in writing of special needs at the time of application.