Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Summer Jobs

Hey! My name is Dan DeRosa. I graduated from Rutgers in 2010 and have since been working as a Field Organizer with the Fund for the Public Interest and Environment New Jersey. I started working with the Fund back in 2009, working to get more solar power in New Jersey – and guess what, we won! Today, New Jersey has more solar than any other state besides California! I’ll be back on campus Wednesday/Thursday (Apr 10/11) hiring students to work with us this summer on our campaigns. Learn more at http://www.jobsforgoodcauses.org or call 1-800-75-EARTH today.

The Fund for the Public Interest is a national non-profit organization that works to build support for environmental and social change organizations across the country.  We run campaigns for the Human Rights Campaign, Environment New Jersey and New Jersey PIRG. This summer we will be in over 50 cities, including here in New Jersey @ New Brunswick, Montclair and Ridgewood, and nearby in Philadelphia, and Manhattan working and lobbying to help win environmental and social justice campaigns.

Year after year, I’ve seen our summer staff make a difference on critical issues. Whether its protecting the Jersey Shore from pollution, ending junk food subsidies to big-agribusiness, repealing Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, or tripling the amount of Solar Power in New Jersey – we’ve won on these issues and we’ll win this summer too.

This summer our staff will work to make sure in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy the Jersey Shore is rebuilt sustainably, we will take steps to tackle Global Warming, and work to get corporate money out of politics – and build valuable leadership skills along the way. Around the country we’ll work to ban plastic bags, get more clean energy, and protect LGBTQ rights.

Currently, we have paid positions open on our campaign staff in each of our locations.  We require that interested candidates are hard workers and have excellent communication skills.

As a member of our staff, you will fundraise, build membership for our partner groups, and educate and activate citizens on pressing issues. You will also have the opportunity to organize press conferences and build coalitions with other non-profit organizations.  While on staff, you gain knowledge of pressing concerns our country is facing, learn how to effectively generate public support, and obtain a firm understanding of the political process.

We will hold information sessions and interviews at Rutgers on Tuesday-Thursday (April 9, 10, 11).

We will have information sessions in the Rutgers Student Center Atrium Room at 10 AM, 2 PM, 4 PM, 6 PM, and 7 PM on both Wednesday and Thursday April 10 and 11.

To find out more and apply, please visit www.jobsforgoodcauses.org or call 1-800-75-EARTH.

If you are graduating, we also have career opportunities. Stop by one of our info sessions and we'll get you all the details!

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