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We’re the country’s most respected training program for environmental organizers. Are you determined to make the biggest positive impact you can on issues like climate change and clean water, but you don’t know where to start? Green Corps offers a yearlong, paid training program that will prepare you for a career in environmental organizing. Here’s how it works: Learn Skills from Environmental Leaders You’ll participate in eight weeks of intensive classroom training conducted by environmental organizers and leaders from a wide range of organizations and campaigns, such as Bill McKibben of 350.org. Our staff and trainers present overviews on the biggest issues facing our environment, as well as more specific trainings on proven organizing tactics. Topics include volunteer recruitment, campaign planning, public speaking and much more. You’ll learn how to run campaigns that inspire the public and build organizations and political support needed to save our planet. Hands-On Experience on Real Campaigns The bulk of your training will come through hands-on experience working on behalf of organizations such as The Wilderness Society, Oceana and Mighty Earth. You will use the skills you learn in your classroom training to work on some of the most pressing issues of the day. Over the course of the year, you’ll lead three to five different campaigns in communities across the country. By working with several different campaign partners, you’ll gain experience tackling a diversity of issues and working in a variety of communities. Last fall, for example, seven organizers worked on behalf of Mighty Earth to push for more sustainable practices within the meat industry, developing more than 70 volunteer leaders to continue the campaigns going forward. In the spring, another Green Corps team worked with PennEnvironment to encourage the Pennsylvania Legislature to commit to 100 percent renewable energy, mobilizing hundreds of people from across the state to attend a lobby day at the state Capitol. Launch Your Organizing Career After completing the training program, you will be connected to groups looking to hire full-time staff. Our alumni are at work today on everything from overseeing campaigns for Sierra Club, to promoting rainforest protection on a global scale, to protecting local places from Lake Tahoe to Appalachian forests. Thanks to Green Corps’ rigorous training program and the great need for trained organizers in many social change organizations, Green Corps organizers are often able to find professional positions immediately after completing the program. Location and Compensation The target annual compensation for this position is $27,500 in the first year. Green Corps offers a competitive benefits package. We also offer an excellent training program and opportunities for advancement. Green Corps organizers go where the fight is, and wherever they can make the biggest impact. They could work on campaigns almost anywhere in the country, and while location preferences are considered for placements, we require all organizers to be geographically flexible. Apply today on our website . Green Corps is part of The Public Interest Network—a group of organizations that share a vision of a better future, a set of core values, and a strategic approach to getting things done. Visit https://greencorps.org/core-values.html to learn more. Green Corps is an equal opportunity employer.  

Environment America Conservation Advocate   We live in a world of incredible material abundance, but we’re running short on nature. We want  more special places where we can hike among trees and wildflowers; more shoreline where we can sit mesmerized by ocean waves; more abundant wildlife, from the grizzly bear to the monarch butterfly. It’s up to us to protect America’s special places and the life they support. We’re running campaigns to keep plastics out of our oceans and oil drilling off our coasts; to protect bees and other pollinators by banning the most problematic uses of the pesticides that kill them; to protect our public lands by blocking short-sighted proposals to shrink them or sell them off. Environment America is seeking a Conservation Advocate to engage in the big challenges around our public lands and wildlife. The Conservation Advocate will work with our experienced team of federal lobbyists, researchers, state-level advocates, organizers, and digital/communications experts to develop and implement advocacy campaigns at all levels of government and in corporate boardrooms.  We’re focused on winning policy reforms that protect nature, but we recognize that to create a greener, healthier world we must continue to win the hearts and minds of our fellow Americans. Our job is to do both.  If you want to work hard, challenge yourself, and make an actual impact on the critical environmental issues of our time, then consider a career with Environment America. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE   Develop campaigns aimed at protecting wild places and wildlife.  Work with our teams at the federal and state levels to advance our policy agenda.  Work with groups and elected officials from across the political spectrum. Someone might disagree with us a majority of the time, but we’ll work with them if they support us on a given campaign.  Work with the media to help advance our campaigns, including opinion editorials, press releases, letters to the editor, action campaign emails.  Fundraise from charitable foundations and individual donors to support our program.  QUALIFICATIONS The ideal candidate will be: An experienced communicator with excellent writing and verbal communication skills. Creative, effective at solving complex problems, and a strategic thinker with excellent judgement and discretion. A good people-person/listener with a track record of successful access-building. Well-organized and able to track multiple campaign projects and organizational priorities such as fundraising and recruitment. Three plus years of experience in grassroots organizing, coalition-building, campaign politics and/or advocacy. A team player, with the passion and grit to build a movement and do what it takes to get the work done.  COMPENSATION Target annual compensation for this position is commensurate with the relevant professional experience and/or advanced degrees that a candidate has. We value experience with campaigns, advocacy at the federal level and grassroots organizing.  Environment America offers a competitive benefits package.  LOCATION The ideal location for this position is Washington, DC, but we will consider other locations (Denver, Boston and Chicago in particular) for the right candidate who is willing and able to travel.  APPLY To apply, fill out our online application .  Environment America is part of The Public Interest Network, which operates and supports organizations committed to a shared vision of a better world and a strategic approach to getting things done. Visit https://jobs.environmentamerica.org/core-values.html for things you should know about our network when you apply. Environment America is an equal opportunity employer.

About Pivot Bio Fueled by an innovative drive and a deep understanding of the soil microbiome, Pivot Bio is pioneering game-changing advances in agriculture. Our f irst commercial product harnesses the power of naturally-occurring microbes to provide nutrients to crops. We are dedicated to providing new sustainable ways for farmers to improve yield as they work to help feed the world’s growing population. Position: Technical Services Field Managers, based in Minnesota preferred We are looking for experienced Technical Services Field Managers to assist Pivot Bio customers with commercial sales, product education and issue resolution. As a critical member of our Marketing and Commercial team, this role will help positively impact our sales, customers and channel partners while also bringing timely on-the-ground perspective about our product strengths and needed improvements to our Development team.   Responsibilities: Responsive to customer needs, making frequent, often short notice, visits to customers and channel partners. Resolves problems by assisting, coaching, and/or training growers on technical problem investigation and solution implementation.   Builds and develops relationships with prospective and current customers, service and technical channel partners in assigned regions. Credibly, openly and accurately communicates capabilities as well as limitations of Pivot Bio products. Assists with continual product improvement by investigating product reliability claims and effectively communicating observations and findings to headquarters. Qualifications and Experience Strong understanding of ag inputs and diverse application practices, including in-furrow and seed treatment processes.   Customer oriented, with a demonstrated ability to respect and earn the respect of, farmers and channel partners.   Demonstrated track record of effective working relationships with channel partners 10+ years experience preferred Excellent problem solving & troubleshooting. Understands GPS technology; experience with precision farming products preferred. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Self starter, reliable and able to work independently. Ability and willingness to travel up to 80% within assigned area. *Must be authorized to work in the U.S. What we offer: Competitive package in an early-stage, disruptive startup Stock options Health/Dental/Vision 401(k) plan Flexible vacation policy Exciting opportunity to work with a talented and fun team