Intern at The Public Interest Network
The Public Interest Network is a family of organizations including Environment America, U.S. PIRG, the Student PIRGS, Green Corps and the Toxics Action Center. The Network employs over 500 organizers, advocates, attorneys, and researchers. This fall we are launching an activist training center. The basic idea is to plan citizen activist trainings in key cities across the country. Each weekend, the training will move to another city where we will turn out progressive minded citizens to get training in nuts and bolts of grassroots organizing skills. We are looking for an person to fill our Outreach Internship position who is serious about saving the planet, have a desire to strengthen and grow the progressive movement, and have demonstrated leadership experience. Intern responsibilities include: Coalition Outreach, Media Work, Volunteer Outreach, Marketing and Message Development. Interns work between 20-40 hours/week and the level of commitment is tailored to your schedule. Internship are unpaid, but interns are given the opportunity to audit portions of the training, which feature training from top social change leaders in organizing, advocacy, and leadership skills. Send a resume to Naomi Roth, Training Center Associate Director, (617) 747-4410.

Work at The Welcome Project
The Welcome Project is looking for a Communications/Development Assistant! This is a great opportunity for Tufts students who are interested in non-profit work, supporting Somerville's immigrant communities, and making a difference. The Communications/Development Assistant will work with staff to develop communications to keep the organization's supporters and donors up to date with program activities. Depending on the skills of the candidate, this could include helping to write newsletter articles, taking photographs, developing email updates, assisting with web content and/or design, and helping to coordinate appeal letters and follow up thank you's. Job Requirements: Excellent written and oral communication skills; attention to detail; proficient in word/excel; interest in non-profit organizations. Must have work study to apply. 10 hours per week, $10-$12/ hour, must start ASAP and work for the academic year. Please contact Warren Goldstein-Gelb at warren@welcomeproject.org , or call 617-623-6633. This opportunity is also posted here: https://tufts.studentemployment.ngwebsolutions.com/JobXJobDetail.aspx?JobId=2572

Intern at the University of the Middle East Project
The University of the Middle East Project (UME) is seeking interns for Fall 2009. UME is an independent non-profit and non-governmental organization promoting educational leadership for critical thinking, open inquiry, cross-cultural understanding and regional cooperation. UME seeks to empower the most motivated and progressive secondary school teachers of the Middle East, North Africa (MENA), the US and Europe through teacher training, leadership and organizational skills. Over the past twelve years, UMEP has established a serious and credible record with 29 academic programs in the US, Spain, Morocco, Jordan, and Lebanon that has benefited over 300 educators and community leaders in the Middle East and North Africa, over 100 American participants, and 13 European educators. UMEP benefits from its close academic ties to some of the best universities in the world1 and has worked extensively with prestigious institutions such as UNESCO, the UN Alliance of Civilizations, the US Department of State, the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministries of Education in Morocco and Jordan in the implementation of its programs. To Learn more, visit www.ume.org or contact Omar Boukili at omar@ume.org

Intern at the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center
Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center is currently seeking a bright, motivated, organized intern for the Department of Learning and Evaluation. For more information, download flyer. Please send a resume and e-mail “cover” letter with a statement of interest to Jennifer Taub, Ph.D., Director of Learning and Evaluation jennifer.taub@bcnc.net

Intern at the Best Shot Foundation
The Best Shot Foundation, a new non-profit organization, is looking for outstanding candidates to be Regional Campus Organizers for the first "Pnock-Out Pneumonia Dodgeball Tournament" that will take place this upcoming November. Regional Tournament Organizers will receive hands-on experience in event planning, marketing, fundraising, and advocacy. His/her primary role will be to organize a local dodgeball tournament and support participating teams as they raise funds for the fight against childhood pneumonia. Successful candidates will be highly motivated, enthusiastic, and reliable, with a passion for humanitarian causes. The Regional Tournament Organizer position will provide significant and practical experience for those planning to enter the not-for-profit, marketing, or event planning fields after graduation. For more information, download internship description and visit www.worldpneumoniaday.org . Please direct all inquires to jobs@best-shot.org.

Intern at Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation
Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation is a community based organization located in the Uphams Corner area of Dorchester. Dorchester Bay was established in 1979 to revive the neighborhood and has since focused on building affordable housing, business development, and community organizing. Its goal is to give teens the knowledge, skills and motivation they need to create concrete, grassroots change in their community. Youth force meets Monday-Thursday, 3-6 in Uphasms Corner- 594 Columbia Rd. Intern would have to commit to at least two days per week and should have some experience working with teenagers. For more info, please contact Daniel Gelbtuch, Youth Force Coordinator, 617-825-4200, x203; dgelbtuch@dbec.org.

Volunteer at the Oak Street Youth Center
The Oak Street Youth Center in Boston Chinatown is looking for committed, compassionate, and cheerful volunteers to be tutors and mentors for our youth. We are looking for people who can commit 3 to 8 hours per week, can commit to a whole school year or at least a semester, attend trainings and meetings once a month, have experience or a desire to work with Asian youth, want to help youth learn English and improve their grades, and can be a positive role model for youth. If you can commit 8 hours a week and want to be a Homework Help Tutor, we have a $1,875 stipend available through the Commonwealth Corps service program for 4 members who can commit to at least 300 hours of service. For more information on all opportunities, download flyer . Email your resume, and a brief cover letter sharing your interest and experience to Sophia Kim at sophia.kim@bcnc.net . There is a separate application process for the Commonwealth Corps service program. If you have questions, please call 617-635-5129, x1026.

Volunteer at the Clark Avenue Middle School
The Clark Avenue Middle School, a public middle school serving grades 5-8 in Chelsea, Massachusetts, is seeking tutors for a few ot its academically struggling students for the 2009-2010 school year. As part of our commitment to early drop-out intervention and prevention, we are seeking university students and/or professionals who want to help make a difference in an urban community and diverse public school. We are looking for as little as one hour per week beginning in September 2009. Tutors will work 1:1 with students who have experienced failure academically and need extra support to feel motivated and engaged in school again. Tutors will be supervised and supported by the Guidance Counselor at the school. CORI will be required. If you are interested in hearing more details about this opportunity to give back and gain skills working with urban youth, please email edwyer77@hotmail.com or call Liz Dwyer at 917-270-0503.

Volunteer with Centro Latino, Inc.
As a community organization founded and managed by Latinos, Centro Latino's broad goal is to assist Latino individuals to develop their highest potential, improve their living conditions, and build a better future. We offer our volunteers 12-15 hours of training. Spanish Bilingual skills are only required for the Spanish GED opportunity. Our most pressing needs for volunteers are in our Chelsea and Cambridge sites for individual tutors and classroom assistants working with small groups of 2-4 students aimed at reinforcing several courses: GED Spanish preparation, Native Spanish Literacy and our Basic, Beginniner, Intermediate, and Advanced levels of English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). For more information, download brochure and visit our website at centrolatino.org . For more info on volunteering, please contact Dana Varzan Parker at 617-661-9406 or email dparker@centrolatino.org .

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Opportunities for Graduates

Active citizens are in every sector and field of study, come from all backgrounds and experiences, but share a commitment to actively engaging in their communities. Become a citizen alumni by reading through the Tisch College sponsored opportunities listed below, visiting our additional resources page, or visiting career services' job search or activities pages.

Philly Fellows
Start Something Meaningful – Become a Philly Fellow! Philly Fellows is a year-long fellowship program that offers top college graduates the opportunity to work in Philadelphia’s non-profit sector and engage in the city’s vibrant culture. As a fellow, you will be part of a combined effort of civic, non-profit, higher education, and corporate sectors to strengthen the city’s non-profits and connect talented young professionals to the Philadelphia community in a meaningful way. Philly Fellows will help match you with an agency and position that are aligned with your talents, interests, and goals. The fellowship also includes leadership-development programs, events, and projects that will benefit your community while helping you develop your social and professional connections in Philadelphia. Download flyer here . Applications are due January 31, 2010. For more information about the fellowship, visit www.phillyfellows.org or contact Jenn Rineer, Philly Fellows’ Outreach Manager, at 215-609-4659 or jrineer@phillyfellows.org

Blue Kitabu Research in Education Fellowship
Blue Kitabu invites you to apply for the January 2010 Research in Education Fellowship in Ghana. The purpose of this fellowship is to allow individuals who have an interest in or who currently work in education to gain insight into teacher professional development and education overall in Ghana. If chosen as a fellow, you will be guided in choosing a research topic before arriving in Ghana and will conduct on the ground, local research into your topic. At the end of the fellowship, you will present your findings in a symposium, which will contribute to Blue Kitabu's education programs in Ghana. Download application here . Application materials are due on November 15th, 2009. Submit all materials to Elizabeth M. Barreras at Elizabeth@bluekitabu.org (email preferred) or to Blue Kitabu, 27 School Street, Lower Level, Boston, MA 02108.

Green Corps 2010-2011 Field School for Environmental Organizing
Green Corps is looking for college graduates who are ready to take on the biggest environmental challenges of our day. In Green Corps’ year-long paid program, you’ll get intensive training in the skills you’ll need to make a difference in the world. You’ll get hands-on experience fighting to solve urgent environmental problems — global warming, deforestation, water pollution and many others — with groups such as Sierra Club and Greenpeace. And, when you graduate from Green Corps, we’ll help you find a career with one of the nation’s leading environmental and social change groups. Green Corps' year-long program begins in August 2010 with Introductory Classroom Training in Boston, and continues with field placements in multiple locations across the U.S. Candidates must be willing to relocate. Green Corps Organizers earn a salary of $23,750. Organizers also have a chance to opt into our health care program with a pre-tax monthly salary deferral. We offer paid sick days and holidays, two weeks paid vacation and a student loan repayment program for those who qualify. Application due Oct. 18, 2009. Visit http://www.greencorps.org/apply to apply today! For more information, visit our website www.greencorps.org, or contact Katharine Perry (862)-452-6126.