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BECOME AN ENVIRONMENT AMERICA STATE FELLOW Environment America’s mission is to transform our ideas and imaginations into change that makes our world a greener and healthier place. We build support for clean, renewable energy. In just the past year, we helped convince California, New Mexico, Washington state and Maine to commit to 100 percent zero-carbon electricity. We campaign against pollution and climate change. We’ve won $250 million in penalties and actions from ExxonMobil and other polluting companies, and programs to reduce carbon pollution, from Colorado to Massachusetts. We protect wildlife and wild places. We won the nation’s first statewide bans on single-use plastic bags in California and single-use polystyrene foam in Maine. We do what it takes to turn public opinion and political momentum toward a greener, healthier world. If that’s what you want to do, visit jobs.EnvironmentAmerica.org. WHAT YOU’LL DO Build powerful coalitions: Reach out to small business owners, farmers, public health officials and others to demonstrate support for our policy goals. Earn traditional media and social media attention: Organize news conferences and write opinion pieces. Build a following on Facebook and Twitter for your campaigns. Lobby elected officials: Coordinate strategy with a champion in Congress. Make a convincing case to a legislator who is undecided on a particular vote. Work the “inside game” to complement our outside field operation, where most of our power is derived. Research and write reports: Catalogue and analyze sources of carbon pollution in the U.S. Detail the success of the Clean Water Act in our reports. Help influence public debate and earn media attention for our cause. Identify and cultivate donors: Reach out to foundations and major donors and ask them to fund our work to tackle global warming, promote clean energy, and protect our most spectacular natural areas. Run a grassroots campaign office each summer during your fellowship: Hire and manage a staff of 20 canvassers. Raise money, build our organization and membership, and help win one of our key campaigns. Check out this interview with one of our current fellows on ProFellow to learn a bit more about the job: https://www.profellow.com/announcements/advocating-for-a-greener-world-the-environment-america-fellowship/ COMPENSATION & BENEFITS The target annual compensation for this position is $28,000- $30,000 in the first year. Environment America offers a competitive benefits package. We also offer an excellent training program and opportunities for advancement.  LOCATION We’re currently hiring for positions in multiple locations across the country, including NM, TX, CA, and CO. We accept applications on a rolling basis. Positions start in August 2020. Visit jobs.EnvironmentAmerica.org to see our immediate openings. HOW TO APPLY Please apply on our website . 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 to learn more.  Environment America is an equal opportunity employer.

As a Field Office Director, you will run your own canvass office and work on campaigns with groups like Environment America and U.S. PIRG. You’ll recruit supporters, raise money and mobilize thousands of people to take action. Being a director requires that you work independently, exercise good judgment and work hard to meet the office’s staffing, campaign, and fieldwork goals. You’ll build the people power it takes to create positive change. You could work on issues like tackling climate change, stopping throw-away plastics from polluting our oceans, powering more of our cities and states with clean energy like wind and solar power, and more. We are hiring for immediate positions as well as positions beginning August 2020. You should apply to work with us if you want to: Canvass and Raise Money Directors canvass three to four times a week Train new staff in the field Raise money Identify and activate members Educate the public on the issues Run the Office Oversee administrative functions related to campaign goals, staff management, fundraising and membership development, and general office management Ensure that funds raised and member information collected gets to the partner organizations Complete your staff’s payroll accurately and in a timely fashion Recruit, Train and Manage Staff Recruit, hire and manage a campaign staff of 10-40 canvassers Train staff on effective canvassing and campaigning techniques Run staff meetings and skills trainings Evaluate staff performance and give ongoing feedback Identify strong staff, teach them leadership skills and promote from within Meet the Goals for Your Campaign Reach or exceed your office’s fundraising and membership goals. Most offices have goals of educating 100,000 people, gathering 35,000 political actions, raising $250,000 and identifying 5,000 members each year. Qualifications We are looking for college graduates who have leadership experience and excellent communication skills, and who are willing to work hard to make lasting, positive change on important issues. Training We have an excellent training program—it’s one of the things for which we’re most widely recognized. All positions have a month-long initial training, most of which is spent working in an existing field office and getting hands-on training. After that, we follow up with a classroom-style training. Throughout the year, new and experienced canvass directors will participate in advanced trainings on staff management, canvassing, campaign strategy, media and public speaking. Locations We work on the campaigns and the issues that we think are the most pressing and set up our ground operations where we think we can make the biggest difference. We are running campaigns in CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, MA, ME, MD, MI, MN, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, TX, VA, WA, WI, and Washington, D.C. Pay and Benefits The target annual compensation for Field Office Directors is $28,000-$31,500 in the first year, depending on the position. The Fund offers a competitive benefits package. We also offer an excellent training program and opportunities for advancement. Things To Know When You Apply Fund for the Public Interest has a vision of a better future, a set of core values, and a strategic approach to making positive change. Visit https://fundforthepublicinterest.org/core-values.html for things you should know about our organization when you apply. Fund for the Public Interest is an equal opportunity employer. Los Angeles-based positions: Fund for the Public Interest will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.

BECOME AN ENVIRONMENT AMERICA FELLOW Environment America’s mission is to transform our ideas and imaginations into change that makes our world a greener and healthier place. We build support for clean, renewable energy. In just the past year, we helped convince California, New Mexico, Washington state and Maine to commit to 100 percent zero-carbon electricity. We campaign against pollution and climate change. We’ve won $250 million in penalties and actions from ExxonMobil and other polluting companies, and programs to reduce carbon pollution, from Colorado to Massachusetts. We protect wildlife and wild places. We won the nation’s first statewide bans on single-use plastic bags in California and single-use polystyrene foam in Maine. We do what it takes to turn public opinion and political momentum toward a greener, healthier world. If that’s what you want to do, visit jobs.EnvironmentAmerica.org. WHAT YOU’LL DO Build powerful coalitions: Reach out to small business owners, farmers, public health officials and others to demonstrate support for our policy goals Earn traditional media and social media attention: Organize news conferences and write opinion pieces. Build a following on Facebook and Twitter for your campaigns Lobby elected officials: Coordinate strategy with a champion in Congress. Make a convincing case to a legislator who is undecided on a particular vote. Work the “inside game” to complement our outside field operation, where most of our power is derived Research and write reports: Catalogue and analyze sources of carbon pollution in the U.S. Detail the success of the Clean Water Act in our reports. Help influence public debate and earn media attention for our cause Identify and cultivate donors: Reach out to foundations and major donors and ask them to fund our work to tackle global warming, promote clean energy, and protect our most spectacular natural areas Run a grassroots campaign office each summer during your fellowship: Hire and manage a staff of 20 canvassers. Raise money, build our organization and membership, and help win one of our key campaign Check out this interview with one of our current fellows on ProFellow to learn a bit more about the job: https://www.profellow.com/announcements/advocating-for-a-greener-world-the-environment-america-fellowship/ COMPENSATION & BENEFITS The target annual compensation for this position is $27,500 in the first year. Environment America offers a competitive benefits package. We also offer an excellent training program and opportunities for advancement. LOCATION We’re currently hiring for positions in multiple locations across the country. We accept applications on a rolling basis. Positions start in August 2020. Visit jobs.EnvironmentAmerica.org to see our immediate openings. HOW TO APPLY Please apply on our website . Environment America is part of The Public Interest Network—a group of organizations that share a vision of a better country, a set of core values, and a strategic approach to getting things done. Visit publicinterestnetwork.org to learn more. Environment America is an equal opportunity employer.