In 2011, the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame launched the Ella T. Grasso Leadership in Action Grant Program*, designed to honor the late Governor Ella Tambussi Grasso and her lifetime of public service and civic engagement. Believing that there is no better way to learn leadership skills than by developing and implementing a project plan…
Apply to Blueprint Denver
The Blueprint Schools Network is seeking passionate, qualified individuals to apply for our Fellowship Program operating in Denver, St. Louis, and Boston for the 2014/2015 school year! As a Blueprint Fellow, you’ll be taking part in a national movement to promote educational equity and improve life outcomes for students. Our Fellows are the foundation for the high-dosage daily…
Wheeli Gaming Day at Wesleyan (4/18)
Wheeli Gaming Day Friday, April 18 Usdan Multi-Purpose Room 2-5p This just in from Jean-Pierre Adechi ’10 — founder of Wheeli (http://www.wheeli.us/), Touche de Finesse (tdfcatering.com), Authorized Dealer Films (adfnyc.com), and the Alphabet City Dolly Film Festival (abcdfilmfestival.com) — and his student team at Wesleyan: Wheeli, the college carpooling app started by Wes alum Jean-Pierre Adéchi…
Foodshare Walk Against Hunger (5/4)
Consider participating in the Foodshare Walk Against Hunger with other Wesleyan folks and Middletown residents. This walk will directly benefit St. Vincent De Paul’s soup kitchen and the Amazing Grace Food Pantry in Middletown as they’ll be able to keep 80% of the profits earned. You can join the already established Wesleyan group, donate to a team…
This Week at the Career Center: Hatua Likoni, Brighter Dawns, College of Charleston, and more
Intern, Office of Sustainability at the College of Charleston: Created in the fall of 2011, the Office of Sustainability at the College of Charleston is comprised of undergraduate and graduate interns working under the direction of full time office staff. This position requires working with campus associates as well as other community members to further building and strengthening…
Middletown Potluck: Interfaith and Anti-Oppression Dinner (4/17)
Intern with 1% for the Planet
1% for the Planet (1%) exists to build and support an alliance of businesses financially committed to creating a healthy planet. Launched in 2002 by Yvon Chouinard (Patagonia, Inc.) and Craig Mathews (Blue Ribbon Flies), 1% is a growing, global network of companies that give at least 1% of their annual sales to nonprofit organizations…
Become a Wild Gift Fellow (7/15)
Every year, The Wild Gift recruits a new class of talented social entrepreneurs, ages 21-35, to its Network of Fellows. Successful applicants are talented visionaries committed to and capable of bringing about urgently needed change to better our world. If selected to join the Network, you will receive The Wild Gift, which consists of: a deep wilderness trek…
CT Mirror’s “Small State, Big Debate: Inequality” (4/29)
Small State, Big Debate: Inequality Tuesday, April 29 University of Hartford The Connecticut Mirror, the state’s award-winning, nonprofit public policy news organization, will hold its first statewide event, “Small State, Big Debate: Inequality,” on Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at the University of Hartford. As one of the most nonpartisan, nonideological news organizations in the country…
Immigrant Justice Corps’ Community Fellowship Program
For the first time ever, the Immigrant Justice Corps is recruiting post-graduate fellows to work with immigration law in New York City! Brought to us by Sarah Deri Oshiro ’04, this opportunity is perfect for graduating seniors interested in working with law and immigrant populations. Announced & Accepting Applications for 2014 The Immigrant Justice Corps…