Archive for November, 2007
ORGANIZATION SUMMARY:
The McKnight Foundation is a private family foundation established in 1953 by William and Maude McKnight. The mission of the Foundation is to improve the quality of life for present and future generations through grantmaking, coalition-building, and encouragement of strategic policy reform. The Foundation organizes its work in six program areas—Children and Families, Region and Communities, Environment, Arts, International, and Research. The Foundation granted about $93 million in 2006.
JOB TITLE: Program Director - International Programs
LOCATION: Twin Cities Metro
SALARY: 105,600-112,000 TYPE: Full Time / 3 hours DEADLINE: 01/04/2008
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ORGANIZATION SUMMARY:
AFS Intercultural Programs is a volunteer-based multi-national, non-governmental organization dedicated to peace through the promotion of worldwide intercultural learning and living experiences primarily for high school students. AFS volunteers are instrumental to fulfilling the mission of the organization principally through local, community-based involvement in hosting, sending and fundraising programs.
JOB TITLE: Regional Hosting Coordinator
LOCATION: Twin Cities Metro
SALARY: $31,000 TYPE: Full Time / 35 hours DEADLINE: 12/14/2007
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The Microfinance Alliance would like to invite you to join us in a discussion with Viviana Salinas-Lanao from the Grameen Foundation (see foundation mission and bio below). Viviana will give an overview of what the Grameen Foundation is doing and share her experience, which includes work in the field as a microfinance practitioner.
When: Monday, November 19th, 12:30 - 1:30 PM (bring your own lunch!)
Where: University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management
321 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN
Room 1-147 (1st floor)
Questions contact 612.518.8156.
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Grameen Foundation’s mission is to empower the world’s poorest people to lift themselves out of poverty with dignity through access to financial services and to information. With tiny loans, financial services and technology, we help the poor, mostly women, start self-sustaining businesses to escape poverty. Founded in 1997 by a group of friends who were inspired by the work of Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, our global network of microfinance partners reaches over 4 million families in 25 countries.
Viviana Salinas-Lanao
Program Officer
Viviana Salinas Lanao manages the relationships with GF partners in Mexico, Honduras and the Dominican Republic. Viviana joined GF in July 2006 after graduating with an MBA degree from Harvard Business School. Prior to studying her MBA, Viviana worked at Citibank del Peru for over four years as a Credit Analyst and a Relationship Manager for the Corporate Bank division. She has a bachelor degree in business administration from the Universidad del Pacifico in Lima. Viviana also has previous work experience with microfinance in Latin America. She interned with FINCA Peru in 1998 and FINCA International in 2005. As a research intern with FINCA International, Viviana conducted an impact assessment of the FINCA affiliates in Nicaragua and Guatemala. In 2005, she served as a country leader for the Dominican Republic for the Global Microentrepreneurship Awards which is organized by the UNDP, Citigroup and several schools including Harvard Business School.
November 15th, 2007
Organization Summary: Global Volunteers is a private, non-profit, non-sectarian international human and economic development organization. Founded in 1984, Global Volunteers sends teams of short-term volunteers to work on long-term development projects in local communities on six continents. Based in St. Paul, MN – USA, Global Volunteers is in consultative status with the United Nations ECOSOC and partners with more than 200 local organizations worldwide. Focusing on community-driven development, Global Volunteers mission is to wage peace and promote justice through mutual international understanding.
Job Title: Volunteer Coordinator
Location: St. Paul area
Salary: $35,000 - Benefits: full medical and dental coverage, generous PTO, 403(b) available.
Type: F/T
Deadline: Open until filled
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Summary of position: This position exists to assist people who contact Global Volunteers by providing them oral and written information about Global Volunteers’ service programs and Philosophy of Service. The principle function is to facilitate a decision making process whereby prospective volunteers are able to make an informed commitment to participate on a Global Volunteers service program, both financially and physically. This is a challenging and very rewarding position whose specific responsibility is to recruit volunteers to participate on short-term service programs.
Continue Reading November 7th, 2007