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
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ORGANIZATION: The Center for Victims of Torture
CATEGORY: Public Relation and Marketing
ORGANIZATION SUMMARY:
The Center for Victims of Torture exists to heal the wounds of torture on individuals, their families, and their communities and to stop torture worldwide. We work locally, nationally and internationally to build healing communities where torture survivors feel welcomed, protected and healed.
Continue Reading October 29th, 2007
Midwest International NGO Network (MINN) invites you to a…
Social Networking “Happy Hour”
Thursday, October 11, 2007
5:30-7:30 PM
The Acadia Café
1931 Nicollet Avenue South
(Corner of Franklin and Nicollet)
Minneapolis, MN
Convenient and Free Parking Options
#1) Plymouth Congregational Church Parking Lot
1900 Nicollet Ave
(Across the street from Acadia Café)
Free parking after 6 pm
#2) Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy Parking Lot
2105 1st Ave S
Parking is available in the alley behind the IATP buildings
(One block east of Nicollet and one block south of Franklin)
Free parking after 5:30 pm
#3) On-Street parking
Free street parking is available 150 feet north of the café on the East Side of Nicollet Avenue.
These quarterly get-togethers are a great time to network with other people interested or employed in the international humanitarian and aid fields in the area. If you want to socialize in a casual environment, you do not want to miss this event. If you have previously attended a MINN Happy Hour, we encourage you to join us again!
September 13th, 2007
Business people, policy makers and NGOs active in Africa will be gathering at the University of Minnesota on October 4-5, 2007 for an international conference on trade and investment opportunities in Africa. On Saturday October 5, in conjunction with the conference, “African Day at the Mall” will be celebrated at the Mall of America. There will be music, poetry, fashion, drumming and African headgear demonstrations. Limited display tables are currently available at highly discounted rates. To learn more about the summit and the activities at the Mall of America CLICK HERE.
September 13th, 2007
MINN member organization American Refugee Committee (ARC) invites you to participate in the variety of events occurring in conjunction with Minnesota Human Rights Week.
“A Refugee Camp in the Heart of the City: Minneapolis” is an outdoor educational exhibit consisting of actual structures and materials you would find in a real refugee camp. This exhibit is sponsored by Doctors without Borders/MSF in Loring Park in Minneapolis and is open from September 27th through September 29th.
On October 3rd, ARC and the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis present a Brownbag Lunch on: Using Video as a Tool to Empower Survivors of Gender-Based Violence. Connie Kamara, ARC Senior Technical Advisor for Global Health, will talk about the different approaches taken to advance women’s health through a human rights approach. Kamara - recently returned from Darfur, Sudan - will highlight community-based video and show footage from ARC’s internationally-recognized participatory video project “Through Our Eyes”. To learn more about this event and others during Minnesota Human Rights Week CLICK HERE.
September 13th, 2007
Minnesota’s Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy invites you to attend Lessons from NAFTA. Join North American researchers, policymakers and activists to review the North American Free Trade Agreement’s past and exchange ideas on building a new fair trade agenda. For more information on this conference CLICK HERE.
September 13th, 2007
Midwest International NGO Network (MINN) Educational Committee
Presents
Keys for Working Successfully Outside your Culture
What I’ve Learned and Mistakes I’ve Made
With International Consultant Michael Groh
Join MINN’s Education Committee as we hear from Michael Groh, an independent consultant with decades of experience working with NGOs in North America, Eastern Europe and the Balkans, as well as with new immigrant and refugee populations in the US. Groh specializes in strategic planning, organizational capacity building and resource development. His past clients include the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, Whitney Foundation, Center for Fair Elections and Democracy (Serbia), Creating Effective Grassroots Alternatives Foundation (Bulgaria), National Center for Appropriate Technology, Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Network, Minnesota Environmental Partnership, A.H. Wilder Foundation and the McKnight Foundation.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
5:30-7:00 PM (program starts at 6:00 PM)
American Refugee Committee
430 Oak Grove Street
Suite 204
Minneapolis, MN 55403 USA
(612) 872-7060
Light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to Bistra Zheleva at bistra@childrensheartlink.org or 952-928-4860 x 11. All are welcome! Please circulate this invitation to your colleagues and other interested parties.
This event is brought to you by the Midwest International Nongovernmental Organization Network (MINN). MINN’s mission is to provide an open environment for international practitioners to network and exchange professional experience and best practices.
August 17th, 2007
Field Visits: Perspectives from ARC’s Field Programs: Rwanda
Featuring: Louise Ruhr, ARC volunteer
Totebags. Lotions. Vegetables. Eucalyptus trees. These are a few of the many items that Congolese refugees have learned to produce and sell in ARC’s camps in Rwanda.
ARC Volunteer Louise Ruhr helped develop a business skills training program that’s giving more than 2,000 refugees the tools to build a better future for themselves. Please join us to hear about the struggles and successes of these entrepreneurs.
DETAILS:
WHEN: Wednesday, August 15, 2007; 12:00-1:00 PM
WHERE: American Refugee Committee (ARC) Headquarters, 430 Oak Grove Street, Suite 204, Minneapolis. ARC’s office is located in the Loring Park Office Building–see map here
**RSVP REQUIRED: call Beth Schmieg at 612-607-6485 or email rsvp@archq.org
ARC’s Field Visits provide an inside look at ARC’s activities and programs around the world. To learn more about ARC, please visit www.ARCrelief.org.
PARKING IS LIMITED: Please plan to arrive early, as parking is limited. Additional parking is available up the hill from the ARC office at 1730 Clifton Place (look for the balloons marking the parking lot entrance). See map here for parking lot location
More information about the August 15 Field Visits event can be found here
If you have a minute, you can also view a photo album of ARC entrepreneurs here
Hope to see you there!
August 10th, 2007
Midwest International NGO Network (MINN)
Invites you to the…
MINN Summer Social
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
5:30-7:30 PM
The Chatter Box Pub in St. Paul
800 Cleveland Avenue South
Saint Paul, MN
(651) 699-1154
All are welcome! Please circulate this invitation to your colleagues.
This event is brought to you by the Midwest International NGO Network (MINN). MINN’s mission is to provide an open environment for international practitioners to network and exchange professional experience and best practices.
July 5th, 2007
American Refugee Committee International - Darfur Program
Title: Volunteer Administration and Human Resources Officer
Location: Khartoum, Sudan
Reports to: Country Director
Supervises: Liaison Officers, Receptionist/Secretary
Duration: This is a full time, six month position with a possibility of an extension.
ARC Sudan implements emergency response and rehabilitation activities in South Darfur in the areas of primary health care (including reproductive health and nutrition), water/sanitation, education and livelihoods.
The Volunteer Administration and Human Resource Officer will be based in Khartoum and will oversee all administrative and human resources activities for Khartoum and South Darfur. This position will report directly to the Country Director and will receive technical support and guidance from the Financial Comptroller and Head of Field Missions. This is a temporary post to recruit, strengthen the capacity of a national Administration and Human Resources Manager and hand over.
ARC will provide plane fare, housing, and a small cash stipend for food and miscellaneous expenses. Volunteer must provide their own health insurance.
Continue Reading June 26th, 2007
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