Volunteer Coordinator
Organization: Global Volunteers
Category: Public Relations and Marketing
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.
Continue Reading May 13th, 2008
Midwest International NGO Network (MINN) invites you to it’s 3rd Annual Power Presentations.
International NGO leaders sharing the newest initiatives that their organizations are undertaking, the challenges they are encountering…and the ways that they are achieving success.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
5:30-7:30 PM (program starts at 6:00 PM)
American Refugee Committee
(located in Loring Park Office Building)
430 Oak Grove Street, Suite 204
Minneapolis, MN
Join us as we hear from:
Matt Muraski, Global Operations Director, Feed My Starving Children
R. Dennis Olson, Senior Policy Analyst, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
LuAnn Werner, Office Manager, Lutheran Partners in Global Ministry
All are welcome. Please circulate this invitation to your colleagues.
If you plan to attend please RSVP with Bianca Morales Egan at bmoralesegan@CVT.ORG .
Parking: Street parking and meters are available. Also, parking is available east and across the street from the Loring Park Office Building. The lot is accessible from Oak Grove Street—look for the balloons marking the parking lot entrance.
April 13th, 2008
On April 4, the Minnesota International Center and Americans for UNFPA will screen the documentary film Motherland Afghanistan at the Humphrey Insitute of Public Affairs, followed by a panel discussion featuring the filmmaker Sedika Mojadidi and Americans for UNFPA President, Anika Rahman. A reception (complimentary hors d’oeuvres and soft drinks) prior to the screening.
Continue Reading March 19th, 2008
The Minnesota Council of Nonprofits has a unique opportunity through the Strategic Connector Nonprofit Leadership Institute to help build those leadership qualities that will help move you and your organization into a stronger leadership position.
The Strategic Connector Nonprofit Leadership Institute is uniquely designed for individuals working in nonprofit organizations ready to take the next step to increasing their leadership skills, policy influence and community connections.
Applications are available online and will be accepted through Friday April 25. There are also several scholarship opportunities available.
If you are an outstanding individual who is highly motivated with a deep commitment to strengthening nonprofit organizations, please consider applying for this unique nonprofit leadership opportunity. Not for you? Please consider encouraging other nonprofit leaders, in your organization or in another organization, to apply.
MCN will offer two Free Informational Sessions for those interested in learning more about the Strategic Connector Nonprofit Leadership Institute. These sessions are free, but you must RSVP to bao@mncn.org.
* Monday, March 24, 4-5 p.m., Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, 2314 University Ave W, St. Paul
* Thursday, April 3, 2-3 p.m., Webinar - login from any computer with internet access and phone nearby!
If you are interested in learning more about MCN’s Strategic Connector Leadership Institute, the application and selection process or scholarship availability, please contact bao@mncn.org or 651-642-1904 ext. 245.
March 19th, 2008
The 13th Annual International Women’s Day Celebration will be held on Saturday, March 15th from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Coffman Memorial Union at the University of Minnesota. The event is free and open to the public. This year’s theme is Women Leading for Global Justice.
Keynote speaker Robin Morgan will present “Global Feminisms – The Politics of the 21st Century.” Ms. Morgan is an award-winning poet, novelist, political theorist, feminist activist, journalist, editor, and best-selling author of books such as Sisterhood Is Powerful and Sisterhood Is Global. In addition to a keynote speaker, there will be a plenary panel, “Women and Indigenous Communities: The Struggle for Human Rights.” Panelists are Senator Mee Moua, Teresa Ortiz, and Laura Waterman Wittstock. Senator Amy Klobuchar is also expected to make an afternoon appearance.
Continue Reading March 11th, 2008
March 12, 2008 @ Open Book
1011 Washington Ave. South. Minneapolis, Minnesota
10:00 AM- 12:30 PM
This dialogue will be a discussion among Twin Cities community members about how to effectively engage in ethical and sustainable microcredit work. This discussion will be centered on three projects seeking to develop alternative microfinance models. First, Kasia Paprocki and Jason Cons will share the Goldin Institute’s findings and recommendations from our extended research work on understanding microcredit from the perspectives of recipients. We will focus directly on our recent research in rural areas in Banglaldesh. Second, Joe Selvaggio will discuss his innovative MicroGrants program, which provides grants of $1000 to poor people with potential to help them acquire the necessary assets to make new starts or begin new entrepreneurial ventures. Third, Chingwell Mutombu will discuss her work with the First Step Initiative, which has initiated a microcredit program in DR Congo that emphasizes the creation of market linkages to ensure markets for recipients’ entrepreneurial ventures. After these brief presentations we will engage in a round-table discussion with attendees about the need and strategies for providing ethical and sustainable microcredit programming and engage in a debate about how both donor communities and programs can cooperatively create such programs.
Please RSVP to kasia@goldininstitute.org or call 312.951.1691; or contact us to learn more about this event or the Goldin Institute’s Improving Microcredit Project.
Continue Reading March 5th, 2008
Midwest International NGO Network (MINN) invites you to the Winter Happy Hour Event at…
View Restaurant & Bar
(Near Calhoun Beach Club)
2730 West Lake Street
Minneapolis, MN 55416
612-920-5000
Thursday, February 21, 2008
5:30-7:30 PM
MINN’s quarterly social get-togethers are a great time to network with other people interested or employed in the international humanitarian and aid fields. 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!
All are welcome! Please circulate this invitation to your colleagues and friends.
THE VIEW RESTAURANT & BAR OFFERS PATRONS FREE CONVENIENT UNDERGROUND PARKING AT THE THOMAS AVENUE RAMP
DIRECTIONS
From the South:
1) Take Interstate I-35W Northbound.
2) Take the 31st Street exit (Exit 15) to Lake Street (continue straight through first stoplights)
3) Turn Left at East Lake Street
4) Continue down Lake Street for approximately three miles to 2730 West Lake Street.
5) Turn Right at Thomas Ave. to park within the Calhoun Beach Club underground parking
From the West /North:
1) Take I-394 or I-94/694 to Highway 100
2) Take Highway 100 Southbound
3) Continue on Highway 100 Southbound and take Cty. Rd. 25 exit
4) Stay right on Highway 7 Eastbound
5) Continue on Highway 7 Eastbound to West Lake Street
6) Turn Left at Thomas Ave. to park within the Calhoun Beach Club underground parking
From the East:
1) Take I-94 Westbound towards St. Paul
2) Take the Lyndale Ave exit (Exit 231B)
3) Stay left at Hennepin Ave. S.
4) Continue straight on Hennepin Ave. S.
5) Turn Right on Lagoon Ave
6) Continue straight on Lagoon Ave to West Lake Street.
7) Turn Right at Thomas Ave. to park within the Calhoun Beach Club underground parking
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 experiences and best practices.
January 23rd, 2008
This newly created position will manage quality, data, and all operational processes required to produce quality food products. Performs audits of facilities, offsite packing events, and vendor locations to ensure conformance to established processes and specifications. Commitment to support the Christian mission and goals of Feed My Starving Children. Works out of the Eagan, Minnesota location
Continue Reading January 16th, 2008
1. Manage all procurement activities including vendor assessment, negotiations, and contracts. Develop and manage a preferred vendor process, ensuring accountability, quality, and complaint resolution.
2. Complete and execute materials requirement planning at the site and enterprise level.
3. Direct procurement activities.
4. Manage all site and mobile packing inventories. Ensure that appropriate levels of inventories are accurately maintained.
5. Collaborate with development personnel to secure gift-in-kind material donations and discounts.
6. Manage and coordinate all domestic freight operations. This includes in bound freight and all offsite packing operations. Coordination of international outbound shipments will be as required.
7. Assist the Director of Operations in developing strategies and tactics that improve operations across the entire supply chain as it relates to the production and distribution of FMSC food.
8. Supervise procurement and warehouse personnel as assigned.
9. Perform additional duties as required.
Continue Reading January 16th, 2008
ORGANIZATION SUMMARY:
Lutheran Partners in Global Ministry (LPGM) is a mission advocacy organization that connects individuals and congregations with global mission opportunities. Based on partnership concepts of both giving and receiving, Lutheran Partners encourages people to grow in faith and witness by expanding their world. LPGM works with congregations in global mission education and advocacy, partners with existing churches and organizations throughout the world in worthwhile, dynamic and meaningful projects and exposes individuals directly to mission through travel and relationship building. LPGM’s largest project is a child sponsorship program with 1900 children sponsored in India. Currently we also have projects in Argentina and the Central African Republic.
Continue Reading January 16th, 2008
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