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RedCeltic
4th December 2003, 02:14
I recieved this information in an e-mail... I'm not currently looking for work or I would jump at this oppertunity. If you or someone you know is looking for something, and can fit the job discription, this is a good oppertunity to help abolish the prison system!

>POSITION AVAILABLE:
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>Part-Time Development Coordinator with the Prison Moratorium Project
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>Prison Moratorium Project: Core Beliefs and Principles
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>. We believe that imprisonment is not the solution and that
>prisons cannot work
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>. We believe that we must change how we perceive crime and
>punishment in order to achieve meaningful justice
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>. We believe that justice and safety are not served by
>imprisonment but by investing in education, housing, health care, jobs,
>mental health, and programs that respond to social and economic needs
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>. We believe in the right of communities targeted by the criminal
>justice system to become agents, not subjects, of change in their own
>lives
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>. We believe that where there is social and political will to
>make human livelihood a priority, there is no need for prisons
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>Job Description
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>Development Coordinator
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>Prison Moratorium Project seeks a part-time Development Coordinator to
>assist with creating a development plan for the next 1-2 years. The
>Coordinator will work closely with the Co-Directors and other PMP staff
>members to set fundraising goals, implement individual donor cultivation
>systems, write grant proposals and plan fundraising events for the
>upcoming year.
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>This position is projected to begin in mid-January 2004 with the
>possibility of full-time hire, dependent upon performance and available
>funding.
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>The Development Coordinator will be responsible for the following
>elements of fundraising plan development and implementation:
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>Responsibilities
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>Fundraising Plan Development
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>. Assessing and evaluating current fundraising efforts; making
>recommendations for improvement
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>. Working with staff to set fundraising goals for FY2004 and
>FY2005, including: monetary goals, number of total donors, number of
>new donors, and number of upgraded donors;
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>. Developing internal proposals for new fundraising events in
>FY2004 and FY2005
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>. Conducting a thorough survey of available foundation funding
>and preparing an assessment of potential funders
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>. Assessing the No More Prisons Experience program, PMP's chief
>introduction program for potential donors
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>. Reviewing all development materials and recommending
>modifications
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>Fundraising Plan Implementation
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>. Assisting Co-Directors in timely development and submission of
>foundation proposals and reports
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>. Conducting prospect research to broaden pool of available
>foundation funding
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>. Handling outreach and logistical coordination for No More
>Prisons Experience sessions.
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>. Working with Education Coordinator and Technology and Arts
>Organizer to make necessary changes to development and outreach
>materials
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>. Maintaining development area of office to ensure ready access
>to information
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>Qualifications
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>. Knowledge of and connection to the NYC fundraising and
>organizing communities
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>. Commitment to the basic political principles and mission of the
>Prison Moratorium Project
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>. 1-2 years of development experience, preferably with a social
>justice nonprofit and desire to learn more about fundraising in a
>grassroots social justice context
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>. Detail-oriented
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>. Excellent writing and communication skills
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>. Excellent time management skills
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>. Proficiency with Microsoft Office and its associated
>applications
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>Compensation
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>$17,500/year for part-time schedule
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>Deadline
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>January 2, 2004
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>How to Apply
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>Please send your resume, cover letter, and a brief writing sample by
>e-mail or regular mail to (e-mail is strongly preferred):
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>[note: please send your application to BOTH co-directors]
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>Kate Rhee, Co-Director
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>Blu Cantagallo, Co-Director
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>Prison Moratorium Project
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>ATTN: Development Coordinator Search
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>388 Atlantic Avenue, 3rd Floor
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>Brooklyn, NY 11217
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> <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]
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> <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]

RedCeltic
4th December 2003, 15:28
The Bard College Prison Initiative presents:
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> The Bard Prison Symposium 2003
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> December 4-5
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>Two days of discussion on the state of American criminal justice
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>All events are free and open to the public. All events are at Bard College
>in
>Annandale-On-Hudson, NY
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> Schedule of Events
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>Thursday, Dec. 4th:
>- Life After Prison: Former prisoners Mark Graham and Jevon McDuffie of
>Exodus, and Sandra Powell and Adria Rodriguez of Fortune Society will
>discuss the difficulties facing former prisoners returning to general
>society.
>6 pm, Olin 102
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>- A Sentence of Their Own, film screening “chronicles one family&#39;s annual
>pilgrimage to a New Hampshire State Prison and reveals the damaging
>impact
>incarceration has on families.”*
>Followed by a discussion with director Edgar A. Barens. 9 pm, Weis
>Cinema
>*(http://www.asentenceoftheirown.com)
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>Friday, Dec. 5th:
>- College & Prison: Panel discussion on the role of colleges - past and
>present - within NY State prisons. W/two former prisoners who obtained
>post-secondary degrees while incarcerated, Mika’il DeVeaux and David
>Hernandez, BPI volunteer Stephanie Staab, Professor Geoff Sanborn, and
>BPI founder Max Kenner. 1 pm, Olin 102
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>- The Juvenile Justice Project: A report on the increasingly punitive and
>harsh responses to youths in the juvenile justice system. W/Mishi Faruqee,
>Director, Juvenile Justice Project of the Correctional Association. 3:00
>pm,
>Campus Center Conference Room
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>- Insights and Reflections: Reading by Bard students on the prison system.
>4:30, Campus Center Conference Room
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> - 900 Women: Film screening, Laleh Khadivi’s film on the Louisiana
>Correctional Institute.
>8pm, Weis Cinema
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