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About the Role
About You
- Basic understanding of politics and international development.
- Highly organized with the ability to prioritize multiple functions and tasks.
- Strong team player that loves to bring new ideas to the table.
- Ability to demonstrate frequent independent judgment with decisiveness.
- Excellent overall communication skills (oral, written, presentation).
Benefits
- Opportunity to make a significant impact on global poverty reduction.
- Gain experience in advocacy and community mobilization.
- Flexible hours (4-6 hours per week) and the ability to choose your start month.
The Borgen Project believes that leaders of the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global poverty. The 501 (c) (3) nonprofit is an innovative, national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign policy. Trademarks: The Borgen Project is known for being tech savvy, nonpartisan, secular and having access to congressional leaders on a national level. The Borgen Project also meets with representatives from G8 nations. How The Borgen Project operates: • Advocate: We meet with U.S. leaders to secure their support for crucial poverty reduction legislation. • Mobilize: We mobilize people across the globe behind efforts to make poverty a political priority. • Educate: We teach basic advocacy skills that empower citizens to communicate with their government. • Issue Messaging: We build awareness of global issues and innovations in poverty-reduction. IRS Employer Identification Number: EIN 20-0536470. The Borgen Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and donations are tax-deductible. Formed: 2003 Headquarters: Seattle, WA