Company: Grand Aspirations
Location: Johnson City, TN
Application Deadline: April 14, 2013
Position: Full-time, Paid
Timeframe: 06/01/13 — 09/01/13 (Flexible)
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Description
Grand Aspirations’ mission is to empower, connect, and support youth leaders as they create innovative, self-sustaining, and inter-dependent initiatives that systemically integrate climate and energy solutions, economic security, and social justice.
Every summer, youth gather in communities across the nation for the Summer of Solutions – a training ground for its participants and a launching pad for the Solutionary vision. With the support of local partnerships and a national network of fellow solutionaries, participants create self-sustaining projects that have a direct impact on their communities and that serve as models for others to build on.
There are 16 programs this summer across country, plus one in Bulgaria!
Read more about the program in your city at our website (www.grandaspirations.org) or at the Solutionaries Blog (http://www.solutionaries.net/)
Responsibilities
During the Summer of Solutions, you will receive training in community organizing and sustainable community development techniques. You will use these skills to demonstrate the promise of energy efficiency, community-based energy, green industry, local food production, and/or smart design as described in the locations you choose. Beyond the concrete skills you learn, Summer of Solutions will be a really fun community-based experience. It is a great chance to grow with, learn from, and work with other incredible young people and community leaders who are building a better future. Most programs run through the months of June, July, and August though there is variation location to location.
Read more about what the program in your city doing on our website: www.grandaspirations.org.
Requirements
You can participate in the Summer of Solutions at two different levels, both of which use our online application:
1. Full-time participant - If Summer of Solutions will be your focus for the summer, and you’ll work intensively day-to-day with a team of other leaders. Full-time participants are accountable for regular participation and mutually-defined responsibilities and leadership roles. You’ll live near other participants and participate in mentorship, project management, and team innovation. We will work with those who apply as full-time participants to figure out how to make the summer adequately rewarding for you.
2. Part-time participant - If you’ll also have another commitment that will take up a lot of your time this summer- either you’ll only be in the program location for part of the summer or you’ll only be available on a part-time basis throughout the summer.
YOU MUST APPLY ONLINE AT http://bit.ly/12f6BJE. Applications submitted through here may not be considered!
