Executive Director

Employer: National Employment Law Project
Salary: Commensurate with experience
City: New York
State: NY
Zip: 10038Country: USA
Email: nelp-ed@nonprofitprofessionals.com
URL:http://www.NonprofitProfessionals.com/searches/nelp-ed.htm
Description: The National Employment Law Project delivers on the nationâ?Ts promise of economic opportunity, taking on the growing challenges now faced by most working people to support their families with good jobs and strong worker protections. NELP works to address the increasing economic risk facing today's workforce as middle class jobs deteriorate, and to confront increasingly substandard working conditions in the growing low-wage sectors left behind. NELP has played a leading role in promoting state and national networks where unions and community groups have successfully advocated for worker rights protections and a progressive economic security agenda. NE! LP now seeks a seasoned and charismatic leader to build on the organization's significant strengths and position the organization to further expand its impact nationally and in the states.

The National Employment Law Project: The National Employment Law Project (NELP) has advocated for nearly 40 years on behalf of low-wage workers, the poor, the unemployed and other groups that face significant barriers to employment and government systems of support. To continue impacting the lives of working Americans, NELP is committed to growth and expansion. During this structured time of growth, NELP is committed to four major programmatic priorities: improving job quality for low-wage and immigrant workers, modernizing the nation's economic security system, removing unfair barriers to employment and fighting for good job opportunities. NELP is headquartered in New York City, with offices in the Midwest, West Coast and Washington, DC.

Field Organizer

Employer: Nevada for Health Care, SEIU
Salary: 2000 a month, plus benefits
Address: 3785 E. Sunset Rd
City: Las Vegas
State: NV
Zip: 89120
Email: samantha@imahealthcarevoter.org
URL: http://www.nvforhealthcare.org
Description: Nevada for Health Care, a
project of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), is a non-partisan organization that is uniting working families, small business owners, seniors, health care workers, community leaders, policy makers, and voters to win common-sense solutions that increase access to reliable, affordable health care coverage for everyone. Nevada for Health Care is a part of Americans for Health Care.

Nevada for Health Care is looking for motivated, organized, and dedicated Field Organizers to work on a grassroots educational campaign to raise the national voice on health care around the early presidential caucuses in Nevada. Field staff will sign-up and organize \"Health Care Voters\" to elevate the issue of health care in the presidential caucuses and to help educate presidential candidates and voters on the importance of national health care reform.

Job begins September 2007; headquarters location in Las Vegas with travel throughout the state. Job guaranteed through the Nevada presidential caucuses with possible extension through the general election and beyond.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

* Help execute plan to educate voters and presidential candidates on health care issues, including candidate shadowing, phone banking, canvassing, and get out the vote activities with Health Care Voters in the caucuses.
*Assist in organizing and implementing field activities and events, as well as engage volunteers in various parts of the region.
* Meet aggressive Health Care Voter outreach and volunteer recruitment goals.
*Motivate Health Care Voters to participate in actions, presidential candidate events, press conferences, rallies, etc.

Field Organizer

Employer: Americans for Health Care / SEIU
Salary: Commensurate with experience
Address: 3785 E. Sunset Rd
City: Las Vegas
State: NV
Zip: 89120Country: USA
Phone: 7029205914
Email: samantha@imahealthcarevoter.org
URL: http://www.nvforhealthcare.org
Description: Nevada for Health Care, a project of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), is a non-partisan organization that is uniting working families, small business owners, seniors, health care workers, community leaders, and policy makers to win common-sense solutions that increase access to reliable, affordable health care coverage for everyone. Nevada for Health Care is a part of Americans for Health Care.

Position Description: Field Organizer

Nevada for Health Care is looking motivated, organized, and dedicated organizers to work on a grassroots educational campaign to raise the national voice on health care around the early presidential caucuses in Nevada. Field staff will sign-up and organize \"health care voters\" to elevate the issue of health care in the presidential caucuses and to help educate presidential candidates on the importance of national health care reform.

Job begins July 2007; headquarters location in Las Vegas with some travel throughout the state.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

* Help execute plan to educate voters and presidential candidates on health care issues, including candidate shadowing, canvassing and get out the vote with health care voters in the caucuses.
* Assist in organizing and implementing field activities and events, as well as engage volunteers in various parts of the region. â?¢ Meet aggressive health care voter outreach and volunteer recruitment goals.
*Motivate health care voters to participate in actions, press
conferences, rallies, etc. on specific health care issues.