Sunday, February 22, 2009

New YP Event Just Announced!

Please join us at Jimmy's No. 43 for a conversation on social entrepreneurship. Mark Disston, a recent Kiva fellow to Cambodia, will talk about his experiences in the field before opening up the discussion to the floor.


Details:
Tue, Mar 10
Drinks: 7:30-8pm
Presentation and Discussion: 8-9pm

Jimmy's No. 43
43 East 7th Street
NY, NY 10003

Please RSVP to ypacumen@gmail.com by Thu, Mar 5. Space is limited.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Acumen Fund Job Opening

Acumen Fund just posted a job that Sasha Dichter on the Acumen Fund Blog describes better than we ever could:

"...we're hiring for a Business Development Manager – Marketing. What does that mean? It means we're looking for a storyteller, a translator, and a listener, who at the same time is ready to roll up their sleeves with data and numbers and analytics. You might be a great blogger or an old-school marketer with lots of new tricks up your sleeves. But either way you bring off-the-charts passion, energy, commitment, and humility to this role.

Put another way, you're probably either a super-duper marketer who knows how to use online tools, or you're world-class with online tools and also have got some great marketing ideas. If you're neither of these things, this job probably isn't for you."

If you're interested or know someone who would be a great fit, learn how to apply at http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/328289-6.

Note: Applications are due Wednesday, March 4.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

The Blue Sweater

We're looking forward to reading Acumen Fund CEO Jacqueline Novogratz's personal memoir, The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World. The book follows her quest to understand global poverty and to find powerful new ways of tackling it.

Some exciting events related to The Blue Sweater are in the works for Young Professionals for Acumen Fund - check back soon for more details. (FYI, the book hits shelves on March 3.)

Acumen Fund Internship

Acumen Fund is looking for a skilled technology volunteer to be the Technology Analyst Intern. The intern will provide website and blog support, troubleshooting, and upgrades; core systems improvement; and general IT support.

For more information about the position and how to apply, please read the complete job description at:
http://www.acumenfund.org/uploads/assets/documents/Acumen%20Fund%20-%20Technology%20Analyst%20Intern_zeTiKw5s.pdf

Volunteer Opportunity

From Acumen Fund: We need your InDesign help! We have a few documents that need to be formatted before we can post them online. Since we already have a template, this should be really straightforward for anyone fluent in InDesign. Send an email to jwu@acumenfund.org if you're ready to volunteer a few hours of your time to a great cause.

Note: As of March 2, this volunteer position has been filled!

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Young Professionals for Acumen Fund