Location: Hartford, CT
Closing Date: Open until filled.

Clean Water Fund's Hartford, Connecticut office is hiring a full-time community clean energy lead organizer to help lead a team of organizers and volunteers seeking to create fundamental change in how we use energy starting at the grassroots level.

Clean Water Fund is a national non-profit research and education organization that promotes the public interest on issues relating to energy, water, waste, toxics and natural resources. CWF's top goals include building support for environmental health issues, and empowering citizens to create grassroots power and make democracy work.

Clean Water Fund and Clean Water Action will be hiring a full-time campaign and coalition coordinator to help lead a team of organizers and advocates seeking to create fundamental change in government policies on toxic chemicals. This staff person will coordinate the Coalition for a Safe & Healthy Connecticut, a growing alliance of citizens, health professionals, workers, environmental justice leaders, educators, scientists and faith communities working to replace toxic chemicals in everyday products and industry with safer solutions. CSHC is a national leader in the environmental health movement with a proven track record of passing cutting-edge chemical policy reforms including the most aggressive restrictions on BPA (bisphenol A) in food and beverage containers like baby bottles and infant formula cans.

Location: Washington, DC
Posting Date: June 09, 2010
Closing Date: Until filled

Clean Water Action/Clean Water Fund seeks an organizer for watershed restoration activities in the Anacostia watershed in Washington, DC and Maryland.

Clean Water Action is a national citizens' organization working for clean, safe and affordable water, prevention of health-threatening pollution, creation of environmentally-safe jobs and businesses, and empowerment of people to make democracy work.

Clean Water Fund organizes strong grassroots groups, coalitions and campaigns to protect our environment, health, economic well-being and community quality of life.

Primary duties include

• Provide organizing support to communities in Anacostia watershed, helping them develop and implement plans to address water quality problems;
• Recruit and train volunteers to assist with Anacostia watershed restoration activities;
• Participate in other issue campaigns in Maryland and the Chesapeake region as assigned by supervisor;
• Represent the organization in meetings and other events with allies and others;
• Research, write, design, produce and distribute flyers, fact sheets, reports and other written products;
• Assist with fundraising, administration, financial management;
• Manage lists, files and databases needed for work assignments;
• Perform other duties as directed by supervisors.

Clean Water Fund will be hiring a full-time community organizer to work in South Florida on its
campaigns supporting Everglades’ restoration, water quality, energy, and land use issues. This
organizer will help coordinate both the broad-based grassroots and policy aspects of our
campaigns.

Clean Water Fund is a national organization providing research, education, organizing, and
technical assistance to strengthen grassroots environmental efforts around the country. Clean
Water Fund promotes the public interest on issues related to water, natural resources, health, and
a healthy economy.

Clean Water Action is an organization of 1.2 million members working to empower people to take action to protect America's waters, build healthy communities and to make democracy work for all of us. For 36 years Clean Water Action has succeeded in winning some of the nation's most important environmental protections through grassroots organizing, expert policy research and political advocacy focused on holding elected officials accountable to the public.

Clean Water Action is looking for enthusiastic students or recent graduates who are willing to work hard advancing the goals of Clean Water Action in restoring the health of the Chesapeake Bay and the Anacostia River, engaging communities and building grassroots support.

Join our national team of Environmental Organizers!

Clean Water Action is Recruiting:

• Experienced & New Organizers
• Career, Seasonal & PT Positions
• Activists, Canvassers, Canvass Directors, Campaign Managers
• Volunteers to make a Difference in their Communities

Learn more about our Canvass opportunities.