Not sure if this was mentioned but this group also apparently supports the Keystone XL pipeline. (I don't see that listed in the list below… I also didn't see it in their nostalgic photo of immigrants on their front page)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/01/fwd-us-keystone-xl-mark-zuckerberg_n_3187705.html — Doug On May 6, 2013, at 9:31 PM, Yosem Companys wrote: > Interesting to see the type of positions for which FWD.us is hiring. You'd > think it'd be different from traditional lobbying, but no. > > YC > > > > ORGANIZER > > Reports to: Organizing Director > > Type: Full time > > > Location: San Francisco/Silicon Valley > > FWD.us is an advocacy organization created to help organize the broader tech > community to promote a bipartisan policy agenda – including comprehensive > immigration reform, education reform, and support for scientific research – > that will boost the knowledge economy to ensure more jobs, innovation and > investment, now and in the future. The organization is backed by a diverse > group of leading innovators, job creators, and business owners from the tech > sector dedicated to keeping the U.S. at the forefront of global > competitiveness. > > Responsible for leading our campaign efforts on the ground, the organizer > will work with the digital, communications, and policy team to: build a > political infrastructure of supporters with clearly defined layers of > volunteer leadership, create innovative programs that allow the tech > community to directly engage with the political process both online and > offline, organize public events with high-level surrogates, and serve as the > face of FWD.us in the community. This position is based in San Francisco. > > Work experience: > > > Minimum of 2 cycles of field experience on either issue or electoral > campaigns. > > Skills: > > > Strong organizing, writing and verbal skills > Highly detail-oriented > Creative and aggressive in pursuing organizing opportunities > Works well in a fast-paced environment and able to multi-task without > sacrificing quality of work > Strong public speaker and trainer > Ability to represent FWD.us to a variety of allies and audiences > Ability to manage high-level relationships > Experience planning and executing events of all sizes > Understanding of immigration and education policy issues and their potential > to engage the public > Ability and willingness to travel > > To apply: > > > Please email your resume and cover letter to [email protected] with the subject > line "YOUR NAME – Organizer Silicon Valley." > > ------ > > ORGANIZER > > Reports to: Organizing Director > > Type: Full time > > > Location: New York > > FWD.us is an advocacy organization created to help organize the broader tech > community to promote a bipartisan policy agenda – including comprehensive > immigration reform, education reform, and support for scientific research – > that will boost the knowledge economy to ensure more jobs, innovation and > investment, now and in the future. The organization is backed by a diverse > group of leading innovators, job creators, and business owners from the tech > sector dedicated to keeping the U.S. at the forefront of global > competitiveness. > > Responsible for leading our campaign efforts on the ground, the organizer > will work with the digital, communications, and policy team to: build a > political infrastructure of supporters with clearly defined layers of > volunteer leadership, create innovative programs that allow the tech > community to directly engage with the political process both online and > offline, organize public events often with high-level surrogates, and serve > as the face of FWD.us in the community. This position is based in New York > City. > > Work experience: > > > Minimum of 2 cycles of field experience on either issue or electoral > campaigns. > > Skills: > > > Strong organizing, writing and verbal skills > Highly detail-oriented > Creative and aggressive in pursuing organizing opportunities > Works well in a fast-paced environment and able to multi-task without > sacrificing quality of work > Strong public speaker and trainer > Ability to represent FWD.us to a variety of allies and audiences > Ability to manage high-level relationships > Experience planning and executing events of all sizes > Understanding of immigration and education policy issues and their potential > to engage the public > Ability and willingness to travel > > To apply: > > > Please email your resume and cover letter to [email protected] with the subject > line "YOUR NAME – Organizer New York." > -- > Too many emails? 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