TakingITGlobal is looking for volunteer interns to work in our Toronto office next year! Have a look at the opportunities below – and please forward on to any friends or colleagues you think might be interested.

TakingITGlobal’s mission is to empower youth to understand and act on the world’s greatest challenges. As a registered charity in Canada and the US, our key strategic initiatives include:

- providing a virtual space (www.tigweb.org) for cross-cultural expression, dialogue, networking and collaboration among youth
- supporting youth action and understanding around global issues
- developing meaningful, interactive, global education experiences
- facilitating the development of local initiatives, multilingualism and skills training

Want to know more about the internship program at TakingITGlobal? Check out our intern video here: http://www.tigurl.org/internvid

We’re looking for volunteer interns to fill the following positions:

1: TIGed Marketing and Promotions
For more details: http://opps.tigweb.org/10033

2: Communications Coordinator
For more details: http://opps.tigweb.org/10005

3: Online Community Animator
For more details: http://opps.tigweb.org/10017

4: Education Assistant (Sprout E-course)
For more details: http://opps.tigweb.org/10027

5: Global Encounters Educational Animator
For more details: http://opps.tigweb.org/10035

6: Multilingual Volunteer Management Assistant
For more details: http://opps.tigweb.org/10013

7: Office and Bookkeeping Assistant
For more details: http://opps.tigweb.org/10019

8: TIGed Program Assistant
For more details: http://opps.tigweb.org/10029

9: Research Assistant
For more details: http://opps.tigweb.org/9999

10: Online Community Communications Coordinator
For more details: http://opps.tigweb.org/10011

11: Web Developer
For more details: http://opps.tigweb.org/10023

12: DeforestACTION Program Assistant
For more details: http://opps.tigweb.org/10031

13: Human Resources Assistant
For more details: http://opps.tigweb.org/10001

14: Volunteer Management Assistant
For more details: http://opps.tigweb.org/10015

15: Education Assistant Change Inc
For more details: http://opps.tigweb.org/10025

The application deadline is Friday, December 2nd, 2011

Please submit a resume and cover letter to:

Contact: Human Resources

Email: jobs@takingitglobal.org (include the title of the position in the subject of the e-mail)

Mail: 19 Duncan Street, Suite 505, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 3H1

Fax: 416-352-1898

For Inquiries: 416-977-9363 ext.

IRIS has plenty of volunteer opportunities this fall! Check out our brochure of Student Opportunities to find out more.

– A 10-minute survey from Faculty of Environmental Studies Professor José Etcheverry and colleagues
– Help inform the development of renewable energy opportunities at York!

Please visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FY3RZPD to complete the survey online

- All York staff, librarians and faculty are invited to participate
- Those who provided their input previously are invited to revisit the survey as all prior submissions were lost
- Survey closes at midnight on Sunday, April 17, 2011

About the survey:
Ontario’s Green Energy and Green Economy Act, 2009 has helped support Ontario communities in developing renewable energy projects.
Professor José Etcheverry of York University’s Faculty of Environmental Studies and a number of the faculty’s graduate students are working to gain an understanding of the extent to which York faculty and staff are interested in participating and investing in a co-operative community renewable energy project. The survey will help the researchers and project administrators determine whether participation opportunities should be developed for the York community.

The Canada Green Building (CaGBC) is the leading national industry organization advancing green building practices for livable communities. The Council plays a key role in green building education across the country and owns the Canadian license for LEED®. CaGBC post-secondary and continuing education courses are also offered at many colleges and universities.

CaGBC works closely with other Green Building Councils around the world in particular the US Green Building Council.  In October 2011 the USGBC will bring its annual conference and expo (Greenbuild) to Toronto.  This marks the first time in which Greenbuild, a conference that draws in excess of 25,000 attendees,  will be held outside of the US.  CaGBC is pleased to have a role as the host committee for Greenbuild 2011.

As Host Committee, CaGBC is responsible for the recruitment of 800 youth volunteers.

 Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation is hosting an International Conference, Greenbelts: Local Solutions for Global Challenges, from March 22nd to March 24th in Toronto. During the Conference there will be two days of plenaries and parallel sessions and as a result we are currently looking for notetakers.
 
If you have any questions please feel free to contact me or my assistant, Sharon Sam at ssam@greenbelt.ca.