Friends of Sausal Creek
Job Announcement: Executive Director
The Friends of Sausal Creek (FOSC) seeks an enthusiastic and experienced professional to
provide organizational leadership, perform and oversee the day-to-day administrative operations,
and provide critical support for the Board of Directors. The right candidate is highly organized,
works independently, and is detail oriented with excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills.
Minimum of four years experience in non-profit management or administration preferred.
FOSC is a community-based group of watershed residents, business owners, teachers, students,
and elected officials working together to improve the Sausal Creek Watershed within the City of
Oakland. Our ultimate vision is a green stream corridor, linking the Oakland hills and the Bay.
FOSC’s primary activities include creek restoration, native plant propagation, and environmental
education. FOSC depends upon volunteers to carry out its mission.
Position Description
The Executive Director (ED) plays a leadership role within the organization through tracking and
implementing programs, leading fundraising activities, and managing the budget and finances
under the Board's direction. The ED also provides leadership and organizational support to the
Friends of Sausal Creek. The ED acts as a liaison for the organization and its Board of Directors
by providing information and services to funders, major donors, volunteers, city and county
personnel who support the program, the general public, and other community groups.
Responsibilities include:
Financial Management
• Work with bookkeeper and Board to manage FOSC's budget, books, and financial
records, including projecting expected cash flow and monitoring use of funds.
• Manage timely reporting to funding organizations and prepare invoices; work with
accountant on 990 tax filing.
Support Board of Directors
• Provide support to Board members on a variety of activities.
• Lead Board development and recruitment.
• Prepare for and assist Board meetings, and Steering Committee meetings including
the development of the agenda, financial reports, and other program data.
Fundraising and Grant Administration
• Lead fundraising efforts, including grant writing and end of year donor appeal.
• Maintain master funding files, see that deadlines are met, and work with Board to
monitor fundraising process and protocol.
• Administer flow of grant funding and oversee associated program activities.
• Cultivate partnerships with agencies, schools, businesses and nonprofits.
Office Management:
• Maintain physical and digital records, process documents, oversee database entry.
• Respond to all telephone calls, emails, requests for information.
• Edit and publish bi-monthly newsletter with newsletter designer.
Other Responsibilities:
• Support restoration, nursery, and environmental education projects as needed,
including large annual workdays.
• Support outreach for FOSC, including working with volunteers, writing articles for
local papers, and maintaining content on website.
• Assist in coordinating long- and short-term planning for FOSC, scope programs
that align with FOSC’s vision.
Qualifications:
The successful candidate will be able to:
• Plan, implement, and coordinate a variety of projects simultaneously.
• Work both independently and in group settings; accept guidance from the Board.
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Represent the group publicly.
• Effectively use word-processing, spreadsheet and database software (desktop
publishing and webpage design experience is helpful).
• Design and develop fundraising activities.
We strongly prefer candidates who have:
• Experience with non-profit budget management, and knowledge and understanding
of nonprofit fundraising strategies.
• Experience writing grants.
Applicants should be prepared to work from home and have a valid California driver's license.
Applicants should be prepared to attend/participate in evening meetings and work occasionally
on weekends.
Terms
This is a 20 hour a week part-time staff position. Workers compensation is provided. Position
starts March 2009. The rate of pay is $23 per hour, depending on experience.
Selection Process
Applications will be accepted through March 10, 2009. To apply, please email a resume and
thoughtful cover letter to both Sara Marcellino at coordinator@sausalcreek.org and Patricia
Bacchetti at bacpab@comcast.net.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Land Conservation Intern (san mateo)
Land Conservation Intern (san mateo)
ABOUT THE STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL
The Pacific Forest and Watershed Lands Stewardship Council (Stewardship Council) is a private, nonprofit foundation that was established in 2004. We have two goals: to ensure that over 140,000 acres of pristine watershed lands located in the Sierra Nevada and Cascade ranges are preserved and enhanced for the public good through our Land Conservation Program, and to invest in outdoor programs that serve California’s young people through our Youth Investment Program.
PRIMARY PURPOSE OF POSITION:
The Stewardship Council is seeking a qualified individual to assist in the Stewardship Council’s Land Conservation Program. This is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic organization dedicated to land conservation and youth development.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
• Research and analyze issues and develop recommendations regarding land conservation and land use policies and best practices.
• Help organize and implement community meetings and workshops.
• Assist in facilitation and recording of public stakeholder workshops.
• Assist in organizing and conducting field trips.
• Assist with progress reports, notes, and other communications as requested.
• Support in preparation, editing, and delivery of land planning documents.
• Assist with general office support, including filing, copying, answering phones, and document production.
• Assist in efforts to integrate youth program concepts into land conservation planning and implementation.
REQUIREMENTS
• Course work and/or career interest in natural resources, environmental studies, land conservation, and youth outreach.
• Some administrative experience with filing, answering phones, copying, faxing.
• Ability to multi-task and work in high-energy start-up environment.
• Positive, mature, and professional communication style.
• Proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite (particularly Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point).
• Willingness to travel (up to 40%)
DEADLINE TO APPLY
• Please submit a Cover Letter and Resume no later than Thursday, March 19th
Please visit our website at: www.stewardshipcouncil.org
Compensation: $10 - $12 an hour
This is at a non-profit organization.
This is an internship job
Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.
Please, no phone calls about this job!
Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.
PostingID: 1041998864
easy steps!
ABOUT THE STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL
The Pacific Forest and Watershed Lands Stewardship Council (Stewardship Council) is a private, nonprofit foundation that was established in 2004. We have two goals: to ensure that over 140,000 acres of pristine watershed lands located in the Sierra Nevada and Cascade ranges are preserved and enhanced for the public good through our Land Conservation Program, and to invest in outdoor programs that serve California’s young people through our Youth Investment Program.
PRIMARY PURPOSE OF POSITION:
The Stewardship Council is seeking a qualified individual to assist in the Stewardship Council’s Land Conservation Program. This is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic organization dedicated to land conservation and youth development.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
• Research and analyze issues and develop recommendations regarding land conservation and land use policies and best practices.
• Help organize and implement community meetings and workshops.
• Assist in facilitation and recording of public stakeholder workshops.
• Assist in organizing and conducting field trips.
• Assist with progress reports, notes, and other communications as requested.
• Support in preparation, editing, and delivery of land planning documents.
• Assist with general office support, including filing, copying, answering phones, and document production.
• Assist in efforts to integrate youth program concepts into land conservation planning and implementation.
REQUIREMENTS
• Course work and/or career interest in natural resources, environmental studies, land conservation, and youth outreach.
• Some administrative experience with filing, answering phones, copying, faxing.
• Ability to multi-task and work in high-energy start-up environment.
• Positive, mature, and professional communication style.
• Proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite (particularly Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point).
• Willingness to travel (up to 40%)
DEADLINE TO APPLY
• Please submit a Cover Letter and Resume no later than Thursday, March 19th
Please visit our website at: www.stewardshipcouncil.org
Compensation: $10 - $12 an hour
This is at a non-profit organization.
This is an internship job
Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.
Please, no phone calls about this job!
Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.
PostingID: 1041998864
easy steps!
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Clean Tech Instructor Silicon Valley
Reply to: job-1036460523@craigslist.org [?]
Date: 2009-02-15, 9:04PM PST
Our company is seeking instructors to teach clean technology topics to 30-40 participants in a classroom setting once a month.
We are looking for industry experts to present industry overviews in
the following areas: Solar energy; Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED); and biofuels. Prospective candidates
should be able to address one of the afore-mentioned topics for
one-and-a-half hours of classroom training. Topics should be addressed
from either a vocational standpoint or a “bottom Line” perspective,
i.e., how a participant might be able to save money at home or business
through the use of sustainable practices. Potential instructors should
also possess the following qualities:
• At least five years’ experience in the clean tech arena
• Hands-on experience with the emerging technology
• The ability to convey useful information in clear, concise terms
through a PowerPoint presentation and any related course materials
• A track record of proven success in the appropriate field
• Availability to teach the classroom segment on a monthly basis, beginning in April
Candidates selected for instructor positions will be paid on an
hourly contract basis, plus preparation time. Training takes place in
the Silicon Valley area.
For immediate consideration, please send a brief letter of introduction
(citing the area of instruction in which you are interested) along with
your resume to the Craigslist e-mail address in this posting. If your
experience and talents match our agenda, you will be contacted within
two business days for further consideration.
* Location: Silicon Valley
* Compensation: TBD
* This is a part-time job.
* This is a contract job.
* Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.
* Please, no phone calls about this job!
* Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.
PostingID: 1036460523
Date: 2009-02-15, 9:04PM PST
Our company is seeking instructors to teach clean technology topics to 30-40 participants in a classroom setting once a month.
We are looking for industry experts to present industry overviews in
the following areas: Solar energy; Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED); and biofuels. Prospective candidates
should be able to address one of the afore-mentioned topics for
one-and-a-half hours of classroom training. Topics should be addressed
from either a vocational standpoint or a “bottom Line” perspective,
i.e., how a participant might be able to save money at home or business
through the use of sustainable practices. Potential instructors should
also possess the following qualities:
• At least five years’ experience in the clean tech arena
• Hands-on experience with the emerging technology
• The ability to convey useful information in clear, concise terms
through a PowerPoint presentation and any related course materials
• A track record of proven success in the appropriate field
• Availability to teach the classroom segment on a monthly basis, beginning in April
Candidates selected for instructor positions will be paid on an
hourly contract basis, plus preparation time. Training takes place in
the Silicon Valley area.
For immediate consideration, please send a brief letter of introduction
(citing the area of instruction in which you are interested) along with
your resume to the Craigslist e-mail address in this posting. If your
experience and talents match our agenda, you will be contacted within
two business days for further consideration.
* Location: Silicon Valley
* Compensation: TBD
* This is a part-time job.
* This is a contract job.
* Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.
* Please, no phone calls about this job!
* Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.
PostingID: 1036460523
PV Installer Coordinator with Experience
Summary
We're looking for an experience O&M Service Coordinator to join our team for a temporary assignment.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• The Service Coordinator dispatches PV technicians to Preventive and Corrective Maintenance visits, as well as System Commissionings for large commercial and utility scale projects.
• In addition to scheduling and coordinating daily field work, the Service Coordinator organizes field reports and delivers to customers.
• The Service Coordinator is also responsible for the allocation, calibration, and maintenance of our testing equipment, vehicles, and other assets.
Education and Experience
• PV Experience required.
• Prior supervision experience required. Service background preferred.
• Should have the ability to work independently, prioritize work, and utilize scheduling software such as IBM Maximo to keep a well organized service schedule.
Tom Janci
Senior Recruiter, Systems
SunPower Corporation
1414 Harbour Way South, Ste. 1900
Richmond CA 94804 USA
510.260.8397 Direct
510.540.0550 Main
510.544.0552 Fax
tom.janci@sunpowercorp.com
http://www.sunpowercorp.com
NASDAQ: SPWRA
We're looking for an experience O&M Service Coordinator to join our team for a temporary assignment.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• The Service Coordinator dispatches PV technicians to Preventive and Corrective Maintenance visits, as well as System Commissionings for large commercial and utility scale projects.
• In addition to scheduling and coordinating daily field work, the Service Coordinator organizes field reports and delivers to customers.
• The Service Coordinator is also responsible for the allocation, calibration, and maintenance of our testing equipment, vehicles, and other assets.
Education and Experience
• PV Experience required.
• Prior supervision experience required. Service background preferred.
• Should have the ability to work independently, prioritize work, and utilize scheduling software such as IBM Maximo to keep a well organized service schedule.
Tom Janci
Senior Recruiter, Systems
SunPower Corporation
1414 Harbour Way South, Ste. 1900
Richmond CA 94804 USA
510.260.8397 Direct
510.540.0550 Main
510.544.0552 Fax
tom.janci@sunpowercorp.com
http://www.sunpowercorp.com
NASDAQ: SPWRA
Friends of Sausal Creek Volunteer
If you have any time this spring or summer, please show your support for our field programs by attending one of our workdays. The current calendar is posted here: www.sausalcreek.org/volunteer/calendar.html
Creek Volunteer Opportunities
This coming Saturday, Feb. 21, 10 am – 1 pm, join the Urban Creeks Council weeding and planting natives along Rheem Creek at Contra Costa College. You’ll also learn sheet mulching – an effective and environmentally friendly way to control weeds. Meet in fron of the student-services building, 2600 Mission Bell Drive, San Pablo. Information at doria-at-urbancreeks.org or 510-540-6669. (RSVP for groups of 10 or more.)
On Saturday’ Feb. 28, 10 am – 12:30 pm, Friends of Five Creeks volunteers will head a bit north to restored Baxter Creek at the north end of the Ohlone Greenway. This is a beautiful site that needs a little TLC; we’ll have snacks, water, tools, gloves, and light and heavy tasks for all. The location, Conlon between San Pablo and Key, is a great bike ride on the Ohlone Greenway, a short walk north from El Cerrito del Norte BART, or easily reached by the frequent AC Transit 72 bus on San Pablo. Information on our web site, www.fivecreeks.org.
Saturday, Feb. 28, 10 am - 2 pm, join Greens at Work removing invasives along the Bay Trail on Pt. Isabel. From Central Avenue west of the I-580 Freeway, turn right on Rydin Road, which ends at the dog park. Follow the Bay Trail north until you find folks working. Bring water, sunscreen, and hat. Be sure to RSVP at kyotousa@sbcglobal.net – they need to know whether the group size means they need a green-waste container!
Every Saturday through the rainy season, SPAWN (The Salmon Protection and Watershed Network) is hosting restoration efforts in the Lagunitas Watershed. The endangered coho need all the help they can get! Hours are 10 am – 1 pm at varied locations in the beautiful San Geronimo Valley, West Marin – email blaine@tirn.net or call (415) 663-8590 x118 for location or check on Fridays at www.spawnusa.org/upcomingevents/number-5.
Friday, March 13: Here’s a new opportunity -- let off steam after a week’s work by bashing the ivy along Strawberry Creek at at UC Berkeley’s Grinnell Natural Area, 4 pm second Fridays (March 13, April 10, and May 8). Maybe go for a beer afterwards? Meet at the bike path bridge just west of Life Sciences Building, UC Berkeley campus near Oxford Street. For information contact tpine@berkeley.edu.
On Saturday’ Feb. 28, 10 am – 12:30 pm, Friends of Five Creeks volunteers will head a bit north to restored Baxter Creek at the north end of the Ohlone Greenway. This is a beautiful site that needs a little TLC; we’ll have snacks, water, tools, gloves, and light and heavy tasks for all. The location, Conlon between San Pablo and Key, is a great bike ride on the Ohlone Greenway, a short walk north from El Cerrito del Norte BART, or easily reached by the frequent AC Transit 72 bus on San Pablo. Information on our web site, www.fivecreeks.org.
Saturday, Feb. 28, 10 am - 2 pm, join Greens at Work removing invasives along the Bay Trail on Pt. Isabel. From Central Avenue west of the I-580 Freeway, turn right on Rydin Road, which ends at the dog park. Follow the Bay Trail north until you find folks working. Bring water, sunscreen, and hat. Be sure to RSVP at kyotousa@sbcglobal.net – they need to know whether the group size means they need a green-waste container!
Every Saturday through the rainy season, SPAWN (The Salmon Protection and Watershed Network) is hosting restoration efforts in the Lagunitas Watershed. The endangered coho need all the help they can get! Hours are 10 am – 1 pm at varied locations in the beautiful San Geronimo Valley, West Marin – email blaine@tirn.net or call (415) 663-8590 x118 for location or check on Fridays at www.spawnusa.org/upcomingevents/number-5.
Friday, March 13: Here’s a new opportunity -- let off steam after a week’s work by bashing the ivy along Strawberry Creek at at UC Berkeley’s Grinnell Natural Area, 4 pm second Fridays (March 13, April 10, and May 8). Maybe go for a beer afterwards? Meet at the bike path bridge just west of Life Sciences Building, UC Berkeley campus near Oxford Street. For information contact tpine@berkeley.edu.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Native Garden Tour Volunteer Opportunities
Registration for the Fifth Annual Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour, which will take place on Sunday, May 3, 2009, is now open at www.bringingbackthenatives.net! This free, award-winning tour features 50 pesticide-free gardens that conserve water, provide habitat for wildlife, and contain 50% or more native plants.
The Native Plant Sale Extravaganza will take place throughout the week end of May 2 and 3. Please go here for details: http://www.bringingbackthenatives.net/plantsale.html
The Tour is seeking a volunteer webmistress/webmaster; experience with HTML and CSS, and editing size and resolution of digital images is necessary. We currently use Dreamweaver and PhotoShop. While site maintenance goes on throughout the year fall is the busiest time, as the “Preview the Gardens” section is being created then. If you’d like to help support the Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour and have the skills and some time to spare, please e-mail Tour Coordinator Kathy Kramer at Kathy@KathyKramerConsulting.net or call (510) 236-9558 between 9 am and 9 pm.
Gardens are being sought for the May, 2010 Tour. The application can be found here:
http://www.bringingbackthenatives.net/hostapp.html
Thank you for forwarding this message on to those you think might be interested.
Kathy Kramer
Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour Coordinator
(510) 236-9558
kathy@kathykramerconsulting.net
www.bringingbackthenatives.net
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The Native Plant Sale Extravaganza will take place throughout the week end of May 2 and 3. Please go here for details: http://www.bringingbackthenatives.net/plantsale.html
The Tour is seeking a volunteer webmistress/webmaster; experience with HTML and CSS, and editing size and resolution of digital images is necessary. We currently use Dreamweaver and PhotoShop. While site maintenance goes on throughout the year fall is the busiest time, as the “Preview the Gardens” section is being created then. If you’d like to help support the Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour and have the skills and some time to spare, please e-mail Tour Coordinator Kathy Kramer at Kathy@KathyKramerConsulting.net or call (510) 236-9558 between 9 am and 9 pm.
Gardens are being sought for the May, 2010 Tour. The application can be found here:
http://www.bringingbackthenatives.net/hostapp.html
Thank you for forwarding this message on to those you think might be interested.
Kathy Kramer
Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour Coordinator
(510) 236-9558
kathy@kathykramerconsulting.net
www.bringingbackthenatives.net
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Friends of Sausal Creek Volunteer Contact
Come on out and help FOSC remove some of that invasive vegetation in Dimond Canyon and Dimond Park this Saturday, February 7.
The workday will be led by the fantastic Kristen Hopper, FOSC emeritus! Meet Kristen and the other volunteers at 9am at the Scout Hut. Weather forecast for Saturday looks dry right now.
Call me with any questions! Thanks,
Sara
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Sara Marcellino, Executive Director
Friends of Sausal Creek
P.O. Box 2737
Oakland, CA 94602
ph: 510.501.FOSC (3672)
e-mail: coordinator@sausalcreek.org
web: www.sausalcreek.org
The workday will be led by the fantastic Kristen Hopper, FOSC emeritus! Meet Kristen and the other volunteers at 9am at the Scout Hut. Weather forecast for Saturday looks dry right now.
Call me with any questions! Thanks,
Sara
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Sara Marcellino, Executive Director
Friends of Sausal Creek
P.O. Box 2737
Oakland, CA 94602
ph: 510.501.FOSC (3672)
e-mail: coordinator@sausalcreek.org
web: www.sausalcreek.org
Friends of Five Creeks Volunteer Opps
To: Friends of Five Creeks email list
From: Susan Schwartz
Many thanks to the more than 50 (!) volunteers who removed huge piles of thornless and thorny blackberry and planted dozens of new natives at last Saturday’s work party. I hope lots of you will join us February 28, when we attack the weeds invading restored Baxter Creek at the north end of the Ohlone Greenway, Conlon between San Pablo and Key (great bike ride or easy walk from El Cerrito del Norte BART. Information on our web site, www.fivecreeks.org.
In the meantime, lots of upcoming events:
NORTH BAY FLYWAY FESTIVAL THIS WEEKEND
The North Bay’s annual Flyway Festival starts tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 6, and continues through the weekend, with walks, boat tours, classes, and art exhibits to discover birds, history,and the many wetland restoration projects going on in the area. Information at www.sfbayflywayfestival.com/ataglance.htm. (I apologize that I gave 2008 dates earlier.)
FIGHT REDWOOD PARK WEEDS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, FEB 7 AND 8
This is a good weekend to discover beautiful Redwood Regional Park while helping to keep that way. The monthly first-Saturday broom-pull on the ridge starts at 9:30 am Skyline Gate. The second-Sunday session, removing broom and periwinkle in the canyon, starts at 9:30 am Sunday at Wayside Parking Lot. (Maps at www.ebparks.org). Wear closed-toed shoes, long pants and sleeves, and rain protection – heavy rain cancels, but work will go on in a drizzle. Snacks, coffee, and gloves provided, but please bring your own gloves if you have them. Please email pbeitz@ebparks.org if you are coming so they'll have enough snacks and tools.
HELP BURROWING OWLS SATURDAY, FEB. 7
The City of Berkeley has strung temporary fencing to protect burrowing owls currently using Cesar Chavez Park on the waterfront (these owls tend to move on). The Audubon Society’s will be handing out informational flyers on the owls while helping folks spot them with scope or binoculars, starting 10 am Saturday, Feb. 7 (meet at the southeast entrance, Marina Blvd. and Spinnaker Way). If you’d like to help, including monitoring the owls, please contact Audubon East Bay Conservation Committee Chair Phil Price, pnprice@creekcats.com.
WATERFRONT WALK FOR AGES 50+ THURSDAY, FEB. 12
Walkers 50+ are welcome to join me on an easy walk on the Albany-Berkeley waterfront, starting 9 am Thursday, Feb. 12. We'll enjoy wintering birds and talking about waterfront history as well as hopes and plans for the future. Bring binoculars if you have them, but there will be plenty to see if you don't. If it's cold or damp, we'll stop at Sea Breeze Deli for a warming coffee or tea, which would make the return later than the usual 11 am.
We'll meet at the big heron sculpture at the west end of Buchanan Street, Albany. By bus, take AC Transit 52L to Buchanan and Pierce (or nearest stop) and walk west about 1/4 mile to the end of Buchanan.
The walk is free but numbers are limited. Please register with Albany Senior Center, 846 Masonic, 510 524 9122, or Albany Community Center, 1249 Marin, 510 524 9283.
(My) TALK ON RESTORATION THURSDAY, FEB. 19
At 7 pm Thursday, Feb. 19, I will give an illustrated talk,"Habitat Rehab: Restoring Bay Area Nature from the Mountains to your Downspout, ” 7 pm at Redwood Gardens, 2951 Derby St.
(South side of Clark Kerr Campus near bus shelter). The talk, hosted by Berkeley Path Wanderers Assn., will be an illustrated tour of the many – and sometimes surprising – efforts underway to protect and revitalize our beautiful estuary. Information at www.berkeleypaths.org.
HELP FOR YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT
Climate change seriously threatens California’s (and the world’s) water resources and wildlife. If you can put together a group of 5-10 friends, co-workers, family members, or congregants, Berkeley’s Ecology Center will help you work as a team to calculate your personal carbon footprint, create a personal action plan to reduce it, and learn how to become a climate-change leader at home or in your community. All levels of experience and knowledge are welcome! Free except for a $10 fee for the Low Carbon Diet workbook. You also can join groups meeting at the Ecology Center. Information at www.ecologycenter.org, or contact debra@ecologycenter.org or call 510-548-2220 x240.
SPEAK UP TO KEEP OUT INVASIVES
The Bay Area doesn’t have brown tree snakes, which have wiped out most native birds in Guam, or Burmese pythons, a problem in Florida. But we do suffer real damage from invasive animals – for example, the voracious overbite clam eats so much plankton in San Pablo Bay that native fish are starved.
The Union of Concerned Scientists is asking you to urge your California Congressional representatives to support legislation for better screening of imported animals (CA Congressman George Miller is already on board). To send an email, go to http://action.ucsusa.org/site/R?i=JQVXdTOtlm8OI42XtgTLmg.
HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON!
Susan Schwartz
From: Susan Schwartz
Many thanks to the more than 50 (!) volunteers who removed huge piles of thornless and thorny blackberry and planted dozens of new natives at last Saturday’s work party. I hope lots of you will join us February 28, when we attack the weeds invading restored Baxter Creek at the north end of the Ohlone Greenway, Conlon between San Pablo and Key (great bike ride or easy walk from El Cerrito del Norte BART. Information on our web site, www.fivecreeks.org.
In the meantime, lots of upcoming events:
NORTH BAY FLYWAY FESTIVAL THIS WEEKEND
The North Bay’s annual Flyway Festival starts tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 6, and continues through the weekend, with walks, boat tours, classes, and art exhibits to discover birds, history,and the many wetland restoration projects going on in the area. Information at www.sfbayflywayfestival.com/ataglance.htm. (I apologize that I gave 2008 dates earlier.)
FIGHT REDWOOD PARK WEEDS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, FEB 7 AND 8
This is a good weekend to discover beautiful Redwood Regional Park while helping to keep that way. The monthly first-Saturday broom-pull on the ridge starts at 9:30 am Skyline Gate. The second-Sunday session, removing broom and periwinkle in the canyon, starts at 9:30 am Sunday at Wayside Parking Lot. (Maps at www.ebparks.org). Wear closed-toed shoes, long pants and sleeves, and rain protection – heavy rain cancels, but work will go on in a drizzle. Snacks, coffee, and gloves provided, but please bring your own gloves if you have them. Please email pbeitz@ebparks.org if you are coming so they'll have enough snacks and tools.
HELP BURROWING OWLS SATURDAY, FEB. 7
The City of Berkeley has strung temporary fencing to protect burrowing owls currently using Cesar Chavez Park on the waterfront (these owls tend to move on). The Audubon Society’s will be handing out informational flyers on the owls while helping folks spot them with scope or binoculars, starting 10 am Saturday, Feb. 7 (meet at the southeast entrance, Marina Blvd. and Spinnaker Way). If you’d like to help, including monitoring the owls, please contact Audubon East Bay Conservation Committee Chair Phil Price, pnprice@creekcats.com.
WATERFRONT WALK FOR AGES 50+ THURSDAY, FEB. 12
Walkers 50+ are welcome to join me on an easy walk on the Albany-Berkeley waterfront, starting 9 am Thursday, Feb. 12. We'll enjoy wintering birds and talking about waterfront history as well as hopes and plans for the future. Bring binoculars if you have them, but there will be plenty to see if you don't. If it's cold or damp, we'll stop at Sea Breeze Deli for a warming coffee or tea, which would make the return later than the usual 11 am.
We'll meet at the big heron sculpture at the west end of Buchanan Street, Albany. By bus, take AC Transit 52L to Buchanan and Pierce (or nearest stop) and walk west about 1/4 mile to the end of Buchanan.
The walk is free but numbers are limited. Please register with Albany Senior Center, 846 Masonic, 510 524 9122, or Albany Community Center, 1249 Marin, 510 524 9283.
(My) TALK ON RESTORATION THURSDAY, FEB. 19
At 7 pm Thursday, Feb. 19, I will give an illustrated talk,"Habitat Rehab: Restoring Bay Area Nature from the Mountains to your Downspout, ” 7 pm at Redwood Gardens, 2951 Derby St.
(South side of Clark Kerr Campus near bus shelter). The talk, hosted by Berkeley Path Wanderers Assn., will be an illustrated tour of the many – and sometimes surprising – efforts underway to protect and revitalize our beautiful estuary. Information at www.berkeleypaths.org.
HELP FOR YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT
Climate change seriously threatens California’s (and the world’s) water resources and wildlife. If you can put together a group of 5-10 friends, co-workers, family members, or congregants, Berkeley’s Ecology Center will help you work as a team to calculate your personal carbon footprint, create a personal action plan to reduce it, and learn how to become a climate-change leader at home or in your community. All levels of experience and knowledge are welcome! Free except for a $10 fee for the Low Carbon Diet workbook. You also can join groups meeting at the Ecology Center. Information at www.ecologycenter.org, or contact debra@ecologycenter.org or call 510-548-2220 x240.
SPEAK UP TO KEEP OUT INVASIVES
The Bay Area doesn’t have brown tree snakes, which have wiped out most native birds in Guam, or Burmese pythons, a problem in Florida. But we do suffer real damage from invasive animals – for example, the voracious overbite clam eats so much plankton in San Pablo Bay that native fish are starved.
The Union of Concerned Scientists is asking you to urge your California Congressional representatives to support legislation for better screening of imported animals (CA Congressman George Miller is already on board). To send an email, go to http://action.ucsusa.org/site/R?i=JQVXdTOtlm8OI42XtgTLmg.
HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON!
Susan Schwartz
Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment Part-Time Bookkeeper / Administrative Assistant
Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment
Part-Time Bookkeeper / Administrative Assistant
The Rose Foundation is seeking an experienced bookkeeper/administrative assistant to help keep the Foundation’s books, work with our outside CPA and auditor, and perform administrative tasks related to accounting, and grants and donations management.
The Rose Foundation's staff works in a highly collegial environment. We value diversity, self-motivation, creativity, and social justice. As such, we strongly encourage people of color to apply. The ideal candidate will be: experienced in nonprofit accounting, familiar with online databases, possess administrative experience, and be extremely detailed oriented. This is a new position at the Foundation. We would prefer to hire a part-time staff member to perform the full range of bookkeeping and administrative assistance required, but would also consider hiring a bookkeeping contractor who would focus solely on the bookkeeping aspects of the position. The job will be approximately 10 - 15 hours/week, depending on the range of duties. Specific hours are flexible within the normal 40 hour Monday – Friday work week.
About the Rose Foundation
The Rose Foundation is a grantmaking public charity dedicated to supporting grassroots initiatives to inspire community action for environmental protection, public health, consumer protection and sustainability. Our work emphasizes building community power and encouraging corporate and government accountability. The Foundation’s environmental, consumer protection, fiscal sponsorship and donor-advised grantmaking programs annually award approximately $2 million. We also work with East Bay youth in the area of environmental justice and civic engagement, and conducts national advocacy programs related to sustainable investing. Our office is 2 blocks from the Rockridge BART station in Oakland, California.
Specific Job Responsibilities
Bookkeeping and Accounting Duties
Twice monthly accounts payable
Twice monthly, process and pay fiscal sponsorship grant awards and training/travel scholarships
Twice monthly, enter payroll from payroll service
Monthly, prepare and pay electronic payment to pension plan
Monthly, reconcile all bank accounts and prepare draft financial statements for internal use.
Quarterly, prepare and pay grants
Quarterly, prepare and pay worker’s compensation
Prepare and process invoices as required by grants contracts and other funding sources
Help managing director prepare financial reports for Rose Foundation’s internal use and for funders.
Work with managing director in preparing annual budget
Work with managing director in preparation for audit and taxes
Provide annual documentation on employee pension plan
Other accounting tasks as assigned by the Managing Director
Administrative Duties:
Enter grant proposals, applications, and reports into database
Prepare grant contracts and award letters
General database entry and maintenance
Track employee vacation, sick, family leave, comp time and other benefits
Upload grants paid into website database
Help maintain office organization and filing systems
Answer telephones
Other administrative tasks as assigned by the Managing Director or Executive Director
Qualifications
Three to five years experience in bookkeeping, preferably for a nonprofit organization.
Proficient with Excel spreadsheets, double entry accounting software (MYOB or QuickBooks preferred). Experience with databases strongly preferred, especially integrating databases and accounting records.
Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
Sincere commitment to social justice, environmental protection and community engagement.
Sense of humor essential.
Associate degree required. Undergraduate degree strongly preferred.
Compensation
Compensation commensurate with experience and duties.
Application Process
Applicants are encouraged to visit www.rosefdn.org before applying. To apply, please send a letter of application, resume, and 2 references to:
(by regular mail)
Managing Director
Rose Foundation
6008 College Ave., Ste. 10
Oakland, CA 94618
(by email)
Managing Director
Please note: Any attachments to emailed applications must be either MS-Word docs or PDFs only.
No phone calls or email inquiries, please.
(Posted 2/2/2009)
Tim Little
Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment
6008 College Ave., Ste. 10
Oakland, CA 94618
(510)658-0702
FAX: (510)658-0732
tlittle@rosefdn.org
www.rosefdn.org
Part-Time Bookkeeper / Administrative Assistant
The Rose Foundation is seeking an experienced bookkeeper/administrative assistant to help keep the Foundation’s books, work with our outside CPA and auditor, and perform administrative tasks related to accounting, and grants and donations management.
The Rose Foundation's staff works in a highly collegial environment. We value diversity, self-motivation, creativity, and social justice. As such, we strongly encourage people of color to apply. The ideal candidate will be: experienced in nonprofit accounting, familiar with online databases, possess administrative experience, and be extremely detailed oriented. This is a new position at the Foundation. We would prefer to hire a part-time staff member to perform the full range of bookkeeping and administrative assistance required, but would also consider hiring a bookkeeping contractor who would focus solely on the bookkeeping aspects of the position. The job will be approximately 10 - 15 hours/week, depending on the range of duties. Specific hours are flexible within the normal 40 hour Monday – Friday work week.
About the Rose Foundation
The Rose Foundation is a grantmaking public charity dedicated to supporting grassroots initiatives to inspire community action for environmental protection, public health, consumer protection and sustainability. Our work emphasizes building community power and encouraging corporate and government accountability. The Foundation’s environmental, consumer protection, fiscal sponsorship and donor-advised grantmaking programs annually award approximately $2 million. We also work with East Bay youth in the area of environmental justice and civic engagement, and conducts national advocacy programs related to sustainable investing. Our office is 2 blocks from the Rockridge BART station in Oakland, California.
Specific Job Responsibilities
Bookkeeping and Accounting Duties
Twice monthly accounts payable
Twice monthly, process and pay fiscal sponsorship grant awards and training/travel scholarships
Twice monthly, enter payroll from payroll service
Monthly, prepare and pay electronic payment to pension plan
Monthly, reconcile all bank accounts and prepare draft financial statements for internal use.
Quarterly, prepare and pay grants
Quarterly, prepare and pay worker’s compensation
Prepare and process invoices as required by grants contracts and other funding sources
Help managing director prepare financial reports for Rose Foundation’s internal use and for funders.
Work with managing director in preparing annual budget
Work with managing director in preparation for audit and taxes
Provide annual documentation on employee pension plan
Other accounting tasks as assigned by the Managing Director
Administrative Duties:
Enter grant proposals, applications, and reports into database
Prepare grant contracts and award letters
General database entry and maintenance
Track employee vacation, sick, family leave, comp time and other benefits
Upload grants paid into website database
Help maintain office organization and filing systems
Answer telephones
Other administrative tasks as assigned by the Managing Director or Executive Director
Qualifications
Three to five years experience in bookkeeping, preferably for a nonprofit organization.
Proficient with Excel spreadsheets, double entry accounting software (MYOB or QuickBooks preferred). Experience with databases strongly preferred, especially integrating databases and accounting records.
Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
Sincere commitment to social justice, environmental protection and community engagement.
Sense of humor essential.
Associate degree required. Undergraduate degree strongly preferred.
Compensation
Compensation commensurate with experience and duties.
Application Process
Applicants are encouraged to visit www.rosefdn.org before applying. To apply, please send a letter of application, resume, and 2 references to:
(by regular mail)
Managing Director
Rose Foundation
6008 College Ave., Ste. 10
Oakland, CA 94618
(by email)
Managing Director
Please note: Any attachments to emailed applications must be either MS-Word docs or PDFs only.
No phone calls or email inquiries, please.
(Posted 2/2/2009)
Tim Little
Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment
6008 College Ave., Ste. 10
Oakland, CA 94618
(510)658-0702
FAX: (510)658-0732
tlittle@rosefdn.org
www.rosefdn.org
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