From: WillNich@aol.com Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 21:27:59 EDT Subject: Fwd: Job Announcement From: SONG4Pam@aol.com Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 16:19:15 EDT Subject: Job Announcement Reply-To: SONG4Pam@aol.com SOUTHERNERS ON NEW GROUND Building Allies, Connecting Race, Class Gender and Sexual Orienation Founded in the vision, of Black and white southern lesbians, SONG's purpose is to connect race, class, gender and sexual orientation to build progressive movement across the south for social change. Particularly, SONG integrates work against racism, sexism and economic injustice into lesbigaytrans organizing and work against homophobia into freedom struggles in the south. JOB ANNOUNCEMENT Co-Director SONG seeks applications for a Co-Director. Position is full time and involves travel. PROGRAM WORK: Build skills of local leaders and organizations to do multi-issue organizing through - facilitating workshops on race, gender, sexual orientation and economics - facilitating skills building retreats with lesbigaytrans organizers and allies - providing one to one support to organizers in their local work - developing and implementing special events and/or campaigns to connect issues - providing technical assistance Responsible for facilitation of people of color retreat ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT/ADMINISTRATION Fundraising, including writing proposals, communications with funders, major donor solicitation, and events Membership development Administering contracts and grants Communications with Board Members Strategic thinking about SONG's work THIS POSITION WILL COORDINATE A SPECIAL CAMPAIGN Coordinate campaign to honor Black gay civil rights leader Bayard Rustin as a means of making connections between communities - responsible for organizing and facilitating town meetings about the campaign - work closely with Campaign Steering Committee - support local organizations and coalitions in their local campaign initiatives QUALIFICATIONS: Organizing experience, including anti-racist organizing and intentional work on connecting issues of race, class, gender and sexual orientation Experience in fundraising, including writing proposals Experience in nonprofit administration Understanding of southern culture and organizing within that culture Experience in conducting workshops and trainings LOOKING FOR: Self-starter ~ Commitment to movement building ~ Critical thinker with long term vision SALARY: $33,000, non-negotiable SEND RESUME, COVER LETTER AND LIST OF REFERENCES BY MAY 31, 1999 TO: SONG/Personnel Committee PO Box 3912 Louisville, KY 40201 SONG is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. SONG does not discriminate based on race, gender, religion, national origin, sexual orientation or disability. People of color and women encouraged to apply.