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| Job Title: | Campaign Organizer |
| Organization: | MASSCreative |
| Region: | East Coast |
| Description: | MASSCreative, a new Massachusetts non-profit advocacy group will hit the streets this fall to bring the collective voice of the arts and cultural community to Beacon Hill, Capitol Hill, and city and town halls across the Commonwealth. Founded by leaders of the state's arts and cultural community, representatives from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the Boston Foundation, MASSCreative will work to unite the sector to advocate for increased public investment in the arts to drive economic development and build robust and creative communities. In particular, MASSCreative will work to restore the Massachusetts Cultural Council's budget, advocate for strong arts education programs for youth, and promote the creative economy. Join MASSCreative's team to help build a powerful grassroots political network of advocates, cultural leaders and arts supporters all across Massachusetts. We are truly a start-up. This fall we will publicly launch our program, recruit our grassroots field action network, and build a broad-based fundraising base. Through our work, we will create a powerful voice to convince our leaders in Washington, Boston, and city and town halls across the state to support and increase investment in the arts, culture and the creative economy. The Campaign seeks an energetic and talented organizer to recruit, train and mobilize a statewide network of supporters committed to using the arts and cultural community as a driver for building vibrant communities and economies. MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES: -Recruit, train, and mobilize arts and cultural community leaders and supporters to energize our statewide grassroots advocacy campaigns -Help build a diverse fundraising base through organizational and individual memberships -Manage field interns -Utilize social media tools to engage our base and monitor their activities -Build a leadership steering committee of grassroots leaders -Help develop and lead statewide, regional and local advocacy campaigns -Broadcast compelling stories of individuals and regions that have been energized by the arts MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: -Passion and a commitment for advocating for the arts and cultural community -Experience in grassroots volunteer recruitment, training and management -Experience with database management and social media tools -Grassroots fundraising experience -Demonstrated ability to build and mobilize a group of people around a project or campaign -Desire to work hard out in communities across the state with a team of eager and talented volunteers -Excellent written and verbal communication skills -Ability to travel via car throughout the state -2-5 years of experience as a full-time organizer or advocate in a progressive social change group LOCATION: Boston MA, with travel throughout Massachusetts |
| Contact: | Matt Wilson |
| Phone: | (617)350-7610 |
| E-Mail: | mwilson@mass-creative.org |
| Website: | http:// |
| Closing Date: | August-15-12 |
