Community lobs A Journal of Community Change Monthly, $12/yr, individuals; $15/yr nonprofits; $24 institutions, from: Community Careers Resource.Center 1520 Sixteenth St., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 This is the single most valuable tool for those seeking employment or internships with socially responsible nonprofit organizations anywhere in the United States. As a monthly access journal, it is concise, up-to-date, and pleasantly positive for the job seeker, networker, or supporter of the cooperative/nonprofit movement. Besides thorough listings ($5/ad/issue) of job openings by geographical region, it highlights issues surrounding social change, provides interviews with key change agents, and reviews the struggles and successes of non-profit organizations. Like RAIN, Community Jobs briefs upcoming events, new publications and resources; it specializes in how-to guides: Canvass Orxanizing and Fighting Housing Displaceml?llt are two recent examples. You can also advertise vourself in the classified section for ten cents per word. In looking over the range of jobs offered nationwide, another use of the versatile periodical occurred to me. If you're interested in abortion rights or organic farming, environmental issues or community organizing, you're located in the untamed West (like Portland, Oregon), and want to connect with similar groups in the South (or wherever), simply read over the sketch of the organization offering the position. One piece of warning. Most of these jobs won't make you rich, monetarily that is. The salaries rarely exceed $18,000 per year, and most range from $4,000 to $12,000. The inner rewards, however, may rival your expectations; many of the opportunities cater to self-directed, motivated individuals. (We have used Community Jobs several Page 25 RAIN Dec. 82/Jan. 83 times to solicit applications for RAIN intern positions. Always a fascinating lot of people who respond to the ads!) EnJ1ironmenllll OpportunitU!s Sanford Berry, Editor $20/6 months or $36/year, from: PO Box 450 Walpole, NH 03608 If you're stiU still stalking that elusive job opening with an environmental employer, try peeking into this. The October 1981 issue listed 33 opportunities nationwide in such categories as administration, agriculture, nature centers, research, and planning and development. Internships, education opportunities, and conference notices are also included. Individual subscribers can post a free "Position Wanted" notice of 75 words or less for two consecutive months. Employers may list jobs without charge. One added plus for West coasters: EO is mailed first class. - Kris Nelson ACCESS: Resource Sharing The experience of the last decade with experiml?llts in cooperative around the country and it's always the same thing - a few have vl?lltures has been provocative, to say the least. One can point to as survived like the Ashland Skills Exchange and Evanston Learning many failures as successes, but the spirit to find more equitable, com Exchange, and many others, although fun while they last, have failed. munity-building ways of sharing resources continues. As one of the coordinators of the Barter Project in Milwaukie Wisconsin The two examples highlighted in this issue represent a new level of summarized it, "except for a few people who seem to be born to awareness, or another stage in the development ofcooperative ventures. bartering, it's not something that people come to easily. Most of the The Washington Council ofAgencies directs its efforts toward the needs faillires have social, not technical causes." Most of the successful of community-based organizations in a spe0{ic location, providing a projects take place in small, tightly-organized neighborhoods and comcommon voice for the organizations in policy issues as well as providing munities, and failures have happened when they attempt to expand a variety of managerial support services. Co-op America, one of the their boundaries. most ambitious cooperative plots in recent years, a (someone was bound There is a substantial amount of infonnation about resource sharing, to do it!) cooperativefor cooperatives. barter, and skill excflQnges. We have compiled a reading list on the The development of skill and barter exchanges has seen its good and subject on the following page. bad times. Several times RAIN has surveyed skill and barter exchanges - Steve Johnson council represents the needs common to ulations that can effect their operation. Washington Council ofAgencies all nonprofits, provides continuing edu The Nonprofit Service Center part of 1309 L. St. N.W. cation opportunities thrQugh workshops, the Council provides clerical assistance, Washington, D.C. 20005 and provides a variety of support serviCes. bulk purchasing of office supplies and 202/393-3636 Representing the interests of the non equipment, discounts on a wide variety profit sector is the most difficult aspect of of insurance policies, referrals for nonThe council is three years old and now the council's work. The lobbying and ad profits looking for services not directly serves over 120 nonprofit organizations vocacy work of the Council is directed at available from the Council, and a range in the Washingon, D.C. area. The Council effecting policy changes in local govern of computer services. is similar in some ways to the Commun ment that can equally effect aU nonprofits. The Council provides other communiity Congress of San Diego, both of which The Council does not get involved in par ties with a model support organization have attempted to provide a vehicle of ticular issues, but will represent local that may prove to be the salvation of the communication and technical support for nonprofits in advocating for clearer rules nonprofit sector. By banding together community based organizations in their from government agencies, such as the around issues common to all community locale. Director of the Council, Jim Kalish, process used by local government in and nonprofit groups, and by providing casually refers to the Council as a kind of awarding contracts to nonprofits or by trade organization for nonprofits. The informing nonprofits of policies and reg- COllt. Ol! next page
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