Make sure to follow us on Instagram and Facebook to keep up with all the available opportunities and programs we are sharing! You can also find out what is happening 'In the News' with DCS.
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In this email:
- BIPOC Students Volunteer Service Engagement
- Kindness Day: November 12
- Male Students Volunteer Student Engagement
- A Conversation on Queerness in Black and Jewish Communities
- Compete in WPY's Trivia Night
- Your Career Corner with Hiatt Career Center
- HIATT Career Center: Virtual Trek
- Baking Connections Kindness Day Project!
- Brandeis Community Engagement Yoga
- SPLASH! Event from Brandeis ESS
- Waltham Winter Item Drive
- We Are Better Together Internship
- Join for the Launch of the RLadies - Waltham Chapter
- Communications and Research Internship/Volunteer Opportunity
- Grant Writing Internship/Volunteer Opportunity
- Marketing and Fundraising Internship/Volunteer Opportunity
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On Campus & Virtual Opportunities |
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BIPOC Students Volunteer Service Engagement
November 11th
3:00-4:30 PM
Calling all BIPOC Students doing Community Service in and out of Brandeis. The Department of Community Service is hosting focus groups in order to uplift and listen to the voices of others. Staff and CEAP Ambassadors will offer questions for reflection and feedback in hopes of ensuring volunteer programs are meeting the needs and expectations of our campus. One $20 gift card will be raffled out per focus group discussion. Please RSVP so that we can send out zoom links and offer some thoughts for you to reflect on prior to our time together. Thank you again for investing time in our community.
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Kindness Day: November 12
All Day
Wherever you are in the world, join us for our annual celebration of Kindness! This year, we are celebrating Brandeis Kindness Day with both virtual and in-person programming throughout the whole week, starting on Monday 11/9 with our Coffeehouse Kickoff Event. Find out more here about additional opportunities and events, including club and department tabling on Thursday, and much more!
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Male Students Volunteer Student Engagement
November 16th
7:00-8:30 PM
Calling all Male Students doing Community Service in and out of Brandeis. The Department of Community Service is hosting focus groups in order to uplift and listen to the voices of others. Staff and CEAP Ambassadors will offer questions for reflection and feedback in hopes of ensuring volunteer programs are meeting the needs and expectations of our campus. One $20 gift card will be raffled out per focus group discussion. Please RSVP so that we can send out zoom links and offer some thoughts for you to reflect on prior to our time together. Thank you again for investing time in our community.
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A Conversation on Queerness in Black and Jewish Communities
November 11
8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Please join Brandeis Bridges this Wednesday, November 11th from 8-9 pm for a Conversation on Queerness in Black and Jewish Communities. In this meeting, we will host a student panel who will discuss their intersecting identities with queerness. All are welcomed to join and we hope to see you there!
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Compete in WPY's Trivia Night
Join Waltham Group in competing in Waltham Partnership for Youth’s Team Trivia Night! Waltham Partnership for Youth is an amazing local organization that supports youth in our community. WPY’s initiatives include career exploration and training programs, dropout prevention programs, and youth mental health and substance misuse prevention initiatives. Waltham Group has been invited to create a team of 6 people to participate in this year’s trivia night. Compete alongside other teams for fun prizes! Trivia night will occur on November 12th from 7-8:30pm. If you are interested in participating please email cwest@brandeis.edu.
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Your Career Corner with Hiatt Career Center |
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Recruiters and alumni from all industries and career fields want to speak with Waltham Group and Service Club leaders and volunteers. The Hiatt Career Center works with employers and alumni every day who want to speak with YOU about positions within their organizations, career fields, and industries and to share their career journey from Brandeis.
Where to start?
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Search thousands of jobs & internships and participate in recruiting events in Handshake here.
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Meet with a career counselor and get started here.
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Connect with Brandeis alumni here.
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Work with Hiatt to host a career or alumni panel here.
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HIATT Career Center: Virtual Treks
Virtual Career Treks are opportunities for students to receive a virtual tour of the employer site plus network with team members
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Baking Connections Kindness Day Project! |
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Kindness Day is coming up! Celebrate from off campus by participating in the Baking Connections project. Participants will share a favorite recipe, bake the recipe that you received from another participant, and share your creation! We hope you will create new connections, get to spread kindness, and learn about food insecurity through this project. For each person who participates, we will donate additional prepackaged food to help end food insecurity. Fill out this form by Friday 11/6 to participate!
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Brandeis Community Engagement Yoga in honor of Brandeis Kindness Day
Thursday, November 12, 2020
4:30-5:30PM
This is an all level vinyasa flow class focused on our heart space to support a sense of openness and balance. Vinyasa means connecting breath to movement. The practice will promote ease and create a space for self-kindness in honor of Brandeis Kindness Day in appreciation for all of our volunteers. All levels and abilities are welcome as Anastazyia's teaching style is rooted in choice, access, and variation. RSVP HERE. Facilitated by Anastazyia Vareschi '09, LGPC, CRC, RYT. Learn more about her here.
Suggested supplies are the following, but they are NOT required: mat/soft practice surface, blanket, pillow, block or thick book, strap or small towel/dish towel
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SPLASH! Event from Brandeis ESS
Brandeis Splash is coming up, on Saturday, Nov. 14 from 12-5, and we are looking for volunteers to help us run our virtual Splash 2020! No coordinating experience is necessary! Volunteer responsibilities may include: Keeping communication open between the Splash team and teachers, Helping to make sure students have access to the right classes and directing them to the right links, and Making sure classes are staying on track and letting the Splash team know of any issues that arise. You will receive SAGE Community service hours.
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Community Partner Opportunities |
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Waltham Winter Item Drive |
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Join the Waltham Rotary Club and Waltham Lions Club in a Winter Item Drive. As the weather gets colder Waltham residents are in need of warm clothing and basic items. COVID-19 has made it harder for individuals and families to access these necessities. For more information on the needed items and where to deliver items to see the attached flyer. For suggested donations click on this link to view an Amazon wishlist.
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We Are Better Together Internship |
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We Are Better Together Warren Daniel Hairston Project (WAB2G) connects and heals women and girls affected by homicide and incarceration to prevent the cycles of violence and victimization. As an advocate for impacted families, WAB2G champions the rights of those affected by violence and incarceration through partnerships with other stakeholder agencies and representatives within our legal and legislative systems.
Internships: advocacy, policy, community organizing, communications & analysis
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Join for the Launch of the RLadies - Waltham Chapter |
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Who is welcome?
All are welcome! Bring an interest in coding and supporting gendered minorities in our programming and research communities.
What is R-Ladies?
R-Ladies (https://rladies.org/) is a global organization that promotes gender diversity in the R community. We are a newly formed group locally at Waltham/Brandeis.
What will we do?
No coding experience necessary! Come and meet us for a brief introduction, discussion and intro-to-R!
When and Where?
Virtual meeting on November, 13th at 6:00 pm Eastern Time
For our first event we will hold an intro to R tutorial plus a panel discussion so we can meet each other.
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Communications and Research Internship/Volunteer Opportunity
Pa'Arriba Foundation is a start-up US 501(c)(3) foundation working to eradicate interpersonal violence through personal empowerment and community development. We provide community-based support to victims including weekly healing dialog circles and communications outreach and are currently developing an online directory of support resources. We consider ourselves to be an international development project working in the prevention space.
As we domicile a local chapter of our US foundation in Ecuador in preparation for a broad-scale, international, digital launch of our work, we need to get our social media up-to-date and up to speed! We are looking for a volunteer intern to help us with research and writing as well as digital communications strategy and management. The ideal candidate will be fluent in English and Spanish, committed to supporting change in issues of interpersonal violence (violence against women, gender-based violence, intimate partner violence, domestic violence, etc), and love to write. The candidate should also be a self-starter, as the position will be run remotely. Knowledge of WordPress is crucial and we would prefer candidates who are comfortable with various social media (principally Facebook and Instagram) and design platforms (Adobe Illustrator and/or Canva). For more information visit www.paarriba.org or Contact: info@paarriba.org . Please use “Brandeis communications intern” in the subject line and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
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Grant Writing Internship/Volunteer Opportunity
Pa'Arriba Foundation is a start-up US 501(c)(3) foundation working to eradicate interpersonal violence through personal empowerment and community development. We provide community-based support to victims including weekly healing dialog circles and communications outreach and are currently developing an online directory of support resources. We consider ourselves to be an international development project working in the prevention space.
As we domicile a local chapter of our US foundation in Ecuador, we are seeking to build on the extensive in-country experience we have accumulated over 7 years in order to expand our already existing projects and develop key new ones. We have identified numerous grant opportunities around the world and need support in applying to these requests-for-proposals as well as seeking out additional institutional funding opportunities. We are looking for an advanced student intern, preferably a master’s candidate but possibly an undergraduate senior, to help us
with research and grant writing and follow-up. The ideal candidate will be fluent in English and Spanish, although English-only is possible as most applications will be in English. The applicant should be committed to supporting change in issues of interpersonal violence (violence against women, gender-based violence, intimate partner violence, domestic violence, etc), and love to write. The candidate should also be a self-starter, as the position will be run remotely.
Projects you will work on:
- Writing grants with previously existing information in order to seek funding for our activities
- Researching statistics to support our applications. As you come up with information, we may be able to include articles with your byline in our website or blogs, in addition to using the information for our website.
- Identifying further grant opportunities
- Follow-up with funding organizations
Reports: You will be reporting directly to the foundation’s President and Founder, Lisa Markovits. For more information visit www.paarriba.org or Contact: info@paarriba.org . Please use “Brandeis grant writing intern” in the subject line and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
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Marketing and Fundraising Internship/Volunteer Opportunity
As we domicile a local chapter of our US foundation in Ecuador in preparation for a broad-scale, international, digital launch of our work, we will start to focus more on fundraising both in Ecuador and in the US. Need to get our social media up-to-date and up to speed!
We are looking for a volunteer intern to help us with fundraising as well as the development of appropriate marketing materials and campaigns. The ideal candidate will be fluent in English and Spanish, committed to supporting change in issues of interpersonal violence (violence against women, gender-based violence, intimate partner violence, domestic violence, etc), and love to write. The candidate should also be a self-starter, as the position will be run remotely. Fundraising experience is highly desired. Knowledge of WordPress is crucial and we would prefer candidates who are comfortable with various social media (principally Facebook and Instagram) and design platforms (Adobe Illustrator and/or Canva). Knowledge of SEO and keyword analysis is a big plus. We would be willing to consider English-language only applicants with a history of commitment to the cause.
Projects you will work on:
- Working with the director to develop an initial US fundraising strategy
- Designing a donor database
- Creating marketing materials for outreach in the US for donations based on this strategy
- Depending on timing, we would like to put together a small fundraiser for Giving Tuesday, possibly requiring coordination with external consultants.
- As time and expertise exists, developing a basic initial Ecuadorian fundraising strategy
Reports: You will be reporting directly to the foundation’s President and Founder, Lisa Markovits. For more information visit www.paarriba.org or Contact: info@paarriba.org . Please use “Brandeis fundraising intern” in the subject line and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
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*Please note that the Department of Community Service provides marketing and may not be in direct partnership with this organization, student group or department. It is the responsibility of all members of this listserv to research all internal and external community engagement initiatives and programs prior to involvement.
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Department of Community Service
Shapiro Campus Center, Room 203
P: 781-736-3237
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