First a Couple of Caveats: As was requested in one of the feedback notes this weekend, henceforth I will use a consistent title for these postings so that those of you who can establish filters will have a target (and others of you may wish to filter anything that comes from Indigo). The ones that come from Idealist.com will always be known as Opportunities!, followed by the date. Had I thought about the filtering, I wouldn't have vacilated heretofore, but I was going with "truth in advertising" rather than thinking about a filter. The times it was listed simply as Opportunity had to do with the fact that there was only one, I believe. HOWEVER, I cannot use a consistent term with all job postings because some are forwards from the source, and I have no control over how those are titled. You MAY want to look for commonalities yourself and establish more than one filter. Examples of other filters might be Yahoo Careers (or whatever they use since I'm doing this from memory) or New York Times (for those of you who find those postings objectionable). Another issue is that there has been concern about the NY Times postings and their ads. The NY Times, as do many of the periodicals, has a free forwarding service for it's articles, but somebody has to pay for that, and it is paid for by its advertisers. I have no control over that aspect of it. We're getting something for nothing, and it's the price we pay to get the information. On any given day, I read the NY Times, the NY Post, the Seattle Times, the Chicago Tribune, Tampa Bay Online, and many, many others, and just about each of those has ads. If I copy the text and forward it extracting the ads, first it takes even more of my time (which I don't mind), but it violates copyright (which I do). More and more periodicals are protecting their works, and it behooves us all to exercise some caution. The web has been fairly freeform for many years, but there is a whole field that is growing called internet law, and I feel I personally have to exercise caution in this regard. Some of you have concern about the publication of full text versus abstracts. When the volume of info I post has been greater than normal, I do rely on the abstracts. However, when it has not, I prefer to go with full text. I will explain to you why. In addition to this list, I am also list mater to a disability advocay forum with a heavily political skew. Included among my members and friends with whom I have interfaced over time are many blind people. The blind have a difficult time with manipulating their readers, as I understand it, to switch from one source to another, and they have a horrific time with superfluous characters. Think about trying to surf the web in the dark and having to listen to the reader verbalize every character of a web site or extra set of graphics some sighted person has embedded to make the document look more aesthetically pleasing for those with no visual impairments. For this reason, I do try to forward full text to accommodate their needs--and yes, we do have many members on this list of which I am cognizant with sight impairments--and, when I am forwarding something to my own listserv that comes from an email I have received, I forward full text EXCEPT that I extract all the extra graphics that would personally drive me mad (or perhaps more mad). If you are interested in assisting with accommodation of people with sight impairments here are a few extra pointers: 1) I try to almost always put my response on top of what has been heretofore sent to me. My blind friends have told me they HATE to hear the same message over and over and over again just so they can get to the new text; 2) I try to include the links at the bottom of articles where I can; 3) I try to use a simple, average-sized typeface. This discussion group serves many masters, each with differing needs. I am trying to be sensitive to yours and have therefore embedded these caveats into one that would only normally apply to jobs. If someone has already filtered or is ignoring these messages--and they are absolutely within their rights to do so as far as I'm concerned, it doesn't hurt my feelings--they will have missed it. Please help me to pass these pointers along to any who later come along and say "What's this all about?" Finally, thank you to all of you who have had such very kind words of encouragement. I have been thrilled to learn that so many of you are finding true value from what is offered, and it's great hearing from each of you. For many years, I nearly drove myself (more) nuts trying to please everybody. There are a few lessons I've learned in life and one of them came from the fund raising and facilitations I did for many years for my employer of two jobs ago. Try as I might, I have learned I am NEVER going to please everyone because some people simply cannot be pleased, and others are just as ornery as am I. All I can do is try to put forth the best effort possible so that I can sleep with myself at night. I will continue to do so and, if you find that, in the course of dealing with my offerings, I have personally offended you, please know that is never my intention. Most of the time, I am approachable, and if you find that I have danced on your toes, please send me a private note so that I might learn from the experience and attempt to factor in your needs among the many I now include. With that, on to today's job postings: === New Jobs: === Executive Director Nkiru Center for Education and Culture, Inc. Brooklyn, New York United States Salary: Negotiable (Candidate should submit a salary history with resume). http://www.idealist.org/jobs/83292/83142 Chair, Department of Urban Studies, Leadership and Development Eastern University, Campolo School for Social Change Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States Salary: commensurate with experience http://www.idealist.org/jobs/83284/83125 Director of Administration The Bostonian Society Boston, Massachusetts United States Salary: Based on Experience http://www.idealist.org/jobs/81362/83140 Manager of Programs and Member Services Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers Washington, District of Columbia United States http://www.idealist.org/jobs/83286/83130 Web Administrator Earthwatch Institute Maynard, Massachusetts United States Salary: mid 20s with no benefits http://www.idealist.org/jobs/256/83132 === New Internships: === ICT Intern Program International Campaign for Tibet Washington, District of Columbia United States http://www.idealist.org/internships/17366/80506 Editorial Intern Grist Magazine Seattle, Washington United States http://www.idealist.org/internships/83293/80507 Sustainable Communities Leadership Program Fellowship The Environmental Careers Organization multiple cities, California United States http://www.idealist.org/internships/58940/80508 Research Fellows Center for Law and Social Policy Washington, District of Columbia United States http://www.idealist.org/internships/16055/80498 Special Events Programming/Scheduling Assistant Washington Parks & People Washington, District of Columbia United States http://www.idealist.org/internships/83005/80504 Farm Sanctuary Intern Farm Sanctuary Watkins Glen, New York United States http://www.idealist.org/internships/19659/80503 === New Volunteer Opportunities: === Pet Professors and Humane Educators SPCA of Pinellas County Largo, Florida United States http://www.idealist.org/volunteerOpportunities/82368/82042 Office Woker Bees, Data Dogs and Computer Cats SPCA of Pinellas County Largo, Florida United States http://www.idealist.org/volunteerOpportunities/82368/82043 Special Events Assistants SPCA of Pinellas County Largo, Florida United States http://www.idealist.org/volunteerOpportunities/82368/82041 Speaker's Bureau SPCA of Pinellas County Largo, Florida United States http://www.idealist.org/volunteerOpportunities/82368/82040 Marketing and Media Assistants SPCA of Pinellas County Largo, Florida United States http://www.idealist.org/volunteerOpportunities/82368/82039 Farm Sanctuary Volunteer Farm Sanctuary Watkins Glen, New York United States http://www.idealist.org/volunteerOpportunities/19659/82037 Film Festival Interns Struggling Artist Film Festival Brooklyn, New York United States http://www.idealist.org/volunteerOpportunities/83280/82036 === New Events: === Open Days Peckerwood Garden Foundation Hempstead, Texas United States : March 16, 2002 : November 03, 2002 http://www.idealist.org/events/83277/80181 If you have any questions about My Idealist, please go to http://www.idealist.org/myfaq.html And if you know anyone else who could benefit from receiving these personal updates, please tell them about http://www.idealist.org Thanks! ===== Indigo Nights [log in to unmask] Looking for a job? 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