THE ORGANIZATION:
The Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF) is a nonprofit community development financial institution, with headquarters in San Francisco and offices in Los Angeles, New York, and Washington DC. LIIF builds healthy communities by bridging the gap between private capital markets and low-income neighborhoods. LIIF is a steward for capital invested in affordable housing, child care, job training programs, education, and other community initiatives

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Research and draft papers on community development and poverty related issues with an emphasis on transit-oriented development issues
• Track new legislation, attend and summarize Congressional hearings and other policy-related events, participate in visits to Congressional offices, and develop materials for use in LIIF’s advocacy efforts.
• Assist in proofreading, formatting and editing of internal and external policy and advocacy materials as needed
• Assist with other Federal Policy and Government Affairs activities as required

SKILLS REQUIRED:
• Accurate and detail oriented
• Strong research and writing skills
• Strong computer skills with Windows-based programs
• Ability to succeed in a fast paced environment

EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant should be a graduate student or entering his/her senior year in college pursuing a degree in public policy, economics, law, or related field.

TO APPLY:
Mail or email cover letter (including salary expectation & history) with resume to:
Human Resources
Low Income Investment Fund
100 Pine Street, #1800, San Francisco, CA 94111 or
email: careers@liifund.org

No phone calls, please. Only candidates being considered for this position will be contacted.
LIIF, an EOE, believes that diversity ensures excellence.

The first job description is for VP, Affordable Housing Mortgage Lending. The Credit Union already has a functioning mortgage department, they are FHLB and Freddie Direct members. FHA and VA certification is pending. The job description is likely to come out of the nonprofit housing field.

The second position is VP of Community Development/Business Banking. They’re looking for someone to start a small business services department, focusing on loans to non-profits and expanding to other CD loans. This person will also be responsible for a micro branch in a low income neighborhood, in partnership with a local non-profit.

Finally, they’re looking for recruiters that are active with non-profit housing and business lending organizations.

I would much appreciate your sharing your insight.
thanks,

Bill Myers
607.821.2128
Bill@RunontheBank.net
www.runonthebank.net

For this call, the Institute specifically encourages proposals that explore the individual or social perspective in mobile money and agent banking systems. We seek research that uncovers people’s everyday experiences with money (broadly conceived), with the potential to spark transformative innovations in financial access.

Research proposals are especially welcomed that focus on one or more of the following broad topics:
Mobile money services: What is the impact of mobile money technologies on clients’ approaches to saving, storing, and transferring wealth? For example, how can mobile money systems establish trust for people in a cash-based economy?
Social and technological infrastructures and banking: Many second-generation banking models are based on existing retail networks. These existing networks operate within specific social and cultural relationships. What social factors go into the creation and use of retail and agent banking? How do social payments such as tribute, marriage or death payments interact with agent banking or the social and technological infrastructures of second-generation, branchless banking?
Value storage: How does mobile money or agent banking connect to existing or traditional methods of saving and storing wealth? Does mobile money or agent banking help resolve issues that people have had with traditional measures of storing value? Issues include risk of loss, theft, and fraud.
The Institute is interested in proposals for research aimed at impacting the design and implementation of new systems for increasing financial inclusion among the world’s poorest people. We welcome methodological and disciplinary diversity. Past recipients have included anthropologists, economists, design researchers, business school graduates and others.

For detailed proposal format and guidelines go to: http://www.imtfi.uci.edu/imtfi_cfp2010.

Eligibility: This call for proposals is open to all researchers who work in the developing world. Researchers are encouraged to submit proposals that involve a partnership with universities or other organizations in the developing world.

Deadline for submission: October 1, 2010. Decisions will be announced by January 10, 2011.

Proposal submission:
Proposals may be emailed, FAXed or mailed via any postal service or courier to:

Institute for Money, Technology and Financial Inclusion
School of Social Sciences
3151 Social Sciences Plaza
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697-5100
FAX: +1-949-824-2285

Questions may be emailed to imtfi@uci.edu . Telephone inquiries: +1-949-824-2284
Information on existing awards may be viewed at: http://www.imtfi.uci.edu/imtfi_2010Awarded_Proposals

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This annual memorial essay competition is dedicated to the memory of Professor John Roberts and supported by Civilisation 3000 and NATO Watch. The competition is designed to give the successful students the opportunity to communicate with NATO Watch associates and supporters on a major topic of international concern. The essay/video should be written from the global citizen standpoint and show some knowledge of history: two of John’s great passions.

Awards will be made at the Shadow NATO Summit in Brussels on 15 November.

Dr Ian Davis said: “It will be a pleasure to judge the first John Roberts Students Essay Competition. It may be that some of the entrants will, one day, be in a position to improve our international security system; there is certainly massive room for advancement. War seems to be as old as human history, but it is not inevitable. We have all the potential tools, skills and laws to abolish war.

Essay title: To abolish war do we first need to abolish NATO?

Has NATO in the past diminished the frequency or the severity of war? Is NATO part of the solution to resolving national and international disputes or is it part of the problem?”

The three winning essays/videos will be published in The Observatory, NATO Watch’s online newsletter, which is read by over 900 transatlantic decision-makers and opinion-shapers. They will also be published on our Website: www.natowatch.org

The deadline for applications is 1 October 2010 (please see competition rules and entry form attached)

There will be up to 40 winners who will gain free access to one of the premier management conferences in the world – the Peter Drucker Management Forum, Vienna, November 18-19, 2010. The authors of the top three essays will also be invited to participate in a senior executive event on November 17 in Vienna. More information about the terms and conditions for the contest may be found at:

http://www.druckerchallenge.org

Should you wish to participate, please be aware that your essay must be submitted at the latest by August 15, 2010. Essays may be submitted by e-mail to:druckerchallenge@gmail.com

Those over 35 who want to be part of a global dialogue on the future of management and society under the main theme of the 2010 Peter Drucker Management Forum – “Managing in the Next Society” can register to attend the Forum and benefit from a lower early bird registration fee if they enrol before September 15, 2010. Please follow the link below.

http://www.druckersociety.at/registration.php

The programme for the conference can be accessed at:

http://www.druckersociety.at/index.php/pdf-2010/program

Peter Drucker has given us profound thinking and concepts about management and society. We invite you to participate in shaping the future.

Kind regards,

Helen Evans
Conferences Manager
Emerald Group Publishing Limited

hevans@emeraldinsight.com
http://www.emeraldinsight.com

The full description can be found here:
http://www.preserveproducts.com/media/jobs/Preserve%20Sales%20Manager%202010.pdf
The primary responsibilities of this position are:
· Manage a national broker network to deliver sales execution and achieve performance objectives.
· Develop new business through product introductions.
· Develop and expand strategic retail relationships.
· Maintain a strong relationship with distributors.
· Direct and monitor all aspects of trade promotion to ensure maximum impact.
· Champion in-store excellence to grow Preserve’s reach.
Accounts include national retailers (e.g., WholeFoods Market) and distributors (e.g. United Natural Foods), regional natural retailers (e.g. Henry’s and Sprouts), and the thousands of independent natural retailers nationwide.
Thank you for your consideration,
Eric Hudson
Founder and CEO
Preserve

CSDi’s ONLINE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY invites people active in development to share resources & collaborate online in developing sustainable, impact-oriented tools and solutions for humanitarian development challenges.

A cross between a social network for on-the-ground field staff—and a collaborative association for development professionals, this is also an excellent learning environment.

Working groups include Sustainable Development, Adapting to Climate Change, Health & Hygiene, Water and Sanitation, Conservation and Restoration, and Community Engagement.

Please take a few minutes to visit the site:
http://developmentcommunity.csd-i.org/

Also, in July we are offering courses in Adaptation to Climate Change and Designing and Funding Sustainable Development Projects.
http://www.csd-i.org/online-learning/

Sincerely,

Tim Magee, Executive Director
Center for Sustainable Development
Development.Community@csd-i.org
http://www.csd-i.org/

The MicroBusiness Program Coordinator at WNHS coordinates the operation of a multi-service program that helps low-income entrepreneurs start up or expand small businesses. The MicroBusiness Program Coordinator provides case management, business and personal development counseling, access to capital, access to mentoring and general support services. The program serves low-income persons who own or are developing a microbusiness. The goal of the program is to help participants increase assets, income, and independence through successful business ownership.

Key duties include:
§ Provide counseling and technical assistance to help entrepreneurs with the development and management of their businesses;
§ Collaborate with the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at LBCC to offer small business training workshops, focused on feasibility analysis and business planning;
§ Coordinate with and provide referrals to applicable social, economic development, and business development organizations within Linn and Benton Counties to ensure that microentrepreneurs are supported by a continuum of services;

For a detailed job description and more information, please go to http://www.w-nhs.org/employment.html.

WNHS is private, nonprofit community development corporation located in the mid-Willamette Valley of Oregon. Our mission is to improve lives and strengthen communities through quality affordable housing, homeownership, economic opportunity, and community partnerships. We believe that a commitment to diversity, economic justice, and opportunity is key to a vital community.

We are also a member of the NeighborWorks® Network, a national affiliation of 230 private nonprofit community development organizations committed to community revitalization and supported by Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation.

Drew McDermott
VISTA – Asset Building Program
Willamette Neighborhood Housing Services
257 SW Madison Avenue, Suite 113
Corvallis, OR 97333

Treasury’s Office of Consumer Protection is planning to hire a Research Analyst, and I am writing to ask for your assistance in spreading the word to anyone within or outside of the federal government who you think might be interested in and qualified for this position. We expect that the position will be posted on USA Jobs the week of July 12, and it will be open for approximately 10 days.

The Research Analyst will assist with research and analysis related to the development and implementation of consumer protection policy in the financial service marketplace. This includes a wide range of consumer financial services, including mortgages, credit cards, payday or other consumer loans, bank overdraft lending, debt collection, and credit reporting. One of the priority tasks of the Office of Consumer Protection is providing policy input and recommendations in connection the proposal in the pending Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to create a new Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.

Applicants should have at least two to three years of relevant work experience and a bachelor’s degree.

If you or others have any questions about this position, please email ConsumerResearchAnalyst@do.treas.gov.

Thanks for your assistance in getting the word out, and please forward!

Louisa M. Quittman
Director, Community Programs
US Department of the Treasury
Office of Financial Education and Financial Access
1500 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20220
louisa.quittman@do.treas.gov
www.treas.gov

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