Sonoma County Conservation Action needs your volunteer time!  We have ongoing needs for data entry, phone banking, and website upkeep.  Please contact us at the office, and we'll find a way to plug you in!  Ask for Jenna Brager, at:

SCCA Office: (707) 571-8566

SCCA Email: SCCA@conservationaction.org

SCCA Address: 540 Pacific Ave. Santa Rosa, CA 95404

SCCA is searching for a Canvass Director!

SCCA Canvass Director Job Description

Job Description

Lead, develop and supervise a team of canvass organizers committed to meeting progressive, ambitious political and organizational goals.

Minimum Qualifications

• Demonstrated individual and team performance success in meeting membership and fundraising goals for SCCA
• Demonstrated ability to train and retain canvassers
• Experience in developing and training trainers and managers
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and be effective under pressure
• Effective staff management, supervision and communication skills
• Strong administrative and financial management skills
• Strong problem-solving and leadership qualities
• Ability to work well with a variety of people
• Successful completion of two or more cross trains

Highly-Desired Qualification

• Experience in designing and carrying out strategies to use the canvass in issue, electoral, and member activation campaigns
• Fluency in Spanish language

Roles and Responsibilities

• Recruit, train, develop, motivate and supervise a team of canvass staff to do high quality community outreach and organizing
• Prepare and meet specific fundraising and/or membership recruiting budgets
• Prepare and meet targets for political production on campaigns
• Identify, develop and train new leaders
• Provide clear direction and leadership in the execution of specific responsibilities on issue and political programs and campaigns
• Administrative, logistics, and financial management responsibilities as necessary to build a successful team of activists
• Understand, educate, and hold staff accountable to organizational policies and procedures
• Promote and support a workplace free of discrimination or harassment against any individual for any reason of (including but not limited to) race, color, religion, ethnic background, sex, age, or sexual orientation)
• Build the local organization, canvass staff, and canvass network
• Election work, including voter identification, Get Out The Vote, leafleting, persuasion, and literature development.

Compensation and Benefits

Base pay plus bonuses. Pay range: $28,000-$33,000, dependent on experience. Benefit package.

Applicants can fax resumes to 707-571-1678, or email to scca@conservationaction.org, with "Attn: Canvass Director" in the subject line. Position open until filled. 2/8/2008.

A couple of ways to volunteer at SCCA:

1) Office Needs: Includes data entry, web upkeep, coalating of aterials, etc.

2) Events: SCCA has various different events over the course of the year. Volunteers are needed with set up and tear down, serving of food, solicitation of silent auction iterms and wine donations, and more!

3) Gardening: We have a very exciting permaculture workshop coming up that needs lots of volunteers to make it work!  March 31st is the date of the event. Please see our EVENTS PAGE formore details.

4) Council Watchers: We need folks who are willing and or able to go to city council meetings (or watch on TV at Home) and track the decisions and discourse that our electeds participate in.  We then ask these folks to contribute to our Environmental Report Card, our famous grading of the electeds in the county on thier voting for the environment, and how well the councilpeople listen to thier constituents.

5) Your special talent is needed!  Whether it is woodworking, plumbing, creation of art, or financial consulting, we would love to hear how you can uniquely help us become a stronger and healthier Sonoma County Conservation Action! Call 707-571-8566 to talk to us directly!

Here are a few reasons to Volunteer...

1) It's our responsibility, as Americans under the Constitution of the United States of America, to steward the political climate of our land, and to organize together when policies or positions become threatening to our basic Freedoms and Bill of Rights.

2) The only way to create the change you want to see in the world is to act for that change.

3) Apathy is a symptom of disillusionment, Action is the cure to Apathy. Action, therefore, can bring one out of a state of disillusionment, and into a state of enlightenment.

4) Plain and simple, Volunteering feels good!  And is fun!