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7 people are interested
Accountant & Business Manager
ORGANIZATION: Carbon Offsets To Alleviate Poverty (COTAP.org)
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7 people are interested
COTAP's mission is to empower individuals and organizations in developed countries to simultaneously fight both global poverty and climate change by connecting their carbon footprints with certified forestry projects in least-developed countries which create life-changing income for the world's poorest people.
Individuals from all over the United States - as well as from Hong Kong, Cape Town, Sydney, and Paris - have already transformed over 5.97 million pounds of their carbon emissions into wages in Mozambique, Uganda, Nicaragua, and Malawi through COTAP. COTAP is a registered IRS 501(c)3 public charity, and all of its projects are registered under the voluntary Plan Vivo standard, which is dedicated to generating not only verified emissions reductions, but also transparent, accountable, and life-changing income streams for smallholder farmers. COTAP’s initial project portfolio is poised to generate over $1 million in community payments, an amount it seeks to scale to $30M annually.
Read more about COTAP’s Mission, How It Works, Transparency, and Press at www.COTAP.org.
What we need
It’s time to formalize COTAP’s financing and accounting systems and processes! We’re looking for a seasoned accounting professional, ideally with experience in nonprofits, to help us do this.
This is a part-time, flexible-schedule, work-from-home, volunteer role. The initial time commitment is modest and is expected to average no more than 5 hours per month.
Initial duties:
- Accounting package research, selection, setup and management.
- Establish chart of accounts using general nonprofit accounting practices/methods/rules and characteristics of COTAP’s business.
- As-needed review and management of expenses and donations.
- Setting up monthly and annual financial statements and MIS reports.
- Researching accounting issues on an as-needed basis.
- Review various tax and regulatory filings, research triggers for re-filing, and assist with re-filing as necessary.
- Assist in generally establishing an appropriate financial control and business environment; general advice and execution regarding COTAP’s financial/accounting infrastructure.
To Apply
Please forward your resume and cover letter to volunteer [at] cotap.org. Please put "Accounting & Business Manager " in the subject line of your email.
Thank you for your interest in COTAP.org!
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About Carbon Offsets To Alleviate Poverty (COTAP.org)
Location:
3857 Lakeshore Ave, Oakland, CA 94610, US
Mission Statement
Carbon Offsets to Alleviate Poverty (www.COTAP.org ) is a 501(c)3 public charity fighting both climate change and global poverty.
COTAP's mission is to empower individuals and organizations in developed countries to simultaneously fight both global poverty and climate change by connecting their carbon footprints with certified forestry projects in least-developed countries which create life-changing income for the world's poorest people.
Description
Individuals from all over the United States - as well as from Hong Kong, Cape Town, Sydney, and Paris - have already transformed over 5.97 million pounds of their carbon emissions into wages in Mozambique, Uganda, Nicaragua, and Malawi through COTAP. COTAP is a registered IRS 501(c)3 public charity, and all of its projects are registered under the voluntary Plan Vivo standard, which is dedicated t o generating not only verified emissions reductions but also transparent and accountable income streams for smallholder farmers who live in areas where earnings are less than $2/day . COTAP’s initial project portfolio is poised to generate over $1 million in payments for these communities, an amount it seeks to scale to $30M annually.
COTAP’s partnerships and projects are with the New York-based William J. Clinton Foundation’s Trees of Hope project in Malawi, Montreal-based Taking Root’s project in Nicaragua, Kampala-based Ecotrust’s Trees for Global Benefits project in Uganda, and London-based Envirotrade’s Sofala project in Mozambique. The press release pertaining to the Clinton Foundation partnership can be seen at http://w ww.prweb.com/releases/2012/10/prweb10036880.htm .
COTAP has partnered with four leading sustainability conferences: Net Impact, Investors’ Circle, Social Venture Network, and Social Capital Markets. More information on these partnerships can be seen at http://COTAP.org/2012/09/leading-sustainability-conferences-partner-with-cotap/.
COTAP has appeared in the New York Times Dot Earth blog, the Sierra Club's blog, the Clinton Foundation blog, Grist.org, and others. More at http://cotap.org/press.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
October 16, 2013
SKILLS
- Accounting
- Bookkeeping
- Reporting & Dashboards
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 25