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29 people are interested
Grant Writer
ORGANIZATION: Green Streets Initiative
Please visit the new page to apply.
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29 people are interested
Do you have experience writing grant proposals or soliciting funding from other sources? Are you interested in promoting biking, walking, and using public transportation? If so, we'd love to have you on board! We are seeking someone to both guide us in our grant-writing and to work on new proposals for our projects. Responsibilities include working as part of a team to research, write, and organize grants for a non-profit that promotes biking, walking, and public transportation as ways to create more sustainable & healthier lifestyles.
**Please also complete Green Street Initiative’s volunteer questionnaire (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1BD8u2LeqElrqhQRBHgyTwcBmkiD2wKrJ5ksufUIZIgU/viewform), in addition to sending a message through VolunteerMatch. Thank you!**
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About Green Streets Initiative
Location:
166A ELM ST N., Porter Square, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02140, US
Mission Statement
Green Streets' mission is to promote healthy and environmentally sustainable transportation practices, thereby making happier, safer, and more livable communities. Our goal is to make our organization sustainable, to deepen our penetration in the Boston area, and to be able to seamlessly and easily spread our programs to other cities.
Description
Green Streets' signature event is a monthly car-free day called Walk/Ride Days, a recurring celebration of sustainable transportation.
Walk/Ride Days take place on the last Friday of every month, year round, and challenge people individually, and as members of workplaces, schools, and communities, to meet their transportation needs by walking, biking, or using public transportation. Participants are rewarded with in-house incentives (at schools and workplaces), online (by Green Streets), and in the community (by a network of local businesses). By combining specific and easily achieved goals, gentle peer pressure, and a sense of competition and fun, Walk/Ride Days give people positive experiences that lead to immediate and long-term behavior changes.
Walk/Ride Days involve a broad cross section of the population. In the Greater Boston area, more than 160 businesses, community governments, schools, and other groups participate.
On Walk/Ride Days, the number of commuters choosing sustainable transportation increases substantially. Walkers increased by 52%, cyclists by 34%, subway/train riders by 3%, bus riders by 14%, and carpooling by 6% (Tufts Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning study, April 2011).
CAUSE AREAS
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WHERE
166A Elm St.Porter SquareCambridge, MA 02140
DATE POSTED
March 27, 2019
SKILLS
- Organization
- Grant Writing / Research
- Verbal / Written Communication
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- 10 hours per week during normal business hours