Administrative/Program Assistant

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Green Inside and Out is a small non-profit organization based out of Huntington, NY that addresses environmental health issues and provides green lifestyle information on Long Island and beyond. The group does this work via various initiatives: public speaking presentations, podcast, social media, event coordination, work on legislative efforts, and maintaining a blog (see greeninsideandout.org).

The Director Beth Fiteni has been doing environmental work professionally for 3 decades. She published a book on eco-fashion (organic cotton, hemp, etc.) entitled the Green Wardrobe Guide. Help is needed with all aspects of maintaining and growing this nonprofit: upkeep of the blog, project based activities including event organization, assistance with organizing the organization’s outreach materials, marketing the radio show/podcast, and assistance with fundraising and grant-writing.

Tasks to find with an admin/program assistant :

• Assisting with coordinating speaking engagements, and scheduling team meetings
• Helping coordinate radio show guests, e.g. obtaining their picture and bio and scheduling interviews
• Research for publication and materials
• Participating in legislative efforts & meetings, such as the JustGreen partnership
• Keeping hardcopy information organized; filing related news articles and materials in files
• Ordering educational materials/printing in preparation for speaking events
• Entering contacts from business cards and sign-in sheets into database
• Helping identify revenue-generating activities, ie. locations to offer public presentations, sponsorships, and grants
• Participate in outreach activities such as tabling events
• Participate in weekly staff calls
• Assisting with coordinating Board meetings
• General followup for all above items
• Other tasks as needed to move the mission of the organization forward

Requirements :

Residing in Long Island or Queens, ideally near Huntington, NY headquarters. Ability to start immediately. Committed to and enthusiastic about green/environmental issues including vegan awareness; college educated, familiar with computer programs-- website, social media, and Wordpress editing capability, responsible and self-motivated, organized , patient, flexible, detail oriented, and willing to take on any type of task to get the job done, even if mundane. Must have access to a car . Willingness and ability to use online tools such as Trello, Slack, and Google Docs.