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Planet Drum Foundation works to research, promote and disseminate
information about bioregionalism, a grassroots approach to ecology that
emphasizes sustainability, community self-determination and regional
self-reliance. We believe that people who know and care about the places
where they live will work to maintain and restore them.
Click here for volunteering
opportunities in Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador--with photos!
WHAT: Field Projects Manager for rural and urban
ecological projects.
WHEN: October 1, 2006 - October
31, 2007 or longer.
WHERE: Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador (coast).
WHY: Transformation toward an ecological city, Eco-Bahia.
HOW: Revegetation of "wild" park and hillsides, environmental
education, ecological planning, renewable energy development, assist
creating Bioregional Sustainability Institute.
REQUIREMENTS: Post-college environmental working
experience, English-Spanish fluency, ability to work with residents and
oversee international volunteers, capability to manage and share
office/apartment with volunteers, one-year minimum commitment. Please do
not apply without all of these.
COMPENSATION: $200-250/first 3 months (depending on
degree of experience), salary increases after three months, six months
and one year, private room in comfortable large apartment with kitchen
and bath facilities, emergency health costs, business internet and local
transportation expenses.
BENEFITS: Bahia de Caraquez has an Eco-City bylaw
and a bioregional Ecological Plan which provides for a unique and
valuable working experience, Planet Drum Foundation is highly regarded
by city officials and residents, innovation and creativity about
existing and new projects are encouraged, wide-ranging recreational,
wilderness and social opportunities.
HOW TO APPLY:
1) See extensive Eco-Ecuador narratives
describing history of projects.
2) E-mail description of how you fit into the job, why you want it, and
what you hope to achieve to
planetdrum@igc.org.
3) E-mail resume featuring information pertinent to requirements.
DEADLINE: September 30, 2006
MAILING INFORMATION: Planet Drum Foundation/PO Box
31251/San Francisco, CA 94131 USA (no telephone calls)
CONTACT PERSON: Peter Berg, Director
Planet Drum Foundation doesn't currently have any other paying job
opportunities. We also have internships and volunteer positions available
(see below).
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General Information for Interns and Volunteers
Since we are a small office interns generally take on specific projects, and gain a lot
of valuable experience. Depending on your interests, and our needs, you might be working
on editing and distributing publications, designing flyers and displays, or organizing an
event. Other internship ideas are listed below. If you're interested in
becoming an intern, please fill out the application below and return it with your resume. After we receive the application
we'll set up a phone or in-person interview.
We make a distinction between interns and volunteers. Interns have particular projects
which they will complete in at least three months at about 20 hours per week. Volunteers
may or may not have a special project. Most come in on a regular basis and arrange their
schedules around other commitments. We also have volunteers who come in on an irregular
basis for special projects and mailings. If you'd rather work as a volunteer than an
intern, just contact us and we'll arrange an orientation and a schedule for your hours.
Feel free to contact me at (415) 285-6556 if you have any questions. Thanks for your
interest in Planet Drum Foundation.
In Diversity,
Judy Goldhaft
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Rewarding Work, Unlimited Prospects
Through an internship at Planet Drum, you can gain new job skills, make contacts, and
immerse yourself in the bioregional, ecological and urban sustainability scenes. We are
happy to fill-out forms for college credit and write letters of recommendation at the
conclusion of your internship period. Unfortunately Planet Drum cannot afford to pay
interns. We can sometimes provide a small stipend for local travel. We ask for a three
month commitment of your time at 20 hours per week. Intern projects are listed below.
(Planet Drum also has openings for volunteers for from 3 to 15 hours a week.)
A recent volunteer/intern writes,
"Dear Planet Drum Staff,
This has been an educational few weeks. Not only have I
learned the approximate meaning of Bioregionalism, how to do PR for a non-profit, but I've
learned how to laugh at work--a very valuable lesson. Between the jokes, careful
observations, and truly important consciousness changing talks, I never had a dull moment.
Thank you for your kindness, patience, immediate acceptance of
me, and words of wisdom. It has really been a true joy to work at Planet Drum this
summer.
(signed) Peregrine Whitehurst"
Administrative Assistant
Run Planet Drum's office with us by:
 | researching and managing our resources files and database, |
| sorting archival materials, |
| organizing and maintaining the library, |
| responding to telephone requests, or |
| managing bulk mail parties. |
Membership/Outreach Assistants
Explore the local, national, and international bioregional movement. Planet Drum has a
membership of over 700 people and organizations from around the world who receive our
newsletters and publications. Assist with:
| managing and updating our membership database, |
| designing, producing, and editing membership mailings, |
| processing information requests, |
| distributing Planet Drum publications to bookstores, distributors, schools, and members;
plus researching new distribution possibilities, or |
| promoting new publications to libraries, schools, stores, and reviewers; plus compiling
publicity for press kits. |
Art and Design Assistant
Help with the design and layout for flyers, notices to members, project photo albums,
the Planet Drum Pulse newsletter, or displays. Take photos, and/or make drawings
for us.
Computer Specialist
If you have computer skills to share, our computers would be happy to entertain you.
Editorial Assistant
Planet Drum publishes a newsletter, books, and broadsides. Our current project can use
your research, editing, proofreading, writing, production and design assistance.
Website/Calendar Assistant
Helping to update our online calendars and adding graphics and text to this website
provides opportunities to express your creativity as well as keeping you connected to
the latest ecological/sustainable happenings around the Bay Area and the planet.
Fundraising Assistant
Lots of organizations have great project ideas. Of course, it takes $$$ to make these
projects really happen. Help us by planning a fundraising event, researching funding
sources, or assisting with member outreach.
Ecuadorian Restoration Project
The Ecuadorian coastal city of Bahia de Caraquez has committed itself through law to
become ecological and sustainable. Planet Drum Foundation helped create community
awareness of issues there at a celebration announcing the Ecological City Declaration in
January 1999.
Since then, we have established a field office and carry out major bioregional
projects to revegetate areas of the city with native trees for erosion control against future
mudslides and to create an urban "wild corridor."
Planet Drum staffers continue to return to Bahia for further work in various areas of
urban sustainability. Projects include additional revegetation of hillsides, recycling and
composting, household ecology education, biological sewage treatment, alternative energy
and more.
You are invited to assist or visit these projects. If you are interested in doing so
please inform us as soon as possible. There is also a bioregional education
curriculum that uses volunteers and interns in Bahia. Click for more
information about Ecuador
volunteer opportunities. Also, see the "Eco
Ecuador" section under Planet Drum Projects.
If you want to pursue an internship at Planet Drum, please return the intern
application below and send a short letter or resume of your background to:
Judy Goldhaft
Planet Drum Foundation
PO Box 31251
San Francisco CA 94131
Shasta Bioregion
tel # (415)285-6556
fax (415)285-6563
e-mail: mail@planetdrum.org or planetdrum@igc.org
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To apply for an internship position with Planet Drum Foundation, please answer the
questions below and send the application with your resume or a short letter of your
experience. Our internship positions are unpaid. We cannot provide you with a place to
live, but we can give advice on how to find housing. We are a small office which enables
our interns to gain a tremendous amount of hands-on experience.
1. Where are you from and what do you know about the place where you live?
2. Tell us a story about yourself.
3. Tell us about a meeting or relationship with a non-human.
4. Which intern position are you interested in and why?
5. What do you expect to gain from an internship here?
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