get involved and make a difference!

Be social. Be involved!

Join our Feb 28 fundraising party at Fujimamas:

You can help Palestinian kids get a good meal!
300,000yen can provide 1000 meals!

You can help women and children in rural Cambodia get basic health care!

Share this flier and get more details at:
Skylines - fundraising and networking party
http://pscnetwork.wordpress.com/

Organized by People for Social Change

2009 new year opps!

People For Social Change
The Skylines team still needs 3 people to help with PR and outreach for Skylines 2009.
contact skillsbuild@gmail.com

Oxfam Japan International Volunteer Group (IVG)
International Volunteer Group (IVG) is Oxfam Japan’s English-speaking volunteer group. We are currently seeking volunteers to instruct English Workshops. The English Workshops are a fun and rewarding awareness program and a great opportunity for you to work with a topic you are passionate about. They are generally held on Saturdays from 2-4pm. For more info, email oxfamjp.ivg.coordinator@gmail.com

Tokyo English Life Line (TELL) is now accepting applications for the spring, daytime Volunteer Telephone Counselor Training Program. Training schedule: February 14th - April 28th. Sessions are held near Omotesando Station on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9.30 – 12.30pm except for the first session. For information and application forms visit our website www.telljp.com or contact: Vickie Skorji, Life Line Services Assistant Director, Tokyo English life Line (TELL)
Phone: 03-3498-0246, Email: lls.assist@telljp.com

Take action - one million wishes

Add a message - have the G8 leaders hear your voice:

in English:
http://www.g8ngoforum.org/english/

in Japanese:
https://www.g8ngoforum.org/g8ngo_form/

Take Back the Planet!

What can you do to save the Earth?

The Nation has an interesting monthly contest - share your tips here:
http://www.thenation.com/credo/

CUNY's Emerging Leaders International Fellows Program

The Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society’s Emerging Leaders International Fellows Program provides leadership training through applied research and professional mentorships for young scholar-practitioners in the nonprofit sector. The program is open to scholars and practitioners interested in building Third-Sector capacity in the United States and overseas. This year’s Fellows will be selected from abroad and also from communities of color under-represented in the U.S. grantmaking sector. Fellows are based at The Graduate Center of The City University of New York, where they design and pursue an individualized research project and participate in a seminar with Third-Sector leaders. Specific topical areas are chosen each year.

The research topic for applicants to the 2008 Emerging Leaders Program, including the program’s Diversity Fellowship, is community foundations. A limited number of fellowships for research on diaspora or corporate philanthropy are also available for applicants based outside the United States.

Fellows will participate in a 3-month seminar (Monday March 3 to Friday May 30, 2008) on the U.S. and international voluntary sectors. Fellows are expected to produce a 25-page research paper on their findings, which will be presented in the seminar. They will learn about the work of key agencies and meet with foundation and nonprofit representatives. They will also attend selected workshops or conferences.

Each fellowship covers the cost of tuition and includes a $1,300-per month stipend (taxable) to cover living and research-related expenses. The Center will also provide single-room dormitory accommodations with shared facilities at International House (adjacent to Columbia University), as well as economy round-trip air travel to and from New York City.

http://www.philanthropy.org/programs/intnl_fellows_program.html

Opportunities

18th International Fundraising Workshop ( 18 SAFRW)
22 to 25 August, Agra, "Building Relationships for Sustainability"
proposes to be one of the finest fundraising workshops in the whole of South Asia, Asia Pacific and Africa. The programme has been very well fine tuned with value for everyone from Board Members, Trustees, Chief Executives, Fundraising Directors, Fundraisers, and representatives of Universities, Independent Schools, Corporate Foundations and Charitable hospitals.
For more details visit www.safrg.org
or email ceo@safrg.org.

Volunteer Opportunity in Niigata with JEN
Niigata farming assistance volunteers can travel to
help towns hurt by the earthquake 2 years ago.
Volunteering trip time periods:
Friday, July 13 – Sunday, July 16
Friday, August 10 – Sunday, August 12
Friday, August 24 – Sunday, August 26
Friday, September 21 – Monday, September 24
Friday, September 28 – Sunday, September 30
Friday, October 26 – Sunday, October 28
Up to 15 people per trip.
Cost: 6000 yen per person for 2 nights, 8000 yen for 3 nights.
For more information: info@jen-npo.org or 03-5225-9352

Yayori Award Nominations
The Women's Fund for Peace and Human Rights focuses on the global promotion of women's human rights and peace affecting the past, present, and future. The Yayori Award focuses on women activists, journalists, and artists (individuals or groups) who work at the grassroots level with socially marginalized peoples in order to create a 21st century free from war and discrimination against women. They select an individual or a group from the Asian region and offer 500,000 yen.
For more information: http://www.wfphr.org/yayori/English/top.html
Sponsoring Organization: Women's Fund for Peace and Human Rights


Global Lives Film Project Japan Edition
Global Lives is looking for people interested in participating in the Tokyo
edition of the project, to be shot during the coming month of July.

At this point we are specifically looking for at least 1 or 2 other
production coordinator(s)/fixer(s) (preferably Japanese with some English or
Portuguese or Spanish ability), willing to work together with us in choosing
the Japanese character for the shoot, scouting locations, and putting
together a crew of creative and socially-minded people to work together (for
free) on this project.
For more information: www.globallives.org
Contact: Irene: 090-6169-2894 / (home/fax) 03 - 3956-7078
Andreina: 080 - 5077 - 1604 / (home/fax) 03 - 5966 – 4118
Organized by: Global Lives

Telephone Counselors Training Program

February 2007
Tokyo English Life Line (TELL) is accepting applications for the Telephone Counselors Training Program.

No prior counseling experience is needed as this course provides training in the skills required for this role. This is a great opportunity for members of the English speaking community to take part in meaningful work that is both challenging and rewarding.

Applicants must be fluent in English and over 21. For information and application forms, visit our website www.telljp.com , email lls.assist@telljp.com or call 03-3498-0246.

CGP NPO Fellowship

Tuesday, January 9, 2007 - application deadline.
* for Japanese NGO/NPO leaders who want to work with similar orgs in the US to inprove their skills and understanding.

The NPO Fellowship program aims to nurture leaders within the Japanese nonprofit sector who will contribute to the building of the sector's foundation and serve as a bridge between the United States and Japan. The program offers mid-career professionals from the Japanese nonprofit community the opportunity to enhance their management skills and knowledge of the US nonprofit sector through practical training at nonprofits in the United States.

For application and program details, please visit: http://www.jpf.go.jp/j/cgp_j/gr/npofellow/apply/index.html