SLS: Brown Hope Community and Equity Builder (2022-23 school year)

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Brown Hope is planting and nurturing seeds for racial justice and healing. We serve and mobilize communities in order to heal our collective soil from the poisons of our past and present, so our future roots can thrive.

This position is one of the options for Portland State's Student Leaders for Service program. Please apply to the Student Leaders for Service program to express interest in this opportunity. To access the application to apply for SLS for the the 2022-23 school year, please visit https://pdx.givepulse.com/event/289279

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The Brown Hope Community and Equity Builder role has the opportunity to go in many directions. SLS students may help with some of the following programs/departments:

  • Equity & Beyond - a learning experience that leverages a dynamic cohort model to build collective power for racial justice.

  • Power Hour Power Hour is an intentional space for Black, Brown, and Indigenous people to build community and heal from the impacts of racism.

  • Solidarity Squad - Solidarity Squad is a Black-led movement, pooling our time, talents, and resources with our neighbors to build a grassroots, relationship-based network that listens and responds directly to our community’s needs.

  • Communications - Support the work of Brown Hope by working with its communication team!

  • Fundraising - Help out with the fundraising efforts of Brown Hope

Specific details and roles to be discussed with interested applicants later in Spring, based on organizational needs and applicant interests. We will brainstorm projects and tasks together. We'd love for this to be as mutually beneficial as possible. Please visit our website for more information about our programs: https://www.brownhope.org/

ABOUT BROWN HOPE: Brown Hope is a community solution for racial justice. We develop Black, Brown, and Indigenous leaders to create powerful strategies that build community resilience and inspire transformational change. Guided by our 12 Principles of Hope, we organize four programs which help to advance our goals to transfer power and capital to Black, Brown, and Indigenous Oregonians: Blackstreet Bakery, Power Hour, Black Resilience Fund, and Equity & Beyond. As a nonprofit incubator, our programs evolve to meet critical needs in the community.

Orientation/Training/Resources provided or required: We'll have an intentional, hour-long (at least) onboarding meeting with new SLS members.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Understanding of Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities, including historic and contemporary knowledge.
  • Strong organizational skills.
  • Ability to demonstrate strong active listening skills and note-taking.
  • Ability to work autonomously and confidently in a variety of settings.
  • An emotionally intelligent problem solver with the ability to work collaboratively.
  • Be a culturally competent leader: eager to learn, open to diversity, and capable of working well with people from different backgrounds and identities.
  • Integrity, credibility, and passion for supporting the communities Brown Hope partners with.

WHY YOU SHOULD APPLY TO WORK WITH BROWN HOPE: Brown Hope proudly has a team of diverse and passionate staff and volunteers. We offer a high energy work environment that encourages flexible work schedules, collaborative leadership, and multiple opportunities for professional advancement.

Schedule & Time Commitment: A commitment of 10 hours per week is preferred, between the hours of 8am - 5pm ideally. However, some of the work is very independent, so some hours could be worked in the evening and/or weekends.

Location & Transportation: Our office is located at 519 NE Hancock St in Portland, 15 min away (on foot) from the Moda Center and direct access to the MAX and various bus lines. Depending on the role, some/most of the work can be done remotely.

Supervision: This position's supervisor will depend on which program the role ends up working with.

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