Spring 2021 Opportunities
Research Volunteer
Volunteers are integrated into the RIPE team as core members and are treated as professional policy analysts. Volunteers will select their priority interests from a list of projects, including those listed below. The final workplans will be designed in consultation with each volunteer’s interests, balanced with program priority needs. Volunteers will have a combination of research project responsibility and some administrative or communications support.
- Minimum payment policies deep dives, including crop insurance and commodity payments
- RFS and LCFS deep dives
- Fundraising – review foundation deadlines & find contact info
- Fundraising – Major donor compilation of names to BPC, EDF, etc.
- Farm Stewardship Plans
- Rural electricity examination, including extra climate cost estimates and rural econ solutions
- Board of Directors development
- Farm Bill support building history digest
- Create case studies on ecosystem service values for sustainable agriculture practices, relying on literature review and calculating average values.
- Precedent for policy exempting future expenses
- Respond to analytical needs of agricultural advisory committee, which may include literature review of estimated costs of various sustainable farming practice
View the full description here.
Please submit your resume and cover letter to Info@RipeRoadmap.org by December 1, 2020. Please use the subject line “Research Volunteer Application for Spring 2021.” Due to the high volume of applicants we do not respond to all candidates. Top applicants will be invited for interviews by the 15th of the month that applications are due.
Communications Volunteer
Volunteers are integrated into the RIPE team as core members and are treated as communications professionals. Volunteers will perform any of a number of projects, including those listed below. The final workplans will be designed in consultation with each volunteer’s interests, balanced with program priority needs. Volunteers will have a combination of communications responsibility and some administrative support.
- Aid in the ideation and execution of CFK’s digital marketing strategy across the following platforms
- Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter
- MailChimp
- Google, WordPress
- Develop and support content-marketing efforts including blog posts, social media assets, newsletters, etc.
- Aid in the ideation and execution of marketing collateral including print communications pieces
- Possess a willing to jump in and provide assistance outside of job description to achieve team success
View the full description here.
Please submit your resume and cover letter to Info@RipeRoadmap.org by December 1, 2020. Please use the subject line “Communications Volunteer Application for Spring 2021.” Due to the high volume of applicants we do not respond to all candidates. Top applicants will be invited for interviews by the 15th of the month that applications are due.
Volunteers
RIPE is grateful for the outstanding research support of the following volunteers:
- Avery Bennett
- John Burkhart
- Clara Greider
- Katie Lee
- Susan Mathew
- Madison Spinelli
Previous Volunteers:
- Megan Black
- Julia Bush
- Bailey Kroop
- Katie Lee
- Amanda Lowell
- Patricia Mathu
- Brianna McFadden
- Elizabeth Rolfes
- Maverick Ryan
- Austen Sharpe
- Jessica Sugarman
- Licheng (Mike) Sun
- Chris Taylor
- Alice Wistar
- Jasmine Yim
Apply to Volunteer
RIPE is always looking for talented volunteers, especially proactive students looking to learn and contribute to environmental policy. RIPE volunteers conduct in-depth analysis and are integrated into the team as core players. RIPE volunteer sessions operate as follows:
- Fall (September-December); Applications due by August 1
- Spring (January-April); Applications due by December 1
- Summer (May-August), Applications due by April 1
Please submit your application with a resume and brief cover letter to Info [at] RipeRoadmap.org with the subject line “Volunteer Application for Fall/Spring/Summer 2020”. Due to the high volume of applicants we do not respond to all candidates. Top applicants will be invited for interviews by the 15th of the month that applications are due.