with light

Welcome bloomers! Here's a summary of the newsletter this week:
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​🌱Our favorite essay on 'slow' as strength in urgent times ​
​🌱AI powered resume builder + LinkedIn reviewer
🌱Global fellowship with National Geographic
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with love & light,
​Jasmine
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fresh soil

Change your speed, in times of crisis: To slow down in times of crisis—times that in so many ways require action on all fronts—can seem counterintuitive. We are constantly met with pressures to achieve more, act faster and be better. Dr. Bayo Akomolafe disagrees. Urgent times, he urges, call for quiet. → Story​

water your soul

🤣 Yoga class.
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🐙 Psychedelic octopus.
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❌ Global "no".
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🔥 Palestine mix.

community garden

🌱Imogen is co-leading a new sustainable, community-focused night club, Club SOL, designed by my female DJ collective Solar Sisters and launching at GROW Hackney in London on August 4th. It's a space where everyone is welcome to dream bigger + a starting point for people curious about climate to imagine what a community-centred, earth-focused future for music could look like.

branch out

🧠TOOLS ​
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​AI resume builder + LinkedIn profile review, 100% free!

🦋 FELLOWSHIPS & MORE
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​Social justice & tech fellowship: The OpEd Project is launching a new fellowship in partnership with MacArthur Foundation, that seeks to elevate diverse voices for tech equity. They are assembling a cohort of 20 thought leaders working at the intersection of technology and social justice. The opportunity is open to all, they encourage the underrepresented, including women.
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​National Geographic freshwater & community conservation externship: For people 18-25 years old from around the globe interested in learning about introductory conservation approaches and exploring a career in conservation.
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​Fact-checking fellowship for misinformation: Code for Africa (CfA) is offering stipend-based fellowships to two African journalists or fact-checkers, whose newsrooms are members of the African Fact-checking Alliance (AFCA) network and based in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to tackle issues related to mis/disinformation.

spicy seeds

🌶️ 10 tips.
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🌶️ Pleasure playlist.

pollination partner

London bloomers 🇬🇧Join the second financial wellness workshop hosted by the incredible financial expert, Bola Sol 💸 Bola's mission is to create a safe space where women can come together to chat openly about finance, improve their financial wellbeing and learn from professionals. Here's her main focus in the workshop:
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🔑 Why growing your wealth matters: Explore the importance of financial security, beating inflation, achieving goals, and planning for future generations.

💰 Investment vs. Savings: Learn the distinctions between investments and savings, and how they contribute to wealth building. 📚💸

📊 Exploring investment and saving products: Get back to the basics and understand the fundamentals of investment. Discover different types of investments and their potential benefits.

⏰ The importance of time in the market: Gain insights on market timing, debunk misconceptions, and understand the significance of long-term investment. Discover how time in the market can impact your financial success.

grow new roots

Email team@readtobloom.com to feature your job openings to 30,000 diverse and talented bloomers around the world. ​
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​🔎 IMPACT EMPLOYER SPOTLIGHT​
​YLabs is a leading global design and research organization working to improve health and economic opportunity for young people 10–24 years old. Founded in 2014 at the Harvard Innovation Lab, YLabs partners with young people in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Central America to design, test, and advocate for youth-driven solutions that address key challenges to young people’s health and economic opportunity worldwide. YLabs’ focus areas are sexual/reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, mental health, and economic inclusion.​
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​ASIA + OCEANIA
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​Regional associate – Impact Academy ​
​Multiple roles – Waste Warriors​
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AFRICA + MENA
​Project manager on misinformation – PesaCheck​
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Facilitation lead – RWF 40,000,000 - 52,250,000 – YLabs​
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Sexual violence advisor – PACT
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Talent acquisition – New Incentives​
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​LATIN AMERICA + CARIBBEAN
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Comms manager – Rainforest Alliance​
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​NORTH AMERICA
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Individual giving officer (entry/mid-level) in NYC/DC area with International Planned Parenthood – reply to this email for info :)
Civic engagement campaign coordinator – USD 70,000 – 75,000 – East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy​
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​EUROPE
​Finance manager – EUR 77,000 – Systemic Justice
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Visual lead – GBP 30,000 – 33,000 – Airwars
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Policy & advocacy trainees – EU 1100 / month – CONCORD
Trainee – EUR 1,300 – RAND Europe​
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Business development associate – Climate Fund Managers
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Clean energy transition program officer – OECD
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Operations sustainability manager – Danone​
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​REMOTE​
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Lead engineer – USD 105,000 - 177,500 – MovingWorlds​
Creative associate (fundraising) – Wikimedia Foundation​
Research manager – Wikimedia Foundation
Operations associate – USD 30,000-45,000 – Training for Good​
UX designer – USD 1,700-5,100 – Sparkable
Operations lead – USD 65,000 - 90,000 – Arkose ​
Senior campaign strategist – Greenpeace International​
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