our global garden of joy Hi 👋 I’m Jasmine, founder of The Bloom. We have a phenomenal selection of social impact resources this week for you to bloom & forward to your friends!
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Welcome bloomers, Here is your summary of the newsletter this week: 🌱Brazilian sustainability leader career advice 🌱Mentorship event with LinkedIn top voice 🌱Colombian short film on Champeta dance with love & light, Jasmine 💌 Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up to get your own copy of The Bloom to your inbox with top social impact jobs, uplifting stories, and global resources. 💚 Partner with us! We're looking forimpactful organizations to partner with The Bloom to bring connections, resources, and opportunities to our global community.
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fresh soil
Andréis a stakeholder engagement specialist who brings global supply chain actors together to build solutions for a sustainable future.
He began his career in Brazil working and living in the Amazon until his ex-partner proposed moving to learn a new language. At 28, he went from mid-level career in Brazil to pot-washing in Ireland. He took up various jobs from washing dishes to gardening, making pizzas and becoming a climbing instructor before landing his first sustainability internship and eventually current role at Trase. He anticipated being away for a year before headed back to Brazil to his old job and had even bought a plot of land and thought about building a house but many things changed along the way. In a recent mentorship event in The Bloom, he shared many valuable insights, transferable to all who are pivoting and transitioning in both career and life. Here were our team's main takeaways ☀️ 🌿 Proactivity: André highlighted the need to be proactive and to translate challenges into learning opportunities, showing resilience and adaptability in the face of change. For instance, when pot-washing in Ireland he'd be in front of a wall every day and so attached sticky notes with English words, sentences and anything new he'd hear around him to help him pick-up the language faster. In his words: "If I’m gonna spend 10-12 hours in front of this wall, I’m going to make this wall interesting." 😂 His impressive language-learning journey led him to complete his Master's in English and he now works in a global organization using technical niche language in English that even native speakers struggle with.
👁️Self-awareness: Andre's journey allowed him to understand his own limits and boundaries while learning new skills and preparing for future challenges. In his words: "Understand yourself so you can be your best wherever you might be."
🧳Career steps "back" are not always set-backs: André sees career pivots and "squiggly careers" as more a fast-track to growth than a step back. In his words, "I started as an intern and was surprised to see how many of those skills I could apply. I became more robust, more resilient, and moved forward quickly. It was one promotion after another, all because of my experience. I had much more to offer than the role required. It's like having a bag full of knowledge and experience; the bag is full, and you start pulling all these things into the situation." He mentioned the importance of imagining that you have a full bag when transitioning roles and using everything you've got in the bag, to your next role. Steps back or to the side can sometimes propel us further than we thought possible. His journey is proof that... linearity is overrated in the journey of blooming 🌻
water your soul
Inspiring newsletters, documentaries, social media, and much more; we find media to brighten and enlighten your spirit.
Curated collection of Global South/Global North resources, programs, events – because there are many opportunities to branch out, beyond a traditional 9 – 5 jobs.
UNESCO Youth Eyes on the Silk Roads Photo Contest: Serves as a platform to promote photography as a means to foster cultural interaction, mutual understanding, and peace among communities linked by the historic Silk Roads. Against the backdrop of global challenges such as conflicts, economic instability, and climate crises, the theme of “Life Celebrations” holds particular significance. It aims to uplift and inspire youth by highlighting positive cultural traditions and creating a digital space to nurture optimism.
Law, Climate Action, Technology, and Justice Program: 8-week, fully funded virtual program is designed to equip you with cutting-edge knowledge and skills at the intersection of technology, law, and environmental justice. This fast-paced course is crafted to revolutionize your understanding and practice of legal principles in the digital age.
World Economic Forum Early Careers Program: Designed to integrate early career talents into the community, providing an immersive experience at the Forum. Participants will contribute fresh perspectives, gain practical experience, and work on impactful projects. This program is ideal for recent bachelor’s and master’s graduates with 1-2 years of professional experience based in either Beijing, Mumbai, or Geneva.
Climate Photo Contest – Communities Confronting Climate Crisis: Submit up to five images that comply with the contest rules and requirements. Entries will be judged on their relevance to the theme, as well as photo composition, originality, and technical quality. All submitted photos will be featured by Climatelinks and USAID.
community garden
Our community includes some of the most incredible leaders in social impact across the globe 🌍 Here are the latest activities happening this week in The Bloom:
💜 For jobseekers: LinkedIn profile review
Come join our live mentorship June 24, 17:00 CET: After the overwhelming response and popularity of our LinkedIn profile mentorship for jobseekers in the community, we're thrilled to share that the LinkedIn mentorship will now be a bi-weekly event: "Office Hours with LinkedIn Top Voice" – hosted by The Bloom's founder, Jasmine! She will host weekly "drop in office hours" where she will review as many profiles as possible for an hour live. Whether you're jobsearching, looking to attract funders or partners, or more generally increase your thought leadership and storytelling skills, come bring your LinkedIn profile, curiosity, and excitement to learn.
🐝 For reciprocity with social impact leaders
Taahira: Holi bloomers, I'm reaching out here to ask for help for extra fresh eyes on pitches I'm working on for some travel publications. One of my goals for this year is to score at least one paid article from a travel writing publication by the end of the year. I finally have gotten down the guts to pen down my ideas and I would love some extra guidance/help on tweaking it before I send it to the travel editors. Is anyone here an ex/current editor for lifestyle/travel for a newspaper/magazine/book, who could help me out with this, please :) P.s - one of my pitches is on Tamil heritage food in the north of Sri Lanka, how it is has evolved through war and continues to feed people :)
Kirthi: Hi folks! We're accepting applications for our upcoming batches for the Feminist Foreign Policy Course. A wild card: We have an EST/PST friendly batch in August. Please feel free to apply :)
Sanne: 👋 Are you / do you know a youth-led or youth-focused movement in Italy, Denmark, Poland, Spain, France, Ireland, Germany, or UK? Does your / their work touch on young people's social media use or digital rights more broadly? If so, drop a comment or send me a line. I'm helping People vs. Big Tech roll-out some exciting plans for the fall of 2024 - including a compensated campaigning opportunity for youth advocates- and would like to connect with youth organizations that can partner with us.
Devi: Hello everyone! I'm posting this opportunity for young feminists who are doing any form of co-leadership and looking for peer coaching. For the past 2 years, Closer Than You Think been exploring collective leadership, curating research, resources, and tools for co-leads across feminist movements and organizations. In 2023, we launched a co-leadership coaching practice in collaboration with 4 feminist coaches. In 2024, we are deepening our work in collective leadership, with new initiatives coming soon on accompaniment for girls, feminist leadership transitions and more co-leadership cafes. So if you are a young feminist activist under the age of 35 who is part of a co-leadership or shared power model or planning to start one soon, you can express your interest by July 1st!
Kelly: Hello there! Does anyone here work as a Chief of Staff for a social impact or climate organization (larger nonprofit, social enterprise, philanthropic foundation/ family office, etc.)? I am exploring this a potential career pivot from external partnerships roles and would love to connect with others to learn about their experience. Thanks! RSVP for all events, reach out to bloomers, & participate in upcoming mentorships through our social impact learning platform 🌍
pollination partner
Are you a purpose-driven woman leader who feels no matter how much you try, you’ll never DO enough or BE enough to make the impact you want to make? We understand Or perhaps you care so much about your purpose and the people you serve, you gladly self-sacrifice too often – only to feel used up and resentful? Or you feel so bone-tired and disconnected from your authentic self that getting your passion and drive back sounds like too much work? WE GET IT 🤎🥹
That's why we've teamed up with our badass partners at ImaginePod to host a 90 minute masterclass "Break Free from Autopilot: 3 Keys to Clarity, Confidence & Impact."
📍RSVP: July 2 global remote masterclass 18:00 CET / 21:30 IST / 9:00 PST link here.
🔥 Takeaways: This next-level masterclass will show you how to:
Change the personal and professional results you are getting by deepening your understanding of how the human operating system works and how you are creating your own roadblocks.
Stop 90% of what you are doing and focus on one simple formula that will transform stress, fear, and anxiety into clarity and confidence.
Regain hundreds of hours each year by de-habituating yourself from the brain’s negativity bias so you have more energy to focus on what’s really important.
grow new roots
Hand-picked job opportunities we love around the world, selected from a diverse team of social impact leaders who are excited for you to grow new roots in your career. Reach out to team@readtobloom.com to amplify your roles 💌
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