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: 🌱Journaling workshop to refine storytelling 🌱How to explain job hopping in an interview 🌱6 grassroots LATAM impact organizations with love & light, The Bloom Team 💌 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
Meet the diverse social impact leaders of The Bloom. Every week brings "fresh soil" – inspiration for your career and beyond by learning about our network of leaders across the globe.
Our fresh soil this week comes directly from our team at The Bloom! On Monday Sept 16 our founder Jasmine is hosting a live mentorship on storytelling, specifically how to use journaling for expansive thinking.
As an entrepreneur and CEO, Jasmine is passionate about how storytelling from the heart helps attract values-aligned partnerships, funders, career opportunities. She's curated a unique journaling workshop to help bloomers communicate your impact story with more confidence, authenticity, and joy. 📆 RSVP to join the mentorship session through "Events" channel of The Bloom's community. And peek 👀 into the bloomers who recently joined the community this week:
Aanya Wig I Co-Founder and Managing Director at Her Haq, LinkedIn Top Voice for Social Impact and Tedx Speaker I Humanitarian Law and Social Impact
Aayaan Singh Jamwal I Liberatory Project Designer, Coach to Social Impact Leaders, Ex-350.org Climate Leader and Queerbeat Fellow 2024 I Personal Healing and Social Transformation
Ariel da Trindade I Audiovisual Producer at Instituto NOW I Social Justice - especially communities that empower women and non-binary people
Doreen Omitto I Research and Influencing Coordinator at Adeso and Social Innovation and Impact Fellow at Amaly Legacy I International Relations and the Humanitarian Sector
Wonu Owoade I Founder and Director at WoW Fundraising Consultancy and Senior #FixTheFlow Fellow at I.G. Advisors, Senior Fundraising Expert, Philanthropy Thought Leader, Partnership Broker and Feminist | International Development and Social Impact Fundraising
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.
💸 Fellowships & Grants
UN Young Professionals Program: Recruitment initiative to start a career as an international civil servant with the UN Secretariat. It consists of an entrance examination process and professional development once those who are successful start their career with the UN. Chevening South Asia Journalism Fellowship: For mid-career journalists from South Asian countries hosted by the University of Westminster and funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office. L’Oréal USA Fellowship – Building Future Leaders: Program to connect diverse students across USA with mentorship, education, and professional development. It aims to foster future leaders by providing access to insights and experiences within a global leader in consumer goods and beauty tech. Africa Research Fellowship in Climate Change and Land Governance: To empower African researchers to explore African food systems, pastoralism, digitalization, and gender dynamics in land rights and aims to strengthen the academic and practical linkages essential for effective land policy reforms across Africa. Global Call for AI for Public Good Projects: This initiative seeks innovative projects that position AI at the heart of solutions to our global challenges. To ensure that AI technologies benefit everyone, this Call for AI Projects aims to support global initiatives that improve citizens’ lives and ethically frame AI with a particular focus on engaging civil society and the global South.
🌐E-Learning Resources
From Harvard Business Review: An excellent resource for those with twisty career journeys who want to learn how to better communicate that in job interviews.
Our community includes the most diverse leaders in social impact across the globe 🌍 Here are the latest opportunities for reciprocity & connection this week in The Bloom:
🌵Giovanna: Hey everyone! I am a senior at a university in the United States and I am looking for ways to stay in the US for a year with OPT (authorization to work in the US). If you are/were in a similar position, do you have any tips? Please help a desperate uni student. 🌺Nikkon: I am looking to connect with anyone working in the international development/social impact space and gender as a thematic in particular! I would love to know your perspective on opportunities in the field, the experiences you have had, the skillsets you have developed and looking to develop, and also if you would in turn like to collaborate and apply for short term or consulting projects together!
🌴Luisa: Hello! Is anyone here currently, or has been, a trustee? Please let me know if you are willing and available to share a bit of your experience! I would love to hear a bit more of what that entails, what are the main skills required, and what are the pros and cons of being one.
The Bloom is more than a newsletter: we're a global movement. We partner with social impact organizations committed to the movement, and mobilizing resources to underserved communities 🤎
Travel across Latin America's grassroots social impact ecosystem thanks to the curation of The Bloom's partner, Pro Mujer, a pioneering organization investing in women for over 34 years across the continent 🦋
🇲🇽MEXICO
Pro México Indígena: Mexican non-profit organization with 26 years of experience in the field that was created with the objective of implementing comprehensive actions focused on mitigating extreme poverty, lack of opportunities and social exclusion in which the indigenous peoples of Mexico live.
Reina Madre: A leading clinic in Mexico, specialized in gynecology, pregnancy, and pediatrics. Founded to provide comprehensive and high-quality medical care for women and children, Reina Madre stands out for its humanized approach and advanced technology. They offer a wide range of services, including prenatal care, humanized childbirth, contraceptive methods, infertility treatments, and more.
🇦🇷ARGENTINA
Red Mujeres Rurales: This network seeks to empower rural women through the visibility and articulation of diverse realities, so that action is oriented towards sustainable development.
🇧🇴BOLIVIA
The Juana Azurduy Center: Social development institution that operationalizes its work through four programs: Women's Advocacy, which addresses the issue of violence against women; Women's Political Action, which tackles the issue of women's access to political power; Decent Work, which deals with technical training and access to employment; and Radio Encuentro, which constitutes its communication strategy within the framework of participatory communication for social change.
Misión de Justicia Internacional: International Non-Governmental Organization, non-profit, that has been developing unwavering work in favor of human rights and the defense of victims of violence in various countries worldwide, with effective and satisfactory results. It has a firm commitment to collaborate with partners and the government to strengthen the justice system and ensure it effectively functions for people in situations of risk and social vulnerability.
🇬🇹GUATEMALA
Creamos: Multi-service nonprofit that provides services at the intersection of gender-based violence and economic security to support the residents of Zone 3 and Zone 7 of Guatemala City in achieving economic self-determination and creating healthier futures.
grow new roots
Social impact job opportunities we love around the world to grow new roots in your career. Employers: reach out to team@readtobloom.com to amplify your roles 💌 AFRICA+ MENA Multiple roles – Urgent Action Fund Africa 🇳🇬 Strategy officer – Gates Foundation 🇹🇿 East Africa program coordinator – Global Water Center 🇰🇪 Program assistant – ForumCiv ASIA Southeast Asia: Senior Media Advisor – Internews 🇮🇳 Program manager for gender-based violence & wellbeing – CREA Director of innovation – CREA Strategy officer – Gates Foundation
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