with light

Marhaba! (hello, in Arabic) 💚
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This week I received emails from many of you with ideas and hopes for improving the format of the jobs section of the newsletter, and I wanted to thank you deeply for opening up the important conversation. We've taken action effective...immediately! Whether you're looking for a job or not, hit "view all jobs" and let us know what you think✨ We've added a 1 min survey in there for you to drop your feedback. Thank you for your patience and love as we continue growing into our best selves 🌳
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with light,
Jasmine
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fresh soil

🌍 Why design matters – conversations with the most creative people in the world: Debbie Millman is the host of the long-running, multi-award-winning podcast Design Matters. She's distilled 17 years of interviews about creativity and design into one book, and in an incredible interview she answers questions like, What is good design? What are the politics of curation and how is it different from discernment? What gets in the way of a creative life? → Podcast​
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🌍 Newsletter for mental health journalism: Sanity is a platform dedicated to independent journalism on the politics, economics, and culture of mental health, with a focus on underrepresented communities in low- and middle-income countries. Every week, they send subscribers one email with an in-depth original story plus handpicked recs from the exciting world of mental health. → Newsletter​
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🌍 How to build your language of systems change: System change as a practice is starting to coalesce, in the work and identities of ‘system entrepreneurs’, that is, organisations who work to transform systems by recognising incumbent system architectures, then by building, and promoting alternatives. The keywords in this report come from work completed at a November 2014 Workshop at the University of Oxford, with the theme ‘Keywords: Building the language of system entrepreneurship’. → Report​

water your soul

🐝 It all started in Jamaica.
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🤑 Sustainable living on a budget.
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🇨🇳 Chinese-Irish marriage comedy.
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🌞 They first saw the sun.
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🐚 Welcome all things, at once.
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🍇 An absolute marvel fruit.

community garden

Spotted in The Bloom's garden this week are resources to help our Bloomers in Ukraine🇺🇦
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🌱Romanian volunteers are putting together a list of free temporary accommodation in various regions of the country.
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🌱Ukrainians put together a list of resources on how foreigners can help.
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🌱Another extensive list on ways to support as a foreigner, created by the Global Shapers Community.
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🌱 Access for free to NewsWhip Spike to any journalists, academics or NGOs who are spotting or combating Russian misinformation and social media manipulation around the Ukraine invasion.
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🌱 Ukrainians are coordinating an information diplomacy campaign across social media networks. Amplify them.

branch out

🦋 GROW
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​Girl Rising Fellowship is for gender and climate activists. The fellowship is a year-long virtual initiative for individuals aged 17-24 who are working at the intersection of climate change, environmental justice and gender equity.
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​The annual Palm* Photo Prize is open! Submissions from around the world are welcome, with a strict focus on emerging work – winners will be featured on their platform and receive career mentorship.
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Take part in the African Feminist Academy for Climate Justice for a weeklong workshop followed by mentorship to learn and interact with amazing feminists from different fields.​
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💸 FUND

An award to showcase the most talented Indigenous artists and performers from around the world. The winner of the award receives both an individual prize and an artistic grant dedicated to the creation of a work of art or community project.
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Early stage investments in tech startups founded or co-founded by women in Africa.
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A stipend program to help 25 USA students learn from journalism professionals in the field and attend conferences. The $750 stipends will go to students who would otherwise be unable to afford the events.
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The Chegg Global Student Prize is a $100,000 award presented to an exceptional student, making a real impact on learning, the lives of their peers and on society beyond.

⛵️ EXPLORE
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​Social entrepreneurship is a buzz word: how can we reclaim it?
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Interview with Harvard's director of the gender and humanitarian initiative.
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The art of better decision-making.
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If you're asked "tell us your biggest weakness" in a job interview.
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Anchor mindfulness by creating a third space.

grow new roots

ASIA + OCEANIA​
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🌱 Innovation program manager (remote across South Asia) – CREA​
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​EUROPE ​
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🌱 Executive assistant – Mulan Group​
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​AFRICA + MIDDLE EAST ​
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🌱 Investment manager – Katapult​
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​LATIN AMERICA
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​🌱 Research analyst – Global Financial Integrity
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​NORTH AMERICA​
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🌱 Social impact coordinator – Lemonade
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REMOTE
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🌱 Online gender-based violence consultant – World Wide Web​

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