Organizing Associate, Center for Tech and Civic Life - Remote

 

Details

Job Type:Full Time

Application Deadline:January 4, 2025

Education:High School Diploma Required

Experience Level:Mid-level

Salary:USD $58,914 - $75,410 / year

Areas of Focus:Civic Engagement, Communications Access, Policy, Science & Technology

Description

Position Overview

• Start date: February 2025
• Location: Remote in the U.S. with Heavy Travel (~3-4 trips per month)
• Type: Full-time, Exempt
• Salary: $58,914 -$75,410

Position Description

When you think about elections, you might think about popular candidates, “I voted” stickers, and all sorts of paperwork and deadlines. Behind the scenes are thousands of people in state and local government working hard to make sure accurate election information is published, ballots are counted, and voices are heard. We are seeking a motivated and outgoing community organizer and advocate to help foster valuable and lasting relationships with local elections offices across the country. As CTCL’s Organizing Associate, you will support CTCL’s nonpartisan advocacy strategy to empower elections officials in administering inclusive and secure elections.

The ideal candidate thrives in social environments and is eager to get out from behind a screen and into the field. You will visit small towns and major cities across the country to connect with local election administrators and their staff at association meetings, support the development of campaign resources and materials, and build relationships with potential partners to better understand how to connect elections offices with helpful information and public resources.

You’ll report to one of our Organizing Managers and work in collaboration with other members of the CTCL team. This is a new role in a growing department that is focused on the resiliency of election infrastructure and educating individuals about the need to secure public funding for local election offices.

As an Organizing Associate with CTCL you will contribute to a nonpartisan program that is supporting our country’s local election officials to make meaningful community change

Responsibilities

• Conference Engagement & Relationship Building
  • Regularly travel to election related convenings to build relationships, collect stories, and educate attendees on election infrastructure funding.
  • Proactively network with attendees, stakeholders, and potential partners.
  • Follow internal best practices, templates, and resources for attendee engagement and follow-up.
  • Regularly hold 1:1s with local election officials & partners to develop lasting relationships and foster movement up the ladder of engagement.
• Organizational & Partner Support
  • Participate in roundtable discussions, virtual coalition spaces, and regular check-ins with partners to help them engage meaningfully in advocacy efforts.
  • Support the development of external materials by assisting in research, information gathering, and writing.
  • Strengthen connections within the advocacy network to participate in CTCL programming & educational opportunities.
• Supporting Program & Event Execution
  • Serve as a helper on virtual & in-person convenings.
  • Work with participants to ensure they are prepared for presentations, take notes, and follow up with attendees where appropriate.
• Commitment to professional growth
  • Demonstrates enthusiasm and desire to grow within the organization, to seize leadership opportunities, and to absorb new learnings and skills.
• Commitment to priority audiences
• Ensure CTCL programs for election departments prioritize voters with limited access to the election system. This includes voters who are newly eligible, have limited English proficiency, live with disabilities, or are from communities that are impacted by the digital divide or historical disenfranchisement due to race.

Desired Qualifications

A successful candidate for the Organizing Associate position will be an early-career super-connector who is passionate about making change and uplifting new voices. No candidate will possess every quality and the successful candidate will possess many of the following qualifications and personal attributes:

Organizing Skills

• You understand and respect diverse communities and work effectively with people from varied backgrounds and perspectives.
• You are an effective communicator and active listener, able to deliver our message clearly and persuasively.
• You can adapt to changing circumstances and adjust your strategy as needed.

Campaign Skills

• You are enthusiastic about making elections more secure and inclusive. You believe in democracy, care about voting, and are comfortable working in nonpartisan spaces.
• You are hungry for victory. You don’t just focus on inputs, but instead work relentlessly to deliver results because you want your work to make a difference.
• You are willing to learn the skills to build nonpartisan organizing and educational campaigns with a team, including setting campaign goals, communicating messaging, and supporting various activities to achieve our goals.
• You are comfortable working in a dynamic environment where campaign conditions and strategy evolve and strategic pivots are necessary.
• You can work quickly and like high impact rapid-response work.

Professional Skills

• You are a detail-oriented task-tracker who can manage a personal to-do list and is adamant about accomplishing goals. You are incredibly responsive and enjoy connecting via various digital channels.
• You are comfortable in a virtual professional setting and sometimes working outside of your home (in hotels, conference rooms, airports, etc.). You can manage your workload in a fully remote setting and foster a sense of community in the digital space. You are accountable and self-motivated without an office environment.
• You know that feedback loops can help you create the best work. You create opportunities to get input from colleagues and partners.

Learn more/APPLY here!

Strategic Researcher - Service Employees International Union - Midwest Region

Strategic Researcher - SEIU

SEIU Local 1 has been on the cutting edge of building power for low-wage workers in service industries and fighting in larger struggles for social justice on issues such as health care, immigration reform, and racial justice.

We are now hiring a Strategic Researcher to work on exciting campaigns across the Midwest, concentrating on campaigns in Chicago and Detroit. 

Apply Here: Strategic Researcher 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• The Strategic Researcher will perform a wide range of research assignments, including but not limited to in-depth corporate, industry, policy and economic research to support strategic organizing, collective bargaining or other union campaigns

• Assist in developing and implementing strategic campaigns working closely with variety of staff, including research, communications, organizing and administrative staff

• Perform other duties as needed

Job Requirements:

• Experience working on labor, community, political or similar organizing campaigns and demonstrated commitment to economic and social justice movements

• Strong analytic, written and verbal communication, and interpersonal skills

• Familiarity with basic research skills, techniques and sources in areas including but not limited to corporate, financial, industry and policy research and strong data collection, analysis and reporting skills

• Computer proficient and familiar with a variety of software. Microsoft Excel proficiency required. Some database software experience is required.

• Ability to work under tight deadlines in a team-oriented environment.

• Willingness to work long, irregular hours and travel as required by campaigns; a car and a valid driver’s license are required.

Compensation:

• Salary is competitive and negotiable (based on the Staff Union Contract).

• Full benefits package including employer paid health insurance, a pension plan, paid vacation, car allowance as well as tuition reimbursement and other benefits.

To apply:  Interested candidates may submit a resume and cover letter with salary requirements.

Apply Here: Strategic Researcher 

Union Campaign Researcher - UNITE HERE Research - San Francisco, CA

Union Campaign Researcher
UNITE HERE Research
San Francisco, CA
Job description
Our research teams conduct industry, corporate, real estate and political research and analysis to develop and carry out campaigns focused on winning economic justice for low wage, primarily immigrant hospitality workers. Our campaigns organize non-union workers and secure improved standards for existing union members in the food service, gaming and casino, and hotel industries.

About UNITE HERE: 

UNITE HERE is the union leading the fight to organize hundreds of thousands of low-wage workers –- many of them African-Americans, Latino and Asian immigrants, and women -- in hotels, casinos, institutional cafeterias and airport concessions throughout North America. Our union, with over 270,000 members, is at the forefront of battles for workers' rights, immigration reform, living wages, and quality jobs in many cities throughout North America. (www.unitehere.org)

Job responsibilities will include:

• Research companies using a wide variety of sources, including published databases, on-line and Internet sources
• Conduct local and field research on companies, industries and/or real estate development projects
• Develop company analyses and adapt them for various audiences (e.g. leadership & staff, workers, stockholders, political & regulatory bodies, the public)
• Identify and analyze new development projects in our industries and represent the union during the planning & political approval process
• Communicate and build relationships with a wide variety of players including community organizations, company officials, customers, government staff and elected leaders
• Develop and carry out campaign strategies and tactics
• Work with UNITE HERE members, organizers, regional staff and elected leaders; assist in moving campaigns forward through organizing, leading actions, doing political work, as needed.

Desired Qualifications include:

• Passion for, and commitment to, fighting for workers' rights
• BA degree or relevant research and/or activist experience (labor, political, urban planning, or community/campus)
• Strong analytical, writing, computer and interpersonal/organizing skills
• Willingness to travel extensively, to work long and sometimes irregular hours, and relocate as necessary
• Familiarity with database and word processing software
• Ability to effectively manage a workload with competing priorities and deadlines
• Reliable car and driver's license

Current UNITE HERE campaign researchers have worked in the past as community and union organizers, urban planners, journalists, teachers, and researchers elsewhere.

Complete on-line application at: http://104.237.143.251/job/4039

Campaign Staff, The Fund - Chicago, IL

The Fund for the Public Interest partners with leading non-profit groups from around the country providing the kind of people power it takes to build organizations for the long-term, win hard-fought campaigns, and make change on some of the most important issues we face today.  We’ve made our mark on important issues such as healthcare reform, global climate change, solar power, LGBT discrimination, along with many others.  And we're hiring!

We're looking for smart, hard-working students that are looking to make a difference on critical issues. Students interested in applying should visit our website at:
http://www.fundforthepublicinterest.org/fundjobs2.html.

We offer full and part time positions at a rate of 10-15 dollars an hour.  These jobs look great on a resume, especially for students looking to go into the non-profit and environmental fields.

In Chicago, we are hiring campaign staff to partner with Illinois PIRG and Environment Illinois.  The campaigns we will be working on are protecting Lake Michigan and other Illinois bodies of water as well as stopping the overuse of antibiotics on factory farms.  While on staff you will learn how to effectively generate public support, build upon your understanding of the political process, and create positive social change.

Member Organizer, Arise Chicago - Chicago, IL

Member Organizer Job Description

Location: Chicago                                                                  Type: Full time with benefits

Language: English & Spanish bilingual fluency                    Deadline: August 10, 2015

Position Description

Arise Chicago organizes low-wage workers to take action on the job to improve their lives. We seek to fill our Member Organizer position. The Member Organizer is responsible for recruiting workers to become members of the organization, and providing ongoing training and support to develop their leadership in the organization and the broader labor movement.

Responsibilities:

Ø  Answer worker hotline and invite callers to upcoming workshop

Ø  Deliver Workers’ Rights Workshops bi-weekly at Arise and periodically at community locations 

Ø  Conduct 1 on 1 meetings with promising new members and assess their leadership potential

Ø  Lead monthly membership meetings

Ø  Mobilize members to support the workplace campaigns of fellow members

Ø  Coordinate with organizers on campaign actions

Ø  Mobilize members to support the campaigns of Arise allies

Ø  Prepare members to speak with the media, congregational partners, and funders

Ø  Oversee health & safety project: give workshops, coordinate with sister organizations, train new member health & safety instructors, and coordinate member health & safety instructors to provide ongoing trainings

Ø  Plan and execute Leadership Institute weekend trainings twice a year

Ø  Plan and coordinate annual Membership Party

Ø  Maintain membership records and track member leadership data and report at weekly staff meetings

Ø  Provide data for grant writing and reporting, as requested

Ø  Participate in fundraising activities, including annual fundraising event

Qualifications -- Required

Ø  Full English and Spanish bilingual fluency is required (native Spanish-speakers preferred). Please do not apply if you are not fully bilingual 


Ø  Community or union organizing experience


Ø  Strong respect for and comfort working with diverse immigrant and religious 
communities 


Ø  Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in groups 


Ø  Excellent communication, presentation, and meeting facilitation skills 


Ø  Basic computer skills 


Qualifications – Preferred

Ø  Teaching or training experience

Ø  Familiarity with popular education pedagogy

Ø  First-hand work experience in low-wage jobs

Benefits 

This is a full-time position with good pay and excellent health benefits. 

To Apply 

Please send cover letter and resume to Adam Kader, Worker Center Director, adam@arisechicago.org with “Member Organizer Position” as email subject. 

Deadline to apply: August 10, 2015

Arise Chicago is an equal-opportunity employer. Women, immigrants, and people of color are especially encouraged to apply. 

Arise Chicago builds partnerships between faith communities and workers to fight workplace injustice through education and organizing and advocating for public policy changes.  Our Worker Center is a membership-based community resource for workers, both immigrant and native born, to learn about their rights and organize fellow workers to improve workplace conditions.

Local Initiatives Organizer, The Democracy at Work Institute - Oakland, CA

Local Initiatives Organizer

Job posted by: Democracy at Work Institute

The Democracy at Work Institute (Institute) seeks an experienced, self-directed, and collaborative person to join our dynamic national organization supporting the field of worker cooperative development. The Local Initiatives Organizer will support efforts to mobilize policies and resources, as well as build capacity for scaled cooperative development at the local level in cities across the country.

Essential Duties

Assessment, Strategy Development and Relationship-Building

• Conduct a listening and assessment project to understand the strengths, needs and gaps of various local organizing efforts to promote worker ownership in cities across the country.
• Distill and share with our staff lessons learned from cities where the Institute is playing an active support role.
• Play an ear-to-the ground role in local organizing efforts: maintain regular communication with local contacts and stay up to date on all the local cooperative development initiatives, city interest, and possibilities across the country.
• Identify and build relationships with key actors supporting worker cooperative development at the local and national level.
• Work with Institute staff, local actors, and local and national partner organizations to develop and refine place-based strategies for supporting scaled worker cooperative development.

Policy strategy

• Work with our staff and outside consultant to support the creation and replication of model resolutions and policies.
• Manage on-line dissemination of sample and model policies and resolutions, as well as tools for collective impact.

Capacity-Building

• Work with the Institute team to develop trainings and provide technical assistance to help build the capacity of local cooperative developers and other partner organizations.
• Support the creation of tools, curriculum and outreach materials specific to policy development, organizing, power mapping, equity and accessibility, ecosystem analysis, collective impact.

Ecosystem Development

• Present or coordinate presentations to a variety of partners on various cooperative development models and strategies.
• Build and maintain relationships with other organizations in the support ecosystem for worker cooperatives: business advisors, capital providers, government agencies, and technical assistance providers, etc.
• Participate in meetings, work groups, and projects of local worker cooperative groups and coalition(s), actively supporting a collaborative, strategic approach.

Outreach, Public Relations

• Do outreach, attend events and give presentations to cooperative developers, economic development officials, small business support centers, and other stakeholder groups.
• Recruit, train and supervise an "organizing corps" in 2-3 cities to do basic education and awareness-raising about worker cooperatives as a community wealth building strategy.
• Communicate lessons learned from local organizing initiatives to the field through a variety of means such as writings and conference presentations.
• Respond to inquiries and requests for information.

Qualifications

• Organizing: Experience in community or labor organizing, power mapping, grassroots mobilization, and/or participatory community needs assessment is required.
• Worker cooperatives: Interest in worker cooperatives and other democratic employee ownership structures is required; experience with these business models is strongly preferred. You must be willing to become fluent in the basics of cooperative business functions (business planning and feasibility, equity and capital structures, governance and management functions, etc.) in order to communicate about them knowledgably to a variety of audiences.
• Community economic development: Background in economic development, community economic development, urban planning, and municipal policy is strongly preferred.
• Communication and training: Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required, including presentation and training skills, and familiarity with participatory and popular education. Strong phone skills and ability to build relationships remotely are key to success in this position.
• Diplomacy and discretion: Strong diplomatic skills and judgment are required in this position. You need to be able to both see possibility and ask hard questions with respect and discretion.
• Equity lens and cultural competency: You must be able to communicate with a broad range of people and institutions confidently and effectively, with a critical analysis of power, privilege, race, class and gender.
• Bilingual: The ability to speak both English and Spanish proficiently is required.
• Self-management: Our staff is highly autonomous. You should be a self-starter, comfortable taking initiative, scoping projects, managing priorities and time, and holding yourself accountable to realistic goals, with the support of co-workers committed to your success.

Commitment: This is a full-time job, based in either our Oakland or New York City offices. A substantial amount of travel is expected, averaging one trip per month.

Compensation: Compensation depends on experience and will be commensurate with other positions in the field. The Democracy at Work Institute offers competitive compensation, full health benefits coverage, a generous time-off policy, and a highly participatory, mutually supportive workplace. We are committed to the personal and professional growth of all staff.

How to apply

How to Apply:

• Applications are due August 11, 2015. The position is open until filled.
• Email a cover letter, indicating why you are interested in this specific position and what skills, qualities and relationships you will bring to the organization,along with a resume to hiring@institute.usworker.coop. Include the subject line "Application for ___ position."
• If you are applying for multiple positions, send multiple emails.
• No phone or email inquiries.

Midwest Policy Manager, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy - Dayton, OH

Midwest Policy Manager

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Open until filled

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC), a nonprofit organization with more than 160,000 members and supporters, is the nation's largest trails organization dedicated to connecting people and communities by creating a nationwide network of public trails, many from former rail lines and connecting corridors. Founded in 1986, RTC’s national office is located in Washington, D.C., with regional offices in California, Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

This position is located in Dayton, Ohio.

The Midwest Policy Manager will facilitate coalition building, communicate with partner organizations and advocate for funding for trails and active-transportation networks at the state and local levels. The manager will closely collaborate with both national policy staff and field staff to deliver on RTC’s policy and trail development goals in the Midwest. 

Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Work closely with RTC policy staff and the Midwest Director of Trail Development to retain and grow a broad-based network of Midwest community leaders and partner organizations that support the adoption of trail and active-transportation policies at federal, state and local levels, with a strategic eye on prioritizing critical unmet needs of the regional trails and active-transportation movement. Key partners may include advocates for trails, walking, biking, public health and economic development, as well as local business leaders and elected officials.
• Work with partners to secure state and local policies that advance trail networks, with a focus on increasing public funding for trail connections.
• Influence policy leaders in Midwest states where RTC has identified: 1) specific opportunities to secure dollars for trail networks and 2) local ties to nationally significant RTC-led trail-network projects. Coordinate with RTC’s national field team and partners to influence state and local policies.
• Work with RTC’s policy team to develop and implement strategies to influence key Congressional representatives from the Midwest, as necessary, to impact critical federal policy decisions relating to trails and active transportation.
• Work with RTC’s Advocacy Coordinator to inform and engage RTC’s partner organizations, members and supporters in the Midwest with locally relevant messages. Communication channels include RTC’s social media and email platforms, as well as online platforms managed by key partners.
• Travel to strategically important states and cities to: 1) build organizational relationships, 2) assist partners in obtaining tools and developing strategies, 3) problem solve for policy campaigns and 4) represent RTC at events and conferences. This may include work outside the Midwest region when critical organizational needs arise.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None. This position will report to the Director of Government Relations.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have:

• At least a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, such as planning or political science
• Three years or more of directly relevant work experience
• Experience with movement-based organizing, including organizing coalitions at the state and local level  and working collaboratively with advocacy organizations
• Success in advancing legislative policy initiatives
• A working understanding of transportation policies
• Excellent written and oral communications skills
• Passion for promoting trails, walking and bicycling

Work Environment

Some travel is required.

How to Apply

Please use one form of transmitting your resume. No phone calls please. Recruiters, please do not contact our offices.

Mail, fax or email cover letter, résumé and three professional references to:

Elton A. Clark
Human Resources Manager
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
The Duke Ellington Building
2121 Ward Court, NW, 5th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20037

Email: elton@railstotrails.org
Fax: 202.223.9257

Planner I - City of Topeka, KS

Planner I

City of Topeka (KS)

April 29, 2015 

Experience: 

Entry level

Contact person: 

Michele Smith

Phone: 

785-368-3765

Email: 

msmith@topeka.org

Website: 

http://www.topeka.org/jobs.shtml

Location: 

Topeka, KS

The City of Topeka (KS) is seeking qualified candidates for a Planner I.

This is an entry level multi-modal transportation planner position with the City of Topeka (population 127,473) Planning Department/MPO primarily responsible for bike/pedestrian/transit and complete street planning activities. The Planning Department serves as staff for the Topeka MPO. The position will also share duties with the Topeka Metropolitan Transit Authority (TMTA) as an MPO partner. 

This position will assist in implementing the Topeka Bikeways Plan, Topeka Pedestrian Master Plan, transit route study, and MPO initiatives. The Bikeways Plan has been adopted and is fully-funded for construction of 122 miles of bikeways. The Pedestrian Plan is in progress and also has approved implementation funding in the City’s CIP. TMTA just initiated the first bike-share program in the state. Duties for bike and pedestrian projects are under general direction of the City’s Transportation Planning Manager while transit planning duties fall under the general direction of TMTA’s General Manager.

We are looking for an energetic and well-rounded planner with an interest in leading the community through our exciting multi-modal transportation initiatives. Greatest consideration will be given to those demonstrating skills for public engagement/relations, organizing, GIS mapping, and effective time management. Minimum qualifications: Master’s Degree in planning or closely related field, OR a Bachelor’s Degree in planning or closely related field with four years of municipal planning experience. 

Entry rate of pay:  $20.21 per hour. 

City of Topeka electronic employment application required.  The application and a full position description can be accessed at www.topeka.org/jobs.shtml.  Applications accepted until position is filled.  

EOE Employer

Director of Sustainability Programs, Andersonville Development Corporation - Chicago, IL

DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMS

Andersonville Development Corporation, a 501(c)3 non-profit, seeks a dynamic, innovative sustainability director to manage its Eco-Andersonville program, deepen Andersonville’s efforts towards building a sustainable, resilient neighborhood, and further develop a culture of sustainability throughout the community.

Andersonville is a neighborhood within the City of Chicago renowned for its commitment to environmental sustainability. The Eco-Andersonville initiative has pioneered a multitude of “firsts” in Chicago, including its community-wide residential composting program, neighborhood streetscape recycling program, sustainable business certification, and on-street parklets, bike corrals, and pop-up parks.

Andersonville Development Corporation supports a vibrant and resilient Andersonville through innovation, education, and research.

Position Title: Director of Sustainability Programs
Salaried, full time, exempt position

Start date: Early June, 2015

Reports to: Executive Director

Essential Functions: Development and management of sustainability programming

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Eco-Andersonville Programs

• Community engagement. Work with local block clubs, elected officials and assorted institutions to grow a web of sustainability resources and initiatives. Act as the voice and public persona of Eco-Andersonville programs to build support throughout the community and beyond.
• Waste reduction. Oversee and expand the Andersonville Community Composting initiative, working with our provider to increase the number of participating households and businesses through promotion and education. Oversee the Andersonville Streetscape Recycling program, solidifying funding sources and ensuring the program’s long-term sustainability.
• Energy efficiency. Expand ADC’s effectiveness as a resource on energy efficiency, broadening the scope from the commercial to the residential community, and building partnerships to provide education on rebates, suppliers, and best practices.
• Placemaking. Oversee the installation and permitting of Andersonville’s parklets and bike corrals. Seek out additional opportunities to activate and beautify Andersonville’s urban environment.
• Green Building Incentive. Manage the Green Building Incentive program of Andersonville SSA #22, connecting local business and property owners to funds for green improvements.
• City training. Provide technical assistance on sustainability to other economic development groups throughout the city, as part of ADC’s Specialty Advisor contract with the City of Chicago. Provide reports to the city on progress of contract fulfillment.

Fundraising

• Provide day-of-event staff support for ADC initiatives including Andersonville City Made Fest and the Andersonville Honors.
• Manage innovative and/or grassroots fundraising, as needed, and research grant opportunities for programs.

Administration
Develop and track budgets and work plans for own program areas.

Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

• At least three years’ relevant experience in community sustainability initiatives, with a proven track record of innovation and success.
• Experience in one or more of these areas: urban planning and design strategies pertaining to walkability and alternative transportation; composting and urban agriculture practices and policies; state, federal, and corporate energy efficiency and green building incentive programs for households and businesses; broad knowledge of energy efficiency and green building practices, techniques, and materials; growing communitywide energy, waste reduction, and local food systems initiatives.
• Experience in community organizing and grassroots sustainability efforts.
• Demonstrably excellent skills in program administration and development – especially within a non-profit or community organization.
• Experience evaluating effectiveness, efficiency and impact of programs.
• Budgeting and financial oversight experience.
• Familiarity with Andersonville a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication. Skill at actively engaging with a variety of constituencies with diplomacy and tact.
• Public speaking skills a plus.
• Demonstrably high level of self-motivation and ability to work effectively in a low-structure environment.
• Strong ability to manage several simultaneous projects.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Access. Experience with GIS, AutoCad, Google Sketchup, Adobe Creative Suite helpful.
• Internet and social media fluency.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred. Advanced degree/certificate helpful.

SALARY AND BENEFITS

Annual salary is commensurate with experience. Competitive benefits package. Supportive, creative, and friendly work environment.

Email resume and cover letter by May 4 to: ellen@andersonville.org

No phone calls, please. Due to our small staff, we will not be able to respond to all applications received. Please assume that we did receive your package.