SENO's Accelerator Corps

Dear Social Change Agents:

SENO is proud to introduce the our pilot version of a new program, Accelerator Corps. We are recruiting volunteers to participate in this program. Please see below for more information.

Introducing SENO's Accelerator Corps!Green Light New Orleans is partnering with SENO - The Social Entrepreneurs of New Orleans - in a pilot program they are developing called the SENO Accelerator Corps, a program within the Executive Mentoring program. What is Green Light New Orleans? Using volunteers, Green Light New Orleans enables low and fixed income households to switch from incandescent light bulbs to energy efficient compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) which reduce carbon emissions and utility costs. The mission of the program is to have a positive environmental impact by increasing the use of CFLs, helping low income residents reduce their utility bills and creating a connection between the volunteers and recipients of the service. The Problem: Social ventures like Green Light New Orleans need more than just operational support from volunteers. Many can benefit from the applied expertise of experienced professionals. Just as many corporations enlist professional consultants to help make their businesses more profitable, non-profits are often in need of similar support to help increase community-impact. The Opportunity: The SENO Accelerator Corps is a unique opportunity to use the skills and expertise you've developed in your professional life to help a social entrepreneur more effectively serve our community. The Goal: Make Green Light New Orleans operationally sustainable. Right now, the organization has a long waiting list of citizens who would like to receive CFLs and home visits from volunteers. The organization also has plenty of volunteers who are willing to participate. What they do not have is financial stability. They are constantly worried about whether they will be able to afford to continue operating. The Commitment: We are seeking young professionals who are interested in a several-month-long engagement with this social venture through the SENO Accelerator Corps program. The time commitment will be roughly two hours per week. The program will commence in September 2009. The Framework: In order to fully understand the unique value proposition of Green Light New Orleans, you'll have to first spend a day volunteering by making home visits to New Orleans citizens and installing CFLs. You and your team will then conduct interviews with Andi Hoffman and his staff. You'll meet to discuss your findings, and then identify the steps you'll take to accelerate Green Light towards sustainability. Qualifications: Our team should be comprised of professionals with a variety of strengths, qualifications and experiences. We think we need: * A financial expert. Someone with experience in financial/strategy consulting and accounting. This person should be equal parts analytical and creative. * An operations expert. Someone with experience running the operations and logistics of a non-profit, business, or operational department at a larger corporation. This person should be a strategic, inquisitive, objective thinker who will think outside the box with regard to Green Light's operations. * A development expert. Someone with experience fundraising for a non-profit, specifically from corporations. Green Light has successfully written several grants but would like to more fully explore philanthropic opportunities in the private sector. Strategic partnerships with corporations need to be explored. This person should have successfully initiated large-scale fundraising projects in the past. They should be a charismatic influencer with strong interpersonal skills. * A social media marketing expert. Someone who fully understands all aspects of social media marketing and is familiar with search engine optimization techniques. This person should be an avid user of social media and should have effectively used online tools to market goods/services, promote events, and/or fundraise in the past. To apply: Send an email to Katie Del Guercio (kdelguercio@seno-nola.org).Include a resume or link to a KODA profile (http://koda.us). Explain which role you think you can play and why you will be effective. If you think that you can fill a needed role that we haven't identified, please define. Explain why you care about helping an organization like Green Light New Orleans. Explain what kind of commitment you are willing to make to the SENO Accelerator Corps. To learn more about Accelerator Corps and SENO, click here.

Best,

The SENO Team