Moveon wants to help Techies on the left with an online job fair

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If one has political and technical skills to be a Geek Organizer, click at their site to take the test and join their online job fair.

And Organizations who need this kind of talent should post the opportunity at the site.

So who is working to use technology the way MoveOn does, to help people connect and mobilize, and is having trouble finding the right people to make it happen? sign-up! Or do you know someone who could fill this need? Get the word out!

Today - the find Geek Organizer role begins for Moveon as it tries to find folks who combine the leadership and communication skills of a political organizer with the technical skills of a computer nerd.

MoveOn.org needs these people, right now, and believes it knows contacts at many progressive organizations that have a similar immediate need.

Week 1: Postings. For the coming week, organizations and individuals should step up and identify themselves.

Organizations: Geek Organizers Wanted. Organizations describe their opportunities by filling out a simple form. They'll post a job description and a synopsis of what their organization's about. No cost, no obligation. To post an opportunity for a Geek Organizer type, click here:

http://www.moveon.org/gojf/post_opportunity.html

Individuals should take the Geek Organizer self-test. If you have what it takes to be a Geek Organizer, why not raise your hand? (We'll respect the confidentiality of your job search by holding your contact information securely. No resumes at this stage - just a personal statement to show off your writing skills.) To take the Geek Organizer self-test and join the job fair, click here:

http://www.moveon.org/gojf/post_personal_profile.html

They are taking sign-ups through Wednesday, March 3.

Week 2: Introductions. Moveon will match talent to opportunities and facilitate anonymous contact through our web site. If you posted an opportunity or a personal profile, expect mail next week with a list of matches.

Moveon is just making introductions here, not pre-screening candidates. But we know there's a lot of talent out there, and we hope we can

Ideal Geek Organizer:

Leadership instincts. They know the levers to pull and the right time to do it. They know when 10 Letters to the Editor will turn the tide and when 1000 phone calls to a senator won't. It's political jujitsu.
Technology savvy. HTML, mass e-mail, and databases are the tools of the trade.
Communications skills. None of the above is useful if you can't craft a message that moves people to action.

So all those programmers by day and bloggers by night, or workers for a nonprofit who relax by running a family website, this is your moment!

http://www.moveon.org/gojf/spreadtheword.html

Obviously, the more the merrier.

- Wes Boyd, Joan Blades, and Jack Eastman
MoveOn.org Geek Organizers.