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Description: Educational Communications, founded in 1958, is an all-volunteer group. We welcome your participation. Since our international organization is decentralized, you can help wherever you live. Assist with simple tasks or take care of major projects. Projects include: • ECONEWS Television Series—Digitally edit ecotourism shows (all-expense paid trips overseas available for editors). Log raw footage; prepare edit lists and edit the shows; develop in-studio programs; help on shoots in the field and/or in the studio; write teases, intros, segues, and closes for videos to be used on shows; screen finished shows and write highlights for catalog; type, edit, proof, and format the catalog entries; be a producer, director, writer, editor, cameraperson, audio person, or crew • Project Ecotourism—Collect and hold items for distribution to third-world countries; take materials on your trips overseas to distribute to individuals and organizations; staff offices of other groups that we support; write section of the SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDEBOOK • Ecology Center of Southern California—Write letters in response to action alerts that will be sent out over the organization's letterhead; create action alerts; sort through press releases, brochures, reports, and newsletters to see if there are items for our response; staff literature tables at events, fairs, and conferences; give speeches to elementary, secondary, college, and adult audiences; attend hearings and read testimony; function as coalition and network representative in person and on the internet • Environmental Directions Radio Series—Research facts, figures, and statistics for upcoming shows; edit shows on reel-to-reel 1/4" tape or digitally with computer; prepare list of past and current distrbution outlets; transcribe interviews and edit for magazine and newsletter reprints; prepare short reports for other radio series • The Compendium Newsletter—Write or type reports and articles for inclusion in the newsletter; edit, shorten, and format special reports submitted by others; review books and CDs for the newsletter; proof issues every two months; sort the printed newsletters by zip code and bundle them for bulk mailing • Administrative—Get new members to join; get donations from viewers and listeners; telephone members to renew their subscriptions and give extra donations; handle inquires from viewers and listeners for more information; create reference list for each show; write grant proposals and seek funding for projects; market radio and television shows to new distributors and potential sponsors; dub the radio and television programs into other languages; address envelopes and handle other mailings; run errands; search websites; update our listings on other sites; respond to e-mails and follow-up; maintain our website; maintain databases and update mailing lists; prepare or update brochures, forms, flyers and other literature on computer; create special activities and projects as you see fit • Environmental Resources Library—Sort materials for collections; make dubs for the Library of Congress collection; organize archival material to be donated to a major library • Campus Greening—work with fellow students to promote ecological practices in schools; develop internship and volunteer programs with high schools and colleges • Humanity and the Planet— charitable work worldwide | |
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Contact: Leslie Lewis (310) 559-9160 |
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