School-Specific Resources

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• • Catalogue for Philanthropy: Greater Washington
  • www.catalogueforphilanthropy-dc.org
• Tags: College of Arts and Sciences, Community service, Education, Environment, International, Internship, Nonprofit, Performing Arts, Washington DC, School of Communication, School of International Service, School of Public Affairs

  Initiated and developed by the Harman Family Foundation, the Catalogue for Philanthropy brings attention and donors to the greater Washington, D.C., area’s smaller, community-based nonprofits. Featured charities are rigorously evaluated so that contributions are guaranteed to make a difference across a tremendous range of focus areas, from the arts to health and development. AU students and alumni interested in volunteering, interning, or working with high-impact, carefully evaluated, community-based nonprofits are encouraged to research and connect with the organizations featured by the Catalogue.

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• • EcoEmploy
  • www.ecoemploy.com
• Tags: Environment, School of Public Affairs

  EcoEmploy.com is an employment database that offers environmental job postings in government, companies, and non-profit organizations. The site offers salary surveys as well as resume tips.

• • Environmental Career
  • environmentalcareer.com
• Tags: Biology, Career Development, College of Arts and Sciences, Environment, Research, School of Public Affairs

  Environmental Careers Online provides career news, inside tips and advice on environmental careers, and job listings.

• • Environmental Career Opportunities
  • www.ecojobs.com
• Tags: Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, Environment, Internship, Job Searching, School of Public Affairs, Science

  The Environmental Career Opportunities site contains listings for jobs in the environmental field, which are sorted by category.

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• • InterAction
  • careers.interaction.org
• Tags: College of Arts and Sciences, Environment, International, International Development, Internship, Job Searching, School of International Service, School of Public Affairs, Social Welfare Organization, Sociology

  InterAction is the largest coalition of U.S.-based international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) focused on the world’s poor and most vulnerable people.

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• • National Association of Environmental Professionals
  • www.naep.org
• Tags: Environment, School of Public Affairs

  Find information on environmental planning, research, and management. The association has national memberships for students pursuing an environmental career as well as individuals who have experience in the environmental field. The site also has a list of job and internship opportunities.

• • National Council for Science and the Environment
  • ncseonline.org
• Tags: Environment, School of Public Affairs

  NCSE is a non-profit organization committed to improving the scientific basis for environmental decision-making. The organization provides an internship clearinghouse, a campus to careers program, and a variety of online environmental publications.

• • Net Impact
  • www.netimpact.org
• Tags: College of Arts and Sciences, School of Public Affairs, School of International Service, Nonprofit, Government, Environment

  Net Impact is an international nonprofit organization with a mission to inspire, educate, and equip individuals to use the power of business to create a more socially and environmentally sustainable world.
  
  Net Impact members are current and emerging leaders in CSR, social entrepreneurship, nonprofit management, international development, and environmental sustainability who are actively improving the world.
  
  Use Net Impact resources to choose graduate school programs that address social and environmental issues, secure jobs and internships with organizations that include social and environmental impact as part of the position description or organizational philosophy, and create social and environmental impact in your workplace through “intrapreneurship”. 
  
  Contact the Career Center at 202-885-2804 or CareerCenter@American.edu for login information.

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• • The National Academies
  • www.national-academies.org
• Tags: Environment, School of Public Affairs

  The National Academies produces groundbreaking reports that have helped shape sound policies, inform public opinion, and advance the pursuit of science, engineering, and medicine. The site contains fellowship and postdoc opportunities.

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• • Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies'...
  • environment.yale.edu/careers
• Tags: College of Arts and Sciences, School of Public Affairs, Environment

  A collection of environmental job and internship resources curated by the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.