We are seeking a flexible, creative, and forward-thinking individual who can help guide PA IPL into the next decade, particularly with the work of expanding and deepening the organization’s base of support, helping to activate faith communities in advocacy and climate justice work, strengthening our organizational infrastructure, and serving as a public voice for interfaith climate work in the state.

Some of the specific qualities and skills we are seeking include:

• Interfaith collaboration, particularly someone who can draw from their personal faith commitment, and who has an ability to build relationships and bring together diverse faith communities across differences in service of faith-based climate change work.
• Written and oral communication, including comfort communicating PA IPL’s vision in a variety of contexts (faith-based organizations, conferences, etc.) as well as on-line and in social media.
• Community organizing, to help develop local chapters in Pennsylvania that will create meaningful programming for their areas.
• Management skills that enable them to work collegially with staff remotely, facilitate meetings, handle traditional non-profit management tasks (e.g. budgeting, program tracking, grants management), and comfortably use software and applications that are traditionally used in non-profit management (e.g CRM programs, Excel, Google Suite).
• Fundraising that includes experience with implementing campaigns, grant writing, building relationships with donors, and, working with the Board, make direct appeals.
• Knowledge of Pennsylvania and federal climate policy and issues and the ability to articulate intersections of faith, ethics, and climate policy.

Review of applications will begin August 19th, 2022.

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PA IPL recently received two grants: Climate Action Campaign (CAC) Civic Engagement Grant; and National Interfaith Power & Light (IPL) Faith Climate Justice Voter Campaign Grant.

PA IPL is seeking a part-time, contract-based SE PA CAC Civic Engagement & IPL Campaign Organizer Fellow to assist in delivering both grant program requirements in the Philadelphia area. This Fellow will work under direct supervision of the Executive Director and should be passionate about Climate Justice and the interfaith mission of PA IPL. 

Full job description and application information.

Please feel free to call with questions: 412-953-5202.

PA IPL recently received two grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). A three-year grant in the DEP Growing Greener Plus program, and a one-year grant in the DEP Environmental Education Grant program. The one-year Env Edu grant has the potential to expand to three-years based on DEP review of our performance in Year 1.

PA IPL is seeking a part-time, contract-based SE PA Coordinator/Fellow for work in the Philadelphia area to assist in designing and delivering environmental education programs related to both grants. This person should be passionate about Climate Justice and the interfaith mission of PA IPL for work in specific Environmental Justice Communities in SE PA. 

The SE PA Coordinator/Fellow will work under the direct supervision of the PA IPL Development Associate, the PA IPL/DEP Coordinator, or other relevant regional staff.

Full job description and application information.

Please feel free to call with questions: 412-953-5202.

Pennsylvania Interfaith Power & Light envisions a stable climate where humans live in right and just relationship, interconnected with a healthy, thriving, natural world. Our office is in Lewisburg, PA but as a statewide organization our staff, contractors, and volunteers work in their communities.

Pennsylvania Interfaith Power & Light is actively working to become an anti–racist organization. We believe that relationships must be centered in justice and equity within the human family, as well as with all of the natural world. We must strive together toward this sacred goal. Learn more about our commitment.

About the Faith Climate Justice Voter Campaign

The Faith Climate Justice Voter Campaign is a nonpartisan 501c3 Interfaith Power & Light–led campaign that includes multi–faith and climate partners. IPL’s 2022 Faith Climate Justice Voter Campaign aims to inspire and mobilize people of faith to take a critical climate action: to vote. In 2020 IPL launched its first major civic engagement program to mobilize faith voters to vote for climate action. Our work grew into a multi–faith coalition of groups also doing their first–time civic engagement work at scale working towards similar goals and sharing resources so we could collectively have a greater impact.

We are building on our 2020 work this year to mobilize faith voters to communicate their values of caring for Creation and loving our neighbors through voting. Our faith values command us to protect all of Creation and to ensure that everyone is cared for. Together, we can express our values of ensuring a livable planet for our children and that everyone is cared for.

About the position

The Campaign Fellow will work with PA IPL staff to support the overall campaign work. The position will work with IPL congregations and volunteers involved in the campaign to help ensure they have the materials and support they need to engage their faith communities. It will also help support the campaigns’ data needs –
tracking of volunteer actions and voters to whom we are reaching out. The Campaign Fellow will work with Campaign Organizer to provide support for volunteer voter outreach virtual events.

Work will, at times, be scheduled in the evenings and/or weekends and will need to allow for working across multiple time zones. This position requires creativity and flexibility due to the fast–paced nature and mission of our campaign.

The position reports to PA IPL’s Executive Director, David Heayn–Menendez. The Fellows will be based in one of 3 regions in Pennsylvania. Regular online weekly meetings will be expected.

Full job description and application information.

Questions? Contact Kathy Hrabovsky outreach@paipl.org.

Live viewing of the Conference will be Sunday, November 14, from Noon – 5pm. The Conference will be recorded and available through our website at a later date. Presentation slides will be available. Attendees will be able to access videos from all three regions at their leisure after the Conference. The Conference will be opened and closed by spiritual leaders from across the state who will deliver inspirational messages, motivating attendees to take specific actions designed to advance the Climate Justice theme at home, at work and within their organizations.

Bishop Marcia Dinkins, Ohio IPL and Black Appalachian Coalition, will be our keynote speaker. An expert keynote response panel will provide insight on her presentation. An inspiring closing session will be led by Dr. Patricia DeMarco, educator and author, and Dr. James Swindal, Duquesne University.

In addition, the conference will include two workshop sessions in each region. Based on input from members in each region, the workshops have been designed to address one hands-on topic, related to Creation Care, and one advocacy topic related to each region. Attendees are able to select the workshop of their choice, independent of the region that they reside in.

Register here.