Hey impact creator!

I’m coming to you from a place of exhaustion x excitement. Why is it that at the end of the year things get so flat out?! can you relate?

I’ve had the fab experience of doing 1:1 calls with many of you in the past fortnight and am loving all the suggestions for next year. If you’d like 1:1 support or have an idea for Ripple, now is the time to hit reply and let me know… I may or may not be swimming in caffeine when we chat.

In this update we’ve got:

• 🗳Results are in: Impact Directory poll update

• 💙 Some good news: community updates and wins

• 🔝 Our Top 5 Opportunity Picks: Don’t miss these.

• 🎄 + 40 high growth opps for Rippler members (Christmas pressie time)

• 💌 Unlock unlimited opp browsing: Refer your mates

• 🎤 Listen: Skye joins the Innovation Bay podcast to talk community and tech

• 🔥 Ripple Hot 3: Impact News will be back next edition - this update is already packed and we don’t want you to miss our Christmas opp drop!

Don’t miss it: there’s 170+ opps live on our board rn (~50% jobs, 50% other) and you can unlock these through our Fast Track membership or simply by referring your mates.

• 🌏 2024 Global Scholarships: this one had 50+ saves on Insta so I thought I’d link here ICYMI.

8/10 of you want this 👀

Did you know more than 70% of opportunities are discovered through networks?

We spend A LOT of time thinking about how we can democratise this access for you. So when more than 80% of you said you’d find an impact creators directory helpful in our recent poll, it caught our eye.

Here’s what we’re thinking: a directory of impact creators of every kind (from small community funds and social enterprises to high-growth impact startups + more) that might not have the resources to muscle their way on to billboards. And we already have some ideas for launch brewing… wanna contribute?

Some of you indicated interest in contributing but alas, we didn’t realise just how anonymous the poll was! So, if you want to help launch the most awesome directory of 2024.. please hit reply.

Good News for hopeful hearts

• 💞 Fast Tracker Vis recently landed a new gig in the Responsible Investments team at Active Super which is a stellar achievement! Vis also co-founded Greenfluence during his previous time in consulting which is a testament to building lateral experience while working across sectors.

• 🏋️‍♂️Sam is speaking to her positive experience of postgrad study after a targeted pivot from media to international relations - inspired by her time in Ripple’s Career Lab AND previous experience as a producer, paralegal and voice artist (she’s also got the best on-air chuckle!).

• 🔮 From volunteering with the SES, Rebekah is now working on disaster preparedness with Resilient Ready for regional communities in Victoria - interviewing businesses likely to be affected by the threat of fire this Summer and beyond.

Got some good news to spread hope and joy for your fellow Ripplers? Hit reply and share your good news, events, wins etc.

Ripple’s Opportunity Picks

• ⚖️ Aus Human Rights Commission: Program Officer - International Engagement

  Closing TODAY! An influential early-mid career role to grow your experience supporting human rights and advocacy work in Australia and abroad.

• 🍊Orange Sky: Innovation Support Officer 

  An amazing entry level opp to work with this truly trail blazing org and lovely team (remember co-founder Nic joined us for our very first Launchpad program).

• 🚀 Cecil Earth: Data Analyst

  A senior level role with the opp to help shape the growing Climate-Tech ecosystem. Channel your data, python and storytelling skills to help this amazing org scale globally.

• 🏦 Centre for Social Impact: up to $160k of scholarships 
  Social impact measurement is useful in almost all impact roles and a great way to help you side step from another sector, or add specialisation to push into more senior roles.

• 🌏 Perth USAsia Centre: 2024 Summer Internship Program 

  Figuring out how to break into international affairs can feel mysterious and overwhelming. Look no further and throw your hat in the ring for these internships in either research or communication streams!

40+ High Growth Member Opportunities

Oh hey Ripplers 👋 there’s ~40 more opps waiting on the dash for you right now. 🎁 Usually we cap it at 20, but we wanted to spoil you as an early holiday gift!

Here’s a taster:

• 💗 Supporter Relations: contribute to aid & development with a role in the fast-growing fundraising and philanthropy sector

• 💸 Accelerator funding: back ideas and MVPs in wildlife conservation and biodiversity preservation

• 🏡 Community Engagement Managers: expand employment opportunities in the disability space

• 💾 2024 Master’s & International Fellowships: Funding across Europe and Asia for postgrad studies and enrichment programs

• 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQIA Specialist: develop and implement social mission workplans for clients, community, staff and volunteers

• 🌏 Decarbonisation Analyst: data-driven Adelaide, Melb and Sydney crew hellooo. Make waves at this impactful environmental consultancy firm!

Unlock more high-growth opps

Listen

🚗 Got a drive or public transport stint ahead of you this week? Want to contemplate the meaning of life + belonging? Tune in to this pod from Innovation Bay.

Ok well that’s it for today’s update. Hope these opps and this update has filled your cup a little.

Remember, if you’d like 1:1 support or have an idea for Ripple, now is the time to hit reply and let me know. We’re listening and scheming up good stuff for 2024!

Skye + the Ripple team.