🌏 Obama Foundation, $1k microgrants, board roles, + more

plus 40+ high growth opps inc. study & OS travel

January 25, 2024

Hey impact creator!

Is it possible we are peaking in the first month of the year? My mind is blown with excitement seeing the spread of impact opps coming through - and I think we’re just getting started 💫 Whether you’re looking for work, experiences for personal growth, funding for an initiative or to scratch the travel-bug itch we’ve got stuff for you rn. filtered for impact.

⚠️ Updates on support in 2024 coming soon - check out the poll to give us your take on how we can best support you!

Not to mention - applications are open for the Obama Foundation Leaders program; literally the place where Ripple Opps began. Obvs we cannot recommend this more highly. I’ve shared this in trainings before but I almost didn’t apply - if you’re interested but doubting yourself - what have you got to lose? Put in an application! (Full transparency - I have also missed out on A LOT of things!)

Also - quick shout out to Steph - OG Rippler and our community opps extraordinaire for doing the heavy lifting in getting our updates together. Without her, these updates would land after the closing dates or something ridiculous! Remember to keep us posted with what you’re up to.

In this update we’ve got:

  • 🌊 Community shoutouts: a taster of the goodness happening

  • 🔝 Our Top 7 Opportunity Picks: Don’t miss these.

  • ⭐️ + 40 high growth opps for Ripple members

  •  ⛳️ Poll: what additional support do you most want in 2024?

Don’t miss it: there’s 100+ opps live on our board rn - hit reply and write ‘unlock opps’ if you haven’t got access but want it!

Rippler Shoutouts

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

  • Grosvenor is a pottery enthusiast and multipotentialite who - after zigzagging through Red Cross and Young Change Agents, is now Managing YLab  - an epic co-design consultancy. We absolutely love Grosvenor's infectious drive for social good 🏺The bonus? YLab is looking for youth board members - keep reading for more in our Top Opps below

  • Rose has been taking action in the community through the Victorian Youth Congress and her stellar legal skillset… which has led to her recognition by the Australian Financial Review as a Top 100 Social Impact leader. Huuuge ups to Rose 🥳

  • Madeline is a Palawa & Koori woman + amazing Rippler creating change for First Nations young people 🔥 She recently landed a Program Officer role at Culture is Life and is currently recruiting for the Fullaship Program which you can scroll down to find out about!

Ripple’s Top Opportunity Picks

🌠 Blackbird Foundation: Protostars Microgrants
Fund your passion project/side hustle/community initiative with $1000! Previous grantees have worked on heiroglyphic translations, Cubesatellites, native plant strips, art curation apps, a queer poetry zine, a huggable robot + much more.

🌾 Sustain - Australia’s Food Network: Corporate Volunteer Coordinator and Urban Farmer 
If you’re in Melb and love all things sustainability + facilitating people AND want to do this in a community garden setting… it’s time to apply! Closing this week.

💛Amnesty International Australia: Global Assembly Youth Delegates
Amazing early-mid career opp for any tech crew reading this - create change with Australia’s leading for-purpose superannuation fund

🏛 YLab: Board Position Vacancies 
YLab equips young Aussies to co-design better systems and services. They’re now expanding and recruiting for youth roles (18-26) or Treasurer, Co-Chair and First Nations positions.

🌄 Obama Foundation: Asia-Pacific Leadership Program
Join fellow changemakers from across the region for a life-changing experience. This is where our very own founders Skye and Tim met - as Asia-Pacific Leaders at a Sumo Salad on their way to meet President Obama. You can read more about that here.

📊 Tripple Ventures: Investment Associate / Senior Investment Associate
If you love crunching numbers and impact investing, this just might be your cup of tea. Impact investing involves facilitating investment decisions with measurable social or environmental benefits alongside financial returns.

🌏 Young Australians in International Affairs: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) 
Lead and bring YAIA to the next level - an epic opp for early-mid career diplomats and global affairs fiends. You can also nominate for their Young Women to Watch in International Affairs list!

Why building lateral experience is important:

Research shows that small wins can create a ripple effect, making each subsequent challenge 50% easier to conquer. Momentum isn't just a feeling; it's science.

Whether it’s your career or the wider impact you’re looking to create, there are all kinds of opportunities that can catalyse your momentum and compound your impact.

40+ High Growth Member Opportunities

Oh hey Ripplers 👋 there’s ~40 more opps waiting on the dash for you right now. 🎉 Sign up or login to your free account for 40+ more opportunities in addition to these right now.

Here’s a taster:

Sign up or login to your free account for 40+ more opportunities in addition to these right now

In 2024 we're circling in (eh eh) on how we can match you with the best social innovators in the country AND help you level up your impact toolkit. We're keen to know, what is the #1 thing you feel like you'd want extra support in?

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Unlock more high-growth opps

As always, hit reply if you have any questions, ideas or want to share an opp. We’ll be back soon with an update on how we’re cracking open access to thousands more impact opps and support to amplify your community impact in 2024.

Skye + the Ripple team.