My secret to writing this newsletter
Creating a newsletter takes time. What if there was a smoother way to do it?
Behind the scenes of this newsletter
Recently, a friend mentioned that writing a weekly newsletter seemed a bit mad...and yes, it is a significant time commitment, especially since finding all those freelance opportunities takes several hours.
But when faced with challenges, you come up with new solutions. In this edition, I want to share what has helped me save a lot of time and make writing this newsletter even more enjoyable.
So what’s the trick?
If you want to learn about the challenges I needed to overcome to become more visible, read this newsletter issue: 'How to Be More Visible.’
A note: ChatGPt takes a lot of energy and water, as this video so I use it but I also try to be mindful how much and for what I use it.
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The spotlight
Let's shine a light on the amazing work of our member, Camille, who has recently launched her 'closure calls' to lend an ear and offer support to those who are considering or in the process of closing a non-profit, an activist initiative, or any other campaign within civil society.
Check our Camille’s work and connect with her.
Interesting opportunities for you
It was hard to choose 10 gigs out of the 26 we shared in the community this week, as we invest hours sifting through job boards, saving you valuable time.
Researcher - New Public
📍Remote, US
💰Up to $70 per hour for up to 30 hours per week
⏰ASAP
Social Content Strategist - Maternal and Infant Health Equity Initiative
📍Remote
⏰ 17th of February
Capacity development for LGBTI+ orgs- Kaleidoscope Trust
💰GBP 400/d
⏰ 18th of February
Climate Adaptation Advisor - UK Government
📍London
💰£550 per day
⏰ 17th March
Funding Heat Resilience - State of California
📍 California, US
💰$20 MILLION
⏰ 5th of March
Research Assistant, Knowledge Mobilization - Centre for Media, Technology & Democracy
📍 Remote, Canada
⏰ ASAP
Evaluation and learning support - Paul Hamlyn Foundation
📍UK
💰£55,000. This excludes VAT
⏰ 4th of March
Network Communications Lead - Impact Hub
📍Remote
💰3,000 -3,500 EUR monthly
⏰ 14th of February
Editor & Content Writer – AI in Education for Health and Well-being - UNESCO
📍Remote
⏰ 23 February
Data scientists - Y-Labs
📍Remote
💰 3000-3750/month (4 month contract)
⏰ 23rd of February
Become a member for full access to exclusive opportunities. Over the last two weeks alone we have been sharing over 45 gigs and supporting each other to find more and better clients.
Behind the Scenes at IMMA:
This week, we are hosting a sharing session in our community where we'll discuss what works for us and the common challenges we face in finding and attracting clients.
If you're interested in exploring IMMA, learning about our story, and determining if this could be the right community for you, I’m hosting two sessions: one this Thursday and another on Monday, February 26th.
Don't miss our networking event Impactful Connections next Wednesday, February 21st, to connect with like-minded freelancers in the climate and social impact space.
Looking forward to either seeing you at our events or sharing more insights and opportunities in your inbox next week.
Lilli
Work for yourself, not by yourself.
We are a community of independents building our impact-drive business together.
This is super helpful, thanks for sharing Lilli! And I appreciate the reminder that it takes time to get to this place. One thing I was surprised about is that you found Otter to be more accurate in transcribing than ChatGPT, I should probably give it another try!
Thanks for sharing this Lilli - this was insightful!