Nonprofits Gone Wild, Jobs, and More

I don't know what's in the air or water today, but my inbox is piled high with news from nonpartisan, "c3" youth organizations: Rock the Vote, Voto Latino, HeadCount, and WireTap. It seems like they all decided that today was the day for product launches.

Here's a rundown:

• Rock the Vote is following in the footsteps of MTV's Street Team '08 project and is looking to hire a few citizen journalists. The program is called "Rock the Trail," and it is being conducted in partnership with WireTap Magazine and BET, all of which will cross post journalist submissions. AT&T is the mobile partner for the project. A panel of expert judges will determine who the lucky winners are. The pay is a very small $500 per month stipend, but they hook you up with a lot of gear. Applications are due by May 7th.
• Voto Latino is making a similar play. They've partnered with SiTV and CNN to find two aspiring journalists to cover the Democratic and Republican National Conventions. They're project, dubbed Crash the Parties is a little more participatory. Applicants must sign up for a profile on the Crash the Parties website and submit a video explaining why they deserve to cover the two party conventions. Other applicants and registered users can vote on the contestants. The winners are determined by a combination of votes and the input of a judges panel that includes Rosario Dawson, Craig Newmark and Steve Grove. Applications are due by May 6th.
• Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) just launched a new site, GI Bill 2008, in support of the bill of the same name. I noticed that my congressperson has not yet signed on in support of the bill and just sent her a message.
• The full version of A Call To Action, the documentary about HeadCount (which we've blogged about numerous times in the past) was released on iClips today. It's a little confusing, but the links on the right sidebar a "chapter" titles that let you skip around within the documentary.

In other news:

• The American Prospect is looking for a few good writing fellows. The pay is low(ish), but alumns have gone on to bigger and better things at the Washington Post, Salon, The Nation and more. Applications are due May 1st.
• Some old Dodd folks sent me this:
  

  WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT), Chairman of the Senate Committee Banking Committee and senior Democrat on the Senate Education Committee, will hold a hearing tomorrow to examine how the recent turmoil in U.S. credit markets is affecting the cost and availability of student loans. Witnesses will testify on how the tightening of credit, a result of the subprime mortgage crisis, may make it more difficult for some student lenders to provide educational loans for students and their families.