This is an excellent opportunity for Groupon users to help improve the self-esteem of young girls from low-income communities, as well as promote healthy lifestyle choices.

The campaign already hit its tipping point to fund at least one girl and for every additional $250 raised another girl will be enrolled in the training program. Donations can be made in $5, $10, and $25 increments. Donors who make a $25 donation will also receive free admission to the New Balance Girls On the Run 5k presented by the Chicago Fire on November 13^th to run along with the Girls On The Run.

The G-Team campaign for Girls On The Run Chicago is featured today on Groupon and will run until midnight tomorrow, September 30^th. Look for the campaign in the side bar of the Groupon Chicago page.

Posted by Patty, Written by Community Relations Intern Lisa Donaldson

What types of community partnerships will G-Team feature? G-Team campaigns will typically aid specific projects to benefit the local communities of our subscribers. Through philanthropic fundraisers, volunteer events, and opportunities for civic engagement we hope to help you address the causes you care about.

Each G-Team campaign will be set up on The Point and featured on Groupon the day of its launch. You can learn about campaigns by checking Groupon.com, reading your daily Groupon e-mail, or by browsing G-Team tagged campaigns on The Point.

We’re launching our pilot G-Team in Chicago, and hope to come to your city soon. Today we’re highlighting a G-Team campaign to benefit Chicago Public School teachers. In partnership with today’s featured Groupon business, the Chicago Photography Academy ,we hope you’ll help us fund a study group through the Chicago Foundation for Education where teachers can build skills to inspire the children in our community. Check out today’s G-Team campaign on The Point.

We’ll have a dedicated submission page soon; in the meantime, we hope you’ll leave ideas for campaigns to support in the comments below.

The Community Manager will be tasked with organizing new campaigns on The Point and integrating them with Groupon in a seamless way that provides value to customers.

This position will entail building relationships with community groups in multiple cities. Most of this can be done from our office in Chicago’s River North neighborhood, but some travel may be necessary.

Duties:

Coordinate project-specific fundraisers with local community groups

• Matching grants fundraisers (vendor and/or Groupon will match customer donations)
• Fundraisers to fund new community resources/events related to deal
• EXAMPLE: If we raise $2,000, today’s featured restaurant will offer free cooking classes focusing on nutrition to underprivileged young adults in the neighborhood

Tap into the whimsical, playful potential of collective behavior by creating social campaigns that enhance specific deals and connect the Groupon community

• Local meetups
• Create ways Groupon customers can collectively experience the deal together
• EXAMPLE: We’ll all wear capes to the ballgame if 300 people join

Administrative Duties

• Respond to organizer questions
• Handle all The Point checks
• Monitor discussions
• Manage Twitter & Facebook accounts

Requirements Experience in either Community Organizing or non-profit fundraising. Must have excellent writing skills. Social capacity to savvily navigate both the non-profit and corporate worlds. Firm understanding of social media platforms. Some knowledge/experience in marketing would be a plus, not required.

Compensation $40,000 annual salary and participation in our benefits program

Click here to apply.

Ken and the tech team packing up

Alex grabbing some last things

Nick setting up the new phone system

Unpacking in the new space

Aaron and Ben in their writing sanctuary

Our new conference room

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In general, we’re looking for people who know and love New York City. Groupon is a fast-paced and fluid startup – you should be able to think on your feet. You have to be hardworking, self-motivated, blah blah blah, all that stuff that everyone says. Read on for available positions.

Outside Sales Executive

We’re looking for a full-time sales executive to help us get the coolest New York businesses featured on Groupon. Each day, you’ll call (and occasionally visit) restaurants, theaters, spas, dentists, and everything in between, negotiating unbeatable deals on behalf of Groupon’s customers.

You should have experience in outside advertising sales. You should be skilled at negotiation and relationship building. You should have existing relationships with bars, restaurants, and other local businesses.

Compensation is competitive. To apply, send your resume to jobs@thepoint.com.

Freelance Writers

We need freelance writers to compose positive, funny descriptions for the daily deal. Good write-ups seamlessly entertain the reader and communicate the value of the deal. Also, since Groupon is a community site, it should be written by someone who knows the community and can bring that perspective to their writing.

The tricky part here is that we’re looking for “funny” writing, where funny is defined as, “what makes our managing editor laugh.” The best I can do to elaborate is to offer a few examples of past Groupon write-ups: Kafka Wine; Lincoln Park Massage Chicago Chamber Music Ineeka Tea. A few things we think are funny: The Onion; Adult Swim (in particular, Xavier: Renegade Angel and Tim and Eric).

Compensation is competitive. To apply, email us a Groupon-style write-up for a restaurant in New York City that you’ve never patronized with a Yelp rating between 3.5 and 4 stars. We won’t consider applications without a sample write-up.

I like this “you wouldn’t hurt a puppy, would you?” style of building support for a cause. But what if you don’t have a million dollars? You can raise a pot of money on The Point, which are only released if the offending organization does as you please.

This has already been tried on The Point in an attempt to get Bono to retire from public life by donating a lot of money to fight AIDS if he does. Hasn’t worked – yet.

General Responsibilities

• Actively engage in cold calling businesses and negotiating deeply discounted prices on “things to do”
• Brainstorm new and creative businesses and activities to be featured
• Follow up on warm inbound leads and land contracts
• Miscellaneous tasks to help promote Groupon

Experience

• Interest or past experience in a sales capacity; inside sales is a plus
• Ability to focus in a fluid, changing, and quickly growing business
• Working on or completed a college degree

Characteristics

• Strong negotiating and people skills
• Ownership and accountability
• Driven and hard-working
• Enjoys and thrives in fast-paced, fluid work environment
• Can think on your feet

Compensation/Benefits

• Incentive-based stipends

Interested? Just send your information to Nick Cioffi at nick@thepoint.com. Good luck!