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The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is a high-caliber strategic policy institute that informs and shapes public policies to reduce poverty, promote equity, and build opportunity. It has a national reputation for conducting rigorous research and analysis, developing evidence-based policy ideas and strategies, shaping a broad array of policy debates at the federal and state levels, and influencing policy outcomes on a range of critical issues. It focuses on improving the lives of people with low or moderate incomes and examines how policies affect particular groups, including Black, Indigenous, and other people of color, immigrants, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ people. The Center is known for its unique capacity to blend rigorous, timely analysis with effective communications that enable policymakers and the media to make use of its work. Over the last four years, the Center has undertaken an organization-wide initiative to advance equity and inclusion in our...

TAP Director of Development Job Description As The Acceleration Project (TAP) enters its 10th year, our mission of supporting under-resourced small businesses has never been more urgent. This past year we doubled in size to support small business owners struggling to survive the devastating impacts of Covid, and the demand for our services continues to soar. TAP is seeking a Director of Development who will join us at this exciting and pivotal time to help us generate the funding necessary to ensure the long-term sustainability of our organization. The Acceleration Project is a female-founded, female-led business advisory firm dedicated to keeping small businesses vital and channeling talent into local economies. TAP supports under-resourced, high-potential small businesses, with a focus on those owned by women and People of Color. We work one-on-one with individual businesses to provide tools and resources that create financial stability and accelerate growth. We...

About SquashBusters: SquashBusters is a 25-year-old sports-based youth development program that uses a combination of squash, fitness, academic support and enrichment, community service, and mentoring to improve the lives of youth in Boston, Lawrence, and Providence. SquashBusters' mission is to challenge and nurture youth with need in these cities - as students, athletes, and citizens - so that they can recognize and fulfill their greatest potential in life. SquashBusters currently serves 400 middle school, high school and post-secondary students. Middle and High School Students practice at least three days a week throughout the school year and participate in weekend practices, tournaments, and summer opportunities. After high school graduation, students join the Post-Secondary Services Program, and a dedicated staff team supports them in their chosen post-secondary path, and provides career development, internship placement, and employment opportunities. In Boston,...