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The Aspen Institute  is a global nonprofit organization committed to realizing a free, just, and equitable society. Since its founding in 1949, the Institute has been driving change through dialogue, leadership, and action to help solve the most critical challenges facing communities in the United States and around the world. Headquartered in Washington, DC, the Institute has a campus in Aspen, Colorado, and an international network of partners. The Aspen Institute Energy and Environment Program explores significant challenges with diverse thinkers and doers to make a more prosperous, equitable, and sustainable society for all. We address critical energy, environmental, and climate change issues through non-partisan, non-ideological convening, with the specific intent of bringing together diverse stakeholders to improve the process and progress of policy-level dialogue. This enables EEP to sit at a critical intersection in the conversation and bring together diverse groups of...

ABOUT MIRIAM’S KITCHEN Miriam’s Kitchen is the leader in the fight to end chronic and Veteran homelessness in D.C. Founded in 1983 as a soup kitchen, Miriam’s Kitchen has evolved over the years to provide more than meals. Today, Miriam’s Kitchen is a critical player in the fight to end chronic homelessness in D.C. On the direct services level, we help our guests improve their health, increase their income and obtain housing through a range of programs and partnerships. And at the systems level, we work with leaders across the city to make instances of homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring.   Miriam’s Kitchen is committed to continual learning that fosters inclusion, tolerance, and respect, and we value diversity in all its forms. We have centered our current strategic plan on racial equity and diversity, and are actively working toward becoming the just and equitable organization -- and D.C. community -- that we envision.   POSITION SUMMARY Building upon our...

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. Along with its extensive policy and advocacy work with federal policy makers, the Center coordinates, provides a range of supports...

ABOUT PER SCHOLAS At Per Scholas, we believe a thriving workforce starts with equitable access to education. Our mission is to advance economic equity through rigorous training for tech careers and to connect skilled talent to leading businesses. Per Scholas envisions a technology workforce as diverse as the customers it serves. More than 14,000 of our graduates have launched successful careers through our no-cost technical training.  POSITION SUMMARY The Managing Director (MD) leads the strategy, fundraising, community engagement, programmatic, and administrative success at our National Capital Region (NCR) campus. Reporting to the Regional Senior Vice President, Northeast, the MD will lead a talented team to execute and advance our mission. Top candidates will bring a proven record of successfully attracting and cultivating corporate and foundation funders and partners. They will bring a high emotional intelligence and be skilled at developing long-term relationships....

*To be considered for this role, please submit a cover letter with your application     Department:  Evaluation and Analysis  Reports to:   Associate Director     About Us   The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is authorized by Congress to conduct research to provide information about the best available evidence to help patients and their health care providers make more informed decisions. PCORI’s research is intended to give patients a better understanding of the prevention, treatment and care options available, and the science that supports those options.   Position Summary   The primary objectives of the Program Associate position on the Evaluation & Analysis (E&A) team are to 1) contribute to evaluation projects that generate evidence about PCORI’s progress toward organizational goals and 2) facilitate PCORI’s use of evidence for strategic decisions about programs and processes.   The Program Associate uses...

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. Along with its extensive policy and advocacy work with federal policy makers, the Center coordinates, provides a range of...

Effective communication is a key part of bringing about social change and helping the public to better understand society’s greatest social problems. Strategic framing can help us all see the solutions to those problems and build the collective will to support them. That’s what we do at the FrameWorks Institute — a nonprofit, progressive think tank that designs, conducts, interprets and translates communications research to advance social justice. We are seeking a Researcher or Research Analyst to join our team. The successful candidate will be a part of FrameWorks’ research team and our work to investigate how to effectively reframe social issues, such as health equity, economic justice, and children and youth. This is an outstanding opportunity for an early-career professional with an interest in social science research and a commitment to equity and social change. The Research Analyst or Researcher will support the collection, analysis, and synthesis of multiple streams of...

Trust for America’s Health (TFAH), a leading nonprofit, nonpartisan public health policy, research, and advocacy organization in Washington, DC, seeks a Senior Officer, Grants and Business Management, who will be a key internal leader in supporting continued growth and enhancing the organization’s financial and operations infrastructure. As a national advocate and trusted thought leader, TFAH has been a go to partner for policymakers, public health leaders, and funders on relevant and emerging public health issues and policy recommendations. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, TFAH has played a central role advocating for public health infrastructure funding, emergency preparedness, and increased investment in emerging public health issues such as obesity; the drug, alcohol, and suicide crisis; healthy aging; health equity; and the social determinants of health. The new Senior Officer will report to the Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer (EVP & COO) and...

OUR VALUES We seek to continuously challenge ourselves to exhibit respect, focus, balance, integrity, and justice. To that end, Eskolta strives to be an antiracist organization, using its influence to fight against social injustice by supporting a culture of learning, empowerment, and equity in our schools. Applicants should demonstrate a knowledge of and concern for issues of equity and justice and an understanding of how structural injustice impacts the experiences of underserved students. At Eskolta, we also believe that our education system represents the key means of inspiring, equipping, and empowering young people to build a better future. We value every student and educator as an individual and seek their input, knowledge, voice, and potential. Through our work, we aim for both teachers and students to feel supported and valued, and to be afforded true opportunities to succeed. We believe that changing the world begins with changing ourselves. We seek to continuously...