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MISSION AND PROGRAM Step Up Tutoring’s mission is to improve student success through academic support and mentorship in under-resourced communities. Our goal is also to promote understanding, empathy, and trust among people from diverse backgrounds.  Step Up Tutoring is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that recruits, screens, trains, and matches volunteer tutors with K-8 students for twice per week online tutoring and mentoring. Step Up Tutoring has a 5 year Memo of Understanding with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), is of no cost to the district or to the families served, and is currently in the pilot phase serving 3rd-6th grade students. Step Up Tutoring plans to expand to other school districts with a goal to serve more than 25,000 students and their families. We have completed a successful pilot phase and are now hiring a permanent Executive Director to lead the organization and expand our services at LAUSD and other public school districts....

Announcement of Leadership Opportunity Chief Operating Officer The Welcoming Center Philadelphia, PA The Welcoming Center (TWC) mission is to promote inclusive economic growth through immigrant integration. We seek to open doors of economic opportunity for immigrants of all education and skill levels and to build immigrants’ individual and collective agency to address barriers to integration and well-being. TWC does this through training programs focused on social, civic, and economic engagement which enhance skills and expand opportunities. TWC believes that immigrants broaden the productivity, profitability, and stability of this region and contribute to both Pennsylvania’s and the nation’s economic growth. Primary programs and initiatives include: Workforce Development, Entrepreneurship, and Community Engagement. TWC is based in Philadelphia, PA. Check out the website: www.welcomingcenter.org. We are seeking qualified candidates for the role of Chief Operating...

President POSITION SPECIFICATION Position: President Company: Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) Location: Washington, DC Reporting Relationship: Board of Directors Website: https://www.iel.org THE ORGANIZATION The Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) has a deep 57-year history of partnering with and preparing leaders to advocate for justice by building relationships with communities across the United States. Through the years, IEL has helped shape policy, strengthen equitable practices, and amplify advocacy and leadership, in efforts to liberate communities from the destructive forces of structural racism, discrimination, and inequity. This journey has prepared IEL to meet today’s opportunities and challenges with an innovative approach, rooted in community wisdom. At this defining moment for our country, IEL is poised to boldly advocate for communities in need and nurture leadership and growth at all levels.  IEL is highly regarded by...

Position Summary Urban Alliance (UA) believes that all young people deserve equal access to the paid work experiences, professional networks, and skills training needed to achieve economic mobility. As the Greater DC Executive Director , you’ll have the opportunity to leverage your leadership, relationship building skills, and passion for youth development to help young people aspire, work, and succeed. You’ll also lead UA’s signature partnership with Martha’s Table, which serves students in their freshman year of high school, and increases in intensity, culminating in a senior-year internship at a local business through our flagship High School Internship Program.   As the Greater DC Executive Director, you’ll be leading Urban Alliance’s largest region and longest-running program, and you will join the organization’s Senior Leadership Team alongside the executive directors of UA sites in Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit.  You’ll lead a hard-working, dynamic, and impactful...

President & Chief Executive Officer Position: President & Chief Executive Officer Organization: KnowledgeWorks Location*: Headquartered in Cincinnati, OH *Open to considering other locations/remote Reporting Relationship: The Board of Directors Website: https://knowledgeworks.org/ THE OPPORTUNITY In active response to COVID-19, our nation’s reckoning with systemic racism and the changing landscape of education, the next President & CEO of KnowledgeWorks will be a human-centered and transformative strategist who believes in the power of personalized, competency-based learning to prepare students for their future success. The CEO will be energized by the prospect of seizing the unique opportunities presented by KnowledgeWorks’ model at this critical moment in time. As an authentic advocate for diversity, equity, inclusion and justice, the CEO will champion KnowledgeWorks’ commitment to Inclusive Excellence, which is achieved by accepting and...

The Organization: Land is Life Land is Life was founded in June of 1992 at the World Conference of Indigenous Peoples on Territories, Environment and Development. This historic gathering was held in the days leading up to the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (also known as the Earth Summit), and was a defining moment in the international movement for Indigenous peoples’ rights. Land is Life was formed to continue the work of that began at this conference and support the realization of indigenous peoples’ rights to self-determination and collective ownership of their lands, territories, resources and knowledge.   To learn more, please visit Land is Life’s website.   The Opportunity: Executive Director The Executive Director (ED) reports to and works closely with the Board of Directors. The ED will be responsible for ensuring the ethical and transparent financial and operational functioning of the...

Strategic Directions  The essence of our organization’s beliefs and values are captured in our Vision:  Self-reliant young women confidently engaged in their community and living to their full potential.  Circle Program’s strategic goals are: We will have a sustainable mentor program that reflects great communication, equitable and valuable experience for participants and volunteers, and best practices.  Increase our non-grant-driven revenue. Identify, build, and sustain relationships with the local community, communities we serve, major donors, and other key stakeholders. Build, cultivate, & maintain a staffing structure that is responsive to program and operational needs, has clearly defined roles, and promotes organizational stability.   Basic Function  The Executive Director is directly responsible for the overall management of the organization including organizational leadership, budgeting,...

First Things First First Things First (Arizona Early Childhood Development and Health Board) is one of the critical state partners in creating a child and family‐centered, comprehensive, collaborative and high‐quality early childhood system that supports the development, health and early education of all Arizona’s children. Created by voter initiative in 2006, First Things First is governed by a state Board with 28 regional partnership councils. First Things First is a decentralized organization that engages diverse constituencies to accomplish its mission. Organizational values include a focus on accountability, transparency, coordination, collaboration and on the outcomes that will ensure young children start kindergarten healthy and ready to succeed in school and in life.   Position Summary First Things First is seeking a dynamic, visionary leader capable of spearheading and managing a statewide early childhood organization with budgeted annual expenditures of about $150...

Freedom House works to defend and expand freedom globally to help secure a world where all are free. Around the world, antidemocratic forces are preventing billions of people from exercising their fundamental rights. Freedom House strives to create a world where all people are free. We identify and analyze threats to freedom, mobilize decision makers to respond to those threats and seize opportunities for progress, and support activists and organizations working to defend and expand freedom. We are dedicated to ensuring that the United States serves as a positive model of democratic practice at home and a consistent champion of freedom globally. By gathering authoritative data and leveraging our global networks, Freedom House is an unwavering beacon in protecting human rights and promoting democratic governance.  Established nearly 80 years ago to respond to the threats posed by fascism, we know there is no more powerful force for the development of human society than democracy....

Position Summary   Urban Alliance (UA) is searching for an  Executive Director  to lead UA’s local operations in Baltimore. The Baltimore Executive Director will be responsible for implementing local strategic growth initiatives and overseeing program management by securing corporate partnerships; cultivating community-wide relationships with foundations, schools, and other stakeholders; and ensuring that all Baltimore programs are meeting their goals and metrics. A successful candidate will have a strong record of relationship building and fundraising experience in the Baltimore, MD area, and at least two years of program and team management experience. This position will report directly to UA’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO).   About Urban Alliance For more than 25 years, Urban Alliance has provided thousands of economically-disadvantaged youth with the skills, social capital, and career exposure needed to overcome systemic barriers to equal employment and...

Review the full  Executive Director Job Posting   THE OPPORTUNITY Challenge Success seeks a visionary leader, excellent communicator, and effective strategic thinker with strong management and fundraising skills and a passion for improving schools, families, and the well-being of our nation’s children. The organization has entered a new chapter in its evolution, and the Executive Director of Challenge Success will take the organization to the next level by leading these internal and external priorities:   STRATEGIC GROWTH: The Executive Director will work with the Board of Directors, Co-Founders, Advisors, and Staff to build on the organization’s current growth trajectory and strategically plan for the next iteration of outstanding programs, research, and partnerships. Diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts will be central to this work, both as a way to strengthen internal operations as an anti-racist organization, and externally as...