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WorkRise Research Director Urban Institute 
 Flexible, Washington D.C. Preferred   About Urban Institute   At the nonprofit Urban Institute, we believe in the power of evidence to improve lives and strengthen communities. Our employees are empowered to open minds, shape decisions and offer solutions. We encourage intellectual honesty, innovation, diversity, and mutual respect, and our analysis elevates the debate, wherever it takes place. 
 Urban’s greatest asset is our people. We strive to attract and cultivate a vibrant, creative, and diverse community. Our employees drive Urban’s mission through entrepreneurship, innovation, leadership, effective communication, results-orientation, and relationship cultivation. Our success depends on engaging individuals who possess and value these attributes.   Our Mission   To open minds, shape decisions, and offer solutions through economic and social policy research.   Our...

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION Created in 2019, when Foundation Center and GuideStar joined forces, Candid offers the most comprehensive source of data about the social sector. Candid is used by foundations, companies, non-profits, and researchers – connecting people who want to change the world to the resources they need to do it. Best known for its Foundation Directory and GuideStar tools, the organization helps to provide transparency and data on the trillions of dollars deployed every year in the social sector around the world. With a budget of approximately $40 million and 200 employees, Candid is at an exciting moment of growth and change – with innovative tools on the horizon, all focused on realizing the vision of a social sector capable of tackling the critical challenges and opportunities of our time. To learn more about Candid, visit their website   here . ABOUT THE POSITION As a member of the executive team, the VP of Influence will take the lead on...

Our Mission The mission of Teach Plus is to empower excellent, experienced, and diverse teachers to take leadership over key policy and practice issues that affect their students’ success. Since 2009, Teach Plus has developed thousands of teacher leaders across the country to exercise their leadership in shaping education policy and improving teaching and learning to create an education system driven by access and excellence for all.  What We Do At Teach Plus, we advance teacher leadership in pursuit of opportunities and outcomes for students. When we invest in developing our most talented teachers into teacher leaders who are well-informed, persuasive, and prepared to lead, they have deep leverage in advancing equity for students, especially for students of color, low-income students, and those from underserved communities. To close the opportunity gap and to ensure equitable access to a world-class education for all students in the schools and communities we...

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION All Our Kin   is a nationally recognized nonprofit organization that trains, supports, and sustains family child care providers to ensure that children and families have the foundations they need to succeed in school and in life. At All Our Kin, we support family child care providers at every stage of their development – from parents and caregivers to professional educators and business owners – using a strength-based, high-touch approach. Through our programs, family child care providers succeed as early childhood educators and small business owners; parents have access to high-quality, affordable child care, making it possible for them to enter into and remain within the workforce; and infants and toddlers gain the enriching experiences that prepare them to succeed in school and in life. All Our Kin is recognized as a national model and has been proven through quasi-experimental studies to raise the quality, availability, and sustainability of...

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION The Fidelity Foundations are a group of private foundations that fund a diverse set of programs on a national scale. The Foundations are committed to advancing the long-term vibrancy of communities through capacity-building investments in non-profits from across arts and culture, education, conservation, health, and economic opportunity. We have a deep history of funding organizations in Boston and New England for over 50 years. We also support non-profits that strengthen the communities in other regions of the country where Fidelity Investments employees live and work. Today, the Foundations are at an important and exciting stage in our organizational history, having grown and evolved in recent years under new leadership. As our strategies and organization continue to develop, we are seeking individuals with skills and expertise that support the advancement and execution of a long-term portfolio of significant and strategic philanthropic investments....

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION Founded in 1915 on the ideal that "the better self shall prevail and each generation introduce its successor to a higher plane of life," Hawken School is a coeducational independent day school with over 1,600 students toddler through grade 12. Well recognized as a community that promotes passionate teaching, engaged learning, and confident self-expression, the school is committed to eliciting the full academic, artistic, and athletic potential in every student. Substantial professional development opportunities support and maintain exceptional creativity and collaboration in a classroom that expands into the greater community, locally and worldwide. Hawken believes that to prepare its students for the real world, its community should include a diverse student body that is representative of all socio-economic backgrounds. To achieve this goal, Hawken seeks to enroll the most qualified and compelling students whose families understand and embrace the...

Job Summary : The Resident Manager is responsible for ensuring safe and secure living conditions for all residents.  The position requires a reliable and sensitive individual who is dedicated to serving the needs of low-income tenants.  S/he must display a calm manner and presence during emergency situations, exercise sensible and impartial judgment, and be willing to perform a variety of tasks. Status : Part-time, On-Call, Nonexempt Location : Chinatown neighborhood, San Francisco Hours : On-call Monday through Friday, 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 a.m., and Saturday and Sunday, and CCDC Holidays from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. (24-hours) Salary : DOE The Organization:  A private non-profit founded in 1977, Chinatown Community Development Center believes in a comprehensive vision of community. We own and/or manage approximately 37 affordable housing buildings serving over 4,500 low-income seniors, single adults, formerly homeless adults, and families of diverse ethnic and cultural...

Job Summary : The Property Manager oversees all aspects of daily operations for four buildings, ensuring safe living conditions for tenants and a positive work environment for staff.  The Manager is responsible for each building’s compliance with regulatory agency regulations.  The position requires a strong leader and a team player with good problem-solving skills and who can respond calmly in crisis situations.  The Manager must practice sound personnel and management practices and understand issues of concern to their tenants. This position works independently in an active and bustling neighborhood. Status:  Full-time, Exempt, Regular Location : San Francisco neighborhoods Hours : Monday through Friday regular business hours, and on-call 24 hours daily for building emergencies Salary:  DOE; Comprehensive Benefits  The Organization:  A private non-profit founded in 1977, Chinatown Community Development Center believes in a comprehensive vision of community. We own...

The Aspen Institute 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. Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion To achieve our mission of a more free, just, and equitable society, we commit to working proactively to advance the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion across our myriad endeavors such as the recruitment, compensation, training, and advancement of staff. The best people-serving institutions make this commitment, and we seek to be a leader in the ways that we do so and learn from others. Visit our  website  to learn more about our commitment...

About Esperanza Education Fund The Esperanza Education Fund is a volunteer-run college scholarship and mentorship program for immigrant students in the DC Metro Area. Founded in 2009 by a diverse group of young professionals, we have awarded over a million dollars in scholarships to promising first-generation and native-born students, and matched them with mentors in their respective fields. Unlike most programs of its kind, the Esperanza Education Fund is open to all immigrant students, regardless of ethnicity, national origin, or immigration status. For more information, please visit www.esperanzafund.org.   About the Role The Esperanza Education Fund is at an exciting place of transition and seeking its inaugural Executive Director to help lead us to deeper, lasting impact of our mission.  We are seeking an experienced, purpose-driven part-time Executive Director to grow the organization, its annual budget, and the number of DC Metro Area Scholars we can...

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION The Alliance for Health Equity (The Alliance) is committed to advancing a more equitable, resilient, and healthy Greater Coatesville community in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2001 from the proceeds and sale of the local Brandywine Hospital, the Alliance for Health Equity (formerly known as the Brandywine Health Foundation) is a Health Conversion Foundation that pursues its vision of "a thriving, inclusive, and healthy community for all" through fundraising, grantmaking, building partnerships, and being catalytic to spark new and innovative initiatives where they are needed the most. The Alliance plays the critical role of convener and strategic thought partner to the government, nonprofit, private, philanthropic, community, and legislative sectors, thereby facilitating a collaborative approach to problem solving and strategic solutioning in the face of multifaceted and complex health, social, and economic challenges impacting the Greater...

Director of People and Culture Oil Change International Remote   About Oil Change International   Oil Change International (OCI) is a research, communications, and advocacy organization focused on exposing the true costs of fossil fuels and facilitating the ongoing transition to clean energy. Rooted in community solidarity and principled policy analysis, we work within larger movements to build a fossil free future. Founded in 2005, Oil Change International now has a talented, dedicated, and growing international team of twenty-five, backed by hundreds of thousands of supporters. We are data driven and people powered. For more information on OCI, please visit our website: https://priceofoil.org/   The Opportunity   The Director of People & Culture is a new leadership role that will support the organizational vision and strategy of Oil Change International by building internal priorities, systems, and policies that enable all...

BACKGROUND Grace Farms   Foundation ’s interdisciplinary humanitarian mission is to pursue peace through five initiatives — nature, arts, justice, community, and faith — and Grace Farms, a SANAA-designed site for convening people across sectors. Its stake in the ground is to end modern slavery and gender-based violence, and create more grace and peace in our local and global communities. As part of this work, Grace Farms recently launched Design for Freedom , a new movement to eradicate forced labor in the building materials supply chain. The Foundation carries out its work through the publicly available facilities and integrated programs of Grace Farms, an 80-acre property owned and operated by the Foundation. Grace Farms serves as a welcoming place where individuals, not-for-profit organizations, and government entities come together to collaborate for the common good. Grace Farms Foundation operates on a $12M budget, supporting the daily...

Position Summary The Economic Development Manager will work under the programmatic direction and supervision of the Chief Economic Development Officer to enhance and update CNHEDs searchable Small Business Resource Hub and assist in replicating the small business ecosystem-building process in other cities. To further the mission of CNHED, the Economic Development Manager will collaborate with the myriad of stakeholder groups that comprise the small business community, and CNHED staff members to update the CNHED’s Guide to Small Business Financing. Primary Duties and Responsibilities Gather data and information, conduct interviews, and facilitate focus groups. Develop an ecosystem stakeholder and resource map. Document and synthesize information and findings to inform redesign of resource hub. Coordinate and facilitate meetings with the small business ecosystem advisory group (i.e., Small Business Owners Working Group). Review and update CNHED’s Small...

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION:  Since 1978, Mind-Builders Creative Arts Center has brought together the best of arts education, youth development, and community engagement to the Bronx. Our mission is to develop skills in a variety of art forms for children, teens, and adults while nurturing self-esteem, building character, and cultivating an appreciation of our diverse cultures through high-quality arts and education programs. Professional teaching artists lead 200 free, subsidized, and/or low-cost group and private classes across: dance, music, theater, visual arts, folk culture research, martial arts, and fitness instruction. In addition, we also run a zero-cost Pre-K program and offer subsidized studio rentals, at our brightly, newly renovated facility, to the broader community. To take a closer look at the work we do visit: https://www.mind-builders.org/about-us/ ABOUT THE POSITION: Mind-Builders is looking for an inspiring, hands-on, and enterprising...