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  ABOUT THE FOUNDATION The Foundation for Child Development (FCD) is a national philanthropic organization with a century-long commitment to the well-being of children. In 2025, FCD's Board of Directors approved a bold new strategic framework grounded in social justice that positions the Foundation as a connector and bridge-builder across research, policy, and social movements. FCD operates with intention and agility, funding coalitions, advocates, researchers, and community-rooted organizations working to advance social justice for young children marginalized by racism, xenophobia, and economic inequality. With approximately $130 million in assets, FCD uses grantmaking, thought leadership, organizing, convening, and strategic communications to support ambitious change. In this urgent moment of attacks on children of immigrants and children of color, the Foundation is leveraging its 125-year history of championing the children most marginalized in society to meet the...

Position Summary   Through field-leading policy research, advocacy, and strategy development, the Lead Researcher, Housing and Cities, will play a pivotal role in Sightline's efforts to create housing abundance as a solution to multiple pressing challenges: affordability, climate change, equity, and sprawl. They will help develop and drive pro-housing policy at the local and state level, with a core goal to loosen restrictions on homebuilding that limit home choices, segregate neighborhoods, push lower-income people out, force burdensome, polluting commutes, and prevent Cascadian cities from welcoming new residents.     The Lead Researcher will report to Sightline's Senior Director of Housing and Cities and collaborate with staff and contributors in Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, Alaska, and British Columbia. They will be part of a high-functioning, collaborative cadre of researchers, communicators, and advocates, supported by a strong...