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Search for the Executive Director Bridges Homeward Cambridge, MA   Bridges Homeward provides high-quality support and advocacy for children, adults, and families to develop and nurture safe, permanent relationships and maximize individual growth.   THE SEARCH   Bridges Homeward, formerly Cambridge Family & Children’s Service, one of the premier providers of permanency-focused programming in Greater Boston, seeks a dynamic and experienced leader to serve as its next Executive Director. Bridges Homeward’s next Executive Director will bring a deep passion for positively reshaping the lives of children, youth, adults, and their families – drawn to the agency’s ethos of “family and connection for all.”   Since its founding in 1874, Bridges Homeward has evolved into a leading-edge, multi-service agency providing services across five program areas: Adoption, Developmental Disabilities Services, Family Services, Family Support and Stabilization, and...

Director of the Climate Action Accelerator Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability, Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts   The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability at Harvard University seeks a collaborative and dynamic leader to become the first Director of the Climate Action Accelerator. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing institute charged with developing and promoting equitable solutions to some of the biggest climate challenges confronting humanity.   Launched in 2022, the Salata Institute was made possible by a $200 million naming gift to Harvard University by Melanie and Jean Salata. The Institute aims to develop pathbreaking approaches to the climate crisis by harnessing the intellectual power of Harvard, leveraging expertise across the University, catalyzing new areas of research, and generating real world-solutions in conjunction with policy makers and decisionmakers around the world. Working across Harvard’s 12...

Search for the Executive Director Boston Area Rape Crisis Center Cambridge, MA   THE SEARCH   The Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC), the only comprehensive rape crisis center in Greater Boston and the oldest and largest center of its kind in New England, seeks an Executive Director who will further its mission to end sexual violence through healing and social change. The Executive Director will be an effective, equity-driven, and survivor-centered leader who will empower the agency to flourish programmatically, operationally, financially, and culturally and steward it as it celebrates 50 years of supporting survivors and their communities.   BARCC serves 4.6 million people in 29 cities and towns in the Boston area and provides almost 40 percent of all rape crisis services in Massachusetts. The agency distinguishes itself by providing emergency services for survivors within a continuum of care, which allows it to address challenges that intersect with...

About the Right Question Institute The Right Question Institute (RQI) is a unique and dynamic nonprofit organization that builds the capacity of individuals and communities to ask questions and participate in decisions that affect them. RQI ’s methods help people — especially those furthest from power — build skills for learning, engaging, and taking action. For more than 30 years, RQI's innovative work has been used by educators, legal aid practitioners, health care providers, public agencies, social services organizations, and many others to help strengthen people’s sense of agency, confidence, and power — contributing to a more just and equitable democracy. By fostering a culture of question-asking and inquiry, RQI helps build a world where people have the skills and confidence to navigate complex systems, find the information they need, make their voices heard, and take democratic action. In school settings, educators from more than 160 countries use...