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FAMILIES IN SCHOOLS CEO/PRESIDENT “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Nelson Mandela   For more than 20 years, Families In Schools (FIS) has provided capacity building to educational staff; empowered families to support their children's education; and has advocated for policies and practices that promote authentic family engagement. When schools engage families, families get involved, and student achievement increases. Students are more likely to succeed when schools, families, and communities work together in partnership to maximize and support student learning.   FIS’s Board of Directors is seeking to recruit a new CEO/President. FIS is fiscally sound, maintains a strong brand, and has a great legacy in the field of parental educational engagement and advocacy. FIS’s revenues (including contracts) are in the annual range of $3 million with assets of $2.8 million. Tommy Chang, an active Board member, has...

Founded in 1979, the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) is a leading non-profit organization (501(c)3) in the U.S. exclusively dedicated to defending and advancing the rights and opportunities of low-income immigrants and their loved ones. NILC’s mission is grounded in the belief that everyone living in the U.S. regardless of race, gender/gender identity, immigration status, or economic status — should have equal access to justice, resources, and educational and economic opportunities that enable them to achieve their full human potential. Together, NILC and the affiliated NILC Immigrant Justice Fund (IJF), a 501(c)4 organization, work to advocate more directly for federal immigration reform policies. NILC is committed to advancing its mission — which intersects race, immigration status, and class — through racial, economic, and gender justice and equity orientation. NILC is at an exciting moment in its organizational trajectory, supporting our five-year strategic...

CO-EXCUTIVE DIRECTOR SCOPE, LA   Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education (SCOPE), a Los Angeles based Social Justice organization is seeking a Co-Executive Director to join SCOPE’S newly appointed Co-Executive Director, Gloria Medina under SCOPE’s new Co-Ed leadership model.   Established thirty years (1992) ago in response to the civil unrest resulting from the acquittal of several LA police officers, captured on video during    the brutal beating of Rodney King, SCOPE aims to empower the South Los Angeles community. SCOPE builds grassroots power to create social and economic justice in South Los Angeles. They do this by organizing communities, developing leaders, and building capacity.   SCOPE’s mission is to collaborate through strategic alliances, build capacity through training programs and educate South LA residents to have an active role in shaping policies that affect the quality of life in the region. SCOPE’s core values are Justice,...

CENTER FOR NONPROFIT MANANAGEMENT PRESIDENT & CEO, LOS ANGELES, CA   For nearly 45 years, CNM has been the trusted nonprofit partner that the Southern California’s social impact nonprofit sector and their partners turn to for help solving problems, responding to change, and elevating its leaders.   As part of CNM’s succession plan, the Board of Directors has launched a search to recruit a replacement for its current CEO, Regina Bidsell, who is stepping down after providing 15 years of exemplary service. The next CEO will lead the organization into the future.   CNM is committed to developing better leaders, improving the impact and effectiveness of fellow nonprofit organizations, and acting as a much-needed hub for connecting the nonprofit social sector to vital resources and provide capacity building support.  CNM’s team leverages expertise in strategy, planning, and evaluation to create solutions that drive results across Southern California...

About Equitas Academy Equitas Academy (“Equitas”, “EQ”) was founded in 2009 and now serves over 2,000 scholars across six campuses - four TK-4 elementary campuses and two 5-8 middle school campuses, with more schools opening in the near future. Serving the Pico Union neighborhood of Los Angeles, Equitas provides a structured, achievement-based community that prepares scholars to graduate from four-year colleges and universities. About the Managing Director of Schools Reporting to the Chief Schools Officer (CSO), the Managing Director of Schools will provide equity-driven leadership focused on leadership development and coaching, aligned instruction, professional development, data analysis, and continuous improvement. The Managing Director of Schools will provide direct oversight of School Directors and will work closely with the CSO, Managing Director of Academics, Managing Director of Student Services, network leaders, and teacher leaders related to instruction,...

About Ghetto Film School Ghetto Film School (GFS) is an award-winning nonprofit founded in 2000 to educate, develop and celebrate the next generation of great storytellers. Emphasizing grit, quality, practical skill-building, and college and career readiness, GFS supports over 8,000 ambitious, talented youth and young professionals each year through a groundbreaking curriculum focused on aptitude in the screen industries and 21s -Century Creative Economy readiness.100% free of charge, the diverse student body is 55% Hispanic and 35% Black and range from 14 to 34 years of age. With locations in New York City (est. 2000), Los Angeles (est. 2014), and London (est. 2020), GFS equips students for top universities and careers in the creative industries through two tracks: the Fellows Program – an introductory education program for high school students, and the Roster – early-career support for alumni and young professionals. Our Fellows Program is a 30-month cinematic storytelling...