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PEN America, a nonprofit organization working at the intersection of literature and human rights, seeks an experienced human rights practitioner to undertake research and advocacy in our PEN/Barbey Freedom To Write Center. This is a full-time position within PEN America’s broader Free Expression Programs department, reporting to the Director of the PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Center. The position is expected to  be based in PEN America’s offices in New York or Washington, D.C. The research and advocacy lead will carry out research, communications, and advocacy on individual cases of writers at risk and on broader issues of free expression in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This new role will build on PEN America’s existing casework and advocacy in the region to establish a dedicated regional body of work within the recently-launched Freedom to Write Center. The research and advocacy lead will monitor existing and identify new cases of writers and public...

PEN America, a nonprofit organization that stands at the intersection of literature and human rights, seeks a skilled, efficient, and detail-oriented finance coordinator to support our finance operations. This is a full-time position based in New York. Reporting to the chief financial and administrative officer, the coordinator will engage in a wide range of activities to support the finance operations of our growing nonprofit organization. The coordinator will perform finance functions, including maintaining accurate finance recordkeeping with regard to donations, memberships, grants, and other organizational revenues; handling check requests, invoices, deposits, and other bookkeeping activities; as well as assisting with financial reporting and preparing journal entries. The successful candidate will be part of a dedicated and mission-driven staff at a fast-paced organization with an ambitious growth agenda. For a high-capacity individual with a willingness to take on...

PEN America, a nonprofit organization working at the intersection of literature and human rights, seeks a creative, motivated and detail-oriented World Voices Festival and Literary Programs coordinator to support the day-to-day operations of the World Voices Festival and literary programs department, and assist with curation, logistics, and outreach for a year-round schedule of public events. The coordinator will support our ambition for engaging a growing audience with high-quality and innovative events that address our literary and free expression advocacy missions. This is a full-time position based at PEN America’s New York City headquarters and reports to the senior director of literary programs. The successful candidate will be part of a close-knit, mission-driven staff in a professional environment. This candidate understands tight deadlines and is able to coordinate with a network of internal and external partners to assist with the work. The individual will find value...

The National Employment Law Project (NELP) seeks an experienced part-time Accounts Receivable Associate to join our finance team. This position will assist with the day-to-day accounting and administration functions and will support NELP’s fundraising operations.   As a part-time role, this position offers tremendous flexibility for individuals seeking rewarding and challenging work but are not seeking to work full-time, while still providing access to NELP’s excellent benefits package. This position is 21 hours a week (equivalent to three days/week). Currently, NELP is working 100% remotely, with the option to voluntarily work at our offices. When NELP’s offices do open up again, this part-time position may work remotely up to two days a week.  We expect this position to work from one of our offices (Washington DC or New York City) at least one day a week as we value relationships among our team members. Who We Are Founded in 1969, the nonprofit National...

Reporting to the Senior Director of Communications, the   Brand Communications Manager   will create and manage digital communications within the External Affairs department, including graphics, newsletters, External Affairs web pages, videos, presentation decks, and publications that help to promote JED as a trusted resource in the mental health field and elevate JED’s brand overall. The Brand Communications Manager will help to  ensure adherence to JED’s brand internally and among external partners; help to identify opportunities for JED leadership to participate in speaking engagements and other events that promote awareness of JED; assist in identifying opportunities for JED to garner awards and recognition; and assist with event planning and production for JED’s live and digital event, JED’s annual gala, and other activities.  Key Responsibilities: Maintain and update JED brand guidelines. Design promotional materials such as annual reports,...

Reports to: VP, Finance & Operations Location: DoSomething.org is headquartered in New York City with a hybrid and remote work culture. Preferably, candidates will be based in the New York City Metro area. WHO WE ARE DoSomething.org is a twenty-nine year old nonprofit fueling young people to change the world. We have mobilized millions of DoSomething.org members to clothe young people in homeless shelters, clean up 3.7 million cigarette butts from the streets, run the largest youth-led sports equipment drive, and registered over 350,000 young people to vote since 2018! Want to know more about our impact? Check out our 2021 Year in Review . THE POSITION The Finance & Operations team at DoSomething.org is essential to our mission of empowering the most socially active generation ever. We are proudly part of the 1% of not-for-profits that have received a 4-star rating on Charity Navigator for FIFTEEN years in a row and we achieve this...

PEN America, a nonprofit organization working at the intersection of literature and human rights, seeks an experienced, energetic fundraiser skilled in cultivating and stewarding supporters to serve as the senior manager for individual giving in its expanding development department. This is a full-time position based at PEN America’s New York City headquarters. The individual giving senior manager will work closely with the chief development officer and the director of development to assist with all individual giving, including the  annual fund; donor and prospect cultivation; year-end direct mail and online campaigns; prospect research; correspondence; and cultivation and stewardship of donors. Additionally, the individual giving senior manager will oversee our burgeoning Young Patrons program, working to build our growing young donor base.  This is a key role in our development department, working in coordination with supporters of programs and projects across the...

PEN America, a nonprofit organization that stands at the intersection of literature and human rights, seeks a manager of development operations to support the growing data and operational needs of the development department. This new position will be responsible for maximizing the development department’s use of its Raiser’s Edge database in collaboration with the special events, individual giving, and foundations teams as well as the finance department. This is a full-time position based at PEN America’s New York City headquarters and reports to the director of development.  The development manager will be responsible for ensuring the integrity of donor data and creating reports, analyzing data, pulling queries, and performing financial reconciliations for department activities as well as with the finance department. This position will also be responsible for a range of other operational requirements, including  maintaining the PEN America’s state charity registrations, as...