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PEN America, a growing nonprofit organization that stands at the intersection of literature and human rights, seeks a foundations relations manager to join a growing institutional giving program in our development department. This newly created position will be key to securing and stewarding PEN America’s portfolio of grants and awards from private foundations and government donors. The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker ready to focus on developing proposals for funding, shepherding applications, and ensuring that grants being implemented are fully and effectively reported to donors. The role requires capacity in the financial side of the grants process, including preparing budgets, payment requests, and financial reporting. This is a full-time position based at PEN America’s New York City headquarters, where colleagues currently work in office three days a week and have the option of remote work the other two days, health conditions permitting. This position is part of...

Director of Advocacy and Policy Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), which shared in the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997, is a U.S.-based international advocacy organization working at the intersection of medicine, science, and law. With a global network of thousands of medical, scientific, and legal experts, PHR uses the power of medical and scientific evidence to document human rights and humanitarian law violations and prevent abuses, protect survivors, and promote justice and universal human rights for all. Building upon its highly respected place in the field, and supported by a committed and talented team, PHR seeks a Director of Advocacy and Policy to join the PHR team. Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. Location : New York City or Washington D.C. (currently remote due to COVID-19 but hybrid model in the future) Reports to: Executive Director Organizational Overview Physicians for Human Rights was founded in 1986 by...

ABOUT DEPLOY/US DEPLOY/US is an accelerator of climate leadership. We scale the capacity and impact of the field of climate-forward civic enterprises leading and engaging right-of-center constituencies, through convening, infrastructure, and grantmaking, as a crucial foundation to achieve bipartisan breakthroughs on climate-change mitigation policy. DEPLOY/US is a strictly nonpartisan 501(c)3 nonprofit. POSITION SUMMARY DEPLOY/US’ CFO & COO serves as a key member of the leadership team and has broad oversight of operations and finance. The CFO & COO also supports the CEO as a key internal strategy advisor, and serves as Treasurer. Core operational responsibilities include oversight of human resources, management of legal matters including contracts, oversight of insurance and technology solutions, and managing back-end operations. Core financial responsibilities include overall financial oversight, overseeing all accounting matters, cash management, budget...

The Director for The Kavli Prize is responsible for strategizing, managing, and implementing the biennial Kavli Prizes jointly with the Kavli Prize Partners – The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters and The Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research – and through support from Kavli Foundation staff. Candidates should have direct experience in managing international prizes and/or programs with large-scale events and communications activities, and elements that include diplomatic relations and collaborating with other partners. Major responsibilities include collaborating with the Kavli Prize partners on the planning and execution of The Kavli Prize announcement and Kavli Prize Week in Oslo, Norway; planning and overseeing national and international Kavli Prize events and publicity activities with external partners; liaising with Kavli Prize Laureates on award payments, medals, and high-profile events; and managing a $2.5 million annual budget. Science-related background is...

Rippleworks is a tight-knit, fast-moving, collaborative team, and ensuring that our team is set up to thrive is the most important investment we can make as we work every day to make the world better. The Head of People and Culture will lead our efforts to ensure that Rippleworks is a great place to work by understanding and improving our employee experience, delivering our people programs, and being a primary culture carrier as we scale our diverse, inclusive, mission-driven team. Responsibilities Specifically, you will be responsible for: People Strategy : Shape the future of our organization by serving as a core business partner to Rippleworks’ leadership team; diagnosing people needs and collaborating with teammates to deliver solutions Culture : Ensure we are living to our values and building a great culture; shape our people practices and policies to drive our aspirational culture; lead our culture survey implementation and action planning; ensure we have a...

Brightbeam is a nonprofit network of education activists demanding a better education and a brighter future for every child. Using the power of communications, we shine a light on communities that challenge decision-makers to provide the learning opportunities all children need to thrive. We help strong voices tell powerful stories that unite and move their communities to action. Brightbeam amplifies these stories through a variety of digital platforms, including Education Post , Citizen Ed , Project Forever Free , and more than 20 local and regional sites that spotlight education issues nationally. We also sponsor on-the-ground initiatives, projects or organizations that align with our mission. To learn more, visit brightbeamnetwork.org .  Brightbeam offers a fast-paced and dynamic workplace where individuals are honored and valued for their unique work views and backgrounds. We strive to be a democratic, mutually supportive, and energized team of...

Freedman Consulting, LLC:  Operations and Administration Manager Washington, DC* Freedman Consulting, LLC, a strategic consulting firm seeks an Operations and Administration Manager for our Washington, D.C. office.  The Operations and Administration Manager is responsible for all people and firm administration including office operations and related vendor management, payroll and benefits enrollments and communications, systems, tools, and general office management to ensure organizational effectiveness.  They contribute to the development and communication of employee policies and activities to support and cultivate our collaborative firm culture.  They manage office and remote working operations for a growing organization of, currently, around 35 staff.  The Operations and Administration Manager will also help foster professional development opportunities for staff and oversee our interns.  This is a highly visible, hands-on role that works across the organization, engages...

WHAT YOU’LL DO At a time of exciting growth, the Fund is seeking an Executive Director to provide strategic leadership, increase the Fund’s grantmaking capacity, expand and deepen the engagement of staff, funders, advisors, and partners, and elevate the Fund as an innovative and powerful model for philanthropy and systems change. Specifically, the Executive Director will:  Co-create and facilitate a strategic vision for the Fund in partnership with the Steering Committee, Grants Advisory Committee, and staff. Uphold the principles of participatory grantmaking in setting the Fund’s strategic direction and operational/financial goals. Shepard, steward, and cultivate the currently 5-member Steering Committee, deepening their engagement and working collaboratively to oversee the strategic direction and growth of the Fund. Plan and facilitate regular meetings, recruit and onboard new committee members, and leverage committee members’ time and talent in co-governance....

CEP is expanding its Assessment and Advisory Services team and is seeking a dynamic and skilled client lead to join its Cambridge, MA or San Francisco, CA office. Reporting to the Senior Director, Assessment and Advisory Services, the Manager position is responsible for leading effective engagements with philanthropic funders by partnering with a variety of stakeholders. Externally, the Manager builds and maintains relationships with foundation leaders and represents CEP in meetings, presentations of assessment tool results, and at conferences and speaking engagements. Internally, the Manager supervises analysts and collaborates with other leaders on the strategy and continuous improvement of the Assessment and Advisory Services department. Position Outcomes A successful Manager, Assessment and Advisory Services will achieve the following outcomes: Lead a portfolio of client engagements, driving the development of appropriate assessments and advisory engagements,...

CEP is expanding its Assessment and Advisory Services team and is seeking a dynamic and skilled client lead to join its Cambridge, MA or San Francisco, CA office. Reporting to the Senior Director, Assessment and Advisory Services, the Manager position is responsible for leading effective engagements with philanthropic funders by partnering with a variety of stakeholders. Externally, the Manager builds and maintains relationships with foundation leaders and represents CEP in meetings, presentations of assessment tool results, and at conferences and speaking engagements. Internally, the Manager supervises analysts and collaborates with other leaders on the strategy and continuous improvement of the Assessment and Advisory Services department. Position Outcomes A successful Manager, Assessment and Advisory Services will achieve the following outcomes: Lead a portfolio of client engagements, driving the development of appropriate assessments and advisory engagements,...

Washtenaw Literacy is seeking an Executive Director. This position is responsible for the oversight and management of the organization including staff, programs, day-to-day operations, and implementation of the strategic plan.  This position is full‐time, at‐will, exempt. Compensation:  Full-time salary range is between $60,000 - $70,000 depending on qualifications. Benefits include health care, dental, retirement match, 11 paid holidays, generous paid time off, AFLAC elections. The successful candidate will ideally assume the position in March, 2022.    For a complete job description, click  here .   To apply, please submit cover letter & resume together in ONE pdf document with the candidate’s last name in the file name to ExecDirSearch@washtenawliteracy.org No phone calls or paper materials.    Note :  Currently, Washtenaw Literacy is working remotely. Before the pandemic, staff worked...

Job Title:                    Foundation Relations Manager Department:             Development Reports to:                 Senior Director of Development Date:                          October 2021 Location:                   Roxbury, MA FLSA Status:               Exempt   With love and respect, YouthBuild partners with opportunity youth to build the skillsets and mindsets that lead to lifelong learning, livelihood, and leadership. At nearly 300 YouthBuild programs across the United States and around the world, students reclaim their education, gain job skills, and become leaders in their communities. More at https://youthbuild.org/   YouthBuild USA, located in Roxbury, MA, is the nonprofit support center for YouthBuild programs. It provides technical assistance, innovative program enhancements, quality assurance systems, and advocacy to help ensure that every YouthBuild program can create impact in its community.   POSITION SUMMARY: This...