9 executive director jobs found

The Krishnamurti Center is at an important juncture in the Foundation’s journey. A new Executive Director (ED)of the KFA and commenced in this role in January this year following an international search. This appointment created a vacancy in the Center Director position. This major organizational transition offers opportunity to assess current programming and processes and reaffirm how the Center can uphold a vibrant, responsive, and mission-aligned presence in the world while maintaining relevance, accessibility, and innovation in the work of disseminating Krishnamurti’s teachings and educating those wishing to investigate the significance of life. Key areas of focus for the KFA this year include: • Preserving the authenticity and integrity of Krishnamurti’s teachings in a rapidly changing world. • Expanding access and engagement through the Center's offerings  • Strengthening staff engagement and enriching organizational culture and institutional resilience. • Building...

Yosemite Conservancy seeks an experienced, versatile Chief Financial Officer to steward the organization’s financial health and carry forward its 100-year legacy of support for Yosemite National Park. ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND Yosemite Conservancy is a nonprofit dedicated to preserving Yosemite National Park’s resources and providing enriching visitor experiences in the park. Its philanthropic partnership with Yosemite goes back more than 100 years. As the park’s sole dedicated nonprofit partner and cooperating association, the Conservancy works in close collaboration with the National Park Service to fund high-priority projects, deliver visitor programs, and connect people from around the world with one of the planet’s most iconic landscapes. The Conservancy has demonstrated a consistent and powerful commitment to the park’s future, providing more than $172 million to the park to complete over 900 projects. The Conservancy’s roots stretch back to the 1920s, when the...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The California Endowment (The Endowment) is a private, statewide health foundation established in 1996 whose mission is to expand access to affordable, quality health care for underserved individuals and communities and to promote fundamental improvements in the health status of all Californians. We envision a California that leads the nation as a powerful and conscientious voice for wellness, inclusion, and shared prosperity. Headquartered in downtown Los Angeles, the Endowment has regional offices in Sacramento, Oakland, Fresno and San Diego, with staff working throughout the state. We challenge the conventional wisdom that medical settings and individual choices are solely responsible for people’s health. We believe that health happens in neighborhoods, schools, and with prevention. We are seeking a visionary and collaborative Vice President of Strategic Communications and Narrative (VP of Strategic Communications and Narrative) to play a...

Vice President of Finance and Operations One8 Foundation Boston, MA   THE SEARCH One8 Foundation seeks an experienced, innovative leader to serve as Vice President of Finance and Operations. One8 is a venture philanthropy firm that provides pro bono strategic support to its primary grantees. The Foundation has a dual focus on Education and Jewish Continuity and Community. The One8 team works alongside grantee partners to create social change.   The VPFO will join One8 at a critical time of growth. In 2025, One8 awarded $58 million in grants and aims to meaningfully accelerate its philanthropic giving in the years ahead. This chapter will require a senior leader who will ensure that the organization's financial and operational systems and processes keep pace with its aspirations. A commitment to hard work and collaborative effort, and an agile, roll-up-your-sleeves approach have been key to One8’s success and are essential attributes in this next leader.   The...

Background: Brooklyn Org is a champion for Brooklyn. We celebrate Brooklyn’s brilliance and resilience, its incomparable culture and uncompromising grit – and we demand more for our communities. Over our 15-year history, we have reimagined the role of philanthropy and provided immeasurable support to communities and nonprofit partners that are leading transformational change for Brooklyn. With a new model for community philanthropy, we are bringing together Brooklynites, Brooklyn backers, businesses, and broader believers in equity and justice to make Brooklyn a beacon for the world. We are a platform for galvanizing giving. We are here to ensure that ideas are met with resources, challenges are met with solutions, and inequity is met with justice. The Position: Reporting to the Chief Development Officer, the Vice President of Philanthropic Partnerships will be responsible for expanding and diversifying the foundation’s donor-advised fund (DAF) donor base...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF) – a nationally recognized philanthropy infrastructure organization – seeks nominations and applications for its next President and CEO . Stewarding a historic and diverse legacy of philanthropic community in Michigan and a powerful network of state and national partners, the CEO will advance an innovative vision for CMF, strengthen relationships and programs that serve its members, oversee strategic operations, lead policy and advocacy efforts to protect philanthropic independence, and ensure CMF’s long-term sustainability and impact for the benefit of future generations. CMF is a nonpartisan, values based 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and a premier regional association with membership tenure that ranges from some of the largest, oldest, and most connected foundations in the country to newly established philanthropies at the cutting edge of the field. Michigan philanthropy includes community foundations that...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Horizons Foundation (Horizons) envisions a world in which all LGBTQ people live freely and fully.  As the world’s first community foundation of, by, and for LGBTQ people, Horizons has served for more than 45 years as a wellspring of support to San Francisco Bay Area LGBTQ nonprofit organizations, a trusted philanthropic anchor for social justice causes, and a national leader in community investment. Horizons partners with donors, movement organizations, and community leaders to strengthen LGBTQ nonprofits, expand a culture of LGBTQ giving, and build a permanent endowment to secure the future of the LGBTQ community. The organization awards over $12 million in grants to community partners annually and stewards over $70 million in assets that includes a growing permanent endowment, positioning the organization to sustain LGBTQ communities for generations to come. With the pending retirement of its long tenured leader Roger Doughty, whose vision and...

Executive Summary Proteus Fund partners with foundations, individual donors, activists, and other allies to work strategically towards racial, gender, queer, and disability justice and an inclusive, fully representative democracy. The Fund partners with philanthropic and community leaders to identify critical opportunities, gaps, and challenges facing movement organizations and mobilizes donor support and a range of non-grant tools to strengthen and sustain their work. Proteus Fund donor collaboratives have become a best-in-class model for bridging responsible and responsive philanthropy with cutting-edge social justice movements to generate and fuel deep, durable impact. Through fiscal sponsorship, Proteus Fund partners with emerging initiatives and innovative movement leaders, enabling them to focus on growing their work and influence with the support of a trusted operational partner. To date, Proteus Fund and its affiliated 501(c)(4) organization, the...