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The world’s biggest social problems are complex, multi-faceted, and pervasive. No academic center, company, or organization can solve systemic issues – such as economic inequality, inequitable access to health care and education, and racial discrimination – alone. We need leaders with different skills and experiences to come together to generate fresh insights, evidence, and action to make progress. Stanford Impact Labs (SIL) – a major initiative at Stanford University – invests in mission-driven teams of researchers and practitioners from government, business, nonprofit organizations, and philanthropy. These teams – or impact labs – work together on social problems they choose and where practical progress is possible. With our support, they rapidly develop, test, and scale new solutions to social problems that affect millions of people worldwide. To support this effort, SIL is hiring an Impact & Learning Manager to join the Investments & Accountability team. SIL...

The Free Software Foundation (FSF), a Massachusetts 501(c)(3) charity with a worldwide mission to protect and promote computer-user freedom, seeks a motivated and organized Boston-based individual to be our full-time operations assistant. Reporting to the executive director, this position works on the operations team to ensure all administrative, office, and retail functions of the FSF run smoothly and efficiently, preserving our 4-star Charity Navigator rating and boosting all areas of our work. The operations assistant is responsible for handling phone calls, managing office operations, leading the GNU Press shop, and being a friendly face for visitors to our office at the center of Boston's Downtown Crossing. Examples of job responsibilities include, but are not limited to: * Fulfilling orders for FSF merchandise and related bookkeeping; * Blogging about merchandise-related news; * Processing incoming donations; * Coordinating volunteers; * Updating our contact...

M4BL is seeking a new senior leader and organization-builder to serve in the role of Managing Director. In partnership with the Executive Leads, the Managing Director will develop and drive an operational strategy to maximize M4BL’s assets including its people power, politics, as well as financial and operational resources, to build the power necessary to change the lives of our members, leaders, and communities. We are looking for an experienced, strategic, insightful, and mission-driven leader who thrives on creating and managing systems and community in service to an organization’s mission. Reporting to and working in partnership with the Infrastructure & Operations Executive, the Managing Director ensures that organizational management, culture, and practices best serve our strategic priorities and are a reflection of the organization’s vision, politics, and values. The Managing Director is a top strategic thought partner to the Executive Directors on strategy,...

THE NATIONAL WOMEN’S LAW CENTER The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) fights for gender justice—in the courts, in public policy, and in our society—working across the issues that are central to the lives of women and girls. We use the law in all its forms to change culture and drive solutions to the gender inequity that shapes our society and to break down the barriers that harm all of us—especially women of color, LGBTQ people, and low-income women and families. The Law Center is entering a new phase as an institution, with a new strategic plan that reflects an updated vision for impact. The organization seeks to enhance and leverage its expertise, multi-issue approach, relationships with movements and influencers, and status within the legal and policy communities to drive a bold gender justice agenda. Working meaningfully at the intersections of race, gender, LGBTQ+, disability, age, national origin, and income, National Women’s Law Center is recognized and trusted by a...

ABOUT THE EQUITY FUND The Climate + Clean Energy Equity Fund (The Equity Fund) is building the multi-state infrastructure and community power needed to end climate change and to create an equitable clean energy future. The Equity Fund is strategically building power by: Investing in the leadership and organizing of diverse communities (Black, Latinx, AAPI, Indigenous people, and communities bearing the brunt of climate change); Engaging voters in these communities through nonpartisan civic engagement campaigns; and Winning climate and clean energy policy solutions that reflect the priorities of communities and advance racial, economic, and environmental justice. Founded in 2016, The Equity Fund is already partnering with organizations in 13 states (Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia), and will expand its reach to additional states in the coming...

At Summer Search, we believe in 'No Ceilings' and envision a world in which young people, regardless of circumstances, can chart their own destiny. In the United States, students from underserved communities – disproportionately BIPOC and first-generation – face systemic inequities in school, in the workforce, and in life. Nevertheless, these young people possess unique strengths, resilience, and limitless potential.   Since 1990, Summer Search has partnered with young people during their transition from adolescence into adulthood by connecting them to expansive opportunities, professional mentoring, and a community of support.  Summer Searchers recognize their potential and build a toolkit to navigate and challenge systemic barriers, break new ground for their families and communities, and achieve economic equity and a life of purpose.   THE OPPORTUNITY Summer Search is seeking an Associate Director of Development to lead Summer Search Philadelphia to reaching...

Title:  Communications Associate Position Location:  This position is hybrid and will require occasional travel to ACT offices in New York, Philadelphia, and DMV. Reports to:  Communications Manager FLSA Status : Salaried-Exempt Employment Type:  Full-time Hours : Monday-Friday from either 9 am-5 pm or 10 am-6pm. Salary : $55,000 Organization: African Communities Together (ACT)  is an organization of African immigrants fighting for civil rights, opportunity, and a better life for our families here in the U.S. and worldwide. ACT works to support and empower African immigrants to integrate socially, advance economically, and engage civically. ACT connects African immigrants to services, empowers our members to develop as grassroot leaders, and leads campaigns for social change. ACT’s African immigrant membership comes from a diverse range of nationalities, cultures, and languages, and is religiously diverse, majority women, and predominantly...

About the Role The Social Media Associate is responsible for engaging a variety of audiences online in support of Vote Mama’s mission. The Associate will manage the creation of content for social media, with a focus on Twitter, Threads, Instagram and emerging media platforms, ensuring the content reflects core values around racial equity and diversity. The Social Media Associate will drive organizational content and strategy in all Digital Communications to uplift the organization's vision and brand.  The ideal candidate for this position is an expert at creating quippy content for social media, managing multiple streams of content each with a distinct voice and strategy. You nerd out on new media opportunities, and support the evolution of digital strategy based on new and emerging trends. The Social Media Associate will report to Amanda MacDonald, Digital and Creative Director. Core responsibilities Digital Engagement   Manage and execute social...

Writer and Editor, Communications & Engagement Surdna Foundation New York, NY   About the Surdna Foundation   The Surdna Foundation was founded by John E. Andrus in 1917, and its mission is to advance social and racial justice in U.S. communities. The Foundation has assets of more than $1 billion, an annual grantmaking budget of over $60 million, and a staff of 27. It is governed by a Board of Directors that includes fifth-generation members of the Andrus family, as well as community members. The Foundation pursues its mission by providing grants in the areas of arts and culture, environmental justice, economic inclusion, and youth justice, as well as through its internal operations and investment practices. In addition, Surdna seeks to achieve three https://surdna.org/our-organization/theory-of-change/: wealth creation, democratic participation, and accountability of institutions.    The Foundation strives to exemplify its core...

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer Location: Remote (commuting proximity to NYC, LA, DC, or Bay Area preferred) Classification: Full-time (40 hours per week), Exempt Salary Range: $140,000 - $155,000 FTE   About Bend the Arc Bend the Arc is building a multiracial, multiethnic, intergenerational movement of Jews and allies all across the country who are rising up to build an American future free from white supremacy, antisemitism, and racism. We’re investing in systems that keep our communities safe and divesting from systems that uphold white supremacy. We organize, advocate, tell stories, and develop the leaders we need to build the multiracial democracy that’s been promised in America but never achieved. And we’re fighting for the joyful future we deserve: one where Black liberation is realized and where all of us - within and beyond our Jewish family - are safe and thriving.    The Bend the Arc family of organizations consists of...

About Urban Habitat Founded in 1989, Urban Habitat brings race and class to the forefront of transportation, land use, and housing policies to create a Bay Area where low-income people of color can live in just and connected neighborhoods. We partner with local organizations to win equitable policies and build power so low-income people of color can thrive and prosper in their communities.   We are a small and nimble organization that helps build movement infrastructure for transformative change that addresses structural inequities impacting historically disenfranchised communities.   Position Overview The Program Manager of Transportation Justice will report to the Director of Advocacy and Policy Campaigns and provide policy analysis, research, technical assistance, and advocacy support to local and regional policy and advocacy campaigns that advance transportation justice. This includes building the relationship between the transportation, mobility, and...