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The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee (ACLU-TN) seeks a creative and dynamic team player with policy advocacy experience to become ACLU-TN’s next policy director. ACLU-TN, the state affiliate of the national American Civil Liberties Union, is a private, non-profit, non-partisan public interest organization dedicated to defending and advancing civil liberties and civil rights through advocacy, coalition-building, litigation, legislative lobbying, community mobilization, and public education. In the wake of daily assaults on civil liberties and civil rights, ACLU-TN is embarking on its most ambitious advocacy yet. ACLU-TN’s integrated advocacy work includes, but is not limited to, democracy and voting rights, immigrants’ rights, advancing racial justice and LGBTQ+ equality, free speech and censorship, and more. The policy director will be responsible for leading the organization’s policy advocacy work to advance ACLU-TN’s strategic priorities. The policy director’s...

About Seeds of Peace For more than 30 years, Seeds of Peace has inspired and equipped young leaders and educators from communities divided by conflict with the skills and relationships they need to create more just and inclusive societies. Our flagship summer camp set the standard in people-to-people peacebuilding through its dialogue-rooted model that has proven to develop personal leadership, build relationships grounded in trust and empathy, and increase action. Our network of 8,000 alumni from 27 countries demonstrate how relationships built across divides can ripple outward for generations. They are leading across sectors to transform conflict through economic, social, and political change, proving that peace is built through people: one conversation, one collaboration, one brave act at a time. The Role We’re looking for a Director of Finance & Administration who sees numbers as a language of trust and systems as an expression of care. For a...

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION AND THE OPPORTUNITY EdTrust-West seeks its first Deputy Director II of External Affairs in its Oakland office. The Deputy Director will join a staff committed to fulfilling the mission of closing educational opportunity gaps that disproportionately affect students of color and those from low-income backgrounds. The Deputy Director, External Affairs works closely with the Executive Director to set the vision and strategic direction for EdTrust-West’s advocacy agenda to realize meaningful policy wins at the state and local levels. The Deputy Director will also be a key leader for the organization and will serve as a participating member of the Executive Group (EG) at EdTrust-West. Managing four critical teams and advocacy functions — Communications, Partnerships & Engagement, Greater Los Angeles, and Educator Engagement team — the Deputy Director will drive the above-mentioned functional initiatives from conception to implementation, ensuring...