10 policy jobs found

The Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University (the Center) seeks a   i-Team Director, Jackson, MS   to lead a Jackson Innovation Team (“i-team”). Innovation Teams unlock creativity from within city governments and the communities they serve. These teams take partners and stakeholders through an evidence-based process to tackle the big problems in their cities no one has yet been able to solve, generate more ambitious responses, and test and adapt interventions until they produce impact. They also work closely with the Mayor, the City's leadership team, and City departments to change the culture of city government. The Director is charged with leading an i-team focused on building cleaner, more resilient, and economically thriving communities. The Director works closely with the mayor and their leadership team, as well as departmental staff, external experts, community organizations, and residents to ensure the i-team is delivering impactful...

POSITION OVERVIEW AND RESPONSIBILITIES The Bay Area Ridge Trail Council seeks an inspiring, strategic, and deeply collaborative Executive Director to lead the organization through its next chapter of growth, trail completion, and popularity and public use. The Executive Director will serve as the primary advocate for the Ridge Trail Council’s regional vision, building partnerships across public agencies, private landowners, elected officials, community organizations, land trusts, and tribes to close critical gaps and sustain the trail for future generations. The Executive Director must be a skilled relationship builder who can cultivate trust and forge meaningful connections with diverse constituents—from agency partners managing trail segments to landowners holding key parcels, from elected officials who can champion funding to community organizations working to expand access. The Executive Director translates the Ridge Trail’s regional importance into compelling narratives...

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 Compliance   About Brightpoint   The mission of Brightpoint is to advance the well-being of children by investing in families to disrupt the systemic and multi-generational cycle of racial, social, and economic inequality.    Previously known as Children’s Home & Aid, Brightpoint has been serving Illinois since 1883. Brightpoint was founded on the belief that the organization had a responsibility to make brave choices to find homes for children. They have evolved that belief and now recognize that bravery comes from the daily choices families make that serve as the spark that ignites the opportunities for children and youth to thrive. Brightpoint promises to be brave with families and support their brave choices because they know strong families create thriving children.   Brightpoint understands that navigating obstacles such as poverty, trauma, and systemic barriers to equity can make this journey challenging, and...

The Everglades Foundation seeks an accomplished, strategic, and entrepreneurial advancement leader to serve as its next Vice President of Development. This executive will build upon a period of exceptional fundraising momentum—having exceeded annual fundraising goals for each of the past five years and surpassing the original $75 million endowment campaign goal in December 2024—to lead the organization into its next phase of philanthropic growth and impact.   Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer and serving as a key member of the executive leadership team, the Vice President of Development will provide vision, strategy, and execution across all fundraising functions. The successful candidate will lead a high-performing, geographically distributed development organization and will be accountable for annual fundraising results of no less than $15 million, in addition to consistently securing annual endowment contributions and delivering results on special initiatives,...

Chief Talent Officer The School District of Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   The School District of Philadelphia (SDP) seeks an experienced, mission-oriented, and transformational leader to serve as its next Chief Talent Officer (CTO). The CTO will be a critical member of the District’s leadership team and will develop and oversee a comprehensive strategic approach to strengthening all human capital and human resources (HR) functions. This work, along with the CTO’s ability to lead effectively through change, will be essential to achieving Superintendent Watlington’s ambitions for SDP to be the fastest-improving public school district in the nation. This is an exciting opportunity for a human resources executive with a record of strengthening systems and teams to positively impact the District's human capital functions, benefiting all District employees and, by extension, the thousands of students across Philadelphia. Recently, educational outcomes,...

About the Legal Aid Justice Center: The Legal Aid Justice Center is a nationally recognized, non-profit organization that partners with low-income clients and communities of color in Virginia to fight for racial, social, and economic justice. We understand that the harms our clients endure are inextricably linked to overarching systems of injustice. Together we are dismantling those systems through a combination of community organizing, litigation, policy advocacy, public relations, and individual legal services.   Founded in 1967, LAJC has offices in Charlottesville, Richmond, Petersburg, and Falls Church and provides services under six key program areas: Civil Rights & Racial Justice (focuses on the criminal legal system), Housing & Consumer Justice, Youth Justice, Health Justice & Public Benefits, Immigrant Justice, and Worker Justice. As examples of LAJC’s recent work, our lawsuit and organizing against the state forced reform of Virginia’s...

Chief Financial Officer   About Austin Community Foundation   Austin Community Foundation (ACF) mobilizes ideas and resources to strengthen Central Texas. We envision a vibrant and equitable community where everyone can contribute and find opportunity. ACF is committed to closing the opportunity gap in Central Texas through targeted investments in housing affordability and economic mobility.   As a trusted local partner, ACF stewards approximately $640 million in assets in more than 1,300 charitable funds. Signature initiatives—such as FundATX (impact investing) and the Housing Accelerator Loan Fund—channel flexible capital into housing affordability and economic mobility, aligning with ACF’s long-term strategic direction. Since its creation in 1977, ACF has granted more than $570 million to nonprofits across Central Texas and beyond.   Today, ACF is entering an exciting new chapter. After a decade of unprecedented growth, record...

President & CEO   About FamilyAid FamilyAid is Greater Boston’s largest agency solely focused on helping children and parents avoid and overcome homelessness. Serving more than 5,000 family members annually, FamilyAid delivers a continuum of prevention, shelter, housing, and stabilization programs rooted in evidence-based solutions.   Aligned with the Aspen Institute’s Two-Generational (2Gen) framework, FamilyAid builds family well-being by intentionally and simultaneously working with children and their caregivers. The 2Gen approach addresses housing, income, education, health, and family stability in tandem. This holistic model strengthens families, disrupts intergenerational cycles of poverty and housing instability, and builds economic prosperity that passes from one generation to the next.   Learn more about FamilyAid at www.familyaidboston.org   The Opportunity   FamilyAid’s Board of Directors is seeking...

Company Description     At Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver (BGCMD), our mission is more relevant than ever. Our Program Support Center team ensures a strong operational foundation for our Clubs so staff can deliver on our mission every single day.      When you join Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver, you are part of a talented, mission-driven team that is singularly focused on making sure every child can achieve their greatest potential. We are curious and compassionate, diverse and dedicated, inspired and inspirational. And we love what we do. Come help light the way to big futures for Metro Denver kids and communities.      Job Summary   Reporting to the CEO, the COO is a critical member of the executive team, responsible for the organization’s day-to-day operating activities, including leading the strategic planning process and implementing new strategic initiatives related to areas such as Club operations,...