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Feb 15, 2026

Director of Philanthropy

$100,000 - $140,000 yearly

The Pacific Crest Trail Association seeks a strategic, innovative, results-driven fundraising expert to lead its philanthropic team. The Director of Philanthropy is responsible for the strategy, direction, and execution of all fundraising for the Pacific Crest Trail Association. As a member of the Leadership Team, the Director works closely with the CEO, Board of Directors, and directors across the organization to facilitate a culture of philanthropy and to embed fundraising strategy into daily decision making and operations. The Director will develop and manage a comprehensive fundraising strategy and identify priorities across the Philanthropy team. They will cultivate relationships throughout the region and beyond, requiring strategic prioritization and tailored messaging. They will help to scale PCTA’s major gift program, hone the strategy of its annual fund, and diversify and expand its revenue streams, using data to inform decisions and actions. The Director...

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Pacific Crest Trail Association

Potrero Group Remote (The position will be remote, but must be located near a major metropolitan airport in California, Oregon, or Washington. Up to 20% travel is expected to attend donor, partner, staff, board, and committee meetings, as well as fundraising events and confer) Full-Time

CA

Mar 26, 2026

Early Learning Policy Director Featured

$92,000 - $120,000 yearly

The Early Learning Policy Director helps shape and advance Children’s Alliance’s early learning public policy and advocacy strategy. In this mid-level role, the Early Learning Policy Director builds high-impact relationships with coalition partners and government stakeholders; advances Children’s Alliance advocacy priorities: and represents Children’s Alliance publicly as a trusted thought leader.  A core responsibility of this role is convening and coordinating the Early Learning Action Alliance, a statewide early learning advocacy coalition. The Early Learning Policy Director brings partners together around shared goals, facilitates collaborative strategy development, and ensures that diverse voices, especially those most impacted by policy decisions, are meaningfully included. This work requires strong antiracist values, skilled facilitation, and the ability to recognize and navigate power dynamics within coalitions and across systems. Children’s...

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Children's Alliance

Children's Alliance Hybrid (Seattle, WA, USA) Full-Time

Mar 25, 2026

Chief Development and Communications Officer Featured

$150,000 - $175,000 yearly

Job Description: Chief Development & Communications Officer Organization: The Housing Collective Reports to: Chief Executive Officer Location: Hybrid | In Bridgeport, CT office 2-3 days per week About The Housing Collective: The Housing Collective is a Connecticut-based nonprofit organization dedicated to ending homelessness and ensuring equitable access to safe, affordable housing for all. Through innovative programs and collaborative partnerships, we strive to create lasting solutions to housing challenges across the state. As a backbone organization, HC operates at the intersection of policy, practice, community voice, and investment—aligning systems, not just delivering programs. HC partners with more than 200 organizations statewide and is recognized as a leading voice in housing and homelessness systems change in Connecticut. HC maintains an annual budget of approximately $15 million and advances systems change through a diversified revenue model...

The Housing Collective Hybrid (Bridgeport, CT, USA) Full-Time

Mar 23, 2026

Chief Executive Officer Featured

$170,000 yearly

Founded in 1974, Stone House is a comprehensive, trauma-informed nonprofit organization dedicated to caring for and protecting adult and child survivors of domestic abuse, helping them rebuild safe, secure, and independent lives of purpose and self-fulfillment. Rooted in the neighborhoods of Roxbury, Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, Mattapan, and Hyde Park, Stone House combines the security of a safe environment with a full continuum of residential and community-based programs that support trauma recovery, personal growth, and essential life-skill development. Stone House offers Emergency Shelter, Housing Stabilization, and Community Support Services. The organization provides comprehensive case management across all programs, including crisis intervention, benefits and legal assistance, employment and education guidance, and advocacy. Stone House is a proud member of Jane Doe Inc., the Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence. Over the past...

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Stone House

Positively Partners Hybrid (Boston, MA, USA) Full-Time

Mar 10, 2026

Director of Philanthropy Featured

$80,000 - $120,000 yearly

Overview The Director of Philanthropy plays a central role in advancing Village Health Works’ fundraising strategy by cultivating, stewarding, and expanding relationships with individual donors and philanthropic partners. This role focuses on individual donor cultivation, fundraising campaigns, donor engagement, and volunteer activation , helping to grow Village Health Works’ global community of supporters. The Director of Philanthropy will develop strategies to expand the small and mid-level donor pipeline while cultivating relationships with major donors contributing $5,000–$100,000 annually and beyond. Working closely with the Chief Strategy and Development Officer and Director of Partnerships, the Director of Philanthropy will help translate Village Health Works’ mission and impact into meaningful philanthropic partnerships. This role will also collaborate with the Director of Partnerships, Partnership Leads, and the Communications team to ensure donor...

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Village Health Works

Village Health Works Hybrid (Washington, DC, USA) Full-Time

LF

Mar 02, 2026

Executive Director, Janney+ Featured

$115,000 - $125,000 yearly

Janney Plus Programs (Janney+) Executive Director Compensation: $115,000–$125,000 Location: Washington, DC Full-Time | On-site at Janney Elementary School (NW DC) About Janney+ Janney Plus Programs (Janney+) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides programming for students at Janney Elementary School in Northwest Washington, DC. Janney+ offers before and after-school care, enrichment classes, language programming, and full-day camps during school breaks and summer. Janney+ supports the broader school community by providing recess support and providing operational support for select school day staff. Janney+ exists to add to the lives of Janney students and families by offering programming that is curious, playful, supportive, and community-centered. For more information, please visit: janneyschool.org/janneyplus/ Position Summary Janney+ seeks an exceptional, mission-driven leader to serve as Executive Director (ED). The ED is responsible for the...

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Janney Plus Programs (Janney+)

LeaderFit Washington, DC, USA Full-Time

Feb 20, 2026

Senior Director of Brand and Marketing Featured

$156,000 - $195,000 yearly

Uncommon Schools is seeking a Senior Director of Brand & Marketing to lead the organization’s brand and marketing strategy and ensure its mission and impact are powerfully represented across all audiences. This role will harness the power of Uncommon’s brand as a national leader in education, deploying best-in-class marketing across owned and paid channels to elevate awareness, engagement, and loyalty. Reporting to the Chief External Officer, you will serve as a strategic advisor to the Executive Team and lead both internal and external partners, including creative and media agencies, to deliver on ambitious growth and brand goals. You will ensure Uncommon’s brand is executed with excellence today while building a flexible, forward-looking strategy that supports the organization’s next chapter of growth. Responsibilities Elevate the Uncommon Brand Harness the power of Uncommon Schools’ brand as a leader and innovator in public education by deploying best-in-class...

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Uncommon Schools

Uncommon Schools Hybrid (New York, NY, USA) Full-Time

LF

Feb 05, 2026

Chief Executive Officer, Virginia Beach SPCA Featured

$170,000 yearly

Position : Chief Executive Officer Department Executive Reports To : Board Of Directors Status : Exempt; Full-Time Compensation : $170,000 This role is onsite, in-person, five days per week with evening and weekend events and responsibilities as needed. ABOUT THE VIRGINIA BEACH SPCA (VBSPCA): At the Virginia Beach SPCA (VBSPCA), we believe that human compassion is critical to the elimination of animal suffering. Through shelter operations and adoptions, income based public veterinary clinic services, educational programs, wildlife triage, and numerous animal welfare partnerships, the VBSPCA strives to create a more humane and responsible community. Our mission is to eliminate animal suffering and increase human compassion. VBSPCA CULTURE AND VALUES STATEMENT: At VBSPCA, we believe in the value of all living creatures and that the animal-human bond creates healthier, happier, more connected communities. We believe that a...

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Virginia Beach Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (VBSPCA)

LeaderFit Virginia Beach, VA, USA Full-Time

Feb 02, 2026

Executive Director Featured

$85,000 - $110,000 yearly

The Granite State Organizing Project (GSOP), New Hampshire’s largest and most diverse statewide community organizing organization, is seeking an Executive Director to lead the organization’s work to strengthen communities and make concrete change in the lives of Granite Staters. GSOP strives to create communities where residents have a voice on issues like the high cost of housing and health care, unjust working conditions, challenges facing immigrants and youth, and more. The Executive Director will partner with the Deputy Director to lead our passionate team of staff, build a strong culture of organizing across our regional chapters and youth, clergy, and immigrant constituency chapters, and drive the strategic direction of campaigns. The Executive Director will also manage the day-to-day programs and operations and raise the funds needed to sustain and grow the operation. More on Granite State Organizing Project GSOP was founded in 2002 by religious congregations,...

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Granite State Organizing Project

Granite State Organizing Project Manchester, NH, USA Full-Time

Apr 07, 2026

Site Manager, GreenLight Philadelphia

Position Overview GreenLight Fund seeks a thoughtful, mission-driven Site Manager to lead the execution of site strategy, including research, selection portfolio management, and stakeholder engagement. This role will support the successful implementation of the selection process, monitor portfolio performance, and drive alignment across site priorities. The Site Manager reports directly to the Executive Director of GreenLight Fund Philadelphia and will work collaboratively across the GreenLight network. Key Areas of Responsibility Strategy, Research, Selection, & Community Engagement Research existing local social issues and priorities affecting underserved children, youth, and families. Lead local landscape analysis, including qualitative and quantitative research, data evaluation, and engagement with community stakeholders and sector leaders. In partnership with the Executive Director, ensure the GreenLight selection process is executed with...

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GreenLight Fund

GreenLight Fund Hybrid (Philadelphia, PA, USA) Full-Time

SI

Apr 06, 2026

Lead Researcher, Housing and Cities

$106,000 - $125,000 yearly

Position Summary Through field-leading policy research, advocacy, and strategy development, the Lead Researcher, Housing and Cities, will play a pivotal role in Sightline's efforts to create housing abundance as a solution to multiple pressing challenges: affordability, climate change, equity, and sprawl. They will help develop and drive pro-housing policy at the local and state level, with a core goal to loosen restrictions on homebuilding that limit home choices, segregate neighborhoods, push lower-income people out, force burdensome, polluting commutes, and prevent Cascadian cities from welcoming new residents. The Lead Researcher will report to Sightline's Senior Director of Housing and Cities and collaborate with staff and contributors in Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, Alaska, and British Columbia. They will be part of a high-functioning, collaborative cadre of researchers, communicators, and advocates, supported by a strong...

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Sightline Institute

Sightline Institute Remote (WA, USA) Full-Time

Apr 06, 2026

Policy and Government Relations Associate

$50,000 - $60,000 yearly

Policy and Government Relations Associate Reports to: Washington Managing Director Position Type: Full-Time, Exempt Location: Washington, D.C. BACKGROUND Israel Policy Forum is a nonpartisan U.S. organization that advances policy ideas and educates community leaders to support effective U.S. engagement on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. We work to strengthen U.S. policy and cultivate an informed community of leaders committed to a viable resolution of the conflict that ensures Israel's security as a Jewish and democratic state, provides for Palestinian national aspirations, bolsters U.S.-Israel relations, and enhances regional security, stability, and cooperation. Israel Policy Forum is uniquely positioned in both the policy and Jewish communities, producing rigorous policy analysis trusted by U.S. decision-makers across the political spectrum, and convening programs that equip rising community and policy...

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Israel Policy Forum

Israel Policy Forum Hybrid (Washington, DC, USA) Full-Time

Apr 03, 2026

Executive director

$150,000 - $165,000 yearly

Serving as the adaptive and visionary leader of the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy, the Executive Director shapes and advances the field of philanthropy in Michigan and across the nation. This role is the Center's primary external face, cultivating relationships with foundations, philanthropic organizations, policymakers, practitioners, and academic partners to meaningfully advance effective philanthropy. The Executive Director champions the Center's thought leadership by translating its research, programming, and convening power into insights that inform the broader philanthropic sector. This includes authoring and amplifying ideas through publications, conferences, policy conversations, and public discourse — positioning the Johnson Center as an indispensable resource and catalyst for the field. Equally critical, the Executive Director serves as the primary conduit between the Johnson Center and Grand Valley State University, building and stewarding...

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GVSU - Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy

GVSU - Johnson Center for Philanthropy Hybrid (Grand Rapids, MI, USA) Full-Time

Apr 02, 2026

Program Manager, U.S. Journalist Safety

$75,000 - $85,000 yearly

PEN America, a nonprofit organization working at the intersection of literature and human rights, seeks a dynamic and results-oriented program manager of U.S. journalist safety to lead our work supporting journalists and media professionals, as well as their allies and employers, amidst an increasingly hostile environment for press freedom in the U.S. This is a full-time, union-eligible position based at PEN America’s New York City headquarters; applicants based in Washington, D.C. will also be considered. The position reports to the Director of Digital Safety and Free Expression in the Free Expression Programs department. This position has an initial 12-month term subject to extension contingent on funding. The program manager will drive forward our work to support journalists and media professionals, as well as their allies and employers, in the face of online abuse, threats, and other intimidation tactics in the U.S. by managing and growing our journalist safety training...

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PEN America

PEN America Hybrid (Washington, DC, USA) Full-Time

Mar 29, 2026

Community Engagement Strategist

$65,000 - $70,000 yearly

The Opportunity The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee (ACLU-TN) seeks a creative, collaborative, mission-driven community organizer to become our next community engagement strategist. The community engagement strategist will support the community engagement department’s main priorities: Mobilizing volunteers and supporters to act in rapid response moments that threaten civil liberties and freedom in Tennessee Executing issue-based campaigns to change public opinion on civil liberties throughout the state, such as immigration, free speech, and abuse of power Recruiting, retaining, and developing a base of Tennesseans to plan and execute advocacy tactics at the local, state, and federal levels Under the supervision of the community engagement director, the community engagement strategist will: Facilitate highly engaging, participatory programming, training, and events for volunteers, turning ACLU-TN supporters into high-capacity volunteer leaders...

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American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee

ACLU of Tennessee Hybrid Full-Time

Mar 26, 2026

Senior Manager, Freedom to Read

$85,000 - $95,000 yearly

PEN America, a nonprofit organization working at the intersection of literature and human rights, seeks a motivated, highly organized, and professional senior program manager to support the Freedom to Read Program in defense of the freedom to read, learn, and teach. This is a full-time position based in PEN America’s New York City headquarters and reports to the director, Freedom to Read. The Freedom to Read senior program manager will contribute to the growth of PEN America’s work on free expression, with a focus on defending the freedom to read in K-12 schools and public libraries, and generally helping to combat censorship and book banning. Working collaboratively with the Freedom to Read program team, the senior manager will lead data collection and the portfolio of research on book bans and educational censorship at public schools and public libraries. The senior manager will also help design and carry out advocacy and educational programming, such as events...

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PEN America

PEN America Hybrid (New York, NY, USA) Full-Time

PG

Mar 24, 2026

Executive Director

$160,000 - $200,000 yearly

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...

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Bay Area Ridge Trail Council

Potrero Group Berkeley, CA, USA Full-Time

TA

Mar 24, 2026

Vice President of Development - Film at Lincoln Center

$220,000 - $230,000 yearly

Vice President of Development Position Profile About the Opportunity Film at Lincoln Center (FLC), producer of the annual New York Film Festival and year-round hub for film lovers–viewers, creators, and learners alike–seeks a Vice President of Development to usher in a new chapter of growth and stability for this iconic organization. With the installation of a new President last year and an experienced circle of senior leaders in place, this is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled, energetic, and collaborative leader to make a deep impact. The successful candidate will arrive ready to articulate plans and set a vision for philanthropy for the years ahead, advance the success of the staff members in place, steward relationships with generous donors, and collaborate with the firmly-committed Board and staff. With an ambitious capital campaign on the horizon, FLC will be looking for someone with knowledge of campaign planning, connections within New York City philanthropic...

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Film at Lincoln Center

TOC Arts Partners New York, NY, USA Full-Time

Mar 23, 2026

Chief Operating Officer

$110,000 - $125,000 yearly

Solano Land Trust seeks its first Chief Operating Officer to provide operational and human resources leadership, financial stewardship, and fundraising oversight to fortify the organization's internal systems and prepare the land trust for its next chapter of conservation impact in Solano County. The Chief Operating Officer is a newly created senior leadership role reporting directly to the CEO and working in partnership as a member of the leadership team. The COO will serve as the day-to-day operational leader of the organization with broad oversight of human resources, finances, fundraising, and communications. They will be a collaborative leadership presence for staff, directly supervising the Development Director and Administrative Manager, while leading cross-departmental coordination and supporting the wellbeing and performance of staff across the organization.

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Solano Land Trust

Potrero Group Vacaville, CA, USA Full-Time

Mar 23, 2026

Executive Director - US

$200,000 - $250,000 yearly

Mission: Tikva’s Children’s Home provides essential care services and educational opportunities to at-risk Jewish children and impoverished families in Odesa, Ukraine and Bucharest, Romania. By providing a supportive infrastructure for Jewish orphans and helping to rebuild and serve the broader Jewish community, Tikva has been able to play an important role in restoring and strengthening Jewish identity, which was deeply affected by decades of persecution and the constraints of communist rule. Since its founding more than 30 years ago, Tikva has helped over 3,000 adults and children through its children’s homes, Jewish education initiatives, and community support. Background: Tikva Children’s Home is a residential care organization dedicated to providing vulnerable and at-risk children with a safe, stable, and nurturing environment. Tikva delivers comprehensive care that includes housing, education, therapeutic services, and emotional support, enabling...

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Tikva Children's Home

Harris Rand Lusk West Caldwell, NJ, USA Full-Time

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