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About The Hollyhock Foundation The Hollyhock Foundation seeks to create a more just world through its investments in education, climate change mitigation, and journalism. Since 2003, we have supported exceptional leaders in organizations that share our vision. Education: We collaborate with outstanding schools in underserved neighborhoods to provide opportunities for students to reach their full potential. We also develop programs that provide aspiring and practicing K-12 teachers with opportunities to strengthen their instructional expertise and expand their networks. Climate: We fund solutions that help reduce planet-warming emissions. Local and Investigative Journalism: We sponsor reporting that holds institutions accountable in order to sustain a healthy democracy. The Opportunity The program manager will be responsible for leading the foundation’s work on climate change mitigation, working closely with Hollyhock’s co-founders. This is a relatively...

About the Washington Lawyers’ Committee The Washington Lawyers’ Committee (“the Committee”) has been on the front line of civil rights work for more than 50 years. We deploy the best legal talent to fight discrimination, repair the damage of historic racial inequity and break down barriers to opportunity. Through its active litigation docket of more than 100 matters, including individual cases, class actions, and larger institutional reform cases, and supplemented by its robust organizing, policy, and advocacy work, the Committee promotes fairness and equality in the areas of housing, education, employment, public accommodations, rights of those who are incarcerated, immigrant rights, and the criminal legal system. Position Summary The Committee is seeking a seasoned leader with a demonstrated commitment to civil rights and racial justice, a successful record leading diverse, talented teams, and a proven ability to solicit and secure philanthropic...

About the Washington Area Women’s Foundation  Washington Area Women’s Foundation (The Foundation) is a community-supported foundation that invests in the power of women, girls, and gender-expansive youth of color in the Washington, DC, region. We open doors to opportunity, safety, and security through grantmaking and advocacy. Since 1998, we have awarded more than $15 million in grants to more than 200 community-based organizations in the Washington, D.C., region. Learn more at The Foundation's website:   https://thewomensfoundation.org Position Summary The Foundation seeks a dynamic and visionary leader with a demonstrated commitment to our mission and a successful record leading organizations and teams to achieve their goals. The CEO is responsible for managing the day-to-day administration of the organization, developing and implementing a clearly defined strategic plan, building strong programs and partnerships with and for diverse stakeholders,  and generating...

The Director, Capital Campaigns is responsible for managing all aspects of current and future HWZOA capital campaigns. Working in collaboration with the CDO, CEO, Campaign Co-Chairs and other volunteer leadership, the Director, Capital Campaigns wi provides senior leadership on planning, strategy, quiet phase, campaign launch and full implementation of HWZOA capital campaigns. Duties and Responsibilities Lead the internal campaign team of staff within HWZOA, HOI, Hadassah International, volunteer leadership, consultants, and other key stakeholders on all elements of HWZOA capital campaigns, ensuring coordination and timely information-sharing among all parties, including setting campaign strategy, determining campaign structure, timeline and phases, gift pyramids, and metrics for success. Work with team to identify and onboard Campaign Committee members. Identify roles, set and evaluate milestones, and schedule and manage campaign meetings.  Leverage existing...

The  Hadassah Director, Government Relations/DC Lobbyist  is a fast-paced, entrepreneurial role that works collaboratively across the organization, and acts as Hadassah’s chief lobbyist in Washington, DC. The Director of Government Relations/DC Lobbyist helps advance Hadassah’s legislative priorities and works to build the voices of Hadassah’s leadership and membership in Washington, DC. The primary focus will be at the federal level, but the position will support and provide expertise to Hadassah’s state-level advocacy efforts as well.   The position requires strong political acumen, a deep understanding of the legislative process, strong relationship building skills, strong communications skills and strategic-level thinking. The incumbent will help further Hadassah’s advocacy for the US-Israel relationship as an American Zionist organization, as well as support legislative action focused on women’s and public health, including expanding women’s health research and access to...

ABOUT THE ROLE In this new senior leadership position, the Vice President is responsible for both the big picture strategic approach and in-the-weeds work of People Operations. As a strategic partner, they play a key role in the implementation and co-design of a plan to scale Women Donors Network. The Vice President is the architect of employee and member engagement for the entirety of the employee and member lifecycle, including the recruitment of outstanding talent and co-creation of a best-in-class culture that reflects core values around racial equity, diversity, belonging and fostering meaningful relationships in and outside of the organization. The Vice President approaches WDN’s change management with cultural strategies based in belonging as defined by the Othering and Belonging Institute , in order to “center the leadership, voices, storytelling, practices, and knowledge of people and communities who have been the target of oppressive ideologies and...

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, based in Menlo Park, California, seeks a collaborative and outcomes-driven Program Officer for its National Governing Institutions strategy. As a key member of the U.S. Democracy Program, the Program Officer will lead the foundation’s efforts to strengthen our nation’s legislative and executive branches, making them more resilient, responsive, effective, and inclusive institutions in the face of our increasingly polarized politics. Over the next five years, the U.S. Democracy Program’s grant budget is expected to increase substantially from its current level of $30M, in response to pressing challenges. About the Foundation The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation is a nonpartisan, private charitable foundation that advances ideas and supports institutions to promote a better world. For more than 50 years, we have supported efforts to advance education for all, preserve the environment, support vibrant performing arts,...

SUMMARY Francis Parker School, a two-campus, JK-12 school located in San Diego, is searching for a head of operations. This new role will oversee several mission-critical operational units, be heavily involved in campus master plan and redevelopment efforts, and guide school-wide change management initiatives that touch all areas of campus life. Reporting directly to the head of school, the head of operations will have the opportunity to grow immensely in their professional career, all the while contributing to major redevelopment and strategic planning initiatives throughout both campuses. The head of operations role would be perfect for an individual who finds joy in having a positive impact on students and teachers by supporting and continually improving the operations of a forward-thinking, nationally recognized school. The ideal candidate would bring an eye for continuous systems improvement, while recognizing the direct correlation between an efficient operational...