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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...

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION The Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health, in partnership with Stanford Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, unlocks philanthropy to transform health for children and families in Northern California - and around the world. Through fundraising and grantmaking, the Foundation drives scientific research, innovation, and policy change that will improve care, advance cures, and reform healthcare systems for this and future generations.   JOB DESCRIPTION WHAT YOU’LL DO The Foundation Relations team engages with local, regional, and national foundations, developing relationships, pursuing grant opportunities, and stewarding gifts and grants received. Our portfolios include new prospects as well as longstanding donors. Foundation Relations partners closely with faculty and staff in child and maternal health programs throughout the Children’s Hospital and the School of Medicine. Our work has significantly increased philanthropic...

Education Trust—West (ETW) seeks an Associate, Development to join our Development & Financial Planning team. The Associate, Development will join a staff at Ed Trust who are committed to fulfilling a mission of closing opportunity gaps that disproportionately affect students of color and students from low-income backgrounds.      The Associate, Development serves in a supporting role within the Development & Financial Planning team, contributing to fundraising efforts primarily focused on institutional grant makers and some individual donors to meet annual budget goals and position the organization for long-term sustainability.     Ed Trust is committed to advancing policies and practices to dismantle the racial and economic barriers embedded in the U.S. education system. Through our research and advocacy, Ed Trust improves equity in education from preschool through college, engages diverse communities dedicated to...

The Manager, Grants Administration is responsible for developing and recommending policies and procedures related to the grantmaking process and for the efficient and effective implementation of the Foundation’s policies and procedures related to grants administration. This includes overseeing all aspects of the grants management system (Fluxx), processing grant approvals, tracking payments related to grants and Program Related Investments, and training and supporting staff. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Act as the primary administrator for the grants management system (Fluxx); provide training and technical assistance and act as liaison with the Fluxx vendor as needed Support Foundation grantmaking processes and procedures by reviewing all live processes for staff accuracy, managing Fluxx data entry and coding decisions, managing pilot processes, etc.;  remain current on grants management best practices in the industry and implement ongoing process reviews...

About NCG Northern California Grantmakers (NCG) is a dynamic, growing membership organization that brings the philanthropic community together to shift resources, capital, and power back to historically marginalized communities leading transformative change. Northern California has a rich cultural legacy and commitment to social justice. NCG’s membership is made up of stakeholders across philanthropy including program officers, board members, donor trustees, movement organizers, communicators, visionaries, advocates, dreamers, and believers. We started as the “Lunch Bunch” in the 1960s, a group of philanthropic leaders committed to growing together. We formalized ourselves in the 1980s with the goal of supporting a base of philanthropic members. Currently we have 217 institutional members and more than 4,000 individual members. For the past forty years, we have been working to gather, mobilize, and transform philanthropy. We believe in our collective power for...

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION  The Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health, in partnership with Stanford Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, unlocks philanthropy to transform health for children and families in Northern California - and around the world. Through fundraising and grantmaking, the Foundation drives scientific research, innovation, and policy change that will improve care, advance cures, and reform healthcare systems for this and future generations.   WHAT YOU’LL DO As the Assistant Director, Gift Administration reporting to the Director of Gift Accounting and Fund Management, you are primarily responsible for managing gift processing and the month end gift reconciliation and transfer process. You will support fund management. You’ll participate in significant process redesign leading up to a CRM conversion. You’ll manage a team of up to three Gift and Data Processing Specialists. YOU’LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR… OPERATIONAL DUTIES...

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION Reading Partners is changing the education landscape. They are a   leader in working to solve the literacy crisis   in our country by leveraging AmeriCorps members and community volunteers in under-resourced schools. Their diverse and expansive volunteer base provides one-on-one tutoring to students twice weekly. Their program is proven to help children master the reading fundamentals they need to unlock their potential as successful, happy, and confident readers in school and in life. The people at reading partners are their greatest resource. They are all passionately rallied around the mission to help children become lifelong learners by empowering communities to provide individualized instruction that works. Join Reading Partners' stellar team leading the charge to deepen the organization's impact and expand its national service! The Reading Partners program is a proven,   evidence-based national model   leveraged to support students who have...

Tides Advocacy, the nation’s first pro-Black fiscal sponsor, seeks a strategic, people-centric, collaborative, and visionary leader as its Chief People Officer (CPO) to build on its mission of advocacy that grows and sustains movements, achieves policy change, and realizes thriving communities. Tides Advocacy is the backbone support for a network of over 90 fiscally sponsored 501(c)(4) partners representing advocacy groups (projects) and donor funds across the United States.  Reporting to the CEO, the CPO is a key member of the organization’s senior leadership team and is a key advisor and expert to the CEO, the Leadership Team, and Project Partners on all HR and People matters. The CPO's primary responsibility is leading the strategic and operational activities of the People and Culture team, which is responsible for Tides Advocacy’s internal employees and the Project Partners that Tides Advocacy fiscally sponsors, which comprises a total workforce size of 300+...

About the Organization At the Pisces Foundation, we believe if we act now and boldly, we can quickly accelerate to a world where people and nature thrive together. We support organizations, advocates, and activists who, working together, are doing what’s necessary to have clean and abundant water, a safe climate, and kids with the environmental know-how to create a sustainable world. By mainstreaming powerful new and equitable solutions, we will spark immediate gains and lasting benefits for people and nature. We know that our Foundation’s vision, of people and nature thriving together, can only be realized in an equitable and just world. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion as a foundation. This summer marks the ten-year anniversary of our first grantmaking. As we celebrate a decade of impact, we are looking ahead to see how we can further accelerate change. In the coming year, we will engage with our trustees and colleagues in the field in deep...

Founded in 1995, Beyond Emancipation's (B:E) mission is to support young people as they imagine and create their own life beyond foster care. B:E supports young people ages 14-26 through its innovative coaching model, in which youth discover their own potential, take responsibility for their own decisions, and plan their futures with the support of an adult who follows their lead. B:E provides a transformational environment for transition age youth, offering long-term support and programs that include access to safe housing, educational supports, and coaching in the areas of life skills, health and wellness, and employment training. B:E’s services are headquartered in Oakland, California and span the larger Bay Area. Now with 34 staff and partnering with more than 400 youth each year, B:E invites applications and nominations for a Managing Director of Programs . B:E’s next Managing Director of Programs (Managing Director) is an experienced leader with a proven...