85 senior program officer jobs found

As the Packard Foundation continues to actively examine how we can contribute to a more just and equitable society, it is clear that a strong democracy in the United States is critical, both on its own and also to sustain our and our partners’ work on other core issues. The new U.S. Democracy, Rights, and Governance (DRG) Initiative will seek to advance an inclusive, pro-equity, multi-racial democracy. Initial focus areas include supporting election integrity; supporting effective governance and bolstering faith in the institutions of government; repairing the United States’ social fabric; and combatting disinformation. POSITION SUMMARY Located within the new Just Societies goal area, and reporting to the DRG Director, the Program Officer (PO) will support the development and implementation of the DRG Initiative’s multi-year nonpartisan grantmaking strategy. The PO will execute on all aspects of annual grantmaking for the Initiative portfolio, under the...

Established over two decades ago by Alan V. and Amy Lowenstein, the Institute undertakes dynamic and independent advocacy aimed at toppling load-bearing walls of structural racial inequality to create just, vibrant and healthy urban communities of color. The Institute employs a broad range of advocacy tools to advance our ambitious racial and social justice agenda, including research, analysis and writing, public education, grassroots organizing, communications, development of pilot programs, legislative strategies and litigation. As was the case at our founding, this moment calls for racial and social justice advocacy inspired by the fierce urgency of now. In recent years, Jim Crow-like voter suppression has swept across America. The time is now for not only meaningful voting reform, but to also evaluate how we can transform civic engagement and expand democracy in New Jersey. We continue to serve as a leading voice in designing, advocating for and implementing...

The Organization   St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center was founded in 1968 by a Jesuit seminarian who set out to help families buy their first home and to preserve homeownership in Baltimore’s neighborhoods. Its mission is to create, preserve and maintain equal housing opportunities with low and moderate income people, primarily in Baltimore City, and to encourage and support strong and diverse neighborhoods. Over the years, it has developed five distinct but related housing programs that reach over 3,000 low to moderate income individuals and families a year. Through that work it has gained a very positive reputation both within the communities it serves, and with its funders, as an organization that can be trusted to follow through on its commitments.   Programs & Services   St. Ambrose offers an innovative and evolving set of services and programs from its offices on the north side of Baltimore but serves individuals and families from throughout the...

Organization Overview The system is rigged and the solution isn’t just to create more programs for people harmed by these unfair systems. The solution is to reimagine these systems to make our country fairer and more equitable for everyone—which means ensuring that the places where we work, live, play and pray tap into people’s universal drive for wellbeing, instead of undermining wellbeing for some and enabling it for others. That’s what we do.    The Full Frame Initiative (FFI) is a social change nonprofit working toward a country where everyone has a fair shot at wellbeing—the needs and experiences essential for health and hope. We partner with pioneering public systems, communities and nonprofits across the country to fundamentally transform the structures and beliefs that perpetuate inequality. We are bold, focused, creative and committed learners, willing to use our passion, humor and hope to fuel change. FFI is a virtual organization with employees located...

NatureBridge seeks innovative and influential volunteer board members to help meet new challenges and achieve new summits in support of young people, conservation and environmental education.   NatureBridge connects over 30,000 students and 700 schools annually to the outdoors through immersive experiences in multiple national parks across the country. Since its founding in 1971, NatureBridge has reached over 1.6 million young people, igniting their self-discovery and inspiring them to become stewards of the environment. As the largest overnight educational partner of the National Park Service, NatureBridge is proud to support their mission to preserve the natural and cultural resources of national parks for the enjoyment, education and inspiration of this and future generations. NatureBridge’s mission to connect young people to the wonder and science of the natural world comes alive in national park classrooms at Yosemite National Park and the Golden Gate National...

Job Title:  Compliance and Regulatory Reporting Officer Department:  Legal Department  Location:  Remote or Sierra Club office Washington D.C./Oakland  Reports To: Assistant General Counsel, Director of Compliance  Context:   At the Sierra Club, we believe in the power of interdependence. Together, we remain committed to the fight for a healthy climate built on a foundation of environmental, racial, economic, and gender justice – a future where all people benefit from a healthy, thriving planet and a direct connection to nature. As the climate crisis and deeply entrenched systemic racism all fuel injustice, we will continue to fight for a bold, transformational agenda that recognizes the interconnectedness between our planet, our humanity, and our future. By recognizing that our destinies are tied, we continue to name that all things are fundamentally connected, and the overlap between ecology, race, gender, and representative government will move...

Leadership Tomorrow is seeking a visionary and collaborative leader to be our next Executive Director.  Leadership Tomorrow educates, inspires, connects, and catalyzes leaders from across Puget Sound who collaborate for collective impact. Through our Flagship Program and alumni programming, we help leaders from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors cultivate a deeper understanding of the interconnected issues that shape our region. Participants in LT programs build lifelong relationships with fellow leaders who share our commitment to making our region a place where people from all communities and identities thrive. Leadership Tomorrow is built on the belief that great leaders come from all communities, backgrounds, ages, and sectors, and as such we encourage people with a wide variety of leadership experiences and backgrounds to apply! We are particularly seeking candidates who: Are visionary and strategic leaders with a strong impact orientation Have...

FirstWorks Executive Coordinator     FirstWorks is a Providence, Rhode Island-based non-profit arts organization dedicated to enhancing the cultural, educational, and economic vitality of our community by engaging audiences with world-class performing arts and education programs, and as Founding Creative Partner for PVDFest, Providence’s premiere arts festival.         FirstWorks (FW) is seeking an Executive Coordinator to support vital functions of the entire organization. The Executive Coordinator ensures smooth operations across office management, data, and programs.  Q ualified candidates will be skilled communicators, highly organized, capable of synthesizing complex information, be proficient in CRM/Databases and MS Office suite applications and have an affinity for the arts. This is a full-time position . Occasional evenings and weekends based on the program schedule are required. Specific responsibilities include :...

The next Chief Executive Officer (CEO) will build on MHC’s market leadership and impressive track record of case and care model innovations to deepen outcomes and support even more consumers. This is an outstanding opportunity for an inspiring and disciplined healthcare/behavioral health leader with a strong track record of: strategic organizational leadership, innovation and growth; operational infrastructure development and governance; managing relationships with payors and community stakeholders; guiding investments that ensure quality, efficiency, risk management and compliance; leading and mentoring a results-oriented team; and building an organizational culture that is accountable, effective and empowering.  Reports to: Board of Directors Based: Nashville, Tennessee Strategy and Organizational Leadership   Represent, and advocate for, the organization externally with all stakeholders (TennCare, payors, Tennessee Department of Mental...

Originally founded in 1991 as Harlem RBI, DREAM has grown to annually serve more than 2,500 youth across East Harlem and the South Bronx through a network of six PreK-12, extended-day, extended-year DREAM Charter Schools and community sports-based youth development programs. Through our commitment to rigorous academics, social-emotional learning, deep family and community engagement, and health and wellness, we create lifelong learners who are equipped to fulfill their vision of success in and out of the classroom. We dream big, as well, with an aggressive five-year plan to expand to serve 3,500 students across seven schools—growing our organization's impact and leveling the playing field for all children. To learn more, visit wearedream.org. Reporting directly to the Managing Director of Curriculum and Instruction, The Associate Director of Curriculum Operations will work closely with all members of the Curriculum and Instruction Team (CIT) to edit, revise, and publish PK-12...

Organizational Overview: Silver Lining Mentoring (SLM) empowers youth in foster care to thrive through committed mentoring relationships and the development of essential life skills. For over 20 years, Silver Lining Mentoring has matched young people in the child welfare system in the greater Boston area with highly-committed, volunteer mentors.  As of 2019, the organization is scaling that mission nationally through the   Silver Lining Mentoring Institute . The Institute’s purpose is to create a future where every young person in the U.S. impacted by foster care will have access to a high-quality, consistent volunteer mentoring relationship. The Institute is achieving this goal by equipping a network of practitioners across the country who are starting up or growing mentoring programs with best-in-field strategies and tools via a partnership with the National Mentoring Resource Center (NMRC)  and   MENTOR .  In Silver Lining Mentoring’s greater...

Originally founded in 1991 as Harlem RBI, DREAM has grown to annually serve more than 2,500 youth across East Harlem and the South Bronx through a network of six PreK-12, extended-day, extended-year DREAM Charter Schools and community sports-based youth development programs. Through our commitment to rigorous academics, social-emotional learning, deep family and community engagement, and health and wellness, we create lifelong learners who are equipped to fulfill their vision of success in and out of the classroom. We dream big, as well, with an aggressive five-year plan to expand to serve 3,500 students across seven schools—growing our organization's impact and leveling the playing field for all children. To learn more, visit wearedream.org. The Network Director of Out of School Time and Athletics will be responsible for creating and driving the Grow-the-Whole Child Model to drive exceptional outcomes for students, families, and staff. The Network Director of Out of School...

Reports To: CEO Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. with some evening or weekend hours required for event support and/or donor cultivation. Location: Very limited Hybrid opportunity; to be discussed during interviews. Applicants must live in NYC-Metropolitan Area.  Organizational Overview Teens for Food Justice fights food insecurity and diet-related disease through school-based, youth-led hydroponic farming, providing local, sustainably grown produce to food desert communities and building health equity for all New Yorkers and beyond. TFFJ works within NYC Title I middle and high schools in food desert communities, training students to build/maintain indoor hydroponic farms located within NYC school buildings, each capable of growing 10,000 pounds of produce annually—served daily at school lunch and distributed to the surrounding community’s food-insecure residents. Further, students learn nutrition skills to share with...

The Vice President (VP), Human Resources (HR), reports to the President & CEO and manages the Director, HR Operations and Director, Talent Management. This position will enable the organization to function at its greatest potential through the recruitment, development, management and retention of high-performing, mission-aligned team members while shaping the organizational culture to be family and employee centered as we continue to scale nationally. The VP of HR will also sit on the Senior Leadership Team and thought partner around decisions supporting the execution of our strategic priorities.   The VP of HR will own a broad range of strategic talent and organizational initiatives. This individual will serve as the organization’s resident expert and thought leader on all areas of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), HR operations, talent and culture among their colleagues internally.  The VP of HR will also create strategic alignment between the organization’s...

Originally founded in 1991 as Harlem RBI, DREAM has grown to annually serve more than 2,500 youth across East Harlem and the South Bronx through a network of six PreK-12, extended-day, extended-year DREAM Charter Schools and community sports-based youth development programs. Through our commitment to rigorous academics, social-emotional learning, deep family and community engagement, and health and wellness, we create lifelong learners who are equipped to fulfill their vision of success in and out of the classroom. We dream big, as well, with an aggressive five-year plan to expand to serve 3,500 students across seven schools—growing our organization's impact and leveling the playing field for all children. To learn more, visit wearedream.org. Reporting to the Director of Employee Relations and Senior Talent Operations Manager, this is an exciting opportunity for someone who is interested in supporting the functionality of tools, systems, data cycles and processes to drive...

Originally founded in 1991 as Harlem RBI, DREAM has grown to annually serve more than 2,500 youth across East Harlem and the South Bronx through a network of six PreK-12, extended-day, extended-year DREAM Charter Schools and community sports-based youth development programs. Through our commitment to rigorous academics, social-emotional learning, deep family and community engagement, and health and wellness, we create lifelong learners who are equipped to fulfill their vision of success in and out of the classroom. We dream big, as well, with an aggressive five-year plan to expand to serve 3,500 students across seven schools—growing our organization's impact and leveling the playing field for all children. To learn more, visit wearedream.org. DREAM (formerly known as Harlem RBI), an innovative educational and youth development organization, is seeking a dynamic individual to serve as a College Success (Legends) Counselor to support DREAM's alumni community. Reporting to the...

Originally founded in 1991 as Harlem RBI, DREAM has grown to annually serve more than 2,500 youth across East Harlem and the South Bronx through a network of six PreK-12, extended-day, extended-year DREAM Charter Schools and community sports-based youth development programs. Through our commitment to rigorous academics, social-emotional learning, deep family and community engagement, and health and wellness, we create lifelong learners who are equipped to fulfill their vision of success in and out of the classroom. We dream big, as well, with an aggressive five-year plan to expand to serve 3,500 students across seven schools—growing our organization's impact and leveling the playing field for all children. To learn more, visit wearedream.org. Reporting to the Senior Manager of Out of School Time Programs, the Network Out of School Time Programs Manager will lead social-emotional learning and academic curriculum development, implementation, and coaching for DREAM's preK-8 Out...

As an instrumental member of our Executive Leadership team, the Chief Development Officer (CDO) will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), helping the team to shape the trajectory of our organization's growth. We are in search of an exceptional leader who can guide and inspire our development operation and staff, setting the stage for a transformative journey.   In this dynamic role, the CDO will serve as a strategic partner to the CEO, spearheading the conception, evolution, and execution of an all-encompassing fundraising strategy and program. Collaboration will be key as the CDO and CEO join forces in board engagement, crafting a united vision that propels our mission forward. The CDO will skillfully navigate a portfolio of influential six and seven-figure prospects, while concurrently championing the oversight of our Development department. But this is more than just a leadership role – it's an opportunity to redefine the very fabric of our fundraising...

About Raising a Reader Raising a Reader (RAR) is a national nonprofit that partners with parents and educators to create brighter futures for children by strengthening family bonds. Family engagement is at the core of what we do. Our evidence-based programs help caring adults set their children up for success by creating shared reading routines, fostering social-emotional learning, healthy family relationships and learning skills needed to thrive in school and beyond. Through easy-to-use, multilingual materials and diverse stories, we meet families where they are and make shared reading more engaging and accessible for all children.    We believe that all children deserve the opportunity to realize their potential. We believe that the best way to support children is by engaging and strengthening families, and that the lessons that last are those learned with love. We believe that reading helps children develop not just literacy skills, but also empathy,...

Manager, Research San Francisco, CA   The Research team at the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) seeks a highly motivated Manager with a desire to utilize their abilities to create positive social impact by improving the performance of charitable funders. We are seeking a candidate with significant research skills and an interest in conducting and managing research projects. The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong desire and ability to guide, train, supervise, and mentor junior research staff on a small team.   This position is based in CEP's San Francisco, CA office.   We seek a candidate who: Enjoys working with the intricacies of data analysis and research design but is also focused on ensuring findings are practical, accessible, and actionable Possesses a fervent commitment to getting things right and will share CEP’s belief that sweating the small stuff does, indeed, matter Has a strong work ethic,...