Full-time

Chief Operating Officer

Organization Info

Equitas Academy Charter Schools

Overview
Headquarters: 
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Website: 
equitasacademy.org
Size: 
51-200 employees
Founded: 
2009
About Us
Areas of Focus: 
Education
Mission: 

The mission of Equitas Academy Charter Schools is to provide a structured, achievement-based community that prepares students to graduate from college-preparatory high schools, four-year colleges and universities.

Why Work For Us?: 

Equitas Academy Charter Schools are free public schools for families who believe their children deserve a high-quality education and challenging school experience. Our school model offers credentialed, passionate, and dedicated teachers and staff who are experts in their field. We value:

  • High Expectations. Structured and disciplined classrooms, school-wide behavioral code of conduct, and school uniforms
  • College Readiness. Extended school day and year, enrichment activities, and preparation to enter top-performing middle, high schools, and, ultimately, college
  • A Family Partnership. Ongoing communication with parents about academic and behavioral progress, at-home visits by staff, and family workshops
  • A Safe & Supportive School Community. We help our children make positive choices through our school values of curiosity, optimism, gratitude, grit, self-control, social intelligence, and zest.

Certain key foundational beliefs and practices have helped us build an innovative, successful, and engaging public education program.

College preparatory curriculum that begins in kindergarten:  We work hard to help our scholars believe that college is a realistic and attainable goal for each and every one of them.  Our scholars are explicitly taught the importance of attending and graduating from college. Every classroom features college and university signage and decorations. Students are addressed individually as scholars and collectively as the year that they will graduate from college (scholars that started Kindergarten in the fall of 2009 are called “The Class of 2026”). Additionally, every year, students visit colleges and universities. By exposing students to the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in college and simultaneously stressing that every Equitas Academy scholar can and will attend and graduate from college, we help to dramatically improve the educational outcomes for the students of Pico-Union.  

Slow growth model of growing one grade level each year:  Our model of growing just one grade level per year after launching with Kindergarten and first grade has proven to be a tremendous boost to our ability to develop capacity over time and make improvements and refinements to our program based on data.  Our small school environment helps foster a child-centered approach to learning in which children form meaningful relationships with several adults and receive individualized instruction and attention.  Students, parents, teachers and staff develop an important sense of “belonging” in our school community- a powerful force in combating the challenges faced outside our school walls.

 

Laser focus on the core content areas of literacy, mathematics: Our academic program is centered on mastery of foundational skills in literacy and mathematics, along with mastery in the core content areas of social studies and science. Students benefit from longer literacy and math instruction in the primary years. Specific attention and longer instruction in literacy will ensure students have early literacy success that supports them to higher levels of achievement in the future. The overall literacy program is based on the five components of a balanced literacy program: phonemic awareness/phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing.

 

Intentional use of data to drive instructional decisions: Teachers plan and deliver instruction informed though frequent assessment. School leadership and teachers analyze assessments and plan instruction for students to master the individual objectives embedded within standards. Daily, weekly, and trimester-based systems are put in place to monitor the effectiveness of instruction and student learning. Teacher-created and curriculum-generated assessments are used to inform weekly lesson plans. On a more formal basis, Interim Assessments are administered three times a year to inform instruction, which is modified based on the resulting student performance data to ensure student mastery. We expect students at Equitas Academy to perform competitively on state and nationally-normed assessments. For this to be possible, a thoughtful, sequential series of frequent assessments continuously informs leadership and staff as to the efficacy of the instructional program and student supports, as well as guides all decisions in a time-effective and proactive manner for every student.

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Chief Operating Officer

Organization Info

Equitas Academy Charter Schools

Overview
Headquarters: 
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Website: 
equitasacademy.org
Size: 
51-200 employees
Founded: 
2009
About Us
Areas of Focus: 
Education
Mission: 

The mission of Equitas Academy Charter Schools is to provide a structured, achievement-based community that prepares students to graduate from college-preparatory high schools, four-year colleges and universities.

Why Work For Us?: 

Equitas Academy Charter Schools are free public schools for families who believe their children deserve a high-quality education and challenging school experience. Our school model offers credentialed, passionate, and dedicated teachers and staff who are experts in their field. We value:

  • High Expectations. Structured and disciplined classrooms, school-wide behavioral code of conduct, and school uniforms
  • College Readiness. Extended school day and year, enrichment activities, and preparation to enter top-performing middle, high schools, and, ultimately, college
  • A Family Partnership. Ongoing communication with parents about academic and behavioral progress, at-home visits by staff, and family workshops
  • A Safe & Supportive School Community. We help our children make positive choices through our school values of curiosity, optimism, gratitude, grit, self-control, social intelligence, and zest.

Certain key foundational beliefs and practices have helped us build an innovative, successful, and engaging public education program.

College preparatory curriculum that begins in kindergarten:  We work hard to help our scholars believe that college is a realistic and attainable goal for each and every one of them.  Our scholars are explicitly taught the importance of attending and graduating from college. Every classroom features college and university signage and decorations. Students are addressed individually as scholars and collectively as the year that they will graduate from college (scholars that started Kindergarten in the fall of 2009 are called “The Class of 2026”). Additionally, every year, students visit colleges and universities. By exposing students to the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in college and simultaneously stressing that every Equitas Academy scholar can and will attend and graduate from college, we help to dramatically improve the educational outcomes for the students of Pico-Union.  

Slow growth model of growing one grade level each year:  Our model of growing just one grade level per year after launching with Kindergarten and first grade has proven to be a tremendous boost to our ability to develop capacity over time and make improvements and refinements to our program based on data.  Our small school environment helps foster a child-centered approach to learning in which children form meaningful relationships with several adults and receive individualized instruction and attention.  Students, parents, teachers and staff develop an important sense of “belonging” in our school community- a powerful force in combating the challenges faced outside our school walls.

 

Laser focus on the core content areas of literacy, mathematics: Our academic program is centered on mastery of foundational skills in literacy and mathematics, along with mastery in the core content areas of social studies and science. Students benefit from longer literacy and math instruction in the primary years. Specific attention and longer instruction in literacy will ensure students have early literacy success that supports them to higher levels of achievement in the future. The overall literacy program is based on the five components of a balanced literacy program: phonemic awareness/phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing.

 

Intentional use of data to drive instructional decisions: Teachers plan and deliver instruction informed though frequent assessment. School leadership and teachers analyze assessments and plan instruction for students to master the individual objectives embedded within standards. Daily, weekly, and trimester-based systems are put in place to monitor the effectiveness of instruction and student learning. Teacher-created and curriculum-generated assessments are used to inform weekly lesson plans. On a more formal basis, Interim Assessments are administered three times a year to inform instruction, which is modified based on the resulting student performance data to ensure student mastery. We expect students at Equitas Academy to perform competitively on state and nationally-normed assessments. For this to be possible, a thoughtful, sequential series of frequent assessments continuously informs leadership and staff as to the efficacy of the instructional program and student supports, as well as guides all decisions in a time-effective and proactive manner for every student.

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Accountant

Organization Info

Irish American Heritage Center

Overview
Headquarters: 
Chicago, IL
Website: 
irish-american.org
Annual Budget : 
More than $500M
Size: 
1-10 employees
Founded: 
1976
About Us
Areas of Focus: 
Arts / Culture / Humanities
Mission: 

The Irish American Heritage Center (www.irish-american.org), a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Irish culture, music, literature, drama, dance, and education, is seeking an Accountant. This position will be accountable for ensuring the mission of the Irish American Heritage Center (IAHC) and policies established by the Board of Directors are implemented to meet the goals and objectives of the IAHC. Specifically, this position is responsible for all the accounting, financial reporting, cash management, taxes and governmental reporting activities for the Center.

Programs: 

Concerts, language classes, dance classes, festivals celebrating Irish culture.

Ruth and Hartley Barker Director

Organization Info

Wisconsin Historical Society

Overview
Headquarters: 
Madison
Website: 
wisconsinhistory.org
About Us
Areas of Focus: 
Arts / Culture / Humanities
Mission: 

The Wisconsin Historical Society (WHS), is one of the nation’s largest, most active, and most diversified historical societies with world-class collections. It was founded in 1846, two years before Wisconsin became a state, and is the oldest publicly funded historical society in the United States. Throughout its more than 170 years, the Society has been a trusted source of historical information.

The WHS’s mission is to connect people to the past by collecting, preserving, and sharing stories. By providing a powerful connection to the past, the Society encourages everyone to learn from earlier generations. The WHS shares its staff, collections, and services in ways that captivate and respect its diverse audiences.

Programs: 

The Society’s programs include a major national research and genealogical library and archives that include the largest North American History collection in the United States; a network of 12 historic sites and museums throughout Wisconsin that attract over 300,000 visitors annually; a statewide historic preservation program that produced over $250 million in construction and 4,551 jobs in 2016 through the Society’s Historic Preservation Tax Credit programs; and a  statewide program of publications, school services and local history that includes over 400 history-related programs annually. 

The Society is a state agency, membership organization and public, nonprofit institution.  As a state agency, the WHS’s state funding and permanent positon authority is set by the legislature through the state budget process.  The WHS, however, is unique from other state agencies in several ways.  First, it is governed by a Board of Curators, which appoints the Society’s director.  Second, the WHS has statutory authority to contract with private, 501(c)(3) organizations.  Third, a significant percentage of the WHS’s budget (approximately 41%) is supported by gifts, grants, and earned income.

 

Director, Department of Health & Human Services

Organization Info

Milwaukee County Director, Department of Health & Human Services

Overview
Headquarters: 
Milwaukee, WI, United States
Website: 
county.milwaukee.gov
About Us
Areas of Focus: 
Human Services
Mission: 

With its mission of empowering safe, healthy, meaningful lives, the Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) provides a wide range of trauma-informed and person-centered services to children and adults through age 60. Programs focus on providing services for youth, families, and persons with disabilities and behavioral health issues.

Grant Writer/Foundation Relations Manager

Organization Info

BoardSource

Overview
Headquarters: 
Washington, DC
Website: 
boardsource.org
Annual Budget : 
$5-10M
Size: 
11-50 employees
Founded: 
1988
About Us
Areas of Focus: 
Community Service / Capacity Building / Volunteerism
Mission: 

To inspire and support excellence in nonprofit governance and board and staff leadership.

Programs: 

At BoardSource, we envision a world where every social sector organization has the leadership it needs to fulfill its mission and advance the public good. We believe that strong board and executive leadership is essential to the success of each individual nonprofit, and — for nearly 30 years — have been working to inspire and support excellence in nonprofit governance and board and staff leadership.

We are committed to providing support that is relevant and accessible to organizations of every size, stage, geography, and programmatic focus. Our Board Support Program for Individual Nonprofits, which provides fundamental, assessment-based support to nonprofit boards and executives, is complemented by a wide range of diagnostic tools, educational seminars, best practice resources and guidance, and coaching and consulting services to strengthen board performance.

There is no question that BoardSource is the go-to resource for nonprofit boards and the recognized leader in the field of nonprofit governance. We invite you to learn more about the many ways that we can support and strengthen your board, your organization, and your impact.

You’ll find the following in this section of our website:

  • More information about our other membership programs; how we support and work with federated networks, charter and independent schools, foundations, corporations, and individual leaders and consultants.
  • Information about assessing performance — the key, in our opinion, to becoming a stronger board and building a constructive board–chief executive partnership.
  • Information about our coaching and consulting services — our experienced and highly respected team of consultants works with nonprofits and foundations, as well as with corporations with programs supporting nonprofit board service. As a part of our consulting practice, we also offer educational seminars that can be brought directly to your boardroom.
  • Information about our leadership certificate programs — focused on providing new board members, board chairs, chief executives/executive directors, and governance consultants with the information they need to succeed in their roles.
  • Every two years, we gather more than 900 board members, executive directors and CEOs (chief executives), staff, and nonprofit professionals for two days at the BoardSource Leadership Forum to discuss the newest thinking and best practices in nonprofit governance.
  • A special event exclusively for nonprofit CEOs and executive directors, our Executive Retreat: Coming Together to Discover, Collaborate and Learn, is a relaxed and safe space for participants to have open and honest conversations about their relationships with their boards.
  • A robust calendar of educational webinars and trainings — led by experts with helpful tips, tools, and takeaways on a broad range of leadership topics.
Awards & Accolades: 
Nonprofit Times Best Nonprofits to Work For 2016 & 2017
Why Work For Us?: 

BoardSource envisions a world where every social sector organization has the leadership it needs to fulfill its mission and advance the public good.  In service of our mission, BoardSource seeks to create mission impact for others. BoardSource is a highly collaborative team environment. We push our work forward and challenge ourselves to reach more people, to create more impact, refine how we lead and inspire the sector, and to truly listen and respond to what our members, clients, supporters, and sector partners have to say about the issues they face every day.

 

BoardSourcers are a collection of different backgrounds, work styles, skill sets, expertise, and personalities. Whether we’re working collaboratively or independently, we all work very hard. We realize that no matter the position, all of our contributions are necessary to fulfill our mission. We are goal oriented and mission-minded. We are community servants and sector leaders.  We are building tomorrow’s BoardSource, and strive to continue to be one of the sector’s best places to work. 

We live our core values in the following ways:

LEADERSHIP

We promote and honor the individual gifts and skills of BoardSource employees

We assume good faith and believe the best of each other.

We do not forget the fun.

 

INTEGRITY

We strive to be transparent and inclusive.

We embrace diversity and equality.

We make ourselves worthy of the faith and investment that our members, clients, supporters, and sector partners place in us.

 

EXCELLENCE

We delight in hard work.

We embrace continuous feedback and acknowledge opportunities for growth.

We take pride and ownership of our work, and we will harness individual talent wherever we find it.

 

IMPACT

We take a holistic view of the effects of the decisions we make.

We support and cooperate with each other and with our members, clients, supporters and sector partners.

We celebrate individual, departmental, and organizational successes.

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Director of Corporate Fundraising

Organization Info

BoardSource

Overview
Headquarters: 
Washington, DC
Website: 
boardsource.org
Annual Budget : 
$5-10M
Size: 
11-50 employees
Founded: 
1988
About Us
Areas of Focus: 
Community Service / Capacity Building / Volunteerism
Mission: 

To inspire and support excellence in nonprofit governance and board and staff leadership.

Programs: 

At BoardSource, we envision a world where every social sector organization has the leadership it needs to fulfill its mission and advance the public good. We believe that strong board and executive leadership is essential to the success of each individual nonprofit, and — for nearly 30 years — have been working to inspire and support excellence in nonprofit governance and board and staff leadership.

We are committed to providing support that is relevant and accessible to organizations of every size, stage, geography, and programmatic focus. Our Board Support Program for Individual Nonprofits, which provides fundamental, assessment-based support to nonprofit boards and executives, is complemented by a wide range of diagnostic tools, educational seminars, best practice resources and guidance, and coaching and consulting services to strengthen board performance.

There is no question that BoardSource is the go-to resource for nonprofit boards and the recognized leader in the field of nonprofit governance. We invite you to learn more about the many ways that we can support and strengthen your board, your organization, and your impact.

You’ll find the following in this section of our website:

  • More information about our other membership programs; how we support and work with federated networks, charter and independent schools, foundations, corporations, and individual leaders and consultants.
  • Information about assessing performance — the key, in our opinion, to becoming a stronger board and building a constructive board–chief executive partnership.
  • Information about our coaching and consulting services — our experienced and highly respected team of consultants works with nonprofits and foundations, as well as with corporations with programs supporting nonprofit board service. As a part of our consulting practice, we also offer educational seminars that can be brought directly to your boardroom.
  • Information about our leadership certificate programs — focused on providing new board members, board chairs, chief executives/executive directors, and governance consultants with the information they need to succeed in their roles.
  • Every two years, we gather more than 900 board members, executive directors and CEOs (chief executives), staff, and nonprofit professionals for two days at the BoardSource Leadership Forum to discuss the newest thinking and best practices in nonprofit governance.
  • A special event exclusively for nonprofit CEOs and executive directors, our Executive Retreat: Coming Together to Discover, Collaborate and Learn, is a relaxed and safe space for participants to have open and honest conversations about their relationships with their boards.
  • A robust calendar of educational webinars and trainings — led by experts with helpful tips, tools, and takeaways on a broad range of leadership topics.
Awards & Accolades: 
Nonprofit Times Best Nonprofits to Work For 2016 & 2017
Why Work For Us?: 

BoardSource envisions a world where every social sector organization has the leadership it needs to fulfill its mission and advance the public good.  In service of our mission, BoardSource seeks to create mission impact for others. BoardSource is a highly collaborative team environment. We push our work forward and challenge ourselves to reach more people, to create more impact, refine how we lead and inspire the sector, and to truly listen and respond to what our members, clients, supporters, and sector partners have to say about the issues they face every day.

 

BoardSourcers are a collection of different backgrounds, work styles, skill sets, expertise, and personalities. Whether we’re working collaboratively or independently, we all work very hard. We realize that no matter the position, all of our contributions are necessary to fulfill our mission. We are goal oriented and mission-minded. We are community servants and sector leaders.  We are building tomorrow’s BoardSource, and strive to continue to be one of the sector’s best places to work. 

We live our core values in the following ways:

LEADERSHIP

We promote and honor the individual gifts and skills of BoardSource employees

We assume good faith and believe the best of each other.

We do not forget the fun.

 

INTEGRITY

We strive to be transparent and inclusive.

We embrace diversity and equality.

We make ourselves worthy of the faith and investment that our members, clients, supporters, and sector partners place in us.

 

EXCELLENCE

We delight in hard work.

We embrace continuous feedback and acknowledge opportunities for growth.

We take pride and ownership of our work, and we will harness individual talent wherever we find it.

 

IMPACT

We take a holistic view of the effects of the decisions we make.

We support and cooperate with each other and with our members, clients, supporters and sector partners.

We celebrate individual, departmental, and organizational successes.

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Major Gifts Officer

Organization Info

The Chicago Debate Commission

Overview
Headquarters: 
Chicago, IL
Website: 
chicagodebates.org
Size: 
1-10 employees
Founded: 
1995
About Us
Areas of Focus: 
Education
Mission: 

We envision a world in which Chicago youth, including at-risk youth, are empowered to find their voice, succeed in college and career, and become community leaders. We bring our mission to life by advancing their academic achievement, civic knowledge and career potential through the transformative power of debate.

Programs: 

Our core program is the Chicago Debate League, encompassing competitive debate programming in middle school and high school. Currently, we serve 75 schools, most of them Chicago Public Schools, and 1400 students. Our program is designed with low barriers to entry to encourage and enable students from across the academic spectrum to get deeply involved.  Most of our students are from low-income communities and under-resourced schools. In our school-based model, students attend after-school practices multiple times per week, engage in independent reading and research, and attend up to six two-day tournaments (five one-day tournaments for middle schoolers). Our program uses the policy debate format, acknowledged as the most academically rigorous form of debate, which demands reading and synthesis of complex texts, research, critical thinking, and use of evidence to support every claim. Topics are rich and every year our debaters explore economics, domestic and international politics, science and technology, and philosophy.  The time spent on debate is intense. Our high school debaters spend an average of 145 hours in adult-supervised practices and tournaments – the equivalent of five additional weeks of school. Our highly engaged high school students devote over 400 hours to debate.

The CDC’s core program activities include advocating for and helping establish debate programs in Chicago Public Schools; recruiting and providing hundreds of hours of professional development for 130 teachers and coaches; providing extensive materials and guidance for successful debate programs; running a summer debate camp and school-year training for students; managing all aspects of the seven-conference debate league; and conducting 40 debate tournaments a year.

Awards & Accolades: 
2017 Urban Debate League of the Year (presented by National Association for Urban Debate Leagues)
2013 Honorable Mention, Mutual of America Community Partnerships Awards,
Why Work For Us?: 

The CDC is a collaborative and dynamic organization, with staff dedicated to giving Chicago students the platform to build their voice and achieve academic and personal success. We work, think and debate hard -- always within the context of respect for each other and our values. The organization is also committed to the professional development of its employees, creates professional growth opportunities, and supports employees in exploring their own professional goals. 

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Regional Field Director

Organization Info

New Virginia Majority

Overview
Headquarters: 
Alexandria, VA, United States
Website: 
newvirginiamajority.org
About Us
Areas of Focus: 
Employment
Mission: 

New Virginia Majority started twelve years ago with the audacious goal of building a bloc of conscious, consistent voters to advance a new politics that is democratic, sustainable and just.

In our policy agenda we offer steps to make this vision a reality, one that centers working class people of color in Virginia as the drivers of a bold new agenda for all.

This agenda is rooted in racial, gender, environmental, and economic justice. It is one that calls for not just inclusion and tolerance, but an unapologetic embrace of democracy, justice and progress.

Canvasser

Organization Info

New Virginia Majority

Overview
Headquarters: 
Alexandria, VA, United States
Website: 
newvirginiamajority.org
About Us
Areas of Focus: 
Employment
Mission: 

New Virginia Majority started twelve years ago with the audacious goal of building a bloc of conscious, consistent voters to advance a new politics that is democratic, sustainable and just.

In our policy agenda we offer steps to make this vision a reality, one that centers working class people of color in Virginia as the drivers of a bold new agenda for all.

This agenda is rooted in racial, gender, environmental, and economic justice. It is one that calls for not just inclusion and tolerance, but an unapologetic embrace of democracy, justice and progress.

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