Future Community Jobs

Future Community Jobs shares interesting open roles in nonprofit communications, content, journalism, fundraising and more. Every post includes a salary. At the bottom of the page are other job lists and helpful resources. Please reach out with questions, ideas or roles to share.

Updated: 4 February 2025

• Audience, content and news roles
• Communications
• Nonprofit organizations
• Fundraising and development
• Foundations and philanthropy
• Agencies, politics, products, projects and more
• Other job lists, guides and support

Audience, content, journalism and news roles 🗞️

• Audience Engagement Editor/Mentor (6 months): New Narratives [Monrovia, Liberia]
• Design Director : High Country News [Remote in the Western US]
• Senior Marketing Manager : Crooked Media [Los Angeles]
• Content Writer and Editor : ACLU [New York City]
• Content Manager : Carnegie Corporation [New York City]
• Publication Editor : NowKalamazoo [Kalamazoo, MI]
• Newsletter Editor, Chicago : City Cast [Chicago]
• Program Operations Manager : Solutions Journalism Network [Remote]
• Managing Editor and Director of Editorial Operations : The American Prospect [Remote / Washington, DC]
• Head of Content : Longview Philanthropy [London / Remote possible]
• Executive Director, Center for Community Media : Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY [New York City / Remote]
• Director, Audience Development : Front Office Sports [New York City]
• Staff Reporter : Civil Eats [Remote in the US]
• Managing Editor : Atlas Obscura [Remote in the US or Canada]
• Partnership Engagement Specialist : The Examination [Remote Outside the US]
• SVP, Content and Communications : The Skimm [New York City]
• Director of Product Marketing, The Athletic : New York Times [New York City]
• Managing Editor : Underscore Native News [Portland, OR / Flexible in Oregon or Washington]
• Director, Marketing and Growth : Axios [Remote]
• Membership Director : Colorado Sun [Denver]
• Content Marketing Manager / Land Use Reporter : Spotlight Delaware [Wilmington]
• Associate Director, Audience (Politics) : Axios [Washington, DC]
• Director of Finance and Operations and Director of Revenue : Resolve Philly [Philadelphia area]
• Executive Director : Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism [New York City]
• Writer/Editor and Content Specialist : Save the Redwoods League [Hybrid in San Francisco]
• Reporter, Climate : ProPublica [New York City / Other ProPublica office / Remote in the US]

Communications 🗣️

Mostly at nonprofits/NGOs

• Senior Manager of Communications : United States of Care [Remote in the US]
• Deputy Communications Director and Creative Director : Democratic Governors Association [Washington, DC]
• Senior Communications Specialist, Build to Zero : Environmental Defense Fund [Washington, DC preferred / Remote US East Coast]
• Senior Communications and Strategy Manager : WhyHunger [New York City]
• VP, Communications : Power Forward Communities [Remote]
• Director of Communications : Asian Americans / Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) [Remote]
• Senior Director, Communications : National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF) [Remote in one of these US states: IL, FL, NY, CO, GA, PA, MN, TX, CA, DC]
• Campaigns Communications Director : Economic Security Project [Washington, DC preferred / Remote possible]
• Senior Manager, Digital Communications : NeighborWorks [Washington, DC]
• Vice President of Communications : End Citizens United [Remote]
• Senior Manager, Social Media : Trust for Public Land [Washington, DC / San Francisco / Denver / Atlanta / Chicago / St. Paul]
• Communications Lead (freelance contract) : DemocracyNext [Remote in the UK or Netherlands]
• Director of Communications : Movement Law Lab [Remote in the US]
• Chief Communications Officer : Vote Solar [Remote in the US]
• Senior Communications Manager : iNaturalist [Remote in the US]
• Communications Specialist (Temporary) : Southern Environmental Law Center [Flexible in the southern US]
• National Organizer for Communications : Right to the City Alliance [Remote / New York City]
• Senior Communications Director : Vote Mama PAC [Remote]
• Director of Communications : Public Rights Project [Remote]
• Communications Manager, Environment, Energy, and Open Space Cabinet : City of Boston [Boston]
• Director of Communications : Liberation Ventures [Remote in the US]
• Communications Director : Foundation for America's Public Lands [Remote]
• Marketing and Communications Coordinator : Friends of Waterfront Park [Seattle]
• Director of Communications : Council on Criminal Justice [Remote]
• Communications Lead : Agroecology Fund [Remote]
• Chief Communications and Engagements Officer : Nia Tero [Remote in the US]
• Communications Assistant : PRRI (Public Religion Research Institute) [Washington, DC]
• Director of Brand Strategy and Communications : The Groundtruth Project [Remote in the US]
• Communications Director : Mozilla Foundation [Remote in Canada, Germany, the UK or US]
• Director of Communications : Changing Markets Foundation [Hybrid in London]
• Communications Manager : Conservation Minnesota [Hybrid in Minneapolis]
• Senior Communications Officer : Colorado Health Foundation [Denver]
• Vice President, Strategic Communications, Brand and Marketing : TNTP [New York City]

Nonprofit organizations ⚡

• Digital Campaigns Coordinator, Chispa AZ : League of Conservation Voters [Phoenix]
• Executive Director : Western Leaders Network [Durango, CO preferred / Remote in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, or Wyoming]
• Impact and Learning Manager : Civitates [Brussels preferred / Remote in EU country]
• Program Manager : Climate Mayors [Remote in the US]
• Director, Tax and Policy Analysis : Roosevelt Institute [Remote / New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Washington, DC preferred]
• Senior Director Consulting : ORS Impact [Remote]
• Marketing Specialist - Renewables and New Initiatives : Energy Trust of Oregon [Portland]
• Director, National Jobs for All Network : The Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy at The New School [New York City]
• VP, Legislative Affairs : NeighborWorks [Washington, DC]
• Senior Campaigner: Climate, Food and Agriculture : Mighty Earth [Remote / Washington, DC]
• Research Fellowship (multiple, part-time, temporary) : Climate and Community Institute [Remote in the US]
• Operations Manager : Kairos Fellowship [Remote in the US]
• Director, Information Security : Human Rights Watch [Remote / New York City / Washington, DC / London / Brussels / Amsterdam / Berlin / Amman / Nairobi / Johannesburg]
• Executive Director : Rock Creek Conservancy [Bethesda, MD]
• Climate Director : Food System Innovations [Remote in the US]
• Director of Digital Strategy : Conservation Law Foundation [Boston / Remote]
• Chief of Staff : League of Women Voters [Washington, DC]
• State Director, Rewilding Campaign : Mighty Earth [Vermont]
• Staff or Senior Attorney : Center for Biological Diversity [Strong preference for Alaska / Remote]
• Head of External Engagement : New Public [Remote in the US or Canada]
• Executive Director : Global Energy Monitor [Remote in North America]
• Program Director, 1954 Project : The Cafe Group [Chicago]
• Executive Director : Youth Communication [New York City]
• Co-Director : Collectrify [Remote]
• Executive Director : Gen-Z for Change [Remote]
• Deputy Director (part-time) : Girl + Environment [Remote in the US]
• Director of Digital Media and Social : TransLash [Remote]
• Advocacy and Communications Officer : Syria Civil Defence / White Helmets [Damascus]
• Chief of Staff and Director of Strategic Initiatives : FSG [Remote in the US]
• Director, Technical Lead : Measurement Lab (M-Lab) [Remote]
• Director of Web Strategy : ACLU [New York City]
• Senior Director, Navigator Research : The Hub Project [Washington, DC]
• Executive Director : Faithful America [Remote in the US]
• Campaigns Manager : PFLAG [Remote or Washington, DC]

Fundraising and Development 💰

• Donor Organizing Manager : New Disabled South [Flexible/Remote in one of these US states: AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, OK, TN, TX, VA, WV]
• Director of Institutional Giving : Public Rights Project [Remote]
• Director of Development : Civil Eats [Remote in the US]
• Director of Development : The Adventure Project [Remote in the US]
• Senior Director of Development : BUILD [Remote]
• Senior Manager, Foundation and Government Grants : Dig Deep [Los Angeles / Remote]
• Deputy Director, Digital Fundraising and Advertising : Southern Poverty Law Center [Remote]
• Donor Email Marketing Manager : Water for People [Denver]
• Director, Digital Fundraising : WETA [Arlington, VA]
• Vice President, Give Green : League of Conservation Voters [Remote in the US / Washington, DC preferred]
• Associate Director, Development : Nia Tero [Seattle preferred]
• Associate Director, Community Fundraising : Doctors Without Borders [New York City / Oakland / Washington, DC ]
• Director of Development : Sky High Farm [Ancram, NY]
• Data Engineer, Fundraising : League of Conservation Voters [Remote in the US]
• Director of Philanthropic Partnerships : Environmental Law Institute [Remote in the US]
• Senior Associate, Digital Fundraising : Union of Concerned Scientists [Remote]
• Grant Writer and Manager, Institutional Partnerships : Global Fund for Women [San Francisco / Remote]
• Director of Development : Uncornered [Boston]

Foundations and Philanthropy 💸

• Program Officer, Natural Resources and Climate Justice - International : Ford Foundation [New York City]
• Director, Youth Mental Health Fund : Decolonizing Wealth Project [Remote in the US]
• Development Associate : Conservation Lands Foundation [Durango, CO]
• Director of Grants Management : Ms. Foundation for Women [Unspecified]
• Vice President of Communications and Outreach : Rose Community Foundation [Denver]
• Director of Engagement : California Healthcare Foundation [Oakland]
• Program Manager, Greenwood Initiative : Bloomberg Philanthropies [New York City]
• Program Officer, Journalism and Media : MacArthur Foundation [Hybrid in Chicago]
• Senior Program Manager, Communications : Energy Foundation [Multiple US offices or Remote in the US]

Agencies, politics, products, projects & more 💻

• Senior Brand Marketing Manager : Topo Designs [Denver]
• Community of Practice Coordinator (contract) : The Democracy Collaborative [Remote]
• Senior UX Designer : Sealed [Remote]
• Multiple Positions: Circular Economy Senior Policy and Program Manager / Communications Manager / Energy Manager / Energy Analyst / Building Decarbonization Project Manager : Mayor's Office of Environment, Energy, and Open Space [Boston]
• Senior Information Architect : Teal Media [Remote]
• Government UX Research Engagement Manager : US Digital Response [Remote in the US]
• Director of Fundraising Strategy and Success, USA : Fundraise Up [Remote in North America]
• Managing Director : Movement Labs [Remote / Modest preference for San Francisco Bay area]
• Head of Campaigns and Insights : di:ga [London or Brussels]
• Programme Manager : Fathm [Remote in the UK]
• Health Justice Communications Director and Account Supervisor : Mixte Communications [San Diego and San Francisco]
• Head of Marketing and Strategic Partnerships : Go Vocal [Brussels / Remote]
• Head of Product, Local Lab : New Public [Remote in the US or Canada]

Resources ⚒️

A wildly incomplete list of helpful job boards, newsletters, people, networks and more.

• Job Opportunities in International Development
• A Job Opportunities list set up by Pi-Isis Stefana Ankhra.
• Progressive Job Resources is a compilation of job lists, boards and groups curated and shared by Allison Ehrich Bernstein.
• Mandy Hofmockel runs Journalism Jobs and a Photo of My Dog and it is a super compilation of solid news and media roles plus insights on the sector’s hiring trends.
• Matt Lockshin’s Job list a super source for roles in progressive organizing and digital leadership. Matt also provides recruiting and job search services.
• Ethical Tech Job Resources is a list of job lists mostly centered around progressive technology in the US and UK. It’s built by the community and maintained by me and Edward Saperia, Dean of Newspeak House in London.
• Words of Mouth is a weekly newsletter run by Rachel Meade Smith. Words has a fantastic set of new roles in the arts, writing and editing, creative professions.
• Follow Mandy Van Deven on LinkedIn to get news on open roles in philanthropy and social change leadership around the world. Mandy also shares insights on narrative and systems change.
• Check out The Nonprofit Hive if you’re working in/around nonprofits and would like to connect with new folks via real conversations. Not job specific but a brilliant way to build a network and learn alongside peers.
• Daniel Levitt’s Inside the Newsroom newsletter seems to be a solid resource for journalism jobs.

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