Future Community Jobs

Future Community Jobs shares interesting open roles in nonprofit communications, content, journalism, fundraising and more. Notes:

• Every post includes a salary.
• Guidance, resources and other job lists are below the job lists.
• Please reach out with questions, ideas or roles to share.

Updated: 1 May 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 🗞️

• Manager of Coaching Programs and Strategic Coach, Sustainability 360 Program (contract) : LION Publishers [Remote in the US]
• Editor, New Labor Forum : City University of New York [New York City]
• Managing Editor, Newsletters & Breaking News : Boulder Reporting Lab [Boulder, CO]
• Editor : Positive News [Remote in the UK]
• Director of Editorial Programs : Pulitzer Center [Remote / Washington, DC]
• Community Manager : Medium [Remote in the US]
• Video Strategist : Lee Enterprises [Remote in the US]
• Newsletter Writer, The 10 Point : The Wall Street Journal [New York City]
• Director, Press Forward South Florida : The Miami Foundation [Miami]
• Associate Editor : Earth Island Journal [Berkeley, CA]
• Community Editor (Audience) : The Globe and Mail [Toronto]
• Senior Content Specialist : Zapier [Remote in the US or Canada]
• Visual Impact Producer : Lighthouse Reports [Remote]
• Associate Director of Consumer Marketing – Subscription : Daily Beast [New York City]
• Director of Audience Engagement : Deep South Today [Remote in the US]
• Managing Editor and Operations Coordinator (two roles) : Jewish Currents [New York City]
• Regional Editor, Northeast Wisconsin : Wisconsin Watch [Northeast Wisconsin / Appleton / Green Bay / Fox Valley area]
• Senior Marketing Specialist, Digital : American Public Media [St. Paul, MN]
• Portfolio Manager : The Pivot Fund [Remote]
• Senior Manager, Copy and Content Strategy : Allbirds [San Francisco]
• Head of Audience and Membership : LA Local News Initiative [Los Angeles]
• Editor : Big Local News [Stanford, CA]
• Senior SEO Editor : Reach PLC [New York City]
• Senior Reporter, Michigan Advance : States Newsroom [Lansing, MI]
• Reporter, Oregon Capital Chronicle : States Newsroom [Salem, OR]
• Senior Social Video Strategist : Washington Post [Washington, DC]
• Audience Engagement Editor/Technologist/Producer : New Narratives [Monrovia, Liberia]
• Director of Growth, Subscriptions : Vox Media [New York City]
• Senior Newsletter Editor : Business Insider [New York City]
• VP of Technology : Courier Newsroom [Remote in the US]
• Reporter : Charlottesville Tomorrow [Charlottesville, VA]
• Director, Content Strategy : The Rockefeller Foundation [New York City]
• Washington Correspondent : Texas Tribune [Washington, DC]
• Reporter, National : ProPublica [Remote / New York City]
• VP of Content, Prism : Parallel [Los Angeles]
• Digital Content and Social Media Strategist : New York State [Albany or New York City]
• Senior Marketing Manager, Video Podcasts : Vox Media [Remote in the US]
• Editor in Chief : Getty Publications [Los Angeles]
• Multimedia Journalist : Rocky Mountain PBS [Colorado Springs, CO]
• Education Reporter : Richmondside [East Bay area, CA]

Communications 🗣️

Mostly at nonprofits/NGOs

• Director of Communications : Commission on the Status of Women and Girls [Sacramento]
• Senior Communications Officer : Maximising UK Adaptation to Climate Change (MACC) Hub, Kings College [London]
• Senior Communications Manager, Economic Education Project : The Hub Project [Washington, DC]
• Senior Vice President, Marketing and Communications and Senior Manager, Content : JED [New York City]
• Vice President, Communications : National Council of Nonprofits [Washington, DC]
• Communications Director : Blueprint Biosecurity [Remote]
• Senior Communications Strategist : National Immigration Law Center [Los Angeles or Washington, DC preferred / Remote]
• Director of Media Relations : The Bloc [Remote]
• Communications Officer : East Bay Community Foundation [Oakland]
• Senior Director, Global Program Communications : Habitat for Humanity International [Remote or Hybrid in the United States, United Kingdom, Slovakia, Costa Rica, Kenya or Belgium]
• Communications Manager : Women Moving Millions [New York City preferred]
• Digital Marketing Copywriter : Environmental Working Group [Washington, DC]
• Senior Director, Editorial : Pew Charitable Trusts [Washington, DC]
• Deputy Communications Director : Patriotic Millionaires [Washington, DC]
• Director of Communications : Sandy Hook Promise [Remote in the US]
• Chief Communications Officer : MCA Chicago [Chicago]
• Senior Communications Director : Vote Mama PAC [Remote / US Eastern or Central time zone preferred]
• Senior Press Secretary : Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) [Washington, DC]
• Vice President of Communications : Women's Suffrage National Monument Foundation [Washington, DC]
• Senior Manager, Strategic Communications : Building Movement Project [Remote in the US]
• Chief Communications Officer : The Legal Aid Society [New York City]
• Chief of Communications and Communications Associate : Groundwork Collaborative [Washington, DC]

• Public Affairs Manager : ClimateWorks Foundation [San Francisco / Remote in the US]
• Manager, Strategic Communications : Cleveland Foundation [Cleveland]
• Communications Director : Leaders We Deserve [Washington, DC]
• Managing Director, Executive Communications : The Rockefeller Foundation [Washington, DC]
• Director, Communications and Marketing : New Left Accelerator [Remote in the US]
• Deputy Director, Public and Media Relations : Southern Poverty Law Center [Atlanta, GA / Jackson, MS / Miami, FL / Montgomery, AL / New Orleans, LA / Washington D.C.]
• Communications Associate : EFI Foundation [Washington, DC]
• Co-op Communications Program Manager : REI [Remote]
• Vice President, Communications : Prysm Initiative [Remote / Global]
• Communications Manager : 22nd Century Initiative [Remote]
• VP, Marketing and Communications : FoodCorps [Remote in the US]
• Communications Director : The Ford Family Foundation [Roseburg/Eugene, OR]
• Senior Communications Manager : All Voting is Local [Remote]
• Manager, State Advocacy Communications : Planned Parenthood [Washington, DC]
• Executive Communications Senior Manager : UnidosUS [Washington, DC]
• Communications Manager : Rise [Remote]
• Director of Communications : Constructive Dialogue Institute [Remote]
• Membership, Marketing and Engagement Manager : Commonwealth Club World Affairs [San Francisco]
• Head, Marketing and Communications : U.S. Green Building Council [Washington, DC]
• Senior Director of Marketing and Communications : Connect for Health Colorado [Remote in Colorado]

Nonprofit organizations ⚡

• Director, Digital Products and Services : Aspen Institute [Washington, DC]
• Data Director : Action for the Climate Emergency [Remote]
• Executive Vice President : Partners for Rural Impact [Remote in the US]
• Executive Director : American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy [Washington, DC]
• Senior Manager, Reference and Research : National Geographic Society [Washington, DC]
• Head of AI, Labor and Economy : Partnership on AI [Remote in the US or Canada]
• Organizing Manager : Center for Tech and Civic Life [Remote in the US]
• Senior Policy Strategist : Sierra Club California Chapter [Sacramento]
• Associate Director, Digital Strategy : Center for American Progress [Washington, DC]
• Senior Strategist, Public Finance : The Sunrise Project [Remote in Europe]
• Research Associate, Conservation Policy : Center for American Progress [Washington, DC]
• VP of Programs : Fast Forward [San Francisco]
• Food Security Government Programs Manager : Food Bank of the Rockies [Denver]
• Vice President of Engineering : Democratic Data Exchange [Remote in the US]
• Managing Director of Technology : MoveOn [Remote in the US]
• Executive Director : Great Old Broads for Wilderness [Remote in the US]
• Managing Director : Urban Ocean Lab [Remote]
• Manager, Operations and Executive Support : Climate Cabinet [Remote in the US]
• Advocacy Specialist : Rights and Resources Initiative [Washington, DC]
• Narrative Communications Associate and various organizing roles : Florida Rising [Florida]
• Executive Director : Over Zero [Remote in the US]
• Bridging Differences Content and Engagement Manager : Greater Good Science Center [Berkeley, CA / Remote]
• Director of Federal Affairs and Voting Rights : FairVote [Silver Spring, MD]
• Director, Digital Marketing and Platforms : Ocean Conservancy [Hybrid in Washington, DC or one of nine mostly coastal US states]
• Science and Policy Director : Heal the Bay [Santa Monica, CA]
• National Policy Director : American Farmland Trust [Washington, DC]
• Development and Communications Senior Manager : International Rivers [Remote]
• Associate Director/Director, Northern Sierra Headwaters Conservation : American Rivers [Nevada City, CA or nearby / Northern Sierras]
• Climate Organizing Director : Jobs with Justice San Francisco [San Francisco Bay area]
• Senior Data Analytics Engineer and a few other data roles : Rainforest Alliance [Amsterdam / Nairobi / London]
• Director of Programs, Access and Belonging : Parks California [Remote in California]
• Digital Marketing Specialist : National Recreation and Park Association [Remote in the US]
• Director of Programming : Lakeshore Nonprofit Alliance [Holland, MI]
• Chief Operating Officer : Climate Power [Remote in the US]
• Chief Executive Officer : High Line Canal Conservancy [Centennial, CO]
• Deputy Director of Government Affairs : Carbon Removal Alliance [Washington, DC]
• Manager, Brand Strategy - Philanthropy : United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee[Remote in the US]
• Operations Manager : Rights CoLab [Remote / Work Eastern US time zone hours]
• Operations Manager : Social Movement Technologies [Remote in the US]
• Program and Special Projects Coordinator : Democracy Forward [Washington, DC]
• Associate Director, State Climate Policy : Center for American Progress [Washington, DC]
• Executive Director or Co-Executive Directors : The Highlander Center [Semi-Remote / New Market, TN]
• Research Analyst : Action for the Climate Emergency [Remote]
• Director, Institute for Data, Democracy, and Politics (IDDP) : George Washington University [Washington, DC]
• Community Lead : Integrity Institute [Remote]
• Campaign Executive Director : Community Solutions [Remote in the US]
• Campaigns Specialist : New Roots Institute [Remote]
• Executive Director : SIECUS [Flexible / Washington, DC area preferred]
• Principal Consultant, Systems Change : NPC [London]
• Senior Director, Data Engineering and Infrastructure : National Audubon Society [New York City / Washington, DC]
• Senior Policy Specialist, Clean Energy Transmission : National Wildlife Federation [Washington, DC]
• Director of Capacity Building : The Greenlining Institute [Oakland]
• Marketing Manager, Web and Email and Marketing Manager, Social and Engagement : National Geographic Society [Washington, DC]
• Senior Policy Advisor : Center for the New Energy Economy [Denver]
• Chief of Programs : National Partnership for Women & Families [Washington, DC]
• Content Creation & Production Manager and Associate Director of Marketing : National Democratic Training Committee [Remote in the US]
• Civic Impact and Communications Coordinator : Project Pericles [Remote / New York City]
• Multimedia Manager and Senior Director of Digital Media : Brookings Institution [Washington, DC]
• Senior Vice President, Campaigns : League of Conservation Voters [Washington, DC preferred]
• Regional Campaigns Director : League of Conservation Voters [Remote in the US]
• Outreach and Recruitment Coordinator : Initiative for a Competitive Inner City [Remote in the US]
• National Director, Time Done : Alliance for Safety and Justice [Flexible in the US]
• Executive Director : Quivira Coalition [Santa Fe / Remote possible]
• Vice President of Policy and Programs : Western Resource Advocates [Remote, in-person, or hybrid in WRA’s seven state region: AZ, CO, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY]
• State Organizing Director : Climate Action Campaign [Washington, DC]
• Minnesota Senior State Policy Organizer : Blue Green Alliance [Minneapolis]
• Chief Executive Officer : RESOLVE [Remote in the US]
• Executive Director : FRESHFARM [Washington, DC area]
• Chief of External Affairs : Malala Fund [Washington, DC]
• Coordinator/Operations Manager : Extreme Weather Survivors [Remote]
• Director and Principal Scientist, Everglades Science Center : National Audubon Society [Tavernier, FL]
• Vice President, Growth Investments : American Journalism Project [Remote]
• Chief Operating Officer : Climate Resilience For All [Remote / Eastern US Time Zone preferred]
• Director of Strategic Partnerships : Monterey Bay Aquarium [Monterey, CA]
• Associate Director, Northwest River Restoration : American Rivers [Portland / Seattle]

Fundraising and Development 💰

• Senior Director of Development, East Coast : Voting Rights Lab [Remote in New York or New Jersey preferred]
• Philanthropic Communications Lead : Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) [Oakland / New York City / Washington, DC]
• Chief Advancement Officer : Institute for Nonprofit Practice [Hybrid / East Coast US]
• Director of Partnerships : Protect Democracy [Remote in the US]
• Director of Development : Food and Environment Reporting Network [New York City]
• Senior Officer, Philanthropy Partnerships : Climate Breakthrough [Remote / San Francisco or New York City preferred]
• Development Director : Heal the Bay [Santa Monica, CA]
• Development Officer, Writer : Tenure Facility [Remote]
• Director of Philanthropic Partnerships : Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy [San Francisco]
• Corporate Engagement Manager : Humanitarian Open Street Map Team [Remote]
• Director of Development : Sky High Farm [Flexible in New York state or Connecticut]
• Director of Philanthropy : The Humane League [Remote in the US]
• Director of Philanthropy, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic : American Rivers [Flexible in US Northeast or Mid-Atlantic, along the I-95 corridor]
• Senior Project Manager, Conservation Funding : National Audubon Society [Remote in the US]
• Senior Director of Development, West Coast Gifts : Voting Rights Lab [San Francisco area preferred]
• Senior Development Manager : California Trout [San Francisco]
• Chief Development Officer : Protect Our Winters [Hybrid in Colorado, New Hampshire, Vermont or Washington / Remote possible]
• Senior Director, Community Fundraising : City of Hope [Irwindale, CA]
• Development Director, News Match : Institute for Nonprofit News [Remote / Eastern or Central US time zones preferred]

Foundations and Philanthropy 💸

• Program Associate for Defending Inclusive Democracy : Charles F. Kettering Foundation [Washington, DC]
• Senior Program Associate : Rural Climate Partnership [Remote in the US]
• Director, Strategy, Planning and Management, and Chief of Staff, People Team : Gates Foundation [Seattle]
• Director of Grantmaking and Capacity Building : Ms. Foundation for Women [Brooklyn]
• Chief Partnerships Officer : Water Foundation [Remote / West Coast US preferred]
• Director of Operations : Pisces Foundation [San Francisco]
• Strategy Fellow - Global Health and Well Being, Partnerships : Open Philanthropy [Remote/Global / San Francisco]
• Programs Director : Epic Foundation [Paris]
• Managing Director of Programs and Impact : TransitCenter [Remote in the US]
• Vice-President, Philanthropy : Fremont Group [San Francisco]
• President : Barr Foundation [Boston]
• Executive Director : Tides Foundation [Remote]
• Director of Criminal Justice Research : Arnold Ventures [Houston / New York City / Washington D.C.]
• VP, Global Communications : The END Fund [Remote]
• Program Director, Peace and Security : Carnegie Corporation of New York [New York City]

Agencies, politics, products, projects & more 💻

• Director, CRM Conversion : Zuri Group [Remote in the US]
• Video Producer : Open Phone [Remote]
• Director of Product Marketing, USA and Director of Content Marketing, USA : Fundraise Up [Remote in the US]
• Senior Manager of Creator Strategy and Director of Social Listening and Research : Vocal Media [Remote]
• Account Executive : Yoko Co [Remote]
• Director of Client Success : Scale to Win [Remote in the US]
• Research Assistant : Possibility Lab at University of California [Berkeley, CA]
• Project Director : Third Sector Capital Partners [Remote in the US]
• Senior Accountant : Pocketbook Strategies [Remote in the US]
• Communications Manager, Creative : Pacific Environment [Remote in the US]
• Lead Strategist, Email and several other roles in digital advertisting, strategy, social media, and operations : Middle Seat [Washington, DC / Remote ]
• Vice-President, Sustainability : ARC'TERYX [North Vancouver, BC]
• Director of Content and Channel, Executive Communications : We. [Austin / New York City / Portland / San Francisco / Seattle]
• Communications Associate and Communications Director and Digital Communications Director : The Worker Agency [Berkeley, CA]
• Senior Account Director, Social Impact and Issues Advocacy : Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis [Washington, DC]
• Director, Client Partnership : Tangible [Remote]
• Product Manager : Action Network [Remote in the US]
• Marketing Strategist, Jewish Community (Part-Time/Contract) : Storyraise [Remote in the US]

Resources ⚒️

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

• Public Solutions Jobs is a new job board for roles in policy, public good research and more. Basically, they're helping find homes for people working in public service whose lives were overturned when Trump and DOGE decided to toss the Monopoly board in the air and storm off like the immature fools they are.
• The folks at All Hands run a huge jobs list and matchmaking service for people looking for roles in nonprofits and social good tech. They also run a Slack community where jobs get posted weekly and a lot of people support one another in their search.
• A friend recommended Never Search Alone, a book by Phyl Terry. Best part might be the hundreds of job search councils, local and sector support groups, supported by the book.
• Democracy Notes, run by Gabriel Lerner, shares out pro-democracy roles in nonprofits, think tanks, foundations and more.
• Job Opportunities in International Development
• A Job Opportunities list set up by Pi-Isis Stefana Ankhra.
• Progressive Job Resources is a brilliant 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.
• Tech Jobs for Good includes hundreds of current tech roles in nonprofits and companies that support nonprofits.
• 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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