Future Community Jobs
Future Community Jobs shares interesting open roles in nonprofit communications, content, journalism, fundraising and more. Notes:
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Updated: 24 March 2025
- Audience, content and news roles
- Communications
- Nonprofit organizations
- Fundraising and development
- Foundations and philanthropy
- Agencies, politics, products, projects and more
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Audience, content, journalism and news roles 🗞️
- Senior Marketing Manager, Video Podcasts : Vox Media [Remote in the US]
- Senior Editor : Columbia Journalism Review [New York City]
- Editor in Chief : Getty Publications [Los Angeles]
- Multimedia Journalist : Rocky Mountain PBS [Colorado Springs, CO]
- Education Reporter : Richmondside [East Bay area, CA]
- Retention Marketing Manager : Future Publishing [Bath or London, UK]
- Opinion Writer/Editor : Democracy Docket [Washington, DC / Jersey City, NJ]
- Editorial Director : NC Local [Remote in North Carolina]
- Executive Producer, Twin Cities : CityCast [Minneapolis] // March 20 deadline
- Senior Editor and Associate Editor and Assistant Editor and Senior Associate Editor : The Atlantic [New York City / Washington, DC]
- Audience Engagement Editor : Bolts [Remote]
- Membership and Marketing Associate : WYPR [Baltimore]
- Senior Editor, Ideas and Senior Audience Producer and Senior Staff Writer, Culture and Senior Staff Writer, Science and Health : Salon [Remote in the US]
- Documenters Site Success Director : City Bureau [Remote / Hybrid if in Chicago]
- Senior Vice President and Chief Content Officer : Oregon Public Radio [Portland]
- Managing Editor, Callaloo : Brown University [Providence, RI]
- Director, Communities of Practice : Solutions Journalism Network [Remote]
- Engagement Coordinator and Audience Producer : MinnPost [Minneapolis]
- Computational Journalist : ProPublica [Remote / Any ProPublica office]
- First Amendment Specialist : Freedom Forum [Washington, DC / Remote]
- Director of Community Engagement : American Press Institute [Arlington, VA / Remote]
- Creative Strategist : Vox Media [New York City / Remote in the US]
- Senior Editor, Visuals Features Editor and Senior Editor, Documentary Visuals Editor : NPR [Washington, DC]
- Managing Editor : The Intercept [Remote]
- Managing Editor : CalMatters [Location unspecified / Presumably Sacramento area]
- Editor-in-Chief : Montana Free Press [Helena, MT]
- Executive Producer : City Cast D.C. [Washington, DC]
- Head of Product Design : The New York Times [New York City]
- State Network, Managing Director : Courier Newsroom [New York City / Remote]
- 2025 Future Perfect Fellows : Vox [Remote in the US]
- Managing Director of Revenue : Deep South Today [Unspecified location / Presumably Louisiana or Mississippi]
- Politics/Policy Reporter : Colorado Sun [Denver]
- Executive Director : The Conversationalist [Remote]
- Deputy Data Editor : ProPublica [New York City]
Communications 🗣️
Mostly at nonprofits/NGOs
- Marketing and Communications Manager : New Roots Institute [Remote]
- Communications Director : The Ford Family Foundation [Roseburg/Eugene, OR]
- Senior Communications Officer : Robert Wood Johnson Foundation [Princeton, NJ]
- Communication Director : WINGS [Remote]
- Senior Director, Communications : California Institute for Regenerative Medicine [South San Francisco]
- Senior Communications Manager and Digital Communications Manager : All Voting is Local [Remote]
- Communications Specialist : Southern Coalition for Social Justice [Durham, NC]
- Deputy Director of Communications : Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights [Los Angeles]
- Communications Manager : Louisiana Center for Children's Rights [New Orleans]
- Senior Digital Specialist and Senior Communications Specialist : Save the Redwoods League [San Francisco]
- Chief Communications Officer : Women's Sports Foundation [Remote]
- Workplace Communications Strategist : New York City Campaign Finance Board [New York City]
- Communications Manager : American Humanist Association [Remote / Washington, DC]
- National Media and Communications Director : Critical Resistance [Oakland]
- Editorial Manager : Builders Network [Remote]
- Director, Federal Advocacy Communications and Manager, State Advocacy Communications : Planned Parenthood [Washington, DC]
- Executive Communications Senior Manager : UnidosUS [Washington, DC]
- Communications Director : Institute for Law & AI [Remote]
- Lead Manager, Storytelling and Senior Manager, Editorial and Storytelling : Make a Wish Foundation of America [Remote in the US]
- Communications Manager : Rise [Remote]
- Director of Communications : Constructive Dialogue Institute [Remote]
- Advocacy Writer : AARP [Washington, DC]
- Advocacy Communications Coordinator : Fairplay [Washington, DC / Remote]
- Membership, Marketing and Engagement Manager : Commonwealth Club World Affairs [San Francisco]
- Head, Marketing and Communications : U.S. Green Building Council [Washington, DC]
- Communications Officer, Digital Engagement : Third Wave Fund [Remote in the US]
- Communications Director : Whistleblower Aid [Washington, DC]
- Associate, Digital Communications : Obama Foundation [Chicago / Washington, DC]
- Senior Director of Marketing and Communications : Connect for Health Colorado [Remote in Colorado]
- Communications Specialist, Global Initiatives : Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth at University of Chicago [Chicago]
- Communications Director : Jobs to Move America [Remote in the US / Los Angeles, Birmingham, Chicago, New York City, Washington DC preferred]
- Communications Director : SEIU Local 2015 [Los Angeles]
- Communications Director : World Press Photo [Amsterdam]
- Director of Communications Accelerator : The Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund [Remote]
- Strategic Communications Lead : Spark Climate Solutions [Remote]
- Communications Specialist : The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation [Owings Mills, MD]
- Communications Director : Socially Responsible Agriculture Project [Remote in the US]
- Head of Communications : Builders Network [Remote / Austin / New York City]
- Associate Director of Communications and Engagement : WITNESS [Remote]
- Director of Communications : J Street [Washington, DC]
- National Director of Media and Influencer Relations : Indivisible [Remote]
- Manager, Communications and Marketing : Vermont Foodbank [Barre, VT]
- Communications Manager : Levitt Foundation [Los Angeles]
- Communications and Marketing Lead : One Project [Remote in the US]
- Digital Marketing and Communications Associate : Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth at University of Chicago [Chicago]
- Director of Communications : Climate Hub [Remote]
- Communications Manager : Climate Resolve [Los Angeles]
- Communications Director : Partners in Democracy Group [Remote / Massachusetts]
- Communications and Digital Manager : Greenlight America [Remote]
- Director of Communications : Jewish Council for Public Affairs [New York City or Washington, DC]
- Communications Director : Partnership for the Future of Learning [Remote]
Nonprofit organizations ⚡
- Logistics Associate : Center for Tech and Civic Life [Chicago]
- Head of People : 60 Decibels [London]
- Arizona Representative : Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP) [Remote in Arizona]
- Director of Research : Analyst Institute [Remote in the US]
- Digital Marketing Manager : Brookings Institution [Washington, DC]
- Parliamentary Officer and Social Media Researcher (two roles) : Hope Not Hate [London]
- Writer and Editor : Humane League [Remote in the US]
- Senior Coaching Director : New Left Accelerator [Remote in the US]
- Campaign Director and Managing Director of Campaigns and Organizing : Action Center on Race and the Economy (ACRE) [Remote]
- Finance and Operations Administrator : Women's Wilderness [Boulder, CO] // March 26 deadline
- Director of Programs and Communications : Greenpeace Canada [Montreal / Toronto / Vancouver / Remote in Canada]
- Civic Media Campaign Manager, Wisconsin : Free Press [Remote in Wisconsin]
- Climate Policy Fellow (part-time) : Second Nature [Remote]
- Membership Organizer : Sunrise [Remote]
- Senior Campaign Advisor, Electric Sector - Beyond Coal Campaign : Sierra Club [Remote]
- Senior Manager of Land Protection : Save the Redwoods League [San Francisco]
- Digital Advocacy Strategist : Environmental Law and Policy Center [Chicago]
- Associate : Advocacy Rising [Remote in the US]
- New Mexico Lead Campaigner : Earthworks [New Mexico]
- Chief Executive Officer : NBN Trust [Remote in the UK]
- Chief Economist : World Resources Institute [Based in one of several global offices]
- Data Analyst : Equis [Remote in the US]
- Biodiversity Engagement Lead : SkyTruth [Remote in the US]
- Latino Community Organizer : Wilderness Workshop [Carbondale, CO]
- Program Director, Democracy Strategy Group : Democracy Alliance [Remote]
- National Organizer for Electoral Strategy : Right to the City [Flexible/Remote]
- U.S. Advocacy Representative, National Policy : Committee to Protect Journalists [Washington, DC / Remote]
- Chief Executive Officer : Integrity Institute [Remote in the US]
- Executive Director : MoveOn [Remote in the US]
- Executive Director : Surveillance Technology Oversight Project [New York City]
- Training and Content Coordinator : FoodCorps [Remote in the US]
- Reducing Emissions Campaign Manager : Climate Reality [Washington, DC]
- Director of Science : Save the Redwoods League [San Francisco]
- Senior Digital Marketing Manager : Public Rights Project [Remote in the US]
- Director, Civic Engagement : Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University [Baltimore]
- Operations and Communications Coordinator : Growing Justice [Remote]
- Policy and Public Affairs Manager : Safe Passage [London]
- Local Legal Initiative Director (Attorney) : Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press [Washington, DC]
- Strategic Partnerships Program Manager : Climate Action Campaign [Washington, DC]
- Senior Director, State Organizational Development : League of Conservation Voters [Remote in the US]
- Head of People and Culture : New Public [Remote in the US or Canada]
- Senior Scientist : Sonoma Land Trust [Santa Rosa, CA]
- Mind the Store Program Manager : Toxic Free Future [Seattle / Remote in the US]
- Strategic Partnerships Officer in Climate Protection : Future Matters [Remote / Anywhere in the EU, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Norway, or United States and close to a major airport]
- Director of Organizing : Kairos Fellowship [Remote in the US]
- Chief Communications and Engagement Officer : Nia Tero [Remote in the US]
- Senior Climate Scientist : Union of Concerned Scientists [Remote]
- Regional Director, Americas : Committee to Protect Journalists [New York City]
- Program Director : Democracy 2076 [Los Angeles]
- Global Director, People and Culture : Centre for Public Impact [UK or Europe]
- Executive Director : Educating for American Democracy [Quincy, MA / Remote]
- Program Director, Immigrant Inclusion : One America [Seattle]
- Chief Digital Officer : Emily's List [Washington, DC]
- Chief Executive Officer : Reach Out and Read [Remote]
- Researcher and Research Fellow : fieldnotes [Remote in the US]
- Creative Director : amfAR [New York City]
- Associate Director, Digital Content : GIFFORDS [Washington, DC]
- Vice President, Measurement : Active Minds [Washington, DC / Remote]
- Senior Manager for Online Threat Monitoring : Moonshot [Atlanta / Denver / Washington, DC]
- Content Strategist : Historic New England [Haverhill, MA]
Fundraising and Development 💰
- Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships : Concern Worldwide [London or Belfast]
- Fundraising Campaigns Organizer and Senior Manager of Donor Engagement : Jewish Voice for Peace [Remote in the US]
- Associate Director of Funding Partnerships : North Carolina Local News Lab [Charlotte, NC]
- Senior Director of Partnerships : Democracy Alliance [Washington, DC / New York City / Bay Area preferred / Others considered]
- Development Director : Western Resource Advocates [Remote or hybrid in WRA office in Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, or Wyoming]
- Director of Development : Center for Economic and Policy Research [Washington, DC preferred]
- Director, Digital Fundraising : National Geographic Society [Washington, DC]
- Director of Development and Communications : Anacostia Watershed Society [Washington, DC]
- Digital Engagement and Annual Fund Manager : Kidango [Fremont, CA]
- Director, Philanthropy Team Operations : Climate Lead [San Francisco]
- Specialist, Partnerships and Philanthropy (Fundraising) : Direct Relief [Santa Barbara, CA]
- Director, Digital Fundraising : Comic Relief [New York City]
- Development and Communications Officer : ALBA (Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives) Open Horizons Fellowship [Remote / New York City]
- Director of Development : Rebuild Local News [Remote]
- Development Director : Places Journal [San Francisco]
- Development Manager : Fairplay [New York City / Remote]
- Director, Grants Management : Pivotal Ventures [Seattle / Remote in the US]
- Senior Manager of Development : Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press [Washington, DC]
- Fundraising Officer : Bellingcat [Flexible in Europe / Netherlands, UK or Germany preferred]
- Director of Development and Marketing : Zenger Farm [Portland, OR]
- Senior Director, Philanthropic Partnerships : Center for Justice Innovation [New York City]
- Strategic Partnerships Officer : The Water Foundation [Sacramento / San Francisco / Los Angeles / Remote]
- Vice President of Advancement : The Forward [Unspecified]
- Development Communications Manager : Religion News Service [Remote]
- Development Manager - Fundraising : Sister District [Remote]
- Major Giving Officer : Community Radio for Northern Colorado [Remote]
- Director, Fundraising : IDinsight [Remote in the US]
- Head of Strategic Partnerships : American Journalism Project [Remote]
- Director of External Relations : Ballotpedia [Remote]
- Director of Development : Center on Rural Innovation [Hartland, VT]
Foundations and Philanthropy 💸
- Associate Director, Americas : Open Society [Washington, DC]
- Associate Director, Collaboration Services and Operations, Funder Collaborations : ClimateWorks Foundation [Remote in the US]
- VP, Global Communications : The END Fund [Remote]
- Director of Member Engagement & Network Development : Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement [Remote / Washington, DC]
- Senior Director of Programs : Melville Charitable Trust [Remote]
- Program Director, Peace and Security : Carnegie Corporation of New York [New York City]
- Program Manager, Sustainable Finance Program & Transition Minerals Initiative and Program Associate, Adaptation and Resilience : ClimateWorks Foundation [Remote in the US]
- Deputy Director : PA Alliance Foundation [Unspecified but I bet it's in Pennsylvania]
- Associate Vice President, Philanthropy : Equality Fund [Remote / Ottawa]
- Executive Director : Chinook Fund [Denver]
- Vice President, Marketing and Communications : The Boston Foundation [Boston]
- Communications Officer (U.S. Democracy Program and Economy & Society) : William and Flora Hewlett Foundation [Menlo Park, CA]
- Data and Evaluation Manager : Honnold Foundation [Remote]
- Executive Director : Media Impact Funders [Flexible in the US]
- Director of Security : Freedom Together Foundation [New York City]
- Executive Director : Ballmer Group Philanthropy - National Data and Technology Hub [Remote]
Agencies, politics, products, projects & more 💻
- Digital Content Strategist : University of Maryland [College Park, MD]
- Chief of Staff : Pocketbook Strategies [Remote in the US]
- Design Innovation Lead : Torchbox [Bristol or Remote in the UK]
- Machine Learning Engineer : Blue Rose Research [Remote in the US]
- Freelance Data Analyst (Part-time) : George Lucas Educational Foundation [Remote]
- Product Designer : Donors Choose [New York City or Remote in a bunch of US states]
- Climate Action and Resilience Program Manager : City of Davis [Davis, CA]
- Head of Engineering, Local Lab : New Public [Remote in the US or Canada]
- Digital Product Designer : Mount Sinai Health [New York City]
- Senior Policy Specialist : National Conference of State Legislatures [Denver]
- Digital Policy Associate : The Asia Group [Washington, DC] note: check their full job list for several other roles based in DC and Asia.
- Managing Director, The Capacity Shop : New Left Accelerator [Remote in the US]
- Senior Manager, Climate Consulting : Workiva [Remote in the US]
- Director : West Wing Writers [Remote in the US]
- Account Executive : Engaging Networks [US Eastern time zone preferred / Remote]
- Senior Strategist, Impact Content : NationSwell [Remote in the US]
- Creative Strategist : Front Office Sports [New York City]
- Director (Climate Solutions) : CEA Consulting [San Francisco]
Resources ⚒️
A wildly incomplete list of helpful job boards, newsletters, people, networks and more.
- 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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