Focus on Foundations

For Tuesday's special edition, we went out in search of job opportunities with foundations - along with internships, foundation-related positions, careers with other philanthropic groups, and some additional foundation/philanthropy job-hunting resources at the end of this post. As you will see, many of these jobs are for individuals interested in fundraising or development careers.

Annie E. Casey Foundation – Research Associate – Baltimore

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

• Senior Program Officer, Federal & State
• Associate Program Officer, Economic Policy
• Senior Policy Officer, Multi-State
• Senior Policy Officer, State Policy
• search here via DC location if links fail
  

Charities Aid Foundation of America

• Grants Database & Website Manager
• Grants Officer
  

Chesapeake Bay Foundation – Intern opportunities – various office locations in DC, Va., Md., Pa.

Daughters of Charity – Development Officer – Emmitsburg/Baltimore

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation - Director, Resource Development - additional DC and national/international opportunities

Experience Works – Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations

Freedom Forum – Development Intern

International Foundation for Electoral Systems - multiple full/part-time and consulting opportunities

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation – Grants Coordinator

Landscape Architecture Foundation – Executive Director

Lupus Foundation – Development Coordinator – Intern opportunity also listed

Medical College of Virginia Foundation – Senior Director of Development – Richmond

National Academies – Assistant Director, Foundation Relations

National Science Foundation – multiple opportunities, minimal relevance to public affairs

National Restaurant Association Education Foundation - Executive Director (note: pdf link) - DC or Chicago-based - via DRI Consulting

Pan American Health and Education Foundation – multiple program and admin opportunities

Public Education Network

• Director of Communications
• Director, Policy & Initiatives
• Senior Associate, Policy & Programs
• Special Assistant to the President – apply by Mar. 10
  

Rugmark Foundation

• Development Director
• Communications Manager
• Internships
  

University of Maryland

• Director, Foundation Relations – $69k-$87k
• Director, Corporate & Foundations Relations – Clark School of Engineering – low $100k range – apply by Feb. 16
  

Unknown foundation – National Director of Development – via People & Systems

William J. Clinton Foundation – multiple opportunities, none based in DC area

Wyss Foundation – scholar and fellow opportunities in conservation (none currently listed)

Resources

• Chronicle of Philanthropy job board
• Council on Foundations job board
• Foundation Center job board
• Foundation Center database