Climate Central seeks creative, passionate interns to help develop climate communication materials that are both compelling and scientifically rigorous. Several paid internships are available for summer and fall 2021 on a full- or part-time basis. Depending on project needs, internships may last between a few weeks and up to six months. Internships will generally be remote.

About Climate Central

Climate Central is a climate research and communications non-profit organization. We provide a bridge between the public and climate scientists, contributing in a pivotal way to the national and international efforts to communicate the facts of climate change.

As an independent, non-partisan organization, Climate Central researches and reports the facts about climate change impacts, such as extreme weather, drought, flooding, wildfires, and sea level rise, as well as alternative energy systems and transportation. We are a non-advocacy organization and do not take positions on specific policies or technologies.

Northeast Wilderness Trust (NEWT) is the only regional land trust focused exclusively on forever-wild conservation in the northeastern United States.  NEWT’s service area covers five New England states and the Adirondack region of New York and it currently protects over 41,000 acres of forever-wild land.

Duties of the Stewardship Coordinator
The Stewardship Coordinator will work closely with the Conservation Director stewarding NEWT’s holdings. The Stewardship Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating all on-the-ground stewardship activities on NEWT’s conservation easements and fee holdings, including ensuring that they are monitored, and for coordinating and cultivating NEWT’s dedicated volunteer monitors. The Stewardship Coordinator will also participate in outreach efforts as needed, and participate in Land Protection activities as described below.

Application deadline is May 15, 2021 with review and interviews happening on a rolling basis.

Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) is seeking a Vice President for Rhode Island to join our team working for a healthy and thriving New England for all.

The Vice President for Rhode Island will be responsible for developing and implementing CLF’s statewide advocacy to advance the organization’s strategic priorities for climate, community, conservation, and change leadership in Rhode Island , working collaboratively with program directors and dozens of lawyers, planners, scientists, analysts and other advocates across six programs: Clean Energy and Climate Change; Healthy and Resilient Communities; Environmental Justice; Clean Air and Water; Strategic Litigation; and Oceans.

The position is based in Providence, with some opportunity for remote and flexible work.

Consumer Reports (“CR”) is an independent, nonprofit member organization that works side by side with consumers to create a fair and just marketplace for all. CR does this by empowering and informing consumers, incentivizing corporations to act responsibly, and helping policymakers prioritize the rights and interests of consumers in order to shape a truly consumer-driven marketplace.

The Opportunity

CR is now bringing its full power to address climate change and environmental issues in the marketplace. The organization is looking for a creative and entrepreneurial leader to blaze the path forward as the first Climate, Energy, and Sustainability Director.

As part of CR’s Climate, Energy, and Sustainability Initiative, this leader will work collaboratively across the organization to help build a strategy to bend the curve of consumption toward a sustainable future. The Director will help create common cause with young people and communities of color who will be our partners in change. This leader will have the opportunity to tap into the diverse assets of a nonprofit social enterprise to take a unique, consumer-facing approach to shape the marketplace and reduce or eliminate harms and inequities associated with the products and services people buy and use every day.

Take a world-changing job. Climate Central is seeking an energetic, experienced writer to join its development team. Reporting to the Vice President for Development, the Development Communications Officer will be responsible for content produced for prospect and donor audiences, with concentration in three core areas: grant and proposal writing; stewardship reports; and fundraising appeals. The Officer will prepare additional written and designed material to support Climate Central’s fundraising objectives, including but not limited to program and project overviews, brochures, web content, and PowerPoint presentations.

Energy Innovation is a clean energy and environmental policy firm established in 2012. We provide timely research and analysis on low-carbon energy strategies to policy makers, thought leaders, and members of the media. Our team has expertise in energy efficiency, renewable energy, sustainable urban development, technological innovation, air pollution, and energy policy design, including jobs, health, and economic impacts.

Energy Innovation is seeking an Executive Director of Strategy and Research to lead our work to define policies, markets, and business models that can accelerate the adoption of clean energy in the United States and abroad. Reporting to the CEO, the Executive Director will manage our research team of a dozen professionals covering a range issues related to the utility, buildings, transportation, and industry sectors. The research agenda includes wholesale power market structures, utility business models, grid operations, industrial decarbonization strategies, pathways to large-scale electrification of transport and buildings, energy modelling, national and state energy policy, and quantification of policy impact.

ClimateWorks Foundation seeks a globally minded, externally focused, and innovative strategist to serve in the inaugural position of Vice President, Programs Strategy (VP Programs Strategy). As the world responds to a global pandemic and its economic, environmental, and social impacts, the commitment to and sense of urgency around combatting climate change has never been stronger. Following the recent adoption of a new strategic plan focused upon expanding ClimateWorks’ reach in the context of a growing field and increasingly diverse and integrated society, the VP Programs Strategy will play a crucial role in expanding transformative climate strategies; scaling the most promising initiatives to new heights; and further positioning the Foundation for planet-wide impact.

The Director, Landscape Management is responsible along with the Vice President for Capital and Landscape Management for planning and setting the strategic direction for all aspects of the landscape of Prospect Park including turf, trees, horticulture, ballfields and natural areas. The Director will oversee a field-based team in support of this vision as well coordinate the day-to-day operations of the Landscape Management Office ("LMO"). The Director will work collaboratively with NYC Parks staff and the Alliance's Maintenance & Operations and Design & Construction teams.

The Manager, Institutional Giving supports the Alliance’s institutional giving program with an emphasis on managing philanthropic and government grants and growing the portfolio of foundation funders. The job additionally works on engagement with corporations through philanthropic support and corporate volunteer days. The Manager coordinates communication with funders and supports the Alliance President and Park Administrator, Vice President of Development and Director, Development in researching, cultivating, and engaging funders in the mission and work of the Alliance.

Established in 1967, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is the largest regional nonprofit conservation organization dedicated to saving the Chesapeake Bay, its rivers and streams, and the wildlife that call it home through education, advocacy, litigation, and restoration. Since 2010, CBF has engaged in a focused effort to defend and implement the Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint, a binding federal and state collaborative agreement aimed at reducing pollution to the science-based, legally-affirmed levels established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Blueprint is expected to be fully implemented by 2025. If the states and the federal government achieve Blueprint goals, the Bay will finally—after decades of failed efforts—be removed from the Clean Water Act’s impaired waters list. Successfully implementing the Blueprint depends on a well-informed, engaged, active, and diverse constituency of members, advocates, and volunteers who speak up and take action to save the Bay.

Context of the Position
This position is responsible for raising State & Federal government funding to support the Chesapeake Bay Foundations (CBF) operating goals and additional support of CBF’s supplemental activities from public and some private sources, as assigned. Primary responsibilities include the solicitation, management, reporting and stewardship of all public grants, and select private foundation grants. The Manager of Public Funding & Grants is a fundraising position reporting to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and is a members of the Grants Management Team. The position will be the primary point of contact with funding agencies. Work will focus on writing and coordinating cross-departmental proposals and programmatic reports.

The position involves close working relationships with all of CBF’s programmatic departments. It is a member of a highly collaborative interdepartmental team of professionals including field staff, scientists, policy experts, budget managers, accountants, as well as development and communications colleagues. A successful Manager of Public Funding & Grants will be able to balance being responsive to program department needs while staying consistent with fundraising goals and monitoring all state and federal grants. The position supports grant compliance with successful shepherding of government funding opportunities along the grant cycle of discovery, solicitation, management, and closeout.

Submit no later than April 6th, 2021.

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is an independent national nonprofit that uses science to protect our health, safety, and environment. We are scientists, engineers, economists, activists, and everyday people who develop and advocate for innovative, practical solutions to some of our planet’s most pressing problems—from combating global warming and developing sustainable ways to feed, power, and transport ourselves, to fighting misinformation, advancing racial equity, and reducing the threat of nuclear war.

UCS is looking for an experienced scientist, engineer or analyst who will support our national campaign to clean up the heavy-duty transportation sector in the US. We are expanding our efforts to speed up truck and bus electrification nationwide and are seeking candidate who will leverage their technical skills and expertise to help reduce global warming emissions and harmful pollution that threatens public health and overburdens the communities located near our highways, ports, and other freight facilities —primarily Black, Latinx, and Asian-American communities. In this role your work will have real, lasting impacts on how heavy-duty transportation policy decisions are made on both the national and state levels. The right candidate will be able to lead targeted research and policy analysis, effectively communicate analysis and advocate policy positions to various audiences, collaborate with members of Clean Transportation (CT) team and other organizations and community groups, and contribute to UCS’s efforts in advancing racial equity.

Deadline: 4/18/2021 or until filled.

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is an independent national nonprofit that uses science to protect our health, safety, and environment. We are scientists, engineers, economists, activists, and everyday people who develop and advocate for innovative, practical solutions to some of our planet’s most pressing problems—from combating global warming and developing sustainable ways to feed, power, and transport ourselves, to fighting misinformation, advancing racial equity, and reducing the threat of nuclear war.

How do equitable, science-based solutions for the climate crisis find their way from idea to implementation? With your help, as a Western States Policy Advocate at UCS. Your focus will be on the Western states we’ve identified as policy leaders, where you’ll work to promote smart policies that reduce transportation emissions, promote clean electricity, and slow global warming. One of your first assignments will be to make a case for electric trucks as freight vehicles, to help reduce pollution that harms communities near highways and ports. As a policy advocate, you will be responsible for leading UCS advocacy on legislation and regulations, as you build strong working relationships with partner organizations and coalitions. You’ll have the chance to work closely with the UCS team of scientists, analysts, organizers, and communications experts, while also working independently to advance our agenda in key states.

Deadline: May 2, 2021

The Union of Concerned Scientists is accepting applications for a Senior Energy Campaign Manager. In this role, you will oversee our Power Ahead campaign, which focuses on modernizing the U.S. electric grid and facilitating the transition away from dirty fossil fuels that disproportionately affect the health and well-being of low-income communities and communities of color. UCS is committed to enacting policies which create a just and equitable transition to a renewable energy future and to broadening and diversifying the voices shaping energy decisions, and as the Senior Energy Campaign Manager, you would drive this effort forward.

We are at a pivotal point in the climate crisis and with a new administration and leaders in D.C. now is the time for action. The power crisis in Texas last month demonstrated how unprepared our energy system is to deal with climate impacts and the urgent need for action to ensure reliable and just access to clean electricity for all communities. As the Senior Energy Campaign Manager, you will be key in building and harnessing momentum to modernize our electric grid and create real change.

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is an independent national nonprofit that uses science to protect our health, safety, and environment. We are scientists, engineers, economists, activists, and everyday people who develop and advocate for innovative, practical solutions to some of our planet’s most pressing problems—from combating global warming and developing sustainable ways to feed, power, and transport ourselves, to fighting misinformation, advancing racial equity, and reducing the threat of nuclear war. Working at UCS means advancing solutions and advocating for policies which are backed by the best data, research, and technical expertise.

More about the team: Our team is made up of a dedicated group of researchers, scientists, communicators, campaigners, and advocates from wide-ranging backgrounds and experiences. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and a collaborative and supportive work environment where all staff can thrive. We continually strive to create an environment which is a welcoming place for the LGBTQ+ community, people of color, parents, empty-nesters, and people with a wide variety of interests and backgrounds.

A note on the pandemic: During the coronavirus pandemic our staff are working from home. We will resume working from our offices, travel, and in-person meetings when it is safe to do so.

To Apply: Please upload a cover letter, resume, and 1-2 short (1-2 pages) advocacy- oriented writing samples. In the cover letter, please confirm that the listed salary meets your expectations and include where you heard about the position. Upload materials in Word or PDF format only.

Deadline: 4/17/2021 or until filled.

Our Mission: Rock Creek Conservancy exists to restore Rock Creek and its parklands as a natural oasis for  all people to appreciate and protect.  

Position Overview: The Community Engagement Coordinator will advance the Conservancy’s mission and  strategic goals, with an emphasis on forest restoration and through implementation of people-powered  restoration programs.

To apply, send a resume and cover letter to info@rockcreekconservancy.org. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis after March 12. Rock Creek Conservancy offers a competitive benefits package; salary range is $38,000 – $44,000. Rock Creek Conservancy is an equal opportunity employer.

InterAction’s Global Development, Policy, and Learning [GDPL] Team is seeking one highly motivated students or recent graduates to intern remotely with our Washington, D.C. office to support our climate portfolio for the summer.

InterAction’s Global Development, Policy and Learning Team offers internship opportunities to motivated individuals with a passion for global change. Our team advocates for the public policy priorities of InterAction and its members, primarily with the U.S. Congress and executive branch. Simultaneously our Development Implementation Team manages an IFAD-funded advocacy project, working closely with agricultural advocacy organizations in East Africa, manages NGO Aid Map, and supports preparations for the 2020 G7 meeting. Our team portfolio includes work on Food Security and Agriculture, Water, Health and Sanitation, Humanitarian Policy and Practice Advocacy, Climate and Fragility, and Democracy, Rights, and Governance.

A stipend of $1000 will be provided to full-time interns completing the internship (pro-rated for part-time) along with class credits and a robust professional development program which includes workshops, trainings, and educational opportunities. We anticipate the internship lasting from mid-January through mid-July with flexible start and end dates.

The deadline for spring applicants is March 31, 2021.

The National Audubon Society is one of the oldest and most influential conservation organizations in the United States.  Since 1905, a passion for birds and nature has been the driving force behind Audubon's legacy. The organization has played  a critical role in some of the most significant victories for birds and the environment, including the establishment of the  first National Wildlife Refuges; the banning of DDT in 1972; landmark legislation like the Clean Water and Clean Air Acts; and the establishment of the federal Environmental Protection Agency. Audubon advocates broadly for conservation  through science, policy, education, and on-the-ground conservation action.

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The National Audubon Society (NAS or Audubon) seeks a dynamic, entrepreneurial, and strategic Executive Director to  lead our Connecticut/New York office. The Executive Director will lead a talented team to advance overall conservation  objectives, strengthen and mobilize our bipartisan network, and deliver durable policy solutions across the two states.  

The Executive Director will also serve as a Vice President of the National Audubon Society and will work with their peers  across the country to shape and deliver national objectives, initiatives, and processes. 

The incoming Vice President and Executive Director will bring demonstrated experience successfully leading an  organization or unit that is similar in its complexity, programs and services, and funding structure to Audubon  Connecticut and New York. Demonstrated success in implementing innovative conservation, policy, engagement, and  development strategies is preferred. Building on the success of our well-respected conservation programs in Connecticut  and New York, they must inspire collaboration among our conservation, legislative, and philanthropic partners to  deepen our impact and leadership across the region and inspire decision-makers, partners, and the philanthropic  community to invest in Audubon’s conservation vision and strategic plan. Additionally, the ED/VP for Connecticut and  New York will oversee a $6.8 million budget, a team of 47 staff, and 7 Audubon Centers and 3 Sanctuaries, while  mobilizing the power of the 32 affiliated Audubon Chapters and over 130,000 grassroots members to protect birds and  their habitats. 

This is a leadership position with the potential to grow National Audubon Society’s reach and effect change at the local,  regional, and national levels. The Vice President and Executive Director will report to Audubon’s Vice President for the  Atlantic Flyway. 

Green Leadership Trust (GLT) is a unique, cross-organizational alliance of board members focused on building power in the environmental movement. Founded in 2013, GLT is entering an exciting opportunity for growth. We are seeking our first Deputy Director to lead and accelerate our priorities of building power for Black, Indigenous and people of color in the environmental sector. The purpose of this second in command is to provide leadership and support the Executive Director in the implementation of all GLT priorities. We are a network of Black, Indigenous and people of color who serve as legal fiduciaries of the nation’s largest environmental groups and environmental justice organizations. Our mission is to build the power of the environmental movement. We do so by professionally and appropriately placing members of communities of color and indigenous communities, and leveraging their knowledge, experience, and networks as board members to environmental organizations.

Our programming offer is threefold: 1) increase the number of Black, Indigenous and people of color serving on environmental boards, thereby, growing our roster of talent and network of members in board service; 2) provide best practices and resources on environmental governance and equity to our members, other leaders of color, and CEOs to environmental groups, environmental foundations and environmental justice organizations; and 3) train and support our members and leaders in the movement to be dynamically efficient and effective spokespeople to the broader movement.

Green Leadership Trust is governed by a Steering Committee of the members with three elected Co-Chairs. We work closely with CEOs of environmental non-profit organizations and are sponsored by various private foundations and the organizations where our members serve.

Verde serves communities by building environmental wealth through social enterprise, outreach and advocacy.

Verde is seeking our next Executive Director. Formed as a nonprofit organization in 2005, we are rooted in NE Portland's vibrant Cully neighborhood, which is our base for building environmental wealth through collaborative campaigns and innovative projects involving public, private, and nonprofit sector partners. Our work is based on our values of love, justice, collective power, and accountability.

Our next Executive Director will continue Verde’s tradition of servant leadership with skills in leading programs and operations; vision and strategy; relationship building with diverse partners; strategic resource development; and internal team building and collaboration. The Executive Director will be a hands-on leader and team member who has experience working with the low-income and Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) communities Verde serves.

Apply by March 15, 2021

Working as a member of the Membership and Outreach team, and in collaboration with the entire SAFSF staff, the Communications Director will manage and execute all SAFSF internal and external communications in our core areas of work. This is a newly created position that requires an individual who has experience working with a broad range of communications tools and channels and who can work effectively across a wide range of communications activities. The individual hired will also help clarify the role, the relationships, and the responsibilities of the position within the SAFSF staff as they learn on the job.

Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF) is a philanthropy-serving organization (PSO) that amplifies the impact of philanthropic and investment communities in support of just and sustainable food and agriculture systems. Established in the late 1990s and staffed since 2003, SAFSF has evolved into a vibrant network of approximately 100 organizational members from the philanthropic and investment sectors whose work spans a broad range of issues and strategies as well as a wide geographic range—domestic and international. Our vision is that all resources invested in food and agriculture systems enhance our collective wellbeing. Our core values of collaboration, equity, respect, stewardship, and integrity drive our organization on a daily basis. We use these values to guide our decision-making process in all our work, from developing programs and hiring new staff to choosing caterers, vendors, and venues.

All interested applicants must apply online at tfaforms.com/4879050 no later than 11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time on Monday, March 31, 2021.

The William Penn Foundation, a nationally recognized $3 billion family philanthropy based in Philadelphia, seeks a Director of its Watershed Protection Program. With approximately $30 million in annual grantmaking, the Program is dedicated to protecting and restoring the water quality of the Delaware River, which is the source of drinking water to more than 15 million residents. The Director reports to the Foundation’s Executive Director and oversees a lean program staff of four in pursuit of three core strategies: A Watershed Wide strategy that addresses four priority threats to the watershed; a strategy focused on Targeted Sub-Watersheds of critical importance to the river basin; and a Constituency Building strategy to foster equitable public access to and engagement with the rivers and streams in the watershed.

This important role calls for a seasoned strategic thinker and a results-oriented team leader with a sense of urgency about the Foundation’s work. Very strong communication, thought leadership, and team building skills are required as is a deep, proven commitment to values of equity and inclusion. Candidates should be broadly knowledgeable about environmental and conservation issues and sensitive to the challenges of driving change on the ground. While the direct focus of this grantmaking is regional, its influence on the field is national, and the Director represents the Foundation to partners and stakeholders within the Watershed and well beyond.

As the Watershed Protection Program approaches the end of its current 10-year strategic plan, the new Director will play a key role in stewarding Board and staff through an intensive program review and refinement, setting the stage for the Program’s next decade of impact and influence.

The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation (the Foundation) and its Florida Keys Chapter serving the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary are in need of a full time Coordinator to assist with the planning and execution of community stewardship activities surrounding two major programs located in the Florida Keys- Mission: Iconic Reefs and Goal: Clean Seas Florida Keys.

Mission: Iconic Reefs - In 2019, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) launched Mission: Iconic Reefs, a bold initiative to restore seven coral reefs of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. This effort will restore nearly three million square feet of the Florida Reef Tract, about the size of 52 football fields, at seven key reef sites in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. It is one of the largest strategies ever proposed in the field of coral restoration. Iconic Reefs builds off of decades of pioneering restoration efforts proven successful in the Florida Keys involving growing and transplanting corals, setting the stage for this large-scale, multi-phased restoration effort. Additionally, Iconic Reefs aims to restore diversity and ecological function to the reefs by returning coral cover at target reef sites to a self-sustaining level.

Goal: Clean Seas - Established in 2018, Goal: Clean Seas Florida Keys initiative removes underwater marine debris from the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. The Foundation and Chapter partners with sanctuary-recognized Blue Star Dive Operators to educate dive professionals and recreational divers on the best practices, perform scoping dives to identify hotspots and remove underwater debris.

In both of these programs, the Foundation works with the sanctuary to create opportunities for the community to play an active role in stewardship activities. Blue Star is a voluntary recognition program established by Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary to reduce the impact of divers, snorkelers and anglers on the ecosystems of the Florida Keys. Through the Mission: Iconic Reefs and Goal: Clean Seas programs, Blue Star operators are given a unique opportunity to play a hands-on role in resource protection. Additionally, these programs provide incentives for operators to join the Blue Star program and become partners in protection.

Take a world-changing job. Climate Central is seeking an energetic, strategic, and seasoned fundraiser to join its development team. Reporting to the Vice President for Development, the Senior Development Officer will manage a portfolio of prospects and donors that have the capacity to make six- and seven-figure gifts to support the organization’s mission and goals.

About Climate Central

Climate Central is an independent, dynamic science, technology and communications non-profit organization with an entrepreneurial atmosphere. Founded in 2008 by academic leaders at Princeton, Yale and Stanford, Climate Central provides a bridge between the public and climate scientists and contributes in a pivotal way to the national and international efforts to communicate the facts of climate change.

As an independent, non-partisan science organization, Climate Central researches and reports the facts about climate change impacts, such as extreme weather, drought, flooding, wildfires, and sea level rise, as well as alternative energy systems and transportation. Climate Central is not an advocacy organization and does not lobby or support any specific legislation, policy or bill.

The Director of International Climate Policy will lead the Energy and Environment Policy team’s work to develop and execute a program to drive international ambition and action toward the objectives of the Paris Climate Agreement. To meet the goal of global net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, the work will focus on achieving ambitious and concrete actions by key large emitting countries in the next 10 years. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of international climate policy, including the strategic use of economic policy such as trade and investment to achieve this goal.

The Director will work with the Senior Fellow for International Climate Policy, International Climate Policy Analyst, other colleagues on the Energy and Environment Policy team, and members of other policy teams including National Security and International Policy and Economic Policy. They will work to identify and develop American Progress’ initiatives, programs, and research opportunities to advocate for an ambitious U.S. posture in international climate diplomacy. A substantial portion of that work will be focused on developing partnerships and programs with foreign counterparts, both in government and in the research and policy advocacy fields.

Position Overview

The Senior Manager, Climate & Environment, spearheads and leads the Climate & Environment Department’s climate science communications efforts, working closely with other members of the department and staff across the UN Foundation.

Since 2012, the UN Foundation has supported the communications and outreach efforts of the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) – the premiere global climate science body. Together, we build and execute communications strategies capable of taking climate science into and changing mainstream conversations. The IPCC’s reports, and our support to communicate them, are indispensable in informing both broad public understanding of the risks we face, as well as the decisions that policymakers and elected officials around the world need to make.

The Climate & Environment Senior Manager oversees our collaboration with the IPCC and helps coordinate the UN Foundation’s climate communications efforts, working closely with UNF’s Public Affairs team. A nuanced understanding of climate science and climate policy is essential, as are the communications expertise and project management skills to develop sophisticated and innovative ways to communicate climate science globally.

The Climate & Environment Senior Manager supervises and works with external partners to develop media trainings, communications strategies, data visualizations, and other assets in partnership with the IPCC. The Senior Manager helps the IPCC plan and execute major events, such as report launches and other events, and s/he works with colleagues to plan and manage UNF’s day-to-day communications and outreach efforts. In addition, s/he manages a program budget and works with colleagues to fundraise for the program.