Moving Forward: Exploring New Dimensions in Leadership and Job Satisfaction (#44)

Dear Friend,

Nonprofit work presents unique challenges and unparalleled opportunities for deep engagement and substantial personal growth. This forty-fourth edition highlights that aligning your work with your organization’s mission means embedding the values and goals of the organization into your daily responsibilities. This approach fosters trust, strengthens credibility, and ensures that your decisions are rooted in purpose. By aligning your efforts with the mission, you help create a mission-driven culture, enhance employee engagement, and enable more strategic decision-making. This alignment not only amplifies the organization’s impact but also brings more profound meaning and fulfillment to the work you do.

Last week’s forty-third edition highlighted how upskilling is essential for staying competitive and resilient in today's rapidly changing job market. It enables professionals to adapt to industry shifts, embrace new technologies, and advance their careers. Organizations benefit from enhanced innovation, productivity, and employee retention. Upskilling fosters personal growth, improves job satisfaction, and opens pathways to new opportunities. Additionally, it builds confidence, sharpens expertise, and expands professional networks, empowering individuals and teams to thrive in an evolving world where continuous learning is the key to success.

Align Your Work with Your Organization’s Mission

Aligning your work with an organization’s mission goes beyond simply performing daily tasks; it means actively contributing to the goals and values that define the organization. By embedding your role within the mission, you’re working toward the organization’s success and deepening the purpose of your contributions. For example, if the organization’s mission centers on social justice, your role becomes a conduit for promoting equity and justice, ensuring that financial resources, operational strategies, or human resources support the organization’s vision. This approach allows your decisions to echo the organization’s core values, creating a powerful alignment between its purpose and how it operates.

The motivation for aligning your work with the mission is multifaceted. Primarily, it builds trust within the organization and with external stakeholders. When others see that your decisions and actions are mission-driven, it reinforces credibility and demonstrates that every choice is rooted in the organization’s purpose. This alignment also brings energy and fulfillment, reminding you of the larger impact of your role. Contributing to sustainable budgeting or equitable policies, for instance, goes beyond the immediate task, directly supporting the organization’s capacity to fulfill its mission by equipping teams and responsibly managing resources to maximize impact.

The benefits of this alignment extend beyond the personal to the organization as a whole. When your work is in sync with the mission, it fosters a mission-driven culture, showing a commitment to a cause larger than day-to-day operations. This approach can elevate employee engagement as colleagues recognize a shared commitment to purpose. Additionally, mission alignment in finance, operations, or HR leads to more strategic decision-making, where budgeting and policy development become tools to further the mission. Purposefully allocated resources and policies support growth, empower teams, and ensure the organization’s work resonates with its values. By aligning your role with the mission, you amplify the organization’s impact while giving your work more profound meaning and direction.

This Round of Jobs On Nonprofit Operations  

Opportunities for Analytical Minds

Dive into roles where your financial acumen can significantly contribute to nonprofit success and growth.

1. Channel Islands Restoration | Director of Finance & Administration | $90,000 - $100,000 | Los Angeles, CA | Hybrid 
2. Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) | Payroll Manager | $70,125 - $82,500 | Americus, GA | Remote 

Opportunities for Relationship Builders

Discover positions emphasizing creating supportive work environments and fostering team success.

1. Channel Islands Restoration | Director of Finance & Administration | $90,000 - $100,000 | Los Angeles, CA | Hybrid 
2. Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) | ERP Organizational Change Manager | $116,030 - $136,500 | Americus, GA | Remote 
3. Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) | Payroll Manager | $70,125 - $82,500 | Americus, GA | Remote 
4. Humanity United | Manager, Operations | $100,222 - $111,358 | Washington, DC | Hybrid 

Opportunities for People, Places, and Things

This section features roles in setting up spaces and technologies for team success.

1. Channel Islands Restoration | Director of Finance & Administration | $90,000 - $100,000 | Los Angeles, CA | Hybrid 
2. Humanity United | Manager, Operations | $100,222 - $111,358 | Washington, DC | Hybrid 

Opportunities for Visionary Leaders

Step into executive roles designed for visionaries ready to make strategic decisions and elevate nonprofits to unprecedented success.

1. Children's Heart Foundation | Chief Executive Officer | $175,000 - $200,000 | Chicago, IL | Remote and Hybrid from Chicago Area 
2. DC Chamber of Commerce | Chief Executive Officer | $225,000 - $250,000 | Washington, DC | In person 
3. Henry Luce Foundation | President and CEO | $700,000 - $775,000 | New York, NY | In person 

This Round of Jobs Outside of Our Site 

Opportunities for Analytical Minds

Dive into roles where your financial acumen can significantly contribute to nonprofit success and growth.

1. Arnold Ventures | Finance Manager | $100,000 - $130,000 | Houston, TX | Hybrid 
2. Blueprint Labs | Finance and Operations Manager | $73,490 - $98,283 | Cambridge, MA | Hybrid 
3. Community Development Partnership | Chief Financial Officer | $120,000 - $135,000 | Orleans, MA | Hybrid 
4. Community Support Services | Controller | $83,000 - $100,000 | Akron, OH | In person 
5. Community Support Services, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | $125,000 - $135,000 | Chicago, IL | Hybrid 
6. Dress for Success Worldwide | Finance Manager | $75,000 - $85,000 | New York, NY | Hybrid 
7. Healthcare Alliance for Austin Musicians | Finance Manager | $70,000 - $85,000 | Austin, TX | Hybrid 
8. Housing Rights Committee of San Francisco (HRCSF) | Finance and Operations Director | $85,000 | San Francisco, CA | In person 
9. Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) | Chief Financial and Operating Officer | $187,525 - $224,830 | Washington, DC | Hybrid 
10. Leanlabs Education | Chief Operating Officer | $175,000 - $190,000 | Kansas City, MO | Remote 
11. National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Association (NQAPIA) | Finance & Operations Manager | $70,000 - $85,000 | New York, NY | Remote 

Opportunities for Relationship Builders

Discover positions emphasizing creating supportive work environments and fostering team success.

1. Arnold Ventures | People and Culture  Manager, Total Rewards | $100,000 - $125,000 | Houston, TX | Hybrid 
2. City Harvest | Human Resources Generalist | $70,000 - $75,000 | Brooklyn, NY | Hybrid 
3. Community Development Partnership | Chief Financial Officer | $120,000 - $135,000 | Orleans, MA | Hybrid 
4. Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School | Human Resources Manager | $70,000 - $85,00 | Brooklyn, NY | Hybrid 
5. HeartShare Human Services of New York | Human Resources Policy Manager | $90,000 - $100,000 | Brooklyn, NY | Hybrid 
6. Housing Rights Committee of San Francisco (HRCSF) | People and Culture Director | $85,000 | San Francisco, CA | In person 
7. Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) | Chief Financial and Operating Officer | $187,525 - $224,830 | Washington, DC | Hybrid 
8. Leanlabs Education | Chief Operating Officer | $175,000 - $190,000 | Kansas City, MO | Remote 
9. Legal Services Corporation (LSC) | Director Human Resources Operations | $153,602 - $159,808 | Washington, DC | Hybrid 
10. Nonprofit Finance Fund | Director, Talent | $122,900 - $126,500 | Boston, MA, Los Angeles, CA, New York, NY, Oakland, CA, Philadelphia, PA | Remote but within commuting distance from these destinations 
11. Relay Resources | Chief Human Resources Officer | $187,000 - $217,000 | Portland, OR | Hybrid  

Opportunities for People, Places, and Things

This section features roles in setting up spaces and technologies for team success.

1. Community Development Partnership | Chief Financial Officer | $120,000 - $135,000 | Orleans, MA | Hybrid 
2. Housing Rights Committee of San Francisco (HRCSF) | Finance and Operations Director | $85,000 | San Francisco, CA | In person 
3. Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) | Chief Financial and Operating Officer | $187,525 - $224,830 | Washington, DC | Hybrid 
4. Leanlabs Education | Chief Operating Officer | $175,000 - $190,000 | Kansas City, MO | Remote 
5. National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Association (NQAPIA) | Finance & Operations Manager | $70,000 - $85,000 | New York, NY | Remote 

Opportunities for Visionary Leaders

Step into executive roles designed for visionaries ready to make strategic decisions and elevate nonprofits to unprecedented success.

1. Austin History Center Association | Executive Director | $110,000+ | Austin, TX | In person 
2. Bronx River Art Center (BRAC) | Executive Director | Bronx, NY | $80,000 - $85,000 | In person 
3. Disability Law Center of Alaska | Executive Director | $145,000 | Anchorage, AK | Remote 
4. EarthGen | Executive Director | $125,000 - $150,000 | Seattle, WA | In person 
5. Hand in Hand Immigration Services | Executive Director | $70,000 - $80,000 | Wenatchee, WA | In person 
6. Heal the Ocean | Executive Director | $150,000 - $175,000 | Santa Barbara, CA | In person 
7. Leach Botanical Garden | Executive Director | $100,000 - $110,000 | Portland, OR | Hybrid 
8. RETI Center | Executive Director | $110,000 - $135,000 | Kings County, NY | Hybrid 
9. Richland County First Steps | Executive Director | $115,000 - $140,000 | Columbia, SC | Hybrid 
10. The Training Source, Inc. | Executive Director | $105,000 - $150,000 | Washington, DC | Hybrid
11. Trust Women Foundation | Executive Director | $234,000 - $295,000 | Wichita, KS | Remote 

This newsletter is your gateway to exciting opportunities. It allows aspiring leaders to find fulfillment and spark substantial change. Beyond job listings, we offer a vision that matches your passion and talents or the perfect position for someone in your network.

We are committed to transparency and provide detailed salary information for all positions, highlighting our dedication to fairness and openness.

As you explore the diverse job landscape, let this newsletter guide you. Together, we can ignite a wave of positive change. Expect this empowering newsletter every Monday, crafted to inspire and navigate your journey forward.

Warmest regards,

Marvin Webb MS, MBA, MFA & Ollin Rodriguez Lopez

P.S. We’re here to support you if you need advice, have questions, or want to share your journey. Let's advance towards impactful leadership together.

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