Date posted: August 31, 2021

Closing date: N/A

Term: Full time

Reports to: Development Director

Location: Remote

Public Agenda, a national nonpartisan, not for profit organization based in New York City, works to build a democracy that works for everyone, is more important now than ever to America and its future. We pursue our mission through research and public engagement, with the following goals:

• Show a clear picture of the challenges facing American communities, including education, health care, police-community relations, and climate change.
• Help leaders better understand and respond to the public’s views, values and concerns.
• Center the experiences and of those most directly affected by a problem, and ensure that they have a role in forging solutions.

The Development Associate is an essential part of a small team which reports to the Development Director. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, organized, creative, and possesses a professional work ethic and an enthusiasm for problem-solving.

We seek candidates with a relevant Bachelor's degree and at least three years of experience in non-profit fundraising, grant-writing, donor relations or development as well as an eagerness to learn and grow.

This position is full-time and currently remote, candidates should be available to work during Eastern Standard Time business hours.

Essential tasks and responsibilities will include:

• Conduct prospect research on individuals, foundations and corporate donors
• Draft donor and foundation correspondence including thank you letters, invites, annual fund requests, and reports
• Work with the director to prepare grant proposals, reports, applications and related correspondence
• Work with the director to plan and implement special events
• Assist with cultivation and stewardship of donors, helping to grow and retain Public Agenda’s individual donor base
• Manage the fundraising database and calendar
• Handle administrative tasks, such as meeting scheduling and preparation, and other related functions as needed
• Copyediting of reports, proposals, and other materials

Required Background:

• Bachelor’s degree in social science or humanities
• Strong writing, editing, fact checking, proofing, research and verbal communications skills
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively, and to manage time effectively in a fast-paced, high-energy environment
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Google Apps (Google Docs and Google Sheets)
• Strong commitment to the mission and work of Public Agenda and the issues we work on, which include health, higher education, K-12 education, democracy and civic engagement

Preferred Background:

• Knowledge of Raiser’s Edge or similar CRM
• Knowledge of AP Style

To apply, send resume and cover letter to careers@publicagenda.org.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Our organization is committed to equal employment opportunity and diversity in the workplace. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally-recognized basis [“protected class”] including, but not limited to: veteran status, uniform service member status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.

Date posted: August 31, 2021

Closing date: N/A

Term: Full time

Reports to: Interim Communications Director

Location: Remote

Public Agenda, a national nonpartisan not for profit organization based in New York City, works to build a democracy that works for everyone, is more important now than ever to America and its future. We pursue our mission through research and public engagement, with the following goals

• Show a clear picture of the challenges facing American communities, including education, health care, police-community relations, and climate change.
• Help leaders better understand and respond to the public’s views, values and concerns.
• Center the experiences and of those most directly affected by a problem, and ensure that they have a role in forging solutions.

Primary Responsibilities

• • Work with communications director to develop editorial (organizational blog, newsletter) and social media content (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)
  • Work with the director to implement promotional plans for research reports, including drafting press releases and researching media contacts
  • Promote and provide promotional support for events, workshops and speaking events
  • Manage day-to-day website edits and updates, work with web developer on web projects
  • Manage day-to-day social media posting
  • Administrative support for Comms. functions, such as meeting scheduling and preparation

    The Communications Associate is an essential part of a small team that reports to the Communications Director. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, organized, creative, and possesses a professional work ethic and an enthusiasm for problem-solving. The position is a mix of day-to-day tasks and content creation.

    This position is full-time and currently remote, candidates should be available to work Eastern Time Zone business hours.

  • Essential tasks and responsibilities will include:

  Required:

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • 2-3 years of experience in communications
  • Strong writing and editing skills
  • Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively, and to manage time effectively in a fast-paced, high-energy environment
  • Experience with wordpress or similar website back end platform
  • Comfortable using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Google Apps (Google Docs and Google Sheets)
  • Ability to manage social media accounts and web tools, including constant contact, youtube, twitter, facebook, Monday.com, and others as needed.

  Preferred:

  • Experience in government, nonprofit, and/or public affairs work
  • Interest in the issue areas of Public Agenda including health, higher education, K-12 education, democracy and civic engagement

To apply, send resume and cover letter to careers@publicagenda.org.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Our organization is committed to equal employment opportunity and diversity in the workplace. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally-recognized basis [“protected class”] including, but not limited to: veteran status, uniform service member status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.

Date posted: August 31, 2021

Closing date: September 20, 2021

Location: Remote

Public Agenda is looking for a Communications Consultant to help us shape a Communications plan for our Healthier Democracies project. The goal of Healthier Democracies is to find examples of participatory democracy practices embedded in local and state government systems in places outside the US, and bring them back to American public officials as examples of what can, and should be done to make our democracy healthier. The audience for this project is American public officials and other people who are interested in how public institutions and the public in general can work more effectively together. Our primary products from the Healthier Democracies project include case studies, a toolkit for public officials, and a lessons learned document. The Communications Consultant will help us to think through the most compelling ways to disseminate the findings from our products. 

The Consultant will examine our research to develop a robust communications plan that details strategies and best practices for disseminating our case studies and other products to a public-facing audience (including, but not limited to, web design and copy, informational reports, data visualizations, research snapshots, etc.). We would like the Consultant to create a menu of communications options, sharing the pros and cons of each, potential cost ranges, and (if the consultant cannot do some of the work themselves) a list of recommended companies to outsource work to such as web design. Although this first contract is limited to a Communications plan, there is the possibility for an additional contract for the Consultant to execute the plan over the course of the next 6 months.   

Timeline: We would like the consultant to begin work on this immediately, finishing the Communications plan by the end of September. We expect this could be a slideshow presentation or a prepared document. Hours for completion can be negotiated, but we generally expect that the work would take around 10 hours. 

To Apply: Please submit an email stating your qualifications and interest in the project along with a resume/CV and 2-3 work samples to Mikayla Townsend at mtownsend@publicagenda.org. We will be closing the search for this position by September 20 but may hire sooner if we find the right candidate.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Our organization is committed to equal employment opportunity and diversity in the workplace. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally-recognized basis [“protected class”] including, but not limited to: veteran status, uniform service member status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.