Application Guide
How to Apply for Manager of Movement Partnerships
at Liberation Ventures
🏢 About Liberation Ventures
Liberation Ventures is unique as a field catalyst and intermediary specifically focused on building the power to win federal, comprehensive reparations for Black Americans. Unlike general racial justice organizations, they strategically support and coordinate the broader movement ecosystem toward this singular, transformative goal. Someone might want to work here to be at the center of a historic, coordinated push for reparations, working behind the scenes to amplify and connect the efforts of diverse organizations.
About This Role
This role involves being the primary architect and steward of strategic relationships with key movement organizations and leaders across the reparations field. It is impactful because you will directly strengthen the connective tissue of the movement, ensuring collaboration and shared strategy, which is critical for building the sustained power needed to achieve federal policy change. Your work in managing these partnerships accelerates momentum by reducing duplication and aligning efforts.
💡 A Day in the Life
A typical day might involve a morning strategy call with a coalition of reparations organizations to align on advocacy messaging, followed by drafting a partnership proposal for a grassroots group with powerful community reach. The afternoon could be spent analyzing field needs to inform Liberation Ventures' support offerings, and the day might end with a one-on-one check-in with a key movement leader to troubleshoot challenges and strengthen the collaborative relationship.
🚀 Application Tools
🎯 Who Liberation Ventures Is Looking For
- Has a proven track record in building and managing partnerships within social justice or movement spaces, not just corporate or nonprofit client management.
- Demonstrates a deep, nuanced understanding of racial justice, equity, and the specific history and current landscape of the reparations movement in the U.S.
- Is a collaborative bridge-builder who can navigate the diverse perspectives, priorities, and organizational cultures within the Black liberation and reparations ecosystem.
- Possesses strategic thinking to identify partnership opportunities that advance Liberation Ventures' specific catalytic role, not just grow a network for its own sake.
📝 Tips for Applying to Liberation Ventures
Explicitly frame your past partnership experience in terms of 'movement building'—highlight how you facilitated collaboration between organizations toward a shared political or social change goal.
In your resume and materials, use language from the reparations movement (e.g., 'comprehensive reparations,' 'HR 40,' 'healing and closure') to demonstrate fluency and commitment.
Research and name 2-3 specific organizations or leaders in the current reparations field that you admire or see as potential partners, showing you understand the landscape Liberation Ventures operates within.
Tailor your examples to show you can support a 'field'—describe experiences where you provided resources, facilitated learning, or helped coordinate strategy across multiple groups.
Avoid generic diversity statements; instead, articulate your personal commitment to racial justice and equity through specific experiences, learnings, or actions related to Black liberation.
✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter
['Your specific philosophy on what makes a strategic partnership in a movement context successful, beyond basic networking or MOUs.', "Concrete examples of how you have previously supported a 'field' of organizations or managed collaborations among groups with potentially different tactics or priorities.", "Your understanding of Liberation Ventures' unique role as a 'catalyst and intermediary' and how you would operationalize that in partnership management.", 'Why the singular goal of winning federal, comprehensive reparations for Black Americans personally resonates with you and aligns with your professional purpose.']
Generate Cover Letter →🔍 Research Before Applying
To stand out, make sure you've researched:
- → Liberation Ventures' published reports, framework documents, or blog posts to understand their specific theory of change and analysis of the reparations field.
- → The key organizations and leaders in the contemporary reparations movement (e.g., N'COBRA, the National African American Reparations Commission, relevant congressional staff) to speak knowledgeably about the landscape.
- → The current federal policy landscape around reparations, especially HR 40 (the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act) and its trajectory.
- → The concept of a 'field catalyst' or 'intermediary' in philanthropy/social justice to deeply grasp the company's operational model beyond the job description.
💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics
Based on this role, you may be asked about:
⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Submitting a generic cover letter that could apply to any partnership manager role without mentioning reparations, racial justice, or movement building.
- Focusing resume achievements solely on quantitative partnership metrics (e.g., 'signed 20 new partners') without describing the qualitative, strategic impact on a movement or cause.
- Demonstrating a lack of awareness about the specific complexities and history of the reparations debate in the U.S., or using superficial or incorrect terminology.
📅 Application Timeline
This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.
Typical hiring timeline:
Application Review
1-2 weeks
Initial Screening
Phone call or written assessment
Interviews
1-2 rounds, usually virtual
Offer
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