Career Resources
Everything you need to land your impact role
Curated job boards, communities, playbooks, and tools to accelerate your search for meaningful remote work.
In-Depth Guides
Career Guides by Impact Area
Deep-dive guides for the most sought-after impact career paths
Climate & Environment Careers
The climate sector is hiring fast โ and not just scientists. Learn which skills are in demand and how to land your first role.
AI SafetyAI Safety & Governance Careers
Help shape how AI develops. This guide covers the growing field of AI safety โ from technical research to policy work.
HealthGlobal Health Careers
From UN agencies to health-tech startups, global health offers remote paths for clinicians and non-clinicians alike.
HumanitarianHumanitarian & INGO Careers
Work on crisis response and development from anywhere. We break down how to get into the UN, INGOs, and consultancies.
EAEffective Altruism Careers
EA organisations focus on doing the most good possible. Here's how to join them โ even if you're switching careers.
Resource Library
Impact Job Boards
121 curated platforms to find meaningful work
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Work on Climate
Slack community sharing jobs, programs, support for people working in/around climate issues and tech.
Ethical Jobs
ethical jobs in social work, youth, disability services, education and training, & mental health and counseling .
Tech Policy Jobs in Europe
This is an informal, non-exhaustive document just designed to share information.
UnicornHunt
start-up job board
80,000 Hours job board vacancies
All kinds of tech related jobs. Unsure of origins, maintenance, accuracy.
GIIN (Global Impact Investment Network) the
Jobs in social good startups and impact investing. Everything from program manager at nonprofits to investment analysts.
On Think Tanks
Think Tank jobs
Skoll Community Job Board
Some tech. Primarily roles in the NGO / Government and CSR space. Skoll grantees and the like.
Tech for Good Highlights
Tech for good jobs
AngelList
Jobs in startups
The Channels Network
Communications, policy and tech jobs in social impact organizations (or social impact in gov and tech).
Civic Tech Field Guide
A list of jobs boards, like this one!
CreativeGuild
A gloabl directory of creative companies, jobs and professionals mostly in the tech industry
Digital Rights Job Board (was Internet Freedom Job Board)
Global jobs related to internet advocacy, privacy, security. Maintained by Internet Freedom Festival.
Exponential Jobs
climate tech, energy, blockchain & Web 3.0, AI & automation, deep tech++
FairSay / eCampaigning Forum
NGO / nonprofit / campaign roles in Europe. Run by Duane Raymond/FairSay who also put on eCampaigning Forum.
Fito Network
Job Board - International
FOSS Jobs
This is a job board exclusively for paid free & open source jobs: We only list jobs at organizations that improve and involve FOSS or open hardware projects.
Global Charity Jobs
Mostly fundraising and related marketing. Some digital director / leadership type roles.
Google group affiliated with Gainpower.org, a political org "only for the Democratic & Progressive community."
Job announcements related to social enterprise and social innovation only.
Impact Workers
Description: Find impact-driven companies that need your expertise and start making a difference.
SDG.careers
Sustainable Development jobs
Social Coder
We connect volunteer programmers with charities for specific, goal-oriented projects.
Social Innovation Jobs
This is a group for jobs, projects and programs aiming to create social growth or change.
Tech for Good Global
Tech for Good jobs board - not sure how often it's updated
Tom Wein social purpose job boards
List of lists
Future Community job list
Interesting roles in content strategy and communications, journalism, foundations and progressive tech. Maintained by Ted Fickes / Bright+3.
Resources for Diversity in hiring
Resources for hiring if you are serious about diversity and inclusion.
MASSter List
Massachusetts-specific job board on which a wide variety of orgs, agencies, businesses post jobs. 16,000 subscribers.
Clean Energy Job Board
Job Board - Minnesota
Enviro Work
The best place to find and fill jobs that benefit the environment.
Effective Altruism List
These positions focus on the global problems where we expect additional work to have the biggest impact. This list is particularly focussed on opportunities to positively influence the long-term fu...
Centre for Democracy
Democracy focused
Changemaker Jobs
UK NGOs. Organized by Full-time, Part-time, Freelance roles.
Cracked London
Tech startups in the UK
Data Collective Jobs
Jobs list in Charity sector
Dovetail Network
Helps charities find Tech for Good agnecies.
Environment Job
Environmental job site
Escape The City
Mostly jobs in ethical/unusual startups, with some innovative govt work
Government Digital Service
jobs at Govt' Digital Service
Green Jobs
Environmental job site
Hold The Front Page
Journalism jobs
Journalism Jobs
Journalism jobs
JournoResources
Journalism jobs
Luke Waterfield Jobs
Odds and jobs that might change the world (mostly political/tech)
Newspeak House Jobs
Political Tech jobs
Projects by IF
A place to submit resumes for roles in UK. Maintained by https://www.projectsbyif.com/
Trade Union Congress Jobs
Job ads from TUC affiliate unions and allied organisations
W4MP
Primarily jobs in and around UK politics - but growing to include other political roles.
Radical Engineers
Pairing hackers with radical organisations
Act Build Change
Job Board - UK mostly
NEON Jobs board
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Loti
data, digital, technology and innovation roles in London area local government.
360 Group jobs list
Philanthropy / Foundations / Related grantees and projects
All Hands
Jobs in climate, progressive tech, and pro-democracy (and pro-Democrat) organizations. Run by Cultivate.
All Tech Is Human
Responsible tech job site
Climatebase Jobs
List of websites helping you find jobs/companies working to solve the climate crisis
Design Gigs for Good
Design, UX, creatives, design thinking. Some political. Progressive. Consulting
Fast Forward
Jobs, internships and contract positions in nonprofits and social startups. Mostly tech related or orgs that deal a lot with technology but also fundraising, comms, etc.
Green Jobs Network
Can't reach site
Higher Ground Labs
Search for jobs and companies using technology to benefit politics
Inclusv
Inclusv focuses on helping people of color find jobs in politics and advocacy. They also advocate with organizations and help them find/support people of color.
Jobs that Are Left
Mostly Democratic political jobs in US
Jopwell
A career platform focused on Black, Latinx, and Native American students and professionals.
Journalism Jobs
Newspapers and media startups. Also nonprofit journalism and content roles that fit writers, journalists, multimedia production people.
Koya Partners
US search firm for nonprofits, foundations, education, related leadership roles. Recently merged w/ CommonGood Careers so their jobs are in here now.
NTEN Job Board
Lists jobs from NTEN network. Nonprofit leadership, digital, everything. Also RFPs and short term gigs
Progressive Job Resources
A listing of national and state job boards curated by Allison Ehrich Bernstein of Allative Communications.
Social Impact Job Board
Jobs in nonprofits and social change orgs. All sorts of roles. Requires salary transparency.
Source Jobs
Job listings for people who design interactive features, write code, and work with data in newsrooms.
Strength in Members (SIM) job list
Comms, fundraising, digital roles. NPTech type stuff. Low volume. Only jobs
Tech Jobs for Good
Roles at the intersection of tech and social impact. Coding and engineering as well as various jobs in orgs/companies providing tech services to NGOs.
TREC (Training Resources for the Environmental Community)
Mostly environmental community jobs, mostly in western United States. TREC does capacity building traning and support.
Upwardly Global
Focused on helping refugees find jobs (and helping employers find qualified employees).
USA Jobs
US Government tech jobs
Work for Good (formerly Opportunity Knocks)
Previously called "Opportunity Knocks," Work for Good is a national job board on which nonprofits pay to advertise a wide range of positions.
Nerdy Email
Email jobs.
Andrew Hudson's Jobs List
Nonprofit, comms, marketing, education,
Philanthropy Northwest
Primarily fundraising, but some comms/marketing positions
High Country News
Mostly senior jobs in western US environmental groups but other nonprofits, locations and roles will pop up.
PCDC (Progressive Communicators DC)
Closed group for progressive Comms/PR people working in or linked to DC. Mostly networking / general work related stuff. Some jobs.
Watts List
Salesforce related jobs in nonprofits and consulting firms that work with nonprofits.
Impact Opportunity
Skews fundraising, orgs pay to post jobs
Institute for Nonprofit News
Journalism. Some web, tech, social media. Description: The Institute for Nonprofit News publishes these job openings as a service to our 425+ member news organizations.
Matt Lockshin's Job Board
Progressive campaign/movement jobs. Matt Lockshin provides job search and recruiting services. Well connected, sharp and empathetic human.
Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum
Focused on peer-to-peer fundraising
Progressive Digital Professionals Facebook group
Closed Facebook group that shares jobs, hosts discussions, answers questions, etc.
Technology Association of Grantmakers
The Technology Association of Grantmakers (TAG) cultivates the strategic, equitable, and innovative use of technology in philanthropy. Our work builds knowledge, strengthens networks, and advances ...
Climate Designers
Web, visual, product design. UX/UI. Creative director type roles. All climate action related. "job board for designers passionate about climate action"
Future Community Jobs
Roles in nonprofits/NGO tech and communications. Also news organizations, audience, product roles.
Inside The Newsroom
Access over 2,000 journalism jobs and internships in the U.S., UK and Canada.
Luke's Circle
Mostly for Colorado (esp Denver/Boulder) startup community. A lot of roles in food startups, outdoor companies. Some nonprofits and clever/innovative local government roles.
50+ Digital Jobs for Progressives
The old Bridgespan Group jobs board now points here.
Media Job Board
Journalism and media, social media, related. Including PR, marketing, digital. Seems to tap into external job sites so get some stuff that doesn't match.
Chronicle of Philanthropy
Mostly fundraising and roles that support fundraising in large organizations, education, foundations.
Idealist
Wide cross section on nonprofit jobs
Sonia Weiser - freelance writing email list
Email newsletter sent about once a week. Lists open freelance writing opportunities as well as resources for freelance writers (lists of editors, how to pitch, etc.). This is a paid subscription th...
900+ impact employers
Charity Jobs
CharityComms Freelance Directory
Climate Tech List
ClimateTechList aggregates 20,000+ job openings from 600+ climate tech companies and updates them daily, presenting them in an easy-to-use search interface. Plus in-depth profiles on each company a...
Databases/job boards to source promising job candidates
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Effective Altruism Jobs
Escape The City
Fast Forward Jobs Board
Fourth Estate
Media, Advertising, Journalism Jobs Network
Nature Tech
New Public Jobs
New Science
Probably Good
"We aggregate the best evidence, analysis and expert opinions to help you make informed career decisions that maximize your impact"
Probably Good Jobs Boards
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Public Service Jobs Board
"The Public Service Jobs Board is a dedicated space to connect, share inspiring career opportunities or discover your next meaningful role in public service."
Reddit nonprofit
Tech Jobs for Good
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Tekalo
US Policy Fellowships
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Communities & Networks
Where impact professionals share opportunities and advice
Work on Climate Slack
Slack12k+ climate professionals sharing jobs, advice, and referrals.
EA Forum Job Board
ForumEffective altruism community job posts and career discussions.
Climate Tech VC Talent Collective
NewsletterConnect with climate-focused VCs and their portfolio companies.
Impact Guild
CommunityCommunity for impact professionals with mentorship and events.
Upskill
Learning Resources
Courses and guides to prepare for impact careers
Terra.do
Climate education with career placement support and cohort learning.
80,000 Hours Career Guide
Comprehensive guide to high-impact career planning.
Climate Draft
Free course on climate careers with fellowship opportunities.
My Climate Journey
Climate education platform with courses and community.
Playbook
How to Run a Focused Search
Set up job alerts on 3-4 boards with specific keywords (role + cause area + 'remote').
Join 2 relevant Slack communities and introduce yourself with your background and goals.
Follow 10-15 target organizations on LinkedIn; engage with their content weekly.
Create a tracking spreadsheet: org name, contact, last touch, status, next action.
Reach out to 3-5 people per week for informational chats (15-20 min max).
Build a 1-page portfolio showing problem โ action โ outcome for 2-3 projects.
Follow up every 7-10 days with something useful: insight, intro, or iteration.
Quick Tips
Lead with time zone
Include your location and working hours upfront to reduce back-and-forth.
Quantify your impact
Translate metrics into outcomes: uptime โ hours saved; funnel lift โ beneficiaries served.
Ask for a vibe check
Request a '10-minute chat' instead of a formal interview to increase reply rates.
Show, don't tell
Link to actual workโa doc, repo, or case study beats any resume bullet.
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