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.
Mental HealthMental Health & Wellbeing Careers
The fastest-growing sector per BLS. Explore telehealth therapy, wellness tech, and nonprofit mental health roles.
EducationEducation & EdTech Careers
From Khan Academy to Duolingo, education organizations are hiring remotely. Explore instructional design, product, and content roles.
DevelopmentEconomic Development Careers
Build a career fighting poverty. World Bank, USAID, microfinance, and impact investing roles for development professionals.
JusticeSocial Justice & Civil Rights Careers
From the ACLU to Human Rights Watch, advocacy organizations are hiring. Legal, policy, organizing, and DEI roles.
TechTech for Good Careers
Use your engineering and data skills for social impact. Software, data science, and product roles at nonprofits and civic tech.
Resource Library
Impact Job Boards
118 curated platforms to find meaningful work
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High Country News
Mostly senior jobs in western US environmental groups but other nonprofits, locations and roles will pop up.
Dovetail Network
Helps charities find Tech for Good agnecies.
Probably Good
"We aggregate the best evidence, analysis and expert opinions to help you make informed career decisions that maximize your impact"
Radical Engineers
Pairing hackers with radical organisations
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."
Luke Waterfield Jobs
Odds and jobs that might change the world (mostly political/tech)
Social Innovation Jobs
This is a group for jobs, projects and programs aiming to create social growth or change.
Progressive Digital Professionals Facebook group
Closed Facebook group that shares jobs, hosts discussions, answers questions, etc.
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...
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.
Design Gigs for Good
Design, UX, creatives, design thinking. Some political. Progressive. Consulting
Strength in Members (SIM) job list
Comms, fundraising, digital roles. NPTech type stuff. Low volume. Only jobs
Nerdy Email
Email jobs.
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 ...
Ethical Jobs
ethical jobs in social work, youth, disability services, education and training, & mental health and counseling .
UnicornHunt
start-up job board
On Think Tanks
Think Tank jobs
AngelList
Jobs in startups
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.
Fito Network
Job Board - US
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.
Impact Workers
Description: Find impact-driven companies that need your expertise and start making a difference.
SDG.careers
Sustainable Development jobs
Clean Energy Job Board
Job Board - US
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...
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
JournoResources
Journalism jobs
Newspeak House Jobs
Political Tech jobs
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.
Act Build Change
Job Board - UK
All Tech Is Human
Responsible tech job site
Climatebase Jobs
List of websites helping you find jobs/companies working to solve the climate crisis
Higher Ground Labs
Search for jobs and companies using technology to benefit politics
Journalism Jobs
Newspapers and media startups. Also nonprofit journalism and content roles that fit writers, journalists, multimedia production people.
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.
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.
Philanthropy Northwest
Primarily fundraising, but some comms/marketing positions
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
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.
Chronicle of Philanthropy
Mostly fundraising and roles that support fundraising in large organizations, education, foundations.
EA Jobs
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Tech Jobs for Good
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US Policy Fellowships
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Wellfound
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Databases/job boards to source promising job candidates
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FairSay / eCampaigning Forum
NGO / nonprofit / campaign roles in Europe. Run by Duane Raymond/FairSay who also put on eCampaigning Forum.
MASSter List
Massachusetts-specific job board on which a wide variety of orgs, agencies, businesses post jobs. 16,000 subscribers.
Green Jobs Network
Can't reach site
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.
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.
Changemaker Jobs
UK NGOs. Organized by Full-time, Part-time, Freelance roles.
Upwardly Global
Focused on helping refugees find jobs (and helping employers find qualified employees).
Tech Policy Jobs in Europe
This is an informal, non-exhaustive document just designed to share information.
Skoll Community Job Board
Some tech. Primarily roles in the NGO / Government and CSR space. Skoll grantees and the like.
Exponential Jobs
climate tech, energy, blockchain & Web 3.0, AI & automation, deep tech++
Future Community job list
Interesting roles in content strategy and communications, journalism, foundations and progressive tech. Maintained by Ted Fickes / Bright+3.
Loti
data, digital, technology and innovation roles in London area local government.
360 Group jobs list
Philanthropy / Foundations / Related grantees and projects
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
TREC (Training Resources for the Environmental Community)
Mostly environmental community jobs, mostly in western United States. TREC does capacity building traning and support.
Andrew Hudson's Jobs List
Nonprofit, comms, marketing, education,
50+ Digital Jobs for Progressives
The old Bridgespan Group jobs board now points here.
Idealist
Wide cross section on nonprofit jobs
Climate Designers
Web, visual, product design. UX/UI. Creative director type roles. All climate action related. "job board for designers passionate about climate action"
Global Charity Jobs
Mostly fundraising and related marketing. Some digital director / leadership type roles.
All Hands
Jobs in climate, progressive tech, and pro-democracy (and pro-Democrat) organizations. Run by Cultivate.
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.
Projects by IF
A place to submit resumes for roles in UK. Maintained by https://www.projectsbyif.com/
Work on Climate
Slack community sharing jobs, programs, support for people working in/around climate issues and tech.
Tech for Good Global
Tech for Good jobs board - not sure how often it's updated
Centre for Democracy
Democracy focused
Civic Tech Field Guide
A list of jobs boards, like this one!
Tom Wein social purpose job boards
List of lists
Progressive Job Resources
A listing of national and state job boards curated by Allison Ehrich Bernstein of Allative Communications.
Data Collective Jobs
Jobs list in Charity sector
Tech for Good Highlights
Tech for good jobs
The Channels Network
Communications, policy and tech jobs in social impact organizations (or social impact in gov and tech).
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.
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.
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.
Jopwell
A career platform focused on Black, Latinx, and Native American students and professionals.
Resources for Diversity in hiring
Resources for hiring if you are serious about diversity and inclusion.
Journalism Jobs
Journalism jobs
Social Coder
We connect volunteer programmers with charities for specific, goal-oriented projects.
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.
Cracked London
Tech startups in the UK
NEON Jobs board
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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...
Effective Altruism Jobs
Escape The City
Fast Forward Jobs Board
Fourth Estate
Media, Advertising, Journalism Jobs Network
Nature Tech
New Public Jobs
New Science
Reddit nonprofit
Tekalo
Work for a Union
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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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