15+ Jobs, 12+ Sabbaticals, Opportunities for Brazilian Women, Become a Mentor, and join us at GHDF.
Newsletter #67
Hello hello, Friends
I know its still tough out there on the job market. Have a ton of great opportunities in this edition for jobseekers as well as those of you in need of a (paid) break. Hope its useful!
Read on for career opportunities, unique programs, events, and more!
The NickatNoon newsletter has over 12,000 subscribers and a 60% open rate. Fill out this form if you want to advertise something or write to me and let’s set up a time to talk about a partnership.
- Nick
Jobs
FEATURED ROLES:
Kolab Senior Front-End Engineer | TechChange | Remote | Part-time – USD 65-70/hr
Nick’s Take: We’re looking for a senior front-end engineer and product thinker to help us bring Kolab, our new digital facilitation platform, to life. If you have recs DM or email me.
Product and Ops Support Manager, Documenters | City Bureau | Remote – US | USD 71k
Nick’s Take: Very cool role for a creative, collaborative problem-solver excited about helping make local democracy accessible to everyone.
Full Stack Web Developer | CommunityShare | Remote | Contract – 110-160k
Nick’s Take: Great role for a creative problem-solver with exceptional back-end and front-end web development skills to join a growing nonprofit org re-imagining the relationship between communities and schools.
FROM THE NEW IMPACT SOURCE TALENT JOB BOARD:
Check out the full list of 4000+ jobs at 222 different organizations around the world!
Product Manager | Bixal | Remote, DelMarVa | USD 115-125k
Human Resources & Ethics Coordinator | Environmental Defense Fund | Hybrid – NYC, DC, SF, Austin | USD 65-70k
Community Impact Operations Manager | Sobrato Philanthropies | Hybrid – Mountain View, CA | USD 125-156k
Other great roles:
Early Career (0-3 years)
Social Impact Advisor | Norton Rose Fulbright | London
Consultant | Spring Impact | Remote – US | USD 50-65k
Advisor, Partnerships & Special Initiatives | United Nations Foundation | Hybrid – DC | USD 100-135k
Mid-Career (4–10 years)
Sexual and Reproductive Health in Emergencies Specialist | International Rescue Committee | Nairobi, Amman, or Dakar
Higher Education Workforce Development Program Manager | National Grid | Albany, Syracuse, or Brooklyn, NY | USD 123-174k
Manager, Regenerative Agriculture | The Rockefeller Foundation | Hybrid – NYC | USD 137-158k
Senior (10+ years)
Philanthropic Partnerships Leave (Parental Leave Cover) | Foundation for International Law for the Environment | Hybrid/Remote – US or UK | EUR 75-80k
Director of Global Philanthropy | The HALO Trust | Salisbury or London, UK | GBP 115k
Principal, Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainability| Ramboll | San Francisco, Chicago, Denver, or Elsewhere | USD 161-231k
Opportunity alerts of the week
SEED SPOT, one of my favorite organizations, is looking for mentors to support their Emerging Brand Accelerator.
These founders are diverse and are building retail businesses—and looking to scale into mass retail while continuing to build a more inclusive and equitable economy.
Here’s what it involves:
--> Being part of the mentor directory
--> Starting August 4th
--> Attending the Expert Networking on September 23
Who would be a great fit?
✅ Experienced founders who have launched into mass retail
✅ Retail experts in marketing, product development, sales, finance, etc.
✅ Buyers & distributors within the retail space
✅ Supply chain & sales expertise!
If this sounds like you—or someone in your network—reach out. Apply here or Email sandra@seedspot.org
If you've been affected by government layoffs or furloughs and have experience in retail, this could be a meaningful way to use your skills while supporting emerging founders in the retail space.
Can't say enough great things about SEED SPOT. They do phenomenal work in supporting entrepreneurs and changemakers. They recruit mentors for a variety of their programs, so stay tuned if you’re interested but don’t have the skills needed for this particular intake.
Have you considered a MID CAREER SABBATICAL?!
Lots of friends in my network are starting to ask bigger questions about what work looks like in the middle and later stages of their careers. maybe time for change.
Could be a month. Could be a year. Could be informal or structured. Could look like rest, a big shift, or just space to ask better questions.
Here are 13 programs you can apply for and get funding for... mostly geared toward nonprofit leaders, creatives, scientists, public interest folks, and civic innovators.
And even if none of these fit… they’re good reminders that stepping back is a choice you can make. To unplug. Rethink. Recalibrate how you want to spend your time on this planet.
***
Upcoming 2025 Deadlines
1. MacDowell Fellowship (Fall/Winter residencies)
A legendary creative retreat in rural New Hampshire for writers, composers, and artists to go deep on their work.
🗓️ Deadline: September 10, 2025
2. Radcliffe Fellowship at Harvard (Humanities/Social Sciences/Arts)
A fully funded year at Harvard for bold thinkers and doers working across disciplines.
🗓️ Deadline: September 11, 2025
3. Radcliffe Fellowship (STEM disciplines)
Same program, focused on science and tech.
🗓️ Deadline: September 30, 2025
4. Obama Foundation Scholars Program
A powerful year-long program for civic leaders hosted in NYC or Chicago.
🗓️ Opens: October 2025
5. AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships
For scientists and engineers ready to contribute to federal policy.
🗓️ Deadline: November 1, 2025
6. O2 Sabbatical Award (Bay Area nonprofit execs)
$50K for you, $15K for your team—this is one of the most generous sabbatical programs out there.
🗓️ Deadline: August 13, 2025
7. Rasmuson Sabbatical Program (Alaska nonprofit/tribal leaders)
Designed to help long-serving leaders rest and reset.
🗓️ Opens: June 20, 2025
***
🗓️ Early 2026 Deadlines (Estimated)
8. New America Fellows Program
For public interest thinkers, researchers, and storytellers pursuing ideas that could shape policy or public dialogue.
🗓️ Estimated Deadline: February 2, 2026
9. MacDowell Fellowship (Spring/Summer residencies)
Same residency, but for March–August 2027.
🗓️ Estimated Deadline: February 10, 2026
10. Rockefeller Bellagio Center Residency
A one-month residency in Italy for global changemakers in arts, academia, and public policy.
🗓️ Estimated Deadline: March 24, 2026
11. Eisenhower Fellowships Global Program
A 6-week immersive leadership program for mid-career professionals
🗓️ Deadline: May 16, 2026 (for Spring 2027 cohort)
12. Atlantic Fellows Program
A global network of fellowship programs focused on equity—from health to economics to brain science—offering immersive experiences, funding, and long-term connection.
🗓️ Deadlines vary by stream, but many open in fall 2025
Applications are NOW OPEN for the Internationalization Accelerator Program!
🇧🇷 Are you a Brazilian woman planning to apply for a master’s or PhD abroad, and want to do it with strategy, support, and confidence?
Gabi has created the Internationalization Accelerator Program, a virtual program that will run from the first week of August to the last week of December, and will guide 15 women through the full application process, step-by-step. Here’s what’s included:
🔸Weekly live classes covering key strategies for each stage of the application process
🔸After each class, you’ll receive a practical assignment directly related to the topic covered. Your assignment will be personally reviewed and corrected by Gabi before the next session, ensuring that your progress is closely monitored and guided.
🔸Monthly 1:1 personalized sessions to review your application documents and build your application strategy
🔸Ongoing support via chat to answer your questions throughout the week
🔸Exclusive materials: templates, guides, and practical tools
🔸A powerful community of driven women with the same goals and dreams as you
💵 Investment: $350 USD/month 📍 Format: 100% online 🌟 Spots: Only 15
Deadline: July 15th
Want to apply? Schedule your application conversation here
Registration is officially open for the 2025 Global Digital Health Forum in Nairobi.
After everything this sector has faced in the past year—from funding freezes to shifting priorities—it feels especially meaningful to bring this community together in person (and online) to imagine what comes next.
This isn't just another event. GDHF has become a space where implementers, technologists, donors, researchers, and government leaders come together across boundaries. And somehow, even as the world changes around us, this forum keeps adapting—while holding onto what makes it special.
We also made a short welcome video to kick things off. It's not a big-budget production. But it's heartfelt. And GDHF Co-Chair Carol Kamasaka brings real warmth and energy to the invitation. She also reminds us just how incredible last year was.
Watch the video and join us in Nairobi this December 3–5. Let’s build what’s next—together.
Register and submit your abstract here.
Systems Change for Tech & Society Leaders - New Cohort
Don’t let power imbalances hold you or your system back — learn how to change them.
Whether you’re a non-profit leader, activist, or funder, Systems Change for Tech & Society Leaders will teach you the strategies and skills to:
Cut through tech hype and see your system clearly, including the deeper social, cultural, and power dynamics that you’re trying to change.
Anticipate how technology is changing your system and navigate uncertainty.
Align technology to your organization’s vision of the future, not the other way around — and craft interventions that catalyze true systems change.
You’ll also get access to a 100-pg workbook full of exercises and tools, and a private community of tech & society leaders from organizations like New_Public, Center for Tech & Civic Life, Siegel Family Endowment, Stanford’s Digital Civil Society Lab, to support your learning and networking.
Charley Johnson is the course creator — he’s an expert in emerging technologies and systems change, I’ve known him and his work for 15 years, and I know you’ll get a lot out of his course.
Cohort #3 kicks off next weekend - enroll today!
Enroll - https://www.charley-johnson.com/sociotechnicalsystemschange
Get future cohort dates - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfnrmvUanddfKr_ojSzx0Pyw1NZ1xIDXwQwpcDxzOxYvFdXVA/viewform