Racial Equity in Philanthropy Fellowship (MF)

Meyer Foundation; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 51,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Meyer Foundation in Washington, DC is seeking a Racial Equity in Philanthropy Fellow for a two-year, full-time position in our office. The Fellow will work with senior directors to advance racial equity through research, trainings, and capacity building.

The role includes developing equity indicators, planning events, supporting capacity-building programs, and conducting research. The Fellow will gather experience in philanthropy and must be available to work from our DC office for the duration

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of work experience in any field.
• Demonstrated personal commitment to racial equity.
• Curious about philanthropy and how foundations operate.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to development of a regional racial equity indicator tool.
• Plan and facilitate external meetings, trainings, convenings and events; support internal culture and education activities.
• Support cohort-based capacity building programs and convenings to advance racial equity.
• Conduct, analyze and synthesize research on best practices in advancing racial equity.
• Provide project management, administrative assistance, and general support.

Job description

Racial Equity in Philanthropy Fellowship (MF)

The Fellowship is atwo-year,full-timepaid position in the Foundation’s office in Washington, DC. The Fellow will work closely with the Senior Director for Strategy and Equity and the Senior Director for Program and Community to help advance the Foundation’s work in racial equity, through research, trainings, and capacity building.

The Racial Equity in Philanthropy Fellow will:

• Contribute to the development of a regional racial equity indicator tool.
• Assist in the planning and facilitation of external meetings, training sessions, convenings and special events as well as internal team building, culture building and education activities to support the development of an anti-racistculture.
• Support the planning and implementation of cohort-basedcapacity building programs and convenings to advance racial equity andsystems-approachesin the nonprofit field.
• Conduct, analyze and synthesize research on best practices and approaches in advancing racial equity.
• Provide project management, administrative assistance and general support, as needed.

The Fellowship culminates in asecond-yearcapstone project of mutual interest to the Foundation and the Fellow.

The Fellowship begins in Fall 2019 and concludes in Fall 2021.

If you have a minimum of five years of work experience in any field, have a demonstrated personal commitment to racial equity, are curious about philanthropy and how foundations operate, and like working in afast-pacedenvironment as part of a team, we would love to consider you for the Fellowship position. There is no requirement to be currently enrolled in a degree awarding program.

The Fellow must be available to work from our office in Washington, DC for the duration of the Fellowship.

1. Please describe your experience advocating for people of color and racial equity/justice.

2. Please tell us why you're interested in learning about and/or contributing to the field of philanthropy.

3. Tell us about some of your key skills, abilities, experiences, and perspectives you would bring to this fellowship.

In addition, please be prepared to upload your resume into the application.

Salary & Benefits

Below is a summary of the salary and benefits the Racial Equity in Philanthropy Fellowship offers. It is not a complete list of benefits.

• The fellow will be paid an annual salary of $60,000
• Healthcare, prescription, vision, and dental insurance