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Network Engagement and Programs Manager - National Council of Nonprofits
Nonprofit HRUnited States - Remote, United StatesRemotefull_timeVerifiedPosted 12 Jun 2025
💰 $125,000/yr($100,000/yr – $125,000/yr)
About the role
Charitable nonprofits improve our lives, add vitality to our communities, contribute to our local and national economies, and enhance the health of our democracy. The National Council of Nonprofits (NCN) is the largest network of nonprofits in North America. We connect, champion, and inform organizations across the country to score big wins for nonprofits and the communities they serve. Working with our core network and other collaborative partners, we get things done. We are seeking a Network Engagement and Programs Manager to join our collective efforts to create a connected and powerful nonprofit community that has the information and tools it needs to champion the public good.
Under the supervision of the Vice President of Knowledge, Impact, and Strategy, the Network Engagement and Programs Manager will help cultivate, grow, and advocate for NCN’s network members, ensuring positive member experiences and internal coordination toward the network across all of NCN’s teams.
We Are:
What You’ll Do:
NETWORK ENGAGEMENT
NETWORK LEARNING
Under the supervision of the Vice President of Knowledge, Impact, and Strategy, the Network Engagement and Programs Manager will help cultivate, grow, and advocate for NCN’s network members, ensuring positive member experiences and internal coordination toward the network across all of NCN’s teams.
We Are:
- The trusted go-to experts for and about nonprofits, providing practical information that nonprofits use to operate more effectively, efficiently, and ethically, bringing attention to issues affecting the work of nonprofits, and illuminating how they contribute to a strong culture and a healthy civil society.
- A robust network that connects and strengthens nonprofits across the country so they can identify shared challenges, develop winning strategies, and amplify their voices to produce solutions that improve lives and enrich communities.
- A powerful advocate at the federal, state, and local levels, delivering policy analysis and effective strategies to strengthen nonprofits and protect their missions.
- Driven by our core values, including centering equity in all our work.
- Growing our team and looking for someone like you to join us.
- Passionate about the work of nonprofits and those they serve.
- A skilled coalition builder with experience in network engagement.
- A highly organized program manager.
- Compensation: Salary range of $100,000 - $125,000, plus the generous benefits described below. This is a salaried, exempt position with an intended duration of two years.
- Location: Flexible. Our office is in Washington, D.C., but we have multiple remote members on our team. We are open to considering candidates located outside of the Washington, D.C. metro area.
What You’ll Do:
NETWORK ENGAGEMENT
- Assist the Director of Network Engagement and Capacity Building in day-to-day network engagement for NCN’s members, ensuring a strong, connected, and supported ecosystem of state associations of nonprofits serving the nonprofit sector
- Assist the Director of Network Engagement and Capacity Building on network expansion efforts, cultivating relationships with potential member organizations in states where the organization has limited or no presence; helping grow the network's footprint and strengthening support for nonprofits in underserved regions.
- Manage the onboarding of new staff across our national network providing orientation, guidance, and ongoing support to help them feel confident, capable, and connected from day one.
- Provide responsive and high-quality support to the network, tracking touch points and engagement patterns to inform ongoing strategy and resources.
- Manage the awarding and disbursement of small grants to network member organizations.
NETWORK LEARNING
- Manage a robust yearly calendar of capacity building programs, including monthly virtual gatherings, quarterly in-person convenings, and a yearly conference for our network members.
- Curate timely, relevant content that reflects the network's needs, strengthens leadership capacity and deepens engagement across diverse professional roles in the network.
- Manage a resource li
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