Office Hours for November, Next on On November 13

We have office hours (for full Career Campus Members only) on November 13 (sorry we had to change it) and November 25 from 8:30 am to 9:30 am EST.

This is a great time to check in, network with other members, get customized career support and more.

If you’re not a full Career Campus Member and want to upgrade your membership drop us a response to this email.

We will be meeting on Kolab

Social Impact Opportunities

Communications Lead / Project Manager, Futerra, London

As Communications Lead / Project Manager, you’ll lead communications for two flagship projects the Green Jobs Guild and the Client Disclosure Reporting Initiative while supporting other initiatives across the organisation.

Product Evangelist, Join one of the Hottest Startups on the Planet, Gamma, San Francisco

We're building the creative layer for modern communication. Every month, over a billion people make presentations — but the tools they use to make them haven't evolved in decades. We're changing that, using AI to disrupt a massive market.

Director of Community Engagement, Swipe Out Hunger, Select Locations, US

The Community Engagement Director leads and facilitates Swipe Out Hunger’s community-based interventions to eliminate student hunger in higher education by leveraging and mobilizing efforts of community members both on and off campus.

Head of Projects - Migration - Institute for Human Rights & Business, Remote, Europe/GCC Countries

The Institute of Human Rights and Business (IHRB) is the leading international think tank on business and human rights.

Senior Campaign Strategist, Clean Energy

Remote US

Assistant Vice President, Athena Center for Leadership, Barnard, NYC

Athena Center for Leadership Barnard College, one of the most dynamic liberal arts colleges in the United States, invites nominations of and applications from established leaders to serve as the next Constance Hess Williams ‘66 Director and Assistant Vice President (AVP) of the College’s Athena Center for Leadership. Founded in 2009, Barnard’s Athena Center for Leadership is dedicated to the advancement of strong, bold women. The next Director and AVP will creatively build upon the Center’s existing programming while also ensuring that the Center is fully integrated into the College’s mission of empowering women.

Head of reparations, York, UK

To develop and implement a comprehensive reparations programme which furthers JRCT’s charitable purposes for the public benefit and to act as a member of the senior leadership team

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation), Royal College of Art, London

The role holder will lead the development of a forward-looking, cross-disciplinary research and innovation ecosystem that anticipates and shapes global creative, technological, and societal futures.

Communications Manager, Conservation International, Remote (select countries)

The Seed Fund intends to support Country Packages that show a commitment to protecting and conserving a country’s high-biodiversity and high-carbon areas—including forests, mangrove ecosystems, oceans, and peatlands, and the communities living in and near them. Eligible recipients include research and education institutions, development agencies, government bodies, and civil society organizations.  

Superside Jobs, Remote

Check out our open positions and apply now. All positions are remote and full time

Career Program Lead MSc - ESADE, Spain

Esade is a global academic institution with strong ties to the business world, renowned for the quality of its education, its international reach, and its clear focus on the comprehensive developme...

Coordinator, North America Team, Gates Foundation

We are the largest nonprofit fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world. Founded on a simple premise: people everywhere, regardless

Organizing Director Vacancy, Remote

As PauseAI Global’s Organizing Director, you will lead international implementation of strategy - including designing and operationalizing growth and retention plans for volunteers, build international campaigns and develop and mentor National Chapter Lead Organizers (volunteers and staff).

Fabrik hiring Chicago General Manager in Chicago

At Fabrik, our mission is simple but urgent: to end the epidemic of loneliness and social isolation by bringing people back together in real life.

5 Strategies for Social Impact Professionals

The impact job market is facing its most brutal period in decades—but there are strategies to navigate it.

Check out our latest PCDN blog packed with data, resources, and actionable ideas for social impact professionals facing unprecedented challenges.

Five Key Strategies:

1. The Reality Check: An estimated 60,000 development workers globally are projected to lose their jobs, and you may need to take an "okay enough" job while doing impact work on the side.

2. Build Anti-Fragile Skills: Professionals who thrive are developing technical resilience (AI tools, digital platforms), sectoral agility, and funding literacy beyond traditional grants.​

3. Leverage Community Resources: Use PCDN Career Campus for daily opportunities, BlueDot for AI upskilling, LinkedIn Learning, Acumen Academy, plus alumni networks and peer mentors.

4. Search Strategically: With 300-500 applicants per job, cast a wider net globally, look beyond traditional nonprofit roles, and remember that LinkedIn members are 9 times more likely to get hired when referred.​

5. Network Authentically: Build real relationships, not transactional connections—when the market is this uncertain, your network becomes more valuable than your resume.​

📖 Read the full blog at for comprehensive job board lists, detailed strategies, emerging trends, and tons of data and resources to help you build a career that can weather this storm while creating lasting impact.

Please share widely with anyone navigating this challenging market.

AI for Impact

AI for Impact

We equip changemakers with the tools, insights on ethics, career, funding and upskilling opportunities to leverage AI in the impact sector

Impact News & Resources

😄 Joke of the Day

Why don't mountains ever get stressed? Because they're already at their peak performance!

🌐 News

  • Tech giants including Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon are pouring $370 billion into AI data centers in 2025 alone, according to Wired's November 5 report, making AI infrastructure one of the main drivers of U.S. economic growth. The massive spending is boosting GDP but straining America's electric grid, with data center power consumption expected to double by 2030 and reach 8% of national energy use.

  • Indigenous Cuicatec communities in Oaxaca, Mexico are organizing to stop the large-scale extraction of sand and gravel from the Río Grande that has been destroying their emblematic river for over a decade, reports Global Voices on October 31. Community defenders held their first Forum for the Defence and Conservation of the Río Grande in April 2025, vowing "we will not let them continue to steal our resources" as the extraction threatens local livelihoods, biodiversity, and water security.

  • One month after the Gaza ceasefire, UN humanitarian officials are "continuing to seize every opportunity to save lives", according to a November 10 statement on ReliefWeb by Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs. The humanitarian response continues amid ongoing challenges in delivering aid to the 1.9 million displaced Palestinians across the Gaza Strip.

💼 Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

Idealist.org connects mission-driven professionals with thousands of opportunities across the social impact sector globally. With over 1,800 active nonprofit and social enterprise job postings updated daily, the platform features roles in international development, advocacy, program management, education, and sustainability at organizations of all sizes. Explore their comprehensive job board to find remote and in-person opportunities that align with your values and skills.

🎧 Podcast to Check Out

Awarepreneurs is one of the world's leading social entrepreneur podcasts at the intersection of conscious business, social impact, and awareness practices, hosted by Paul Zelizer with over 380 episodes. Listed in the top 1.5% of all podcasts globally, recent episodes include "Inside New Mexico's First Climate Hackathon" and "Return to the Origin: Using Earth For the Future" exploring climate resilience through earth-based construction. Listen at awarepreneurs.libsyn.com.

🔗 LinkedIn Profile to Follow

Follow Najma Mohamed, who works for a just and sustainable world and is active in climate justice and social impact spaces. As an AFSEE Fellow, Najma writes about the unequal impact of the climate crisis and advocates for pro-people and pro-environmental change, regularly sharing insights on social justice, climate action, and sustainable development from her work connecting environmental and social movements.

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