Outreach Associate
Job Description
Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps America’s boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our country’s biggest problems, from education to the economy, broken communities, and toxic division, among dozens of other pressing issues. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding, thought leadership, a network of peers, and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society.
We are seeking a passionate and dedicated Outreach Associate to join our team at Stand Together Trust. In this role, you will play a key part in strengthening relationships with our community partners, stakeholders, and the individuals we serve. The ideal candidate will have a strong ability to communicate effectively, manage outreach initiatives, and help raise awareness of the trust's mission and programs. If you are committed to making a positive impact and possess a collaborative mindset, we encourage you to apply and help us continue our work toward creating lasting change in K-12 education.
How You Will Contribute
- Writing wrap-up reports, an annual report of portfolio/team work, and collecting team data to better demonstrate outcomes
- Work with external groups to fulfill sponsorship items: panel descriptions, bios/headshots, conference ads, registration codes
- Support events and convening work through planning content, coordinating speaker logistics, drafting social media posts and sponsored posts
- Manage the Permissionless Education Substack, increasing readership and engagement through managing design, editorial calendar, pitching topics, and soliciting internal and external writers for content
- Coordinate with other Stand Together departments to support outreach
- Support execution of the K-12 concentration of the Koch Associate Program
- Identify opportunities to pitch internal and external partners for podcasts, interviews, op-ed opportunities
What You Will Bring
- Several years of experience managing projects
- Ability to create/write content
- Strong communicator with excellent writing skills, internally and externally
- Enthusiasm to contribute to Stand Together's vision and principled approach to solving problems, and a commitment to stewarding our culture, which champions values including transformation and innovation, entrepreneurialism, humility, and respect
Standout Candidates Will Bring
- Event coordination experience
What We Offer
- Competitive benefits: Enjoy a 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting, flexible time off, comprehensive health and dental plans, plus wellness and mental health support through Peloton and Talkspace
- A meaningful career: Join a passionate community of over 1,300 employees dedicated to improving lives and driving innovative solutions to complex social challenges
- Commitment to growth: Thrive in a non-hierarchical environment that empowers employees to discover, develop and apply their unique talents
- Competitive compensation: Our approach rewards the value you create through competitive salaries and bonus opportunities, allowing you to share in the success you help drive
Our Values: Working at Stand Together is different from many other organizations. Our culture is deeply rooted in Principle Based Management® (PBM®), a framework guided by the principles that drive human progress, such as dignity, openness, and bottom-up empowerment. PBM® empowers our employees to be entrepreneurial, to innovate, and to continually drive transformation.
We believe diversity fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success, and that is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, respect and sensitivity.