👋 Welcome! You’ve been gifted ✨a free edition of the Cultivate newsletter✨, where we curate resources to accelerate your career in social impact.
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There are weeks when the news cycle can feel relentless, and the heaviness of history can be hard to digest.And the truth is: the opposition thrives when we are divided and burnt out.But community is an act of resistance.We build community when we connect with our neighbors, when we aim to give grace to our teammates, and when we center curiosity in conflict.The reason why Cultivate exists is to build a stronger community in social impact, and every tool we share in this newsletter is intended to help you do the same.
✨ How we're building care-centered teams for the fight aheadWe’ve just launched the only Assembly Accelerator cohort that will be open to managers at any level in 2026.
This is a 5-week management training program that blends best-in-class coaching, training, and community.
Our 🔥 most popular program 🔥 is invite-only, so you must join the waitlist to apply to get an invite.
🧠 How to find impactful roles in this critical moment:
Many roles in social impact are not posted on LinkedIn jobs.
That's why we update our list of top job fairies monthly: so you can be the first to find out about hidden jobs in social impact.
🚀 How to ace your next interview and land your next role:
Research the organization: Understand the strategic problem this role solves. Look beyond the website — review recent work, funder or customer positioning, and talk to current or former employees.
Know your competition: Review LinkedIn profiles of current team members and likely candidates to see which accomplishments the hiring team values.
Understand why you're unique: Identify what differentiates you and connect each story back to the team’s core strategic need.
Share pattern-level expertise: Share lessons across roles and explain how those patterns apply to the organization’s current challenges.
🔥 5 hot jobs we're excited about:
✨ Who we’re celebrating in new roles:
Andy Love, Data and Analytics Director at Democratic Party of Virginia
Talya Striph, Digital Director at Anat Gerstein
Sarah Shanley-Hope, Cultivate Initiative Director at Climate Access
Kim Noble, Managing Director at Green the Church
Eric Huang, VP of Data Science & Machine Learning at MissionWired
Patrick Sier, Senior Software Engineer at GiveDirectly
Carmen Hicks, Principal Product Manager at Scale to Win
L'Aunjanee Carriere, Digital Associate at Liftoff Campaigns
Scott McLean, Principal Product Manager at Code for America
Virginia March, Director of Development at ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership
Keegan Parker, Associate Advancement Director at Sierra Club
Thanks for the work you do to make our communities a better place,
The Cultivate crew