Welcome to this 🔒 subscriber-only 🔒 edition of the Cultivate newsletter, where we curate resources to accelerate your career in social impact.
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Midterms are around the corner — and the organizations doing the most important work right now aren't just hiring people. They're figuring out how to make those people work well together.
This issue, we're covering how to optimize your LinkedIn for the latest AI hiring tools, how to fix a dysfunctional team, and impactful roles we're excited about.
🔑 Where to find curated job opportunities:
When you're looking for roles to apply to, quality is more important than quantity.
Job fairies are quietly curating and circulating roles you won’t find anywhere else — that's why we keep an updated list every month with job fairies focused on mission-driven roles.
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How to fix a dysfunctional team:Every team hits friction — unclear roles, misaligned priorities, communication breakdowns. The good news? These are fixable.We're expanding and rolling out a brand new roster of diverse coaches to help your team realize its greatest potential. Whether your team needs to recalibrate after a rough stretch or build the foundation for your next big campaign, our coaches bring the expertise to get you there.
✨ How to optimize your LinkedIn with its new AI agent for recruiters:LinkedIn's AI hiring assistant is now surfacing candidates differently for recruiters. Here's how to make sure your profile shows up higher on the list:
Use situation → action → result (SAR Method) to share your measurable accomplishments. Example: Led a team of 8 and grew email list by 150% in 9 months.
Mention examples of scale to situate your experience. Hiring managers (and AI tools) are scanning for context — make it easy for them to understand the size and scope of what you've done.
Turn on Open to Work. It's a simple toggle that gets you featured higher in recruiter search results.
Make sure your profile is complete. LinkedIn's algorithm actively ranks incomplete profiles lower. Fill in every section, even the ones that feel optional.
🔥 5 hot jobs we're excited about:
Business Development Director (Political) at DSPolitical
Managing Director, Communications at Climate Power
Data Success Manager at Murmuration
Chief Advancement Officer at New American Leaders
Senior Director of Operations and Strategic Initiatives at One Generation
✨ Who we’re celebrating in new roles:
John Yi, Director of Statewide Community Engagement at Steyer for Governor
L'Aunjanee Carriere, Digital Specialist at Liftoff Campaigns
Daniel Otuo, Site Reliability Engineer at Courier Newsroom
Leah Lacure, Vice President for Digital Strategy and Advertising at SWAY
Jim Pugh, AI Automation and Workflow Engineer at Global Strategy Group
Thanks for the work you do to make our communities a better place,
The Cultivate crew