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Employers can post education leadership, administration, faculty, teaching, student services, operations, finance, human resources, research, counseling, special education, ESL, STEM, technology, and advocacy roles. The page also supports hiring across higher education, K-12, private schools, public schools, foundations, and education nonprofits.

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Is Foundation List focused only on nonprofit jobs?

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Campaigns that move a mission

Communications Manager Jobs

Communications Manager jobs turn strategy into coordinated content, campaigns, media outreach and measurable audience engagement. Find nonprofit opportunities nationwide.

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Communications Manager reviewing nonprofit campaign materials with colleagues

A practical operating role

The communications manager rhythm

Plan

Shape a calendar around audiences, program moments and organizational goals.

Create

Develop or edit stories, emails, media materials and social content.

Coordinate

Keep subject experts, designers, leaders and partners moving together.

Learn

Review response, explain results and improve the next campaign.

Core capabilities

What strong candidates demonstrate

Excellent managers combine editorial care with reliable operations. Hiring teams should look for judgment and collaboration, not a list of every possible platform.

Editorial

Audience-centered writing, editing and message discipline.

Campaign

Workbacks, approvals, channel coordination and deadlines.

Relationship

Productive work with program staff, leaders and partners.

Measurement

Useful reporting tied to an objective and next decision.

Build a portfolio that explains your thinking

Context
What problem or opportunity did the organization face?

Choice
Which audience, message and channels did you prioritize?

Contribution
What did you personally create, coordinate or improve?

Change
What result, learning or operational improvement followed?

Hiring a Communications Manager?

Separate essential outcomes from a wish list of channels. Share the team structure, approval process, expected writing volume and access to design or digital support.

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Communications Manager job listings

Director of Development new A Full-time Job

Musicians at Play Foundation Los Angeles Sep.

Development & Communications Manager new A Full-time Job

Savanna Institute Remote Sep.

Director of Communications new A Full-time Job

Lutheran Metropolitan Ministrty Cleveland Aug.

Director of Development Operations (Full Time, Remote) A Full-time Job

Accelerate Change Remote Mar.

Frequently asked questions

Quick guidance for job seekers and hiring teams.

What does a nonprofit Communications Manager do?

They plan and deliver communications across channels, often writing content, coordinating campaigns, supporting media relations and tracking results.

What should a portfolio include?

Include a small set of relevant examples plus the objective, audience, your contribution, constraints and result for each.

How is this role different from a director?

A manager usually owns day-to-day campaigns and workflows. A director more often sets organization-wide strategy, advises executives and leads broader resources.

LABOR MARKET CONTEXT

Understand the broader communications market

Federal projections place public relations and fundraising managers together at 6% growth from 2025 to 2035 and about 9,800 openings per year. Communications Manager titles vary widely, and these figures cover all industries, not nonprofits alone.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Data are national and should be considered with local salary, cost-of-living and hiring information.

6%Projected growth

9,800Annual openings

2025 to 2035Projection period

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