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Program Manager
Hybrid – 2 days in Office
The David Merage Foundation for Confronting Antisemitism focuses specifically on addressing the rising problem of antisemitism—particularly in the U.S. and globally—through strategic philanthropy, research, and new approaches to advocacy.
Running to Lead is a DMF program that trains Jewish civic leaders to run for public office and serve in senior civic roles each year. To learn more about our mission, visit (DMF)
This is a newly created position , an exciting opportunity to build and own a program from the start. If you've spent time working on political campaigns and felt the grind of the election cycle, this role offers something rare in that world: stability, a comprehensive benefits package, and real room for growth within a mission-driven organization. You'll work directly alongside the Executive Director, bringing structure, process, and energy to a program that is just getting off the ground.
As Program Manager, you will be the operational engine behind Running to Lead. This isn't a support role, it’s a builder role. You'll work hand-in-hand with the Executive Director to design and execute every aspect of the program, from recruiting participants to coordinating trainers to tracking outcomes. If you're someone who loves turning big ideas into detailed plans and making things run smoothly, this is the role for you.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Program Operations
• Manage day-to-day logistics across trainings, workshops, simulations, and cohort learning, from planning through evaluation.
• Translate program goals into detailed workplans, timelines, and deliverables across the full program lifecycle.
• Serve as the operational right hand to the Executive Director, ensuring nothing falls through the cracks.
Curriculum & Faculty Coordination
• Coordinate trainers, elected officials, campaign professionals, and subject matter experts covering fundraising, messaging, coalition-building, and more.
• Support development and refinement of training content, ensuring sessions are well-structured and materials are prepared in advance.
Participant Recruitment & Cohort Management
• Lead outreach and selection efforts to build diverse, high-caliber cohorts ready to campaign and lead.
• Serve as primary point of contact for participants, providing guidance and logistical support throughout the program.
Evaluation & Reporting
• Track program metrics, surface insights, and report to DMF leadership and funders on participant engagement and long-term outcomes.
• Drive continuous improvement by incorporating feedback from participants, faculty, and partners.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required
• 5+ years of experience in program management, political campaigns, civic engagement, or leadership development
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously
• Demonstrated understanding of campaign dynamics, electoral politics, or public leadership pathways
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and stakeholder-management skills
• Openness to diverse viewpoints and a belief that meaningful change begins with personal growth and self-reflection
Preferred
• Experience with candidate training programs, political incubators, or leadership fellowships
• Familiarity with local, state, and/or federal electoral landscapes
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial nonprofit environment
BENEFITS
We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, 401(k) with company match, supplemental insurance, paid holidays, vacation, sick time, personal days, and bonus potential (STI).

Marketing Manager
Early Learning Ventures (ELV) Location: Englewood, CO
(Hybrid, 2 days in office) Travel: ~30% within Colorado and nationally
About ELV
Early Learning Ventures strengthens the childcare ecosystem through technology and shared-services solutions, helping providers spend less time on paperwork and more time with kids. We're expanding across 20+ states, and marketing is central to that growth.
Early Learning Ventures is transforming the childcare landscape through innovative technology and shared-services solutions that empower providers to spend less time on administrative tasks and more time delivering high-quality care and education to children. As our impact continues to grow across more than 20 states, marketing plays a critical role in expanding our reach, deepening engagement, and advancing our mission. This is an exciting opportunity to help elevate a purpose-driven organization that is shaping the future of early childhood education nationwide
About the Role
This newly created leadership role offers an exceptional opportunity for a high-performing marketing professional ready to take the next step in their career. Ideal for someone who has successfully led campaigns and strategic initiatives, this position provides the chance to own and shape the entire marketing function.
Reporting directly to the Executive Director, you will drive the organization's brand strategy, content, communications, and marketing campaigns while leading and mentoring a marketing team member. Rather than being one contributor on a large team, you will serve as the primary marketing leader—partnering closely with executive leadership to influence strategy, elevate visibility, and accelerate organizational growth.
As ELV continues to expand, this role offers significant autonomy, visibility, and a clear pathway for professional growth, allowing you to build both the marketing function and your leadership impact alongside the organization.
What You'll Do
• Develop and execute ELV's marketing and communications strategy with the Executive Director, aligned to national expansion goals and measurable KPIs
• Own brand positioning, messaging, and visual identity, establishing ELV as a thought leader in early childhood education technology
• Lead content across web, social, and email.
• Design and run campaigns supporting membership growth, state partnerships, and provider acquisition, with performance tracking
• Create pitch decks, impact reports, and proposal materials for high-priority partnership and state-contract opportunities
• Manage event marketing for conferences, webinars, and summits
• Manage and mentor one marketing team member
• Build media and partner relationships, and manage marketing operations, budget, vendors, and tools across internal teams
What You Bring
• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, Communications, Business, or a related field
• 4+ years of marketing and communications experience, including time owning campaigns or projects and ready to step into a lead role
• Hands-on experience building and running campaigns, ideally for technology-enabled, SaaS, or mission-driven organizations
• Working knowledge across brand, content, digital campaigns, and stakeholder communications
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level content
• Experience managing projects, vendors, or budgets across teams
• Familiarity with CRM, marketing automation, CMS, analytics, and design tools
• A growth mindset, you want ownership, feedback, and a path to advance
Preferred: nonprofit, early childhood education, edtech, or social impact background; B2B or public-sector partnership experience; and bilingual English/Spanish
Compensation
• Salary: $67,136–$75,000 annually
What ELV Offers
• Excellent benefits (Medical, Dental, & Vision)
• Company-paid life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Company-paid Employee Assistance Program
• Paid vacation, personal days, holidays, and sick days

Director, Sales and Business Development

Salary Range:$ 90,000-$100,000 + Bonus Annually

Reports to: Executive Director

Location: Englewood, CO (Hybrid 2 days in Office)

Early Learning Ventures (ELV) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the vison that “Every Child in America should have access to quality Childcare & Education”

We are seeking a dynamic and results-oriented Director of Sales & Business Development (newly created position) to lead the organization's national growth strategy and accelerate market expansion across our technology-enabled early childhood education solutions. This executive leadership role is responsible for driving revenue growth, developing strategic partnerships, expanding ELV's national footprint, and leading a high-performing business development team.

The ideal candidate is a proven sales leader with a track record of building strong client relationships, securing enterprise-level partnerships, exceeding growth targets, and translating market opportunities into sustainable business results. As a visible ambassador of ELV, this leader will play a critical role in strengthening our market presence and advancing our mission through strategic business expansion.

Growth and Revenue Generation

Develop and execute a comprehensive “National Business Development Strategy” that drives membership growth, revenue generation, market penetration, and long-term organizational sustainability.
Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Business Development Managers, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and high performance.
Establish and monitor key performance indicators, sales metrics, and revenue forecasts to ensure consistent achievement of business goals.
Strategic Partnerships & Market Influence

Cultivate and manage executive-level relationships with national organizations, government agencies, industry stakeholders, and community partners.
Serve as a trusted advisor and strategic representative of ELV in negotiations, partnership development, and business expansion initiatives.
Position ELV as an industry leader through active participation in national conferences, industry associations, and strategic networking opportunities.

Skills & Competencies

Outstanding presentation, communication, and executive influence skills.
Exceptional consultative selling, negotiation, and relationship-building capabilities.
Advanced Salesforce CRM expertise with strong analytical and business intelligence skills.
Strategic thinker with the ability to translate market opportunities into measurable business outcomes.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and business reporting tools.
Experience with childcare management platforms, GIS tools, market analysis software, or related technologies is a plus.
Experience

Experience in early childhood education, childcare, education technology, workforce development, human services, or related sectors strongly preferred.
Proven success in business development, strategic sales, account management, or revenue growth leadership roles.
Demonstrated history of exceeding revenue, membership, or business growth targets.
Minimum of 5 years of leadership experience managing high-performing sales or business development teams.
Experience developing and executing national or multi-state market expansion strategies.
Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Public Administration, Education, or a related field required.
MBA or other advanced degree preferred.
Travel: 40–45% annually

EHS CHILD CARE PARTNERSHIP SPECIALIST
Hybrid Role — Candidates Must Reside in the Denver Metro Area

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Salary Range:
$51,000.00 To $53,000.00 Annually
Help build a stronger start for Colorado's youngest learners
Every child deserves a high-quality early start — and the providers who deliver that care deserve a partner who makes it sustainable. As a CCP Specialist at Early Learning Ventures, you'll be that partner. Working hands-on with two to four child care sites, you'll coach leaders, grow great teachers, engage families, and bring comprehensive Early Head Start services to infants and toddlers in high-need communities. If you're energized by the idea of strengthening whole programs — not just one classroom at a time — this role was built for you.

About Early Learning Ventures
Early Learning Ventures (ELV) is a nonprofit on a mission to expand access to high-quality Early Care and Education. Through a unique shared-services model and a cost-effective online business platform, we take the back-office burden off providers so they can stay financially stable, save time and money, and focus on what matters most: caring for more children, better.

Through an Early Head Start–Child Care Partnerships (EHS-CCP) grant, ELV and its collaborators deliver best-in-class, comprehensive early childhood services to eligible children across six Colorado counties — leveraging our model to stretch every resource in support of infant and toddler development.

Your impact
You'll serve as the bridge between ELV program management and your assigned CCP sites — part coach, part compliance guide, part community connector. Your work spans five areas of development: Leadership, Professional, Business, Family Engagement, and Community. Day to day, that means showing up on-site, building trusting relationships, solving real problems, and helping good programs become great ones.

What you'll do
Develop strong site leaders

Provide on-site technical assistance, coaching, and support around center management, operations, human resources, and business development.
Guide site leaders through a continuous improvement process to reach full compliance with the federal Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS) and standards set by licensing, health, fire, and other regulatory agencies.
Lead assigned sites through targeted quality improvement projects.
Grow great teachers

Implement a teacher and director professional development program, including coordinating and delivering training, coaching, and the teacher credentialing process.
Deliver Practice-Based Coaching for EHS teachers through individualized coaching plans — supporting an evidence-based infant/toddler curriculum, ongoing authentic assessment, and classroom observations that pinpoint teacher, classroom, and PD needs.
Ensure adherence to EHS service plans guiding early childhood development, health and safety, and effective classroom management.
Partner with families

Offer a family development program aligned with HSPPS and the Parent, Family and Community Engagement (PFCE) Framework that supports families' progress toward self-reliance.
Build a comprehensive family engagement program — parent curriculum, home visits, parent-teacher conferences, intentional engagement events, and county-based policy council participation.
Facilitate the eligibility, recruitment, selection, enrollment, and attendance (ERSEA) system per HSPPS and program policy, and maintain accurate data within the management system.
Strengthen communities and comprehensive services

Develop, revise, and oversee program policies and procedures — including annual service plans and monitoring processes — and participate in the Health Services Advisory Committee (HSAC).
Coordinate comprehensive health services with community providers, including a range of health screenings, and ensure compliance with EHS plans covering health, safety, nutrition, and disabilities services.
Support the development and tracking of contracts and MOUs that enable countywide Early Head Start services.
Represent ELV positively and professionally, building relationships with local agencies and connecting those resources to programs and families.
Keep everything on track

Document and maintain required records and reports — continuous improvement checkpoints, child health and development data, PD and coaching plans, case notes, referrals and follow-up, and monthly reports — in the Alliance CORE database.
Execute a monitoring and reporting structure with child care partners that ensures full HSPPS compliance and meets the needs of enrolled families.
Take on other duties as assigned as the program grows.
What you bring
Education

Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Social Welfare, Public Administration, or a related human services field (preferred).
Experience & knowledge

Minimum 2 years in human services, including at least 1 year in an early childhood environment.
Experience working with children and families from diverse backgrounds.
Demonstrated knowledge of Early Childhood Development theory and practice.
Proven leadership ability — facilitating relationships with ECE programs, community partners, and parents.
Working knowledge of case management, community engagement, continuous improvement, change management, and/or practice-based coaching.
Credentials & skills

Current Colorado Coaching Credential — or willingness to pursue it and certify on other relevant coaching tools.
Bilingual English/Spanish (preferred).
Strong customer service skills and the ability to partner effectively with both organizations and individuals.
Comfort with technology — or the willingness to learn — including Alliance CORE, remote meetings, and Microsoft Office & Teams.
Travel & requirements
Local in-county travel up to 60%; out-of-county travel up to 10%.
Valid driver's license and reliable transportation required.
What Does Early Learning Ventures Have to Offer You?

Excellent benefits (medical, dental, & vision)

Company-paid life insurance

Company-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Insurance

401(k) with company match

Company-Paid Employee assistance programs

Paid vacation days

Paid personal days

Paid holidays

Sick Days

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