Last Updated: February 22, 2026
Foundation, Social Impact Jobs San Francisco Bay Area
Many folks in the Bay Area are burned out from tech jobs, AI while others may be frustrated by the slow hiring cycles of cities, schools and other government and civic jobs. For those of you who are looking for a career change or are actively expanding your job focus, keep on reading.
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In an effort to help people find jobs and help organizations do more good in the world, I started to think about how to do both. Rather than focus on things like food/climate tech, these are more of a mix of think tanks, social impact, public agencies, civic-minded organizations and more.
If there is an entity, group or someone I should know about, let me know.
This is a super rough list so far. I will likely make it public down the road once I spend more time on this, get feedback from others and assess interest from folks. This doesn’t focus on non-profits at moment, but you should check out them out here via the volunteer guide I put together.
That guide also contains some non-profits that are looking for folks to donate professional, marketing, business & technical services as well - check it out!
Social Impact Jobs, Foundation Opportunities Bay Area
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Northern California Grantmakers
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