Program Associate

The Program Associate is responsible for supporting Bread & Roses Community Fund’s grantmaking programs by facilitating trainings, advancing community engagement, and stewarding community-led grantmaking processes. In addition to administering grantmaking processes, this position supports Bread & Roses’s programs including Community Grantmaking Committees, Giving Projects, Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs), and other donor organizing initiatives. This position reports to the director of programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Actively support program implementation by coordinating meeting logistics, participant communications, materials, and documentation.
• Coordinate and facilitate trainings and learning opportunities for grantees, donors, and other participants in programs that engage multiracial, cross-class, intergenerational groups while centering Bread & Roses’s values and community-led approach.
• Forge substantive, sustained connections with grantees, applicants, and donors to promote Bread & Roses and increase program engagement.
• Participate in application review processes and decision-making about applicant eligibility; ensure that prospective applicants are clear about eligibility requirements and (as requested) meet with applicants who were not funded to provide feedback.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of grantee activities/outcomes in order to regularly share grantees’ impact for channels like the Bread & Roses e-newsletter, funder reports, staff meetings, and external presentations.
• Serve as a key point of contact for grantees, applicants, program participants, and community members regarding relevant programs.

Required skills and experience

• Mission alignment: Share Bread & Roses Community Fund's vision of liberation for all people and belief that community organizing and social movements are the key strategy for achieving justice.
• Professional experience: Five or more years of previous full-time professional experience, including at least three years in community organizing, donor organizing, donor engagement, nonprofit fundraising, program management, philanthropy, or related work.
• Donor organizing: Experience cultivating individual donors or coaching volunteers, community members, or peers in grassroots fundraising or resource mobilization.
• Facilitation and training: Experience designing and facilitating workshops, trainings, or learning spaces with participants from diverse backgrounds, preferably using anti-oppression or popular education approaches.
• Administrative capacity: Strong project management and organizational skills grounded in effective use of workplace software and collaboration tools like Microsoft Office, Excel, Outlook, and CRM systems.

Location

This role is full-time, 40 hours per week (generally Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.), and is based in Bread & Roses's Center City Philadelphia office. Occasional regional travel (>5%) may be required. Regular evening and weekend work is expected during active fundraising and programming seasons. The working schedule will be flexed to accommodate evenings and weekends when needed.

Compensation

The salary range for this role is $56,122 - $62,358. The benefits package includes paid time off; 100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision coverage; short- and long-term disability and life insurance; FSA for health and childcare expenses; an employer paid health and wellness fund; 401(k) with employer match; and more.

How to Apply

We strongly encourage Black people, indigenous people, people of color, women, LGBTQIA+ people, elderly people, people with arrest and conviction records, and people with disabilities to apply.

Email a resume and cover letter as one pdf to jobs@breadrosesfund.org with “Program Associate” in the subject line. No phone calls, please. The deadline to apply is October 23, 2026. We appreciate all applicants, but we can only respond to those best qualified for the position.

The benefits package includes paid time off; 100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision coverage; short- and long-term disability and life insurance; FSA for health and childcare expenses; an employer paid health and wellness fund; 401(k) with employer match; and more.