ABOUT NEW ROOTS INSTITUTE

What do we do?

New Roots Institute is a growing nonprofit that educates people across the country on factory farming’s devastating impacts on people, animals, and the planet, and empowers them to advocate for systemic change in their communities. Our approach is designed to build significant and lasting capacity for the movement to end factory farming. 

How do we do it? 

• We believe our competence must be as fierce as our compassion. 

• To amplify our impact through collective action, we call people in rather than out, always striving to see beyond our egos to meet others where they’re at rather than treat them like they should already be where we are. 

• Because we care deeply about each other and our mission, we elevate accountability, openly addressing issues with honesty and directness and holding ourselves to a standard no lower than excellence. 

• We recognize that we don’t have all the answers and will listen to others, including those we believe we disagree with, to grow as individuals and as an organization. 

• The magnitude of the systemic change we’re aiming for requires readiness to adapt. As circumstances and information around us shift, we update our approach. 

• Last but not least, we genuinely enjoy our co-workers and have fun despite the tragic nature of what we’re up against. (Check out our Rotten Truth series on YouTube to see how we use humor to grapple with the grim reality of factory farming.) 

If all this appeals to you, we encourage you to apply! 

Application Details

We consider traditional and nontraditional qualifications and carefully review each application.

We are committed to hiring and retaining a diverse, culturally competent staff at all levels of the organization. We envision a team that not only reflects the demographics of our country, but also continues to deepen their skills and competencies to serve the full range of our audiences. We strongly encourage people of the global majority, especially Black and Indigenous folks, LGBTQIA+ individuals, persons living with disabilities, women, non-binary individuals, and people of various socioeconomic backgrounds to apply for this position.

Unfortunately, we are only considering applicants based in the United States at this time.

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To Apply

Please follow the “Apply for this position” link. In lieu of a cover letter, please answer the application’s questions.

Empowering the Next Generation to End Factory Farming: What would it mean to you if you could dedicate your time, talent, and energy to creating a more just and sustainable food system?

Serving on the Board of Directors at New Roots Institute isn’t just a role; it's a commitment to a cause. We are a growing nonprofit dedicated to ending factory farming, and we are seeking passionate, strategic leaders to help guide our organization toward long-term impact and sustainability.

Is New Roots Institute the Right Place for You? 

We are looking for board members who:

• Are motivated to make a difference and are willing to work hard to achieve it.

• Continuously question assumptions and adapt when necessary, putting the shared mission above ego.

• Strive for excellence and can meet deadlines consistently.

• Embrace giving and receiving honest, constructive feedback to foster personal and organizational growth.

• Communicate proactively and respond quickly, building trust and effectiveness in a remote work environment.

• Enjoy working collaboratively, while finding ways to bring humor and lightness to the serious work of ending factory farming. Check out our Rotten Truth series on YouTube to see how we use humor to grapple with the grim reality of factory farming.

What the Board Does:

Our board’s primary functions are:

• Providing long-term financial oversight including:

• Reviewing and approving the annual budget

• Reviewing annual audits of financial statements and financial controls

• Overseeing investment strategy and review compliance with Investment Policy

• Serving as contacts for staff on an ad hoc basis

• Providing oversight for the Executive Director, including:

• Conducting annual performance evaluations and salary guidelines

• Providing legal oversight for the organization, such as:

• Helping assess risky and complicated situations and providing feedback on plans to navigate them

• Ensuring that New Roots Institute is compliant with its charitable purposes

• Serving as ambassadors for New Roots Institute including:

• Using networks and influence to enhance the organization’s public profile

• Building key partnerships

• Supporting fundraising efforts

• Advising on long-term strategy and direction including:

• Providing guidance to ensure the organization remains mission-aligned and positioned for sustainable impact.

High-Priority Board Needs:

While all board members play a vital role in guiding New Roots Institute, we currently have several areas of high-priority expertise where we would especially value additional leadership:

1. Development

• Extensive experience in fundraising.

• Collaborate closely with the Development Department to provide tailored support and leverage your strengths for organizational success.

• Contribute to fundraising strategy, networking, and visibility, particularly in environmental and youth development spaces.

• Help drive increased revenue and organizational growth.

2. Board Governance

• Experience serving on nonprofit boards.

• Review board meetings, structure, and overall health to ensure alignment with organizational culture.

• Advise on board communication, planning, and best practices.

• Hold an officer position and support board succession planning.

• Help the board operate at the highest standard, serving as an exemplar in the movement to end factory farming.

3. Accounting/Finance

• Extensive experience in nonprofit accounting or finance.

• Support the audit committee and collaborate with the operations department.

• Ensure compliance and provide high-level financial and investment oversight.

Rolling Application:

This ongoing, multi-year search supports volunteer positions for New Roots Institute's board for 2026 and beyond. We welcome applications year-round for current and future periods. 

Please note: This is a rolling application process without fixed deadlines. The search committee meets approximately every two months to review submitted applications. We appreciate your patience with the potential wait. We will follow up once your materials have been reviewed.

To Apply:

Please click the “Apply for this position” link to tell us why you are interested in serving on New Roots Institute’s Board of Directors. 

Empower the Next Generation to End Factory Farming

What would it mean to dedicate your time, talent, and energy to creating a more just and sustainable food system?

New Roots Institute is a growing nonprofit dedicated to ending factory farming by empowering the next generation of advocates. Our fellowship programs train students to lead real-world campaigns that create structural and behavioral change in their communities. 

We’re seeking a passionate and experienced Head of Technology to join our team and help us deepen our impact. This is a hands-on technology leadership role that combines technology strategy with technology implementation.

Is New Roots Institute the right place for you? Here’s what you should know:

• Ending factory farming is not merely our employment. We prioritize our lives around it and are looking for people who bring that same commitment, along with the self-awareness and discipline to sustain it.

• We continuously question our own biases and assumptions and adapt when we recognize we’re wrong. We’re looking for people who can see their ego and know how to put it aside to achieve shared goals.

• We're results-oriented, strive for excellence, and are looking for people who can say they never miss deadlines.

• Giving and receiving honest and direct feedback is foundational to our culture and a performance requirement for all of us. We're looking for people who are eager to use constructive feedback to grow and help others to grow, both personally and professionally.

• Because we work remotely, proactive communication and quick responses are key to building trust and working effectively together. We’re looking for people who excel at keeping everyone updated. If you don’t always respond within a few hours, New Roots won’t be the place for you. 

• We genuinely enjoy working together and look for ways to have fun, despite the tragic nature of what we are up against.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Own the organization’s technology strategy to meet organizational goals, including the effective and responsible use of AI.

• Oversee the organization’s technology ecosystem and core technology platforms, including monitoring performance, security, and compliance.

• Ensure that the team makes the most effective use of available technology by regularly assessing available features, researching new platforms, and gathering team feedback.

• Identify opportunities to leverage automations and AI to reduce manual data entry, increase efficiency, and improve data accuracy.

• Design, build, and maintain custom applications, automations, and internal tools to streamline the team’s work and strengthen their impact.

• Build and maintain API connections between platforms such as Google Workspace, Asana, Airtable, and donor databases.

• Maintain cybersecurity protocols and plan for incident response.

• Resolve complex technology issues that cannot be addressed through routine technical support.

What We’re Looking For

Required Skills & Experience

• Proficiency developing small production apps and automation scripts in Python or a similar programming language.

• Experience building and maintaining data integrations between software platforms using developer APIs or custom scripts.

• Experience developing and executing technology strategy aligned with organizational goals like scalability, flexibility, and accessibility.

• Experience evaluating, selecting, and onboarding technology platforms based on organizational needs.

• Experience translating requests into scoped technical requirements, acceptance criteria, and phased delivery options.

• Experience explaining technical systems and their limitations to a non-technical audience in terms of organization impact.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Track record of strong written communication, and ability to author specification documents and process documentation.

• Experience evaluating and implementing AI tools, including consideration of accuracy and appropriate usage.

• Experience with web development.

• Familiarity with CRM and donor databases (such as HubSpot, Salesforce, or similar).

• Familiarity with cybersecurity best practices for cloud-based organizations.

• Familiarity with Tableau or other data visualization platforms.

Other Requirements

• Shared vegan and anti-speciesist values. No one on our team consumes animals or animal products or believes that non-human animals can ethically be treated as resources for human use.

• Ability to commit to attending the annual in-person team meeting, which typically takes place during the first full week of June (Monday through Friday).

Compensation and Benefits 

This is a full-time, remote position with a salary of $91,000 per year, plus a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance, and unlimited PTO. 

Please note, we have a no-negotiation salary policy to ensure transparency and equity across the team.

Also note, the compensation and benefits information provided in this posting is specific to candidates residing in the United States. For candidates located in other North American countries (e.g. Canada and Mexico), compensation and benefits will be adjusted in accordance with local regulations, currency, and market standards, and may differ from the figures stated herein.

View more of our benefits on our Join Our Team page.

Hiring Process

If a candidate is moved forward, the hiring process will include a skills task, screening interview, competencies interview, work history interview, and reference checks. See our Join Our Team page for more details.

Ready to Make a Difference?

• To Apply: Please click the “Apply for this position” link to tell us why you are interested in New Roots Institute and to submit your resume. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We hope to fill this position as soon as possible.

• We value diversity, equity, and inclusion and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and respected. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, especially those who identify as Black, Indigenous, LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities, and people from the global majority. 

• By submitting your application, you are indicating that you have read our Privacy Policy and accept its terms.

• Please note that we are only considering applicants based in North America at this time.

Recruitment and Outreach Manager

Empower the Next Generation to End Factory Farming

What would it mean to dedicate your time, talent, and energy to creating a more just and sustainable food system?

New Roots Institute is a growing nonprofit dedicated to ending factory farming by empowering the next generation of advocates. Our fellowship programs train students to lead real-world campaigns that create structural and behavioral change in their communities. 

We’re seeking a passionate and experienced Recruitment and Outreach Manager to join our team and help deepen our impact. As Recruitment and Outreach Manager, you’ll lead New Roots Institute’s high-touch, relationship-based recruitment efforts, helping us build  talented, motivated, and diverse cohorts of fellows. You’ll serve as an outward-facing ambassador for New Roots, identifying and engaging promising prospective applicants, cultivating partnerships with educators and organizations, and generating excitement about our programs. Through personalized outreach and consistent follow-up, you’ll guide prospects from initial identification and interest through application. As the first person to hold this role, you’ll establish our relationship-based recruitment function, building the partnerships, strategies, and systems needed to expand our reach while personally leading outreach and prospect cultivation. 

Is New Roots Institute the right place for you? Here’s what you should know:

• Ending factory farming is not merely our employment. We prioritize our lives around it and are looking for people who bring that same commitment, along with the self-awareness and discipline to sustain it.

• We continuously question our own biases and assumptions and adapt when we recognize we’re wrong. We’re looking for people who can see their ego and know how to put it aside to achieve shared goals.

• We're results-oriented, strive for excellence, and are looking for people who can say they never miss deadlines.

• Giving and receiving honest and direct feedback is foundational to our culture and a performance requirement for all of us. We're looking for people who are eager to use constructive feedback to grow and help others to grow, both personally and professionally.

• Because we work remotely, proactive communication and quick responses are key to building trust and working effectively together. We’re looking for people who excel at keeping everyone updated. If you don’t always respond within a few hours, New Roots won’t be the place for you. 

• We genuinely enjoy working together and look for ways to have fun, despite the tragic nature of what we are up against.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Lead New Roots Institute’s high-touch, relationship-based recruitment efforts, building a strong pipeline of high-potential high school and university students and supporting prospective applicants from initial engagement through application.

• Build the foundational systems and processes for this new function, including how New Roots identifies and prioritizes prospects, tracks relationships and follow-up, manages recruitment partnerships, and evaluates results.

• Develop and execute targeted outreach strategies to meet recruitment goals and engage priority audiences, including researching and building prospect lists, conducting direct outreach, meeting with students and student groups, leading information sessions, engaging campus communities, and attending conferences and other recruitment events.

• Cultivate priority prospects by helping them understand New Roots Institute’s programs, addressing questions and barriers, and supporting qualified candidates in deciding whether to apply.

• Build and sustain recruitment partnerships with schools, educators, university staff, student organizations, movement organizations, and other groups that can connect New Roots with strong prospective applicants.

• Activate fellows, alumni, staff, and other ambassadors to identify and engage prospective applicants.

• Use recruitment and admissions data to evaluate pipeline strength, prospect conversion, applicant quality, and the effectiveness of different outreach channels and investments.

• Support the admissions process during high-volume periods by reviewing and processing applications and conducting applicant interviews and welcome calls.

What We’re Looking For

Required Skills & Experience

• Experienced in relationship-based recruitment, outreach, or sales. You have significant experience in recruitment, organizing, outreach, sales, partnership development, or another function focused on identifying, engaging, and cultivating people. You know how to build a strong pipeline, move prospects from initial awareness to meaningful engagement and action, and turn outreach efforts into measurable results. 

• Strong at building relationships and cultivating prospects. You can establish trust with prospective applicants, educators, student leaders, university staff, and community and movement organizations. You understand what motivates different people, communicate the value of an opportunity, address barriers, and provide thoughtful follow-up without making interactions feel transactional.

• Strategic and highly hands on. You can translate recruitment goals into clear outreach priorities, plans, systems, and actions. You are equally comfortable doing the detailed work of researching prospects, building lists, and updating records.

• An organized and dependable project leader. You can manage multiple outreach strategies and relationships, coordinate effectively across teams, navigate competing priorities, and ensure plans and follow-up are carried through to completion.

• A strong communicator and collaborator. You communicate clearly in writing, one-on-one conversations, and group presentations. You adapt your approach to different audiences and collaborate effectively with Admissions, Marketing & Communications, fellows, alumni, and external partners.

• Analytical and systems-oriented. You use data and systems thinking to understand pipeline performance, identify root causes, evaluate recruitment channels and tradeoffs, and improve results over time.

• Proactive and accountable for results. You anticipate challenges, take initiative without waiting for direction, monitor progress honestly, seek support when needed, and adjust your approach when results fall short.

• Willingness and ability to travel periodically within the US, as appropriate, as the recruitment function develops. This may include conferences, campus visits, and other recruitment opportunities.

Other Requirements

• Shared vegan and anti-speciesist values. No one on our team consumes animals or animal products or believes that non-human animals can ethically be treated as resources for human use.

• Ability to commit to attending the annual in-person team meeting, which typically takes place during the first full week of June (Monday through Friday).

Compensation and Benefits 

This is a full-time, remote position with a salary of $80,000 per year, plus a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance, and unlimited PTO. 

Please note, we have a no-negotiation salary policy to ensure transparency and equity across the team.

Also note, the compensation and benefits information provided in this posting is specific to candidates residing in the United States. For candidates located in other North American countries (e.g. Canada and Mexico), compensation and benefits will be adjusted in accordance with local regulations, currency, and market standards, and may differ from the figures stated herein.

View more of our benefits on our Join Our Team page.

Hiring Process

If a candidate is moved forward, the hiring process will include a skills task, screening interview, competencies interview, work history interview, and reference checks. See our Join Our Team page for more details.

Ready to Make a Difference?

• To Apply: Please click the “Apply for this position” link to tell us why you are interested in New Roots Institute and to submit your resume. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We hope to fill this position as soon as possible.

• We value diversity, equity, and inclusion and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and respected. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, especially those who identify as Black, Indigenous, LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities, and people from the global majority. 

• By submitting your application, you are indicating that you have read our Privacy Policy and accept its terms.

• Please note that we are only considering applicants based in North America at this time.