For over two decades, Discovering Justice has brought students and communities together to examine the workings of the justice system, explore the ideals of justice, and prepare them to engage in civic action. We believe in the power of the next generation to sustain our democracy. We value the belief that the justice system can and should work for everyone.

Discovering Justice runs after-school Mock Trial and Mock Appeal Programs in 15 school districts for 30 middle schools and 750 students, annually hosts more than 2,500 students and community members into the Moakley Courthouse for Field Trips, Tours, and Speaker events, and provides in-school civic education curricula for more than 30 school districts for 20,000 Massachusetts students in Grades K-5. The organization is funded by charitable foundations, corporate sponsors, individual donors, and earned revenue through its various programs.

Discovering Justice’s Corporate and Foundations Relations Director will work with staff and Board to raise the revenues to provide its innovative civic education programs to students across Massachusetts.

As the Corporate and Foundations Relations Director, you'll be the driving force behind building the program capacity of the organization through coordinating the identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of Discovering Justice’s corporate and foundation supporters.

The organization raises more than $350,000 a year at its annual spring gala through the support of more than 60 corporate sponsors. The organization’s foundation fundraising annually raises more than $450,000 from more than 30 family, corporate, and community foundations. You'll not just be directing this work; you'll manage these programs in alignment with our core values, ensuring every step we take resonates with our mission and unwavering commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Discovering Justice values a diverse workforce and is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where we strive to embed equity and inclusion into everything we do.

Your morning might start off with a meeting in Downtown Boston with a program manager from a family foundation that has expressed interest in our after-school mock trial program. Come afternoon, you could be driving to Framingham to observe a first grade class of students engaged in our innovative Children Discovering Justice curriculum to see our programs in action. Your work day could wrap up with a meeting with the development staff to lay out the strategy to approach our corporate supporters to secure their support for the annual gala which is four months away.

Our office is situated within the iconic John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse in Boston. The location allows us to work closely with federal judges and other members of the Courthouse community to make the Courthouse a vibrant civic space. We embrace a hybrid work approach, combining the advantages of face-to-face interactions with the flexibility of remote work.

For this role, in-state travel to meet with foundation staff and corporate sponsors is required. You will typically work at the Moakley Courthouse two days a week and travel on average one day a week for program visits and partner stewarding. You will also help out the Mock Trial and Mock Appeal teams during their culminating events at the end of December and in May. You must have a valid driver’s license, and having a vehicle is preferred, but not necessary.