Level ruleManager / Sr. Manager at larger orgs · selective Director at small orgs · never undersell, never overclaim
Comp$125k+ target · floor $90–100k for the right opportunity · benefits required
GeoRemote, or hybrid Chicago
ExcludedFundraising · grantmaking — the roles you want live in programs / partnerships / marketing
Your Welcome.US + T-Mobile program-management story is the credential. ★ = verified live Aug 3, 2026 — everything else is a monitor target, not a claim.
| Org | HQ | Why it fits | Roles to watch |
|---|
| United Way of Metro Chicago HIS DOC | Chicago | His own STRONG fit — corporate engagement + community impact are core | Sr. Mgr/Director, Corporate Partnerships · Sr. Mgr, Community Impact · Dir, Mktg & Comms |
| Chicago Community Trust HIS DOC | Chicago | Partnerships & Initiatives team; prestige carries | Program Officer, Partnerships & Initiatives · Sr. Mgr, Corporate Engagement |
| MacArthur Foundation LIVE ★ | Chicago | Marquee Chicago foundation; hiring program officers now | Program Officer roles (Local News, President's Office — live) |
| Braven LIVE ★ | Chicago | Employer-partnership model = your crossover; partnerships team hiring | Assoc., Employer Partnerships (live — junior; watch for Sr./Mgr) · Head of Corporate Partnerships |
| Alzheimer's Association LIVE ★ | Chicago HQ | Chicago HQ; national corporate partnerships + marketing; hiring remote marketing | Assoc. Director, Marketing (remote — live) · Mgr, Walk to End Alzheimer's (corporate partnerships) |
| After School Matters HIS DOC | Chicago | Corporate partnerships roles listed historically | Mgr, Corporate Partnerships |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital HIS DOC | Chicago | Healthcare nonprofit; hires experienced partnership managers from corporate | Mgr, Corporate Partnerships |
| World Business Chicago HIS DOC | Chicago | Public-private civic intersection — Welcome.US/mayor's-office lane | Sr. Mgr, Corporate Partnerships & Initiatives · Director, Strategic Programs |
| Feeding America · YMCA of the USA | Chicago HQ | Both already on your watchlist — national networks with corporate partnership programs | Corporate Partnerships · Program Mgmt |
| Special Olympics · MDA · Ronald McDonald House Charities | Chicago HQs | Chicago-HQ nationals with corporate partnership + marketing teams (sports/health alignment) | Corporate Partnerships · Sponsorship · Marketing |
| Chicago foundations: Joyce · Spencer · Polk Bros · Pritzker Pucker · McCormick · Crown · Grand Victoria · Chicago Community Foundation | Chicago | Well-funded local foundations hiring program officers + comms/marketing (Polk Bros has hired POs) | Program Officer · Communications/Marketing Mgr |
| Big Shoulders Fund · Chicago Urban League · museums (Field · Shedd · Adler · Lincoln Park Zoo) | Chicago | Education + civic orgs with corporate partnership arms | Corporate Partnerships · Development-adjacent (verify function) |
Well-funded, remote-native — the market you can win without leaving Chicago.
| Org | HQ | Why it fits | Roles to watch |
|---|
| GiveDirectly LIVE ★ | Remote | Best-known cash-transfer nonprofit; hiring Head of Strategic Partnerships & Influence (remote) — explicitly wants cause-marketing/brand-partnership program-builders. your lane, verbatim | Head of Strategic Partnerships & Influence (live) · Media Relations · Marketing |
| Ballmer Group | Remote-friendly | Economic-mobility philanthropy; program officers with cross-sector backgrounds | Program Officer · Partnerships |
| Schultz Family Foundation | Remote-friendly | Program + partnerships teams | Program Officer · Partnerships |
| W.K. Kellogg · Kresge · Robert Wood Johnson · Knight | Remote-friendly | Big national foundations; program officers + comms roles; remote-tolerant | Program Officer · Communications |
| Bloomberg Philanthropies | NYC · remote-tolerant | City-program + comms roles — NYC Mayor's Office pandemic work is the credential | Program · Communications |
| Robin Hood · DonorsChoose · Charity Navigator · Candid · Every.org | Remote / NYC | Funders + nonprofit-infra orgs with marketing/partnerships functions | Partnerships · Marketing |
From your March 2026 reference guide (still your best research) + additions. "Social Impact is the function" roles.
| Org | HQ | Why it fits | Roles to watch |
|---|
| United Airlines APPLIED | Chicago | Community & Market Impact, corporate partnerships, Chicago hub — maps directly | Sr. Mgr, Community & Market Impact · Director, Corporate Partnerships |
| McDonald's HIS DOC | Chicago HQ | Brand purpose + community investment; cause marketing, sponsorships, multicultural | Sr. Mgr, Brand Partnerships & Sponsorships · Director, Cause Marketing & Social Impact |
| JPMorgan Chase APPLIED | Chicago | Warm contact in play; corporate responsibility + philanthropy teams | Marketing Strategy Lead · Sr. Mgr, Corporate Responsibility |
| Hyatt APPLIED | Chicago HQ | Corporate responsibility + community partnerships; experiential background fits | Sr. Mgr, Corporate Partnerships · Sr. Mgr, Community Impact & ESG |
| Allstate · Walgreens · Northern Trust · Aon · Kraft Heinz HIS DOC | Chicago area | All GOOD fits from his own guide — CSR, community partnerships, integrated marketing | CSR · Community Partnerships · Cause Marketing · Integrated Marketing (Sr. Mgr) |
| Exelon TRACKER | Chicago | Marketing Manager already in his tracker; community investment arm | Marketing Manager · Community Impact |
| Salesforce.org / Salesforce APPLIED | Remote-friendly | Philanthropy Cloud + .org hire nonprofit/corporate crossover; partner marketing | Sr. Mgr, Partner Marketing · Brand Marketing Strategy & Planning Mgr (was open Mar '26 — verify) |
| T-Mobile | Remote-tolerant | The org you know — foundation + social impact teams; zero story friction | Social Impact / Foundation program roles |
| AbbVie · Abbott · Baxter · Discover · Morningstar · Wintrust · BMO · CME | Chicago area | Chicago corporate foundations + community impact teams; health/finance | Community Impact · Corporate Citizenship · Foundation program roles |
| Okta for Good · Twilio.org · Blackbaud | Remote | Social-impact-as-product companies — partner/program roles built for your crossover | Program · Partnerships · Marketing |
| DoorDash · Instacart · Grubhub · Google · Meta | Remote / Chicago | You already have materials on file for most — their social-impact teams are the target now | Social Impact · Community Engagement · Nonprofit Partnerships |
"I need a job" — keeps the pipeline full while Tiers 1–2 run. Marketing/partnerships Manager–Sr. Manager, Chicago or remote.
| Channel | Level | What to scan | Notes |
|---|
| Built In Chicago LIVE ★ | Mgr–Dir | Tech-adjacent marketing, partnerships, social impact jobs in Chicago | Dedicated Social Impact jobs page — verified |
| LinkedIn CSR / Social Impact — Chicago LIVE ★ | All | 250 CSR roles in Chicago + 283 in Illinois indexed currently | Set the alert strings from your own guide |
| ACCP Job Board LIVE ★ | Mgr–Dir | The corporate social-impact industry's own board | jobs.accp.org — verified |
| Idealist · NonprofitJobs · Work for Good | All | Nonprofit partnerships + program roles | From your guide |
| We Work Remotely · Himalayas · Remocate | Mgr–Dir | Remote marketing/partnerships across sectors | Broad remote net |
add to ~/job-search/data/watchlist.yml → companies: (keep existing 16 + append)
- name: United Way of Metro Chicago
careers_url: https://www.liveunitedchicago.org/about/careers
ats: other
active: true
notes: Corporate engagement + community impact core functions; Welcome.US story is near-perfect credential
- name: Chicago Community Trust
careers_url: https://www.cct.org/about/careers/
ats: other
active: true
notes: Program Officer, Partnerships & Initiatives; prestige carries
- name: MacArthur Foundation
careers_url: https://www.macfound.org/about/employment
ats: workday
active: true
notes: Hiring program officers (verified Aug 2026); Chicago marquee foundation
- name: Braven
careers_url: https://apply.workable.com/braven/
ats: other
active: true
notes: Employer partnerships team hiring (verified Aug 2026); Chicago hybrid
- name: Alzheimer's Association
careers_url: https://jobs.alz.org/
ats: other
active: true
notes: Chicago HQ; remote marketing + corporate partnerships roles (verified Aug 2026)
- name: After School Matters
careers_url: https://www.afterschoolmatters.org/careers/
ats: other
active: true
notes: Corporate partnerships roles listed on Indeed historically
- name: GiveDirectly
careers_url: https://www.givedirectly.org/careers
ats: greenhouse
active: true
notes: Remote; Head of Strategic Partnerships & Influence live (verified Aug 2026) - cause marketing lane
- name: Ballmer Group
careers_url: https://www.ballmergroup.org/careers
ats: other
active: true
notes: Remote-friendly; program officers, economic mobility
- name: Schultz Family Foundation
careers_url: https://schultzfamilyfoundation.org/
ats: other
active: true
notes: Program + partnerships teams
- name: Bloomberg Philanthropies
careers_url: https://www.bloomberg.org/
ats: other
active: true
notes: City-program roles; NYC Mayor's Office pandemic work = credential
- name: Salesforce (social impact)
careers_url: https://www.salesforce.com/company/careers/
ats: workday
active: true
notes: Salesforce.org + Philanthropy Cloud; partner marketing crossover
- name: T-Mobile (social impact)
careers_url: https://www.t-mobile.com/careers
ats: workday
active: true
notes: Return target; foundation + social impact teams; zero story friction
- name: McDonald's (social impact)
careers_url: https://corporate.mcdonalds.com/careers.html
ats: workday
active: true
notes: Cause marketing + sponsorships + community investment; Chicago HQ
- name: Exelon
careers_url: https://www.exeloncorp.com/careers
ats: workday
active: true
notes: Marketing Manager already in tracker; community investment arm
- name: AbbVie
careers_url: https://careers.abbvie.com/
ats: workday
active: true
notes: AbbVie Foundation; North Chicago; community impact roles