Employment Opportunities

The New America Foundation seeks a California-based Policy Analyst for the Asset Building Program. The program, launched in 2002, has established itself as a leading voice on innovative, market-oriented public policies to enable low- and moderate-wealth families in the U.S. and around the world to (a) accumulate savings; (b) access wealth-building financial services and financial education; (c) better manage their debts; and (d) build and protect lifelong, productive assets—a home, an education, a small business, investments, and a nest-egg… more

The New America Foundation seeks a Policy Analyst to provide research and analytical support to senior staff and Fellows working on the broad range of topics covered under our Next Social Contract Initiative, which was launched in early 2007. This Initiative, which brings together our core domestic policy programs, is designed to advance a new meta-narrative, organizing principles, and detailed policy proposals attuned to the 21st century. Overall, the Initiative seeks to inform and shape key social policy debates, especially… more

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (www.crfb.org) is a bipartisan, non-profit organization committed to educating the public about issues that have significant fiscal policy impact. The Committee is housed at the New America Foundation. Currently, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget has an immediate opening for a Policy Director. more

The New America Foundation seeks a Congressional Liaison for the Asset Building Program. The program, launched in 2002, has established itself as a leading voice on innovative, market-oriented public policies to enable low- and moderate-wealth families in the U.S and around the world to (a) accumulate savings; (b) access wealth-building financial services and financial education; (c) better manage their debts; and (d) build and protect lifelong, productive assets—a home, an education, a small business, investments, and a nest-egg for retirement.… more

The New America Foundation is seeking a managing editor for NewAmerica.net to help improve and expand our online presence. The ideal candidate will have a love of both journalism and technology, and be keenly interested in a wide range of public policy. more

The New America Foundation seeks a dynamic, visionary, and entrepreneurial director for its Education Policy Program. The program’s mission is to develop and support ideas that close multiple achievement and opportunity gaps for students from pre-kindergarten through graduate school. Currently, the program centers around three main policy areas: (1) federal education funding and school finance; (2) early education for children in grades pre-kindergarten through three; and (3) college financial aid modernization and higher education reform. In the future, the program… more

The New America Foundation seeks a dynamic, visionary, and entrepreneurial Director for the Asset Building Program. The program, launched in 2002, has established itself as a leading voice on innovative, market-oriented public policies to enable low- and moderate-wealth families in the U.S and around the world to (a) accumulate savings; (b) access wealth-building financial services and financial education; (c) better manage their debts; and (d) build and protect lifelong, productive assets -- a home, an education, a small business, investments,… more

New America launched the California Program in late 2004 to bring its proven approach to California, the nation’s leading policy laboratory. Its purpose is to nurture a new generation of public policy writers and thinkers in California; to generate creative new policy solutions about the state’s most pressing problems; and to improve California’s public debate via frequent events and publication of articles and commentary in the state’s leading media outlets.

New America’s Asset Building Program in California

In today’s economy, economic mobility… more

The New America Foundation is seeking full-time Research Associates who are interested in pursuing careers in the fields of public policy research, journalism, or related areas. Research Associates will support the work of New America’s Fellows and Policy Programs. This is a six-month position. more