Ecosystem of Connection, Community, Healthier Online Spaces

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Map the network of organizations, coalitions, funders, and initiatives focused on loneliness, community, social cohesion, healthier online environments, and related topics.

• Identify overlaps, gaps, connections, promising models, future clusters, and cross-border differences within the United States, Canada, and the European Union.

• Develop a comprehensive framework that categorizes the ecosystem by factors such as geography, issue area, theory of change, target population, scale, and funding source.

• Recommend organizations and individuals for participation in the broader inquiry, providing a brief rationale for each recommendation.

• Conduct interviews, outreach, or utilize other methods to engage organizations that are less visible online.

• Produce a 15–20 page analytical report.

• Present a concise briefing to the Heinrich Böll Foundation Washington, DC team.

• Remain available for follow-up inquiries as the broader project progresses.

⛳️ Requirements

• Researchers, analysts, and independent consultants located in the United States, Canada, or the European Union.

• Experience in civil society and philanthropy, technology policy, social psychology and sociology, community organizing, youth development, digital media, or related disciplines.

• Practical knowledge of the field, beyond just desk research.

• Submit a 500–750 word proposal detailing your approach, framework, sources, methods for identifying and verifying organizations, timeline, and relevant prior experience.

• Provide a CV or résumé.

• Include a relevant work sample, such as a previous landscape analysis, report, or database.

• Availability to submit a draft by December 14 and engage in a feedback session with HBS.

• Applications must be submitted through BambooHR.

• Capability to produce a 15–20 page analysis and briefing.

🏝️ Benefits

• Compensation of $8,000 for the commission.

• Opportunity to contribute to a larger transatlantic inquiry.

• Potential for parts of the analysis to be made public-facing.

• Follow-up discussions and inquiries as the broader project evolves.