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Tides Foundation provides an exciting and dynamic environment in which staff work directly with both individual and institutional donors, who are committed to social justice issues and progressive social change. As a member of the Tides Network, the Foundation brings resources and people together--strengthening community-based nonprofit organizations and the progressive movement through innovative grant-making. In its thirty-year history, the Foundation has awarded over $500 million in grants to nonprofits working for social change in the U.S. and abroad, including more than $86 million in grants in 2005.

Tides Employees...

 ... Actively promote change toward a healthy society.
 ... Celebrate diversity and honor multiculturalism!
 ... Base actions on values such as integrity.
 ... Are committed to social justice and sustainable
     environmental practices.
 ... Take educated risks.
 ... Create communities and build bridges in the
     philanthropic community.
 ... Believe in the benefits of collaboration, not competition.

Other great aspects of working at Tides:

  • Standard 35-hour workweek
  • Free parking (rare in San Francisco!)
  • Free shuttle service to and from downtown BART and TransBay Bus Terminal
  • Casual work environment
  • Onsite organic café (breakfast and lunch)
  • Values-based organization with likeminded co-workers
  • YMCA & pool next door
  • Flexible work schedules (manager’s discretion)
  • A 1,480 acre national park from the Pacific Ocean to the San Francisco Bay to explore on your lunch break or after work!
  • Shower and lockers in building