Jobs at Blue Star Families

Lead external visibility through media relations, social and influencer strategies, and brand partnerships. Develop integrated communications plans, manage agencies, create media materials, track and report performance, and represent the organization in the DC community. Manage a small team and execute campaigns supporting programs, advocacy, fundraising, and events.

The Special Assistant supports the CEO by managing their schedule, coordinating engagements, and ensuring effective communication across the organization to enhance mission impact for military families.

Serve as the sole in-house attorney and HR leader, providing strategic legal counsel, managing contracts and compliance, overseeing HR strategy and employee relations, leading risk management and governance, coordinating outside counsel, and supporting organizational operations, training, and investigations to enable mission-driven nonprofit work.

Manage Blue Star Families' Outposts network: vet and select local partners, onboard and train outposts, coordinate programming and evaluation, monitor budgets/contracts and KPIs, support expansion and stakeholder engagement, manage marketing and fundraising support, and drive cross-functional alignment to achieve annual Outpost goals.

Lead the Hampton Roads chapter as the senior executive responsible for strategy, fundraising (six-figure gifts), operations, program delivery, staff and volunteer management, advisory board development, community partnerships, and measurable impact aligned to national KPIs. Ensure fiscal compliance, data-driven evaluation, storytelling, and regional visibility while supporting growth and sustainability.

Contractor will independently plan and run monthly outdoor recreation meetups for military families, coordinate with local parks, track attendance and activities, promote events via social and local channels, and cultivate partnerships with parks and outdoor organizations. Manage required administrative reporting and deliverables through December 2026.

Independent contractor responsible for planning and delivering monthly outdoor recreation meetups for military families, coordinating with local parks, tracking attendance and deliverables, promoting events via social media and local networks, and stewarding partnerships to increase engagement.

Senior executive who designs and leads a $35M+ fundraising infrastructure, builds scalable processes and data governance, oversees major gifts, campaigns, corporate/foundation grants, direct marketing, planned giving, and donor operations, manages senior development teams, partners with CEO/CFO/Board, and ensures performance measurement, reporting, and cross-functional alignment.

Contractor will independently plan and run monthly outdoor recreation meetups for military families, coordinate with local parks, track attendance and activities, create social content and promotional materials, and build local partnerships to increase engagement. Deliverables reported according to agreed milestones.

The Chief Communities Officer will lead community engagement strategies, oversee expansion into new markets, and manage a team to support military families. Key responsibilities include building partnerships, enhancing volunteer engagement, and ensuring operational success across chapters and outposts.

The Senior Director leads fundraising for Blue Star Families in Northern California, focusing on major gifts and regional partnerships. Responsibilities include donor engagement and strategy development.