Jobs at Good Reason Houston

Leads organization-wide qualitative research, including study design, interviews, focus groups, data analysis, visualization, reporting, and mixed-methods collaboration. Oversees education data relationships, privacy and ethics compliance, dashboards, and research dissemination. Advises internal and external stakeholders on interpreting findings and applying insights to policy and practice. Manages, mentors, and develops a team of qualitative researchers, strategists, and analysts while building organizational research capacity and systems.

Manage Advancement data systems, donor and prospect information, fundraising portfolios, reporting, analytics, gift processing, and reconciliation. Maintain donor database integrity, security, and adoption; conduct prospect research and wealth screening; produce dashboards and KPI reports; train staff; and collaborate with Finance and fundraisers to optimize donor engagement and fundraising operations.

Leads Good Reason Houston’s public affairs strategy and serves as Executive Director of Houstonians for Great Public Schools. Oversees policy advocacy, leadership pipelines, community voice campaigns, board governance, fundraising, compliance, stakeholder relationships, and organizational strategy. Advises the CEO and board, manages senior teams, coordinates legally distinct 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) activities, and advances civic, electoral, and education policy priorities across Houston.

Leads Good Reason Houston’s regional education impact strategy, overseeing district, postsecondary, research, data, and partnership initiatives. Directly manages three managing directors and a 20-person team while shaping enterprise priorities, measuring outcomes, developing philanthropic and fee-for-service strategies, and building partnerships with education, civic, business, and government leaders. Represents the organization publicly and coordinates cross-sector efforts to improve educational and economic mobility outcomes across Houston.