The Office of Foundation Relations is pleased to share this open call for letters of interest from Coefficient Giving.
- UCSC Contact: Sarah Carle | sacarle@ucsc.edu
- Funder: Coefficient Giving
- Opportunity: Effective Careers
Overview:
Open Philanthropy is now Coefficient Giving. Coefficient Giving is excited to announce a new Request for Proposals (RFP) for effective career organizations, defined as initiatives devoted to providing mentorship, advice, and opportunities to help people pursue highly impactful careers.
Effective careers currently comprises around ~20% of Coefficient Giving’s portfolio. Coefficient Giving is excited about increasing this percentage and have been positively surprised by the growth potential of the effective careers ecosystem.
Potential ideas to spark interest:
- High-impact career accelerator/entrepreneurship programs
- Career coaching programs for experienced/senior professionals
- Volunteer or internship placement programs at a network of impactful orgs
- Country or demographic specific talent efforts, especially in certain LMICs where many impactful charities operate/could operate (e.g. 1:1 career advising and support in India)
- Career counseling partnerships with universities (e.g. partnering with career centers to promote high-impact pathways and/or recruit top talent)
- Programs targeting policy students, or people aspiring to work or already working in government (e.g. government or think tank placement programs for global health and wellbeing policy areas, fellowship programs for early-career policy professionals)
- A talent discovery program using prizes/grants to surface and empower high-potential individuals across diverse backgrounds
- Headhunting/talent matching services (e.g. proactive sourcing of senior professionals for hard-to-fill roles at high-impact organizations)
- Action-oriented networks for professionals in high-leverage positions (e.g. a network for professionals in finance, tech, or policy with structured giving or career pledges)
- Media pushes to promote effective careers (e.g. a podcast about effective careers, with each episode featuring a case study)
- Infrastructure/shared services for effective career organizations (e.g. recruitment support, marketing/growth expertise)
See a list of featured grants in the program Effective Giving & Careers.
Eligibility:
Any organization or project contributing to effective career development is eligible to apply. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Talent incubation or career fellowship programs
- Career counseling/advising/coaching services
- High-impact career networks
- Talent matching and/or headhunting services
- Media pushes to promote effective careers
Award Amount & Terms
- Organizations should be able to justify how they can use (additional) funding in a cost-effective way
- Grant amounts typically range from $100,000 to $300,000
- Unrestricted funding for general operating support
- Open to funding specific projects or needs
- Grants for one or two years
- Grants non-renewable by default
Timeline:
- April 20, 2026 Applications due
- Early June, 2026 Notification
Special Instructions:
Please notify the Office of Foundation Relations if you are interested in applying to this opportunity (fr@ucsc.edu). Please submit a proposal intake form prior to UCSC’s internal Institutional Deadlines. For support developing your proposal, please send a request to the Office of Research Development resdev@ucsc.edu. Within the Division of Social Sciences, please contact Ashlee Tews (ashleeac@ucsc.edu), within the Arts Division please contact Hannah Jasper (hannahjasper@ucsc.edu) to initiate notification and proposal support.
Call sent: March 20, 2026
The Office of Foundation Relations is a unit of University Advancement. The FR team creates and maintains mutually beneficial, long-term relationships with private organizations, matching grant initiatives with educational and research programs and centers. FR supports faculty and staff to identify and approach these and other private foundations for funding, to assist in strategic positioning of the grant application, and to facilitate funder campus visits. For a list of recent funding opportunities, please visit the FR website: FR Calls for Funding.