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# General Application at Future Now

- **Company:** Future Now
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2020-06-09
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-06
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/futurenow/224c66fe-f4ee-43cc-aa09-3825dbea8622

## Job description

## About

The States Project (TSP) connects the importance of state legislatures to every aspect of our lives and brings together communities to help build a healthy, sustainable, and prosperous future for all.

Our electoral work focuses on winning governing  majorities in the states by making state legislative campaigns more effective and better-funded. Our policy work provides nonpartisan tools and resources that connect a diverse community of state lawmakers committed to improving lives for the people they serve.   We do it because we believe that state legislatures are the strongest force for change in this country.

We encourage you to find out more about the American Promise at Work.

General Application

Don't see a current vacancy that suits your background/experience? Submit your resume or CV here. We'll contact you if something suitable becomes available.

Please ensure your resume or CV is submitted in English.

## About Future Now

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Future Now is a nonprofit organization that builds state-level political power through high-impact legislative campaigns, a network of progressive lawmakers, and strategic investments in state elections.
- **Entity Type**: Private — Nonprofit (501(c)(4) civic league; tax-exempt since October 2020)
- **Headquarters**: Washington, District of Columbia, United States (secondary office in Brooklyn, New York)
- **Founded**: 2017
- **Founders**: Daniel Squadron (former New York State Senator), Jeffrey Sachs (Columbia University professor), and Adam Pritzker

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Nonprofit / Civic & Social Advocacy / Public Policy
- **Target customers**: Not a traditional customer model — serves donors, philanthropic funders, state lawmakers, and communities. Operates as a mission-driven advocacy organization rather than B2B/B2C.
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "The States Project connects the importance of state legislatures to every aspect of our lives and brings together communities to help build a healthy, sustainable, and prosperous future for all."

Future Now operates as an umbrella organization pursuing three related activities: **The States Project** (electoral work to win governing majorities in state legislatures), **The Lawmaker Network** (nonpartisan tools and resources for state lawmakers), and **PAC for America's Future** (formerly Future Now Fund, a political action committee).

## Products & Services
- **The States Project**: Electoral program focused on making state legislative campaigns more effective and better-funded. As of 2022, targets eight states: Arizona, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. The PAC spent $18.7 million on these efforts between 2018 and 2022.
- **The Lawmaker Network**: Nonpartisan policy support program that connects a diverse community of state lawmakers, supporting left-of-center policy priorities such as the $15 minimum wage, union expansion, and government-run health care.
- **PAC for America's Future**: Political action committee that funds state-level Democratic candidates aligned with Future Now's agenda.
- **The States Forum**: Related initiative under the Future Now family aimed at convening lawmakers and stakeholders.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (nonprofit entity)
- **Key Metric**: FY2024 (fiscal year ending June 2024) revenue was **$19,504,088** with net assets of $10,062,942. The 2025 budget shows revenue of **$24,755,285** and expenses of $22,980,444, reflecting significant growth.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Key funders include America Votes, Bright Future Fund, Civic Involvement Fund, Hopewell Fund, Sixteen Thirty Fund, Guardian of Rights Fund, The Future Now Institute, and Our American Future Action. Total all-time grants received: $29,289,747 across 22 grants from 15 funders.
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - LinkedIn reports +20.0% monthly workforce growth (18 employees at time of listing; small but expanding)
  - Budget growth from ~$20.9M revenue (FY2023) to $19.5M (FY2024), with 2025 projections of $24.8M — a ~27% increase over FY2024 actuals
  - One active job posting at time of research (Director of Legal, The States Project) plus an open general application pipeline
  - Executive team expanded with Chief Strategy Officer, Chief Growth Officer, and Chief Communications Officer roles, indicating organizational scaling

## Competitive Advantages
- **Unique state-level focus**: Concentrates exclusively on state legislatures — an underfunded but high-leverage arena of U.S. political power, differentiating it from national-focused advocacy groups.
- **Umbrella structure**: Combined 501(c)(4) advocacy, electoral PAC, and lawmaker network allows coordinated, multi-pronged influence — a structural moat for a nonprofit.
- **High-net-worth and institutional backing**: Funders like Adam Pritzker (who also serves as board President), David Karp (Tumblr founder, board member), and institutional progressive funders (Hopewell Fund, Sixteen Thirty Fund) provide substantial, repeat funding.
- **Data-driven focus states**: Concentrated investment in eight targeted states rather than scattered national spending, enabling deeper, more measurable impact.
- **Nonpartisan tools with partisan outcomes**: The Lawmaker Network positions resources as nonpartisan, broadening lawmaker participation while pursuing a cohesive policy agenda.

## Strategic Focus
- **Winning governing majorities** in state legislatures by making state legislative campaigns more effective and better-funded.
- **Expanding the Lawmaker Network** to connect more state lawmakers with nonpartisan tools and policy resources.
- **Scaling funding capacity**: Budget growth from ~$19.5M (FY2024) to a projected $24.8M (2025) suggests aggressive program expansion.
- **Deepening presence in target states**: Arizona, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania remain priority geographies.
- **Executive team build-out**: Recent additions of Chief Growth Officer and Chief Strategy Officer indicate a formalized growth and strategy function.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven environment**: Employees directly contribute to state-level political change, with a stated focus on building "a healthy, sustainable, and prosperous future for all."
- **Remote-friendly**: Job postings list "Remote — New York, New York" and the workforce is distributed across the United States and Australia. The organization has physical offices in Washington, DC and Brooklyn, NY.
- **Employee ratings**: 3.9/5.0 on LinkedIn (14 reviews) — compensation scores relatively high at 3.8, while culture (3.0) and work-life balance (3.3) are areas with room for improvement. Career development scores 3.3.
- **Lean, senior-heavy team**: The team skews senior (15% manager, 15% senior, 10% C-Level, 10% Director), offering the opportunity for high ownership and impact in a small organization. Talent sources include notable progressive organizations (Climate Power, Harris for President, Alzheimer's Association).
- **Cross-functional exposure**: Departments include Project Management (30%), General Management (25%), Legal (10%), Marketing (10%), Finance, and Administration — relatively flat structure for broad exposure.
- **Transparent compensation**: Nonprofit filings disclose executive compensation publicly (e.g., COO $158,397, General Counsel $158,397, Chief Strategy Officer $147,548 in FY2024), consistent with nonprofit transparency norms.

## Sources
1. [lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/futurenow)
2. [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/future-now-fn)
3. [lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/futurenow/224c66fe-f4ee-43cc-aa09-3825dbea8622)
4. [propublica.org](https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/822390410)
5. [influencewatch.org](https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/future-now-action/)

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