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Sandy Hook Promise is a national leader in the movement to reduce gun violence and make schools safer for our children. Join our team!

 

With a staff of more than 100 people working across America, our dedicated team and volunteers have enabled more than 35 million people to participate in our life-saving Know the Signs programs. School shooting plots have been averted, along with teen suicides and countless other acts of violence.

 

The mission of Sandy Hook Promise is to educate and empower youth and adults to prevent violence in schools, homes, and communities. We provide careers in the gun reform movement and not-for-profit jobs of all kinds.

 

Sandy Hook Promise offers a competitive salary based on experience, benefits, paid holidays and vacation. You’ll also enjoy working with an engaged group of professionals who are committed to work-life balance and wellness. See our open positions on our online jobs board.

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35M+

Student and adult program  participants nationwide

1,013

Confirmed lives saved with crisis interventions

18

Planned school shootings prevented

327,000+

Anonymous tips received through our system

Sandy Hook Promise Values and Commitments

Strong Partnerships

Interact thoughtfully with all external partners, ensuring a commitment to excellence, integrity, and professionalism in all aspects of our work.

  • Treat everyone we encounter, internally and externally, in our mission-driven work, with respect, honesty, and transparency.
  • Listen to and hear our partners’ needs, concerns, and goals, and work in service to those overall objectives.
  • Prevent violence in the communities with which we partner, through policy, programming, and training.

Inclusivity and Belonging

Create a nurturing and inclusive culture for our organization.

 

  • Ensure holistic inclusivity and belonging through our words, both spoken and written, and our actions.
  • Integrate our Race, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (REDI) goals through all aspects of our work, both internal and external.
  • Value and seek out diversity in cultures, perspectives, and knowledge; understand that we can learn and grow from one another through our differences.

Collaboration and Respect

Foster a culture of collaboration and respect for all members of our team.

  • Celebrate each individual’s unique contributions and successes, no matter the position or level, led by the belief that all teammates are critical to success in this work.
  • Show respect to our teammates by being reliable, showing up, communicating proactively, and following through on commitments.
  • Honor and provide space for everyone to be fully human; we are flexible and understanding to individual needs.

Culture of Empowerment

Empower all team members to ideate, innovate, learn, change, and grow.

  • Encourage and cultivate fresh perspectives and ideas, as well as diverse and dissenting viewpoints, in order to maintain openness to change.
  • Understand the importance of professional development for our team members, and offer staff tools and training to ensure they can continuously grow.
  • Maintain a growth mindset by exploring new ideas, evolving programs and processes, and learning from our mistakes.

Sustainability

Prioritize work/life balance; understanding that flexible, balanced workloads lead to high performance and sustainability.

  • Foster a progressive culture rooted in trust through our flexible expectations, policies, benefits, and working styles.
  • Safeguard commitment and retention across the organization by promoting sustainable workloads and expectations
  • Create space for staff to stay connected in a joyful way to do the hard work of an ambitious mission.

Professional Volunteers

Volunteers, who we call Promise Leaders, are at the heart of our organization, with participants nationwide. We also have opportunities for retirees, recent grads, and others who would like to volunteer their skills on an ongoing or project basis.

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