Modeled career paths · Community organizing

Where does a Lead Organizer go next?

What employers are asking a Lead Organizer for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Management path
Organizing Director+29% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
64% of modeled moves out of Lead Organizer go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Regional Director, Organizing+71% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
21% of modeled moves out of Lead Organizer go here
leadership branch84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Grants & Foundation Relations Manager+56% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Senior Grant Writer. 5% joint modeled share
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Higher-growth opportunity
Executive Director, Organizing+148% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Organizing Director. 16% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Career pivot
Senior Grant Writer+23% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Lead Organizer go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior Research Analyst, Opinion+35% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Lead Organizer go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.