Thank you for your interest in joining our team!
“Community Foundation for MetroWest is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.”
MetroWest is a region where arts and culture play a vital role in creating vibrant, inclusive communities and fostering a strong sense of belonging. Through a rich mix of artistic expression, cultural traditions, historical preservation, and more, creativity connects residents to one another, helps shape the region’s evolving identity, and fuels a vibrant, thriving community.
Arts and culture bridge divides, enrich experiences, and drive local economic growth. Through ARTbuilds MetroWest, an initiative created in partnership with the Barr Foundation’s Creative Commonwealth Initiative, the Community Foundation for MetroWest (CFMW) supports cultural resources by fostering collaboration, building capacity, sharing stories, and utilizing data. We are committed to nurturing an inclusive cultural landscape where everyone has access to the arts.
CFMW is seeking 3-5 Community Advisors to support and shape the work of ARTbuilds MetroWest. These community advisors will meet with the Foundation monthly over the course of 9 months to discuss needs in the arts and culture sector, and identify and engage key stakeholders. Between meetings, Community Advisors will complete assignments co-created with the Foundation and aligned with the responsibilities outlined below. The Community Advisors’ partnership and feedback will also inform the implementation of ARTbuilds MetroWest’s grantmaking strategy.
The compensation for this position is $6,500 for 9 months. The position will begin in June 2026.
Ready to learn more? View the full job description and apply here.
We encourage you to get involved, whether it’s serving on a committee, hosting or participating in an event, or volunteering. Learn more about the opportunities, contact Caroline Murphy, Vice President of Advancement and Philanthropic Services.
High school students are invited to assist the Youth in Philanthropy program as an Instructor’s Assistant. As a YIP Instructor’s Assistant, you would be responsible for assisting the YIP Instructor with a variety of tasks, including:
Candidates are required to have participated in a semester-long YIP program with the Foundation for MetroWest. Experience in a YIP leadership role is preferred, but not required. Candidates should be:
If this sounds like the right volunteer opportunity for you, please send your resume, a brief one page write up sharing why you think you’d be a strong YIP Instructor’s Assistant to Program Officer of Youth in Philanthropy, Matt Jose.
The Community Foundation for MetroWest’s Youth in Philanthropy (YIP) is a 15 or 17-week experiential leadership development program designed to empower and educate local youth to become our community’s next generation of philanthropists.
Operating 14 programs across MetroWest September through May, YIP is one of the largest and longest-running youth philanthropy programs in the country.