Work for people, peace, and a nonpartisan democracy.
Kotcher is a creative community of artists, builders, and neighbors who put philanthropy to work for people, peace, and democratic participation. Every one of our thirteen paid roles — leadership, operations, internships, and the African Liaison ambassadorship — is open on a rolling basis, with no unpaid labor and no vague "exposure." Apply any week, and you are placed in the next interview cohort. Every intern and fellowship role is a paid stipend.
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How hiring works
Rolling admissions: one application, one 60-minute group interview, Friday feedback.
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Apply in minutes
No resume. Name, email, your LinkedIn profile link, one of five questions, and a 60-second introductory speech answering it — plus the rules we hire by.
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$1.00 refundable deposit
A one-dollar registration hold keeps bots and bad actors out of the interview room. Refunded on request, no explanation needed.
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Thursday night group interview
60 minutes of group exercises and shared observation to see how you collaborate, create, and show care for community — 8:00 PM ET on Google Meet.
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Friday feedback
Every candidate hears back the next day on whether they are moving to the next round.
This Sunday · Apply any day — applications close Saturday at noon ET · rolling
Group interview: Sunday · 7:00 PM ET
Feedback: Within 48 hours of your session
Next Sunday · Rolling — pick this seat if you need another week · rolling
Group interview: Sunday · 7:00 PM ET
Feedback: Within 48 hours of your session
Kotcher Capital · Executive
Chief Executive Officer — Kotcher Capital
Compensation
$100,000/year · full-time · $5,000 signing bonus
Term
Rolling basis · renewable annual contract · reports to the board
Location
Remote · roots in Michigan or the Ontario / Windsor-Essex area
Run Kotcher Capital, the investment and stewardship arm behind our fellowships, Ideas Fund, Neighborhood Works, Education Initiative, and Project Peace Table. You report directly to the board, hold the fiduciary and nonpartisan line, and — as your first governance mandate — lead the search that hires the next board chairperson. A terminal degree is desired: JD, MFA, PhD, MD, PsyD, EdD, DSW, or equivalent. The role is remote, but we want someone with real roots in Michigan or the Ontario side of the river, because the capital is meant to land where the people are.
Run Kotcher Capital: portfolio strategy, stewardship, and disciplined deployment of funds
Report to the board on performance, risk, and nonpartisan compliance
Lead the search and hiring of the next board chairperson
Ensure 100% of giving proceeds reach Project Peace Table as promised to donors
Hold a terminal degree (JD, MFA, PhD, MD, PsyD, or equivalent) or comparable senior practice
Keep roots in Michigan or Ontario while working remotely across the region
Lead Kotcher as a creative community rooted in people, peace, and a nonpartisan approach to democracy. You will set the strategic direction for our portfolio of fellowships, ideas, and neighborhood projects — stewarding donors, artists, and neighbors while ensuring every dollar shows up as trust and tangible community impact.
Co-lead Kotcher's strategic plan, budget, and creative community partnerships
Cultivate donors, board members, artists, and neighborhood stewards
Supervise program leads and cross-initiative coordination
Represent Kotcher publicly with a nonpartisan, peace-building voice
A shared leadership partner to the full-time Co-Director, focused on creative community-building, special projects, and the relational rhythm that keeps a lean team effective. You bring an artist's eye and a neighbor's patience to strategy and partnerships.
Lead 2–3 strategic initiatives per year with a community-arts lens
Support board, donor, and stakeholder communications
Advise program design across the Kotcher initiatives
Mentor interns and coordinate cross-functional, peace-building projects
Keep the organization running behind the scenes so creative people can focus on people, peace, and democratic participation. Scheduling, vendor management, finance tracking, event logistics, and the admin systems that let program staff stay close to the work.
Manage calendars, travel, and event logistics for community gatherings
Track expenses, invoices, and vendor contracts
Maintain internal databases, filing systems, and nonpartisan communications
Support hiring, onboarding, and intern coordination
Paid stipend · $1,200/month · 12–20 hours per week
Term
Rolling start · one semester, renewable
Location
Detroit, hybrid
Support the Kotcher Fellowship cohort — artists, researchers, and builders who are creating something of consequence for their neighbors. You will help with onboarding, events, outcome tracking, and the small details that make a funded year feel like a real launchpad for peace and progress.
Coordinate fellow events, check-ins, and creative showcases
Track stipend, mentorship, and milestone schedules
Draft communications and program updates in Kotcher's nonpartisan voice
Build simple reports on cohort outcomes and community impact
Paid stipend · $1,200/month · 12–20 hours per week
Term
Rolling start · one semester, renewable
Location
Detroit, hybrid
Help run the rapid-grants pipeline for creative ideas that serve people and strengthen democratic participation. You will review incoming applications, support applicant communication, and track the portfolio of experiments from first sketch to community decision.
Screen and organize grant applications with an equity lens
Draft applicant correspondence and updates
Maintain the Ideas Fund tracker, deadlines, and public summaries
Summarize proposals for review meetings focused on community benefit
Paid stipend · $1,200/month · 12–20 hours per week
Term
Rolling start · one semester, renewable
Location
Detroit & Hamtramck, hybrid
Support community-led capital and labor projects that bring neighbors together across lines of difference. You will help with project intake, site visits, partner coordination, and the reporting that proves neighborhood investment builds peace as well as place.
Assist with project intake, documentation, and creative community outreach
Paid stipend · $1,200/month · 12–20 hours per week
Term
Rolling start · one semester, renewable
Location
Detroit, hybrid
Support research on scholarship pathways, tutoring outcomes, and apprenticeship design for students and families. You will build datasets, read district budgets, and turn findings into briefs a parent can actually use — grounded in the belief that informed citizens make a stronger democracy.
Assemble and clean public education datasets
Draft two-page briefs from district documents
Interview families, educators, and partners with care
Track outcomes for tutoring and apprenticeship cohorts
Paid stipend · $1,400/month · 15–20 hours per week
Term
Rolling start · one semester, renewable
Location
Hamtramck / Detroit, hybrid
Cover school boards, city council, and neighborhood government for a nonpartisan community newsroom. You will attend public meetings, request records, verify tips from the stakeholder tip line, and publish under your own byline with an editor beside you — helping residents participate in democracy with facts, not fear.
Attend and summarize at least two public meetings a month
Verify and follow up on reader tips
File one publishable story or explainer every two weeks
Maintain the local coverage tracker and civic calendar
Paid stipend · $1,400/month · 15–20 hours per week
Term
Rolling start · one semester, renewable
Location
Hamtramck / Detroit, hybrid
Build the numbers behind the newsroom. You will assemble datasets from district records, census tables, and public dashboards, then turn them into charts, maps, and the Strait Review peace index — always documented so a neighbor can check your work.
Assemble and clean public datasets on schools, housing, transit, and border crossings
Build charts and simple maps for Herald and Strait Review stories
Document sources and methods so every figure is reproducible
Maintain the nonpartisan peace index inputs and update cadence
Paid stipend · $1,400/month · 15–20 hours per week
Term
Rolling start · one semester, renewable
Location
Hamtramck / Detroit, hybrid
Follow the public dollar. You will read district and city budgets, bond filings, grant awards, and vendor contracts, then write the plain-language version that tells residents what was spent, on whom, and whether it worked.
Track school district, city, and county budget documents and amendments
Summarize bond issues, grant awards, and vendor contracts in plain language
Build a running ledger of major public expenditures across the region
Support reporters with financial context and fact-checking
Paid stipend · $1,400/month · 15–20 hours per week
Term
Rolling start · one semester, renewable
Location
Hamtramck / Detroit, hybrid
Open the record. You will file Michigan FOIA and Ontario access requests, track court and board dockets, and check drafts against open-meetings, records, and defamation law with an editor beside you. Pre-law and paralegal students welcome.
File and track FOIA and public-records requests, including appeals
Monitor court, city council, and school board dockets and filings
Review drafts for open-meetings, records, and defamation exposure with an editor
Maintain the records tracker and a public log of pending requests
Rolling basis · full-time, remote · renewable annual contract
Location
Remote · based in or near Botswana (Gaborone preferred)
Botswana is a stable, landlocked republic in Southern Africa bordered by South Africa, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe — a multiparty democracy since independence in 1966, home to the Kalahari, the Okavango Delta, and one of the continent's steadiest records of peaceful transfers of power. It is where Kotcher wants a liberal arts ambassador. You will represent our nonpartisan, peace-first philanthropy across Botswana and the wider region, opening partnerships with universities, dioceses, schools, and civic groups, and carrying what you learn back into our fellowships and education work.
Represent Kotcher as an international citizen across Botswana and Southern Africa
Build partnerships with universities, HBCU exchange programs, dioceses, and Montessori schools
Apply Catholic social teaching — solidarity, subsidiarity, dignity of work, the common good — to program design
Ground curriculum and fellowship exchange in African history and Montessori pedagogical history
Advise leadership on cross-border civic, legal, and nonpartisan peace questions (JD-level judgment)
Applications are received and reviewed internally by the Kotcher team. Questions: (517) 295-0788 · 280 North Old Woodward Ave, Ste 200, Downtown Birmingham, MI 48009. Kotcher is a creative community committed to people, peace, and a nonpartisan approach to democracy. Equal opportunity employer.