Careers

Join Our Team, Discover Your Purpose

NFTE empowers the next generation of entrepreneurs, making a meaningful impact on the future of business and innovation! Are you ready to join #TeamNFTE?

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Have you discovered your purpose? Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship’s mission-driven team leads the global movement for equitable access to entrepreneurship education.

Our core work to ignite the entrepreneurial mindset in youth from under-resourced communities drives everything we do. For us, this isn’t just a job, it’s a mission that serves as the foundation of our organizational culture.

Do you share our values? Join the NFTE team or volunteer to transform young people’s lives and launch the next generation of diverse entrepreneurs.

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Do you share our values?

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Founded in 1987, the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) is a global nonprofit that empowers youth through high-quality entrepreneurship education. We believe in the power of entrepreneurship and its ability to transform lives, regardless of background or circumstance.

Our mission drives us to cultivate the next generation of diverse entrepreneurs, both in the United States and globally. By combating educational and societal inequities, we strive to create a more inclusive world.

Our workplace thrives on diversity, collaboration, and mutual respect, welcoming dedicated professionals from all walks of life. As an equal opportunity employer, we invite you to join us in making a difference.

Are you ready to inspire change and empower the future?​

Our Values

NFTE is a community that values entrepreneurial thinking, hard work, equity, respect, creativity, collaboration, honesty, quality, transparency, and accountability.

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Working here has benefits!

Employment at an internationally recognized educational nonprofit committed to a dynamic mission is a huge benefit, but there’s more! NFTE offers a competitive salary with a total rewards suite of outstanding full-time employee benefits, including:

  • Insurance (health, dental, vision, and life)
  • 403(B) Retirement Savings Plan with company match
  • Generous time off (17 vacation days, 12 paid holidays, personal choice day, summer Fridays, paid family leave of up to 6 weeks & additional NFTE time, i.e. holiday break)
  • Employee resource and affinity groups
  • Flexible, dependent care, and transportation savings accounts
  • Tuition reimbursement program and professional development support
  • Cell phone reimbursement (up to $60/month) and employee referral program
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Staff-only resources

Our Vision

Every person owns their future.

Our Purpose

Lead the global movement for equitable access to entrepreneurship education.

Our Mission

Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) ignites the entrepreneurial mindset with unique learning experiences that empower students to own their futures.

Our Impact

A global nonprofit founded in 1987, NFTE has educated more than a million students, delivering our programs in school, out of school, in-person, online, or through hybrid models.

What the team says about NFTE

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“Beyond feeling grateful that I am able to contribute positively to our students’ lives, I love how much I am able to explore and apply my own interests to the work that I do.”

— Hannah Lieber​, NFTE Manager of Research & Evaluation

“I like feeling like I have a direct impact on kids who grew up in the same neighborhoods and situations as mine.”

— Jeremy Zayas, NFTE Lead IT Support Associate
Miguel Vázquez Jr. ​

“As a NFTE alum, I bring my personal experience to the work we do.”

— Miguel Vázquez Jr., NFTE New England​ Development Director
Vanee Brown ​

“I practically live to inspire our students the same way I was as a student in the NFTE program. I enjoy the moments when I get to put on my coaching hat and give meaningful feedback to our young entrepreneurs!​”

— Vanee Brown, NFTE Volunteer Programs Associate (Southeast & Midwest regions)​

Mary Radford, CPA, MBA

Chief Financial Officer

Ruhifa Chalati

Recruiting and HR Administrative Associate