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A Day in the Life
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Racial Justice
Civic Builders believes that diversity, in all its forms, enriches society and our organization. We also recognize that it’s one thing to say we value diversity and inclusion, and another to show how we put these words into action. Check out our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Racial Justice (DEIRJ) page to see how we embody these values.
Education Finance Analyst (EFA) Program
The Education Finance Analyst (EFA) Program is a two-year program that recruits and trains diverse, early-stage professionals to succeed in mission-driven financial services roles. Participants will address the financial and real estate challenges facing public charter schools, a growing sector promoting educational equity. The program will equip participants with skills that enable meaningful careers at mission-oriented institutes including investments firms, lenders, banks, and charter schools.
The third cohort of the EFA Program is a collaborative effort between Civic Builders, Equitable Facilities Fund, Charter Schools Development Corporation and Afton Partners. Accepted participants will be matched with one of the four partner organizations.
Applications for the 2024 EFA program cohort are now open. Click here to learn more and apply!
What It's Like to Work Here
A Day in the Life at Civic Builders
Meet Eli and Gabe, two members of the Civic Builders team. Eli is Civic’s Design and Construction Project Manager and Gabe is Civic’s Investment Analyst. One thing they have in common is a commitment to supporting the creation of high-quality facilities for excellent charter schools.
Education Finance Analyst (EFA) Program
The Education Finance Analyst (EFA) Program is a two-year program that recruits and trains diverse, early-stage professionals to succeed in mission-driven financial services roles. Participants will address the financial and real estate challenges facing public charter schools, a growing sector promoting educational equity. The program will equip participants with skills that enable fulfilling, high-impact careers at mission-oriented investments firms, lenders, banks, charter schools, and other organizations committed to leveraging finance for social good.
Applications for the 2023 EFA program cohort are now closed. Please check back later this fall for updates on the application period for the 2024 cohort.
The second cohort of the EFA Program is a collaborative effort between Civic Builders, Equitable Facilities Fund, Level Field Partners and Afton Partners to recruit, train and employ a diverse group of early-stage professionals – preparing them to succeed in mission-driven financial services roles across the education sector. Accepted participants will be matched with one of the four partner organizations.
Leveraging our collective strength by constantly prioritizing and striving for synergy building trusting relationships and creating processes that enable us to collaborate in service of all team members and stakeholders being heard and being able to bring their unique strengths to the work.
Being mission aligned in every action and decision advances our ability to create paths for affordable access to permanent facilities for high performing charter schools that deliver excellent education to students in communities where the need is greatest.
Developing our people by cultivating a learning culture that values and focuses on developing the talents of all our staff /team members, as they are our most important asset. We take responsibility for our individual and collective growth and engage in learning to develop the necessary knowledge, skills, and mindsets to bring it to life.
Individual accountability and resilience by demonstrating a high level of accountability for individual, team, and organizational results. Effectively addressing challenges and is adaptable and flexible when solving problems while maintaining a sense of optimism and while engaging in purposeful self-reflection.
Being equity focused by committing to creating and maintaining an inclusive and supportive culture that values all colleagues and partners and enables them to leverage their capabilities, perspectives, and background in pursuit of our organizational mission. We interrogate systems in the sector in which we operate and strive to dismantle and disrupt exclusionary practices.
Driving for innovation and continuous improvement and a commitment to pursuing innovative solutions to address problems and explore opportunities in pursuit of our shared mission.
