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Join to apply for the Director of Communications role at Community Economic Defense Project About the Community Economic Defense Project (CEDP) & CED Law Our Mission We partner with low-income and working people to build economic and racial equity. We do this by confronting economic abuse and investing in community wealth. We use an ever-evolving set of legal, economic and advocacy tools to challenge and dismantle unjust systems, building quickly towards a world where all people have what they need to live and thrive. Our Organization The Community Economic Defense Project (CEDP) is a Colorado-based nonprofit. Launched in 2020 as the COVID-19 Eviction Defense Project, our organization was formed to keep our neighbors housed during the pandemic. Working with clients, we built a deeply integrative approach to eviction, foreclosure, and homelessness prevention that centers the legal and financial needs of housing-insecure families and uses a variety of tools to keep them housed. Our team now serves more than 1,000 people per month, bringing together housing lawyers, economists, data analysts, policy-experts, organizers, and technologists to serve our clients. We have served more than 50,000 low-income Coloradans across 45 counties, distributing over $200 million in emergency assistance. We have also contributed to the passage of major legislation to prevent eviction, stop economic abuse, and make credit and life-saving medication cheaper. CEDP’s model has been cited as a best practice by White House, HUD, the Urban Institute, and in the media. Building on our work to stop evictions, CEDP has further expanded its integrated services model to include disaster response, predatory towing, debt collection, benefit access & navigation, long-term rental assistance, and homelessness response. Similar to CEDP’s work on rental housing, these efforts offer a continuum of care that includes navigation and advisory services, targeted payments, legal support, and the ability to participate in advocacy. More About The Director Of Communications Role Reporting to the Chief Policy & Communications Officer, the Director of Communications turns organizational and policy priorities into compelling, multi-channel campaigns that inspire action and demonstrate impact. A skilled storyteller and relationship-builder, they develop and execute communications plans, lead press outreach, create content across platforms, and ensure CEDP’s voice is grounded in the lived experiences of directly impacted communities. Working closely with staff across departments, this role captures and elevates stories of impact, builds sustainable communications systems, and strengthens CEDP’s visibility and credibility with the public, policymakers, and funders. In This Role You Will Execute Vision & Strategy #J-18808-Ljbffr Community Economic Defense Project

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