FUSE Corps

08/26/2026

We're recruiting two FUSE Executive Fellows in Spartanburg, South Carolina!

Starting in October 2026, both fellows will be embedded in the City of Spartanburg, SC City Manager's Office, with one building a mixed-income housing development pipeline and the other building the unified housing strategy to support it. Both will work in close partnership with the Spartanburg Academic Movement, whose cradle-to-career data have long documented how housing instability disrupts school stability for the city's highest-need students.

These are full-time, high-impact public service roles for seasoned leaders. Learn more about the two opportunities straight from the city leaders themselves: https://go.fuse.org/4gTC8vu

→ Advancing a Mixed-Income Housing Development Pipeline: https://go.fuse.org/45JCPBv
→ Building a Unified Housing Strategy: https://go.fuse.org/3Ui9viY

08/13/2026

Los Angeles has over 200,000 street lights. More than 50,000 of them are being converted to solar-to-battery operation, and the Bureau of Street Lighting (BSL) needs a strategy to ensure that transition succeeds without disrupting the broader network of public services that depend on street lighting infrastructure every single day.

We're hiring a FUSE Executive Fellow to build that strategy. The fellow will develop a holistic energy management approach, integrate new power technologies into BSL's operations, and help strengthen long-term outcomes for communities across the city.

This is a two-year fellowship with a start date of October 26, 2026. Learn more about this fellowship opportunity here: https://go.fuse.org/4wrrCQY

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08/12/2026

In Northwest Arkansas, rapid growth has brought opportunity but also a quiet housing crisis. The duplexes, small apartment buildings, and starter homes that once made neighborhoods accessible to teachers, tradespeople, and young families have largely stopped being built. And the gap is being felt.

The The City of Rogers is working to close it. Through the Pattern Zones program, the City is removing barriers to small-scale residential development by offering free, pre-approved building plans that enable more people to become housing developers in their own communities.

The City is partnering with FUSE to enlist a FUSE Executive Fellow to help scale that program, aligning the partners, systems, and workflows needed to get homes built. Through this partnership, the City hopes that homeownership in a fast-growing city stays within reach for the people who make it home.

Read the full Fall 2026 partner spotlight to learn more about this project and the six others underway across Northwest Arkansas: https://go.fuse.org/4gaFVTS

08/03/2026

New York City's Environmental Protection (DEP) touches the lives of 8 million residents, and we're hiring a FUSE Executive Fellow to help improve that experience.

Working within DEP's Bureau of Customer Services, the fellow will collect and integrate resident feedback, streamline internal processes, develop new tools and methodologies, and lead strategic projects to improve the agency's service to New Yorkers.

This opportunity is a 2-year fellowship embedded inside city government with real authority to drive change at a scale that very few roles anywhere can match.

Learn more and apply here: https://go.fuse.org/4hchGXE

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07/31/2026

Nathan Chai spent 20 years in tech, leading marketing and operations teams. FUSE recruited him in 2023 to bring his experience to the public sector, where he spent two years working with the Salt Lake City Department of Sustainability to increase green job opportunities for residents.

In 2026, Chai returned to FUSE — this time as the director of philanthropic partnerships.

As a FUSE Executive Fellow, Nathan Chai (2023–25) worked with the Salt Lake City Department of Sustainability to inform workforce planning and analysis under the City’s new Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP), aiming to increase green job opportunities for residents. He completed Salt Lake....

07/22/2026

Northwest Arkansas is one of the fastest-growing regions in the United States. Over the span of decades, it has transformed from a quiet corner of the Ozarks into a metropolitan area on track to reach one million residents by 2050. That growth brings both opportunity and pressure. Roads, housing, stormwater systems, and regional governance all face demands that outpace what any single city or agency can handle alone.

This fall, FUSE is proud to partner with five agencies in the Northwest Arkansas region on seven projects as part of our Fall 2026 cohort. Each fellowship embeds an experienced FUSE Executive Fellow inside local government to tackle a specific, pressing challenge, bringing new capacity, fresh perspective, and dedicated focus to work that matters.

This fall, FUSE is proud to partner with five agencies in the Northwest Arkansas region on seven projects as part of our Fall 2026 cohort. Each fellowship embeds an experienced FUSE Executive Fellow inside local government to tackle a specific, pressing challenge, bringing new capacity, fresh perspe...

07/22/2026

What happens when a long-neglected piece of land in the heart of a community gets a second chance?

For Northeast Los Angeles, the transformation of Taylor Yard, a former contaminated industrial rail yard, into green and open space represents one of the most significant redevelopment opportunities in the region. But opportunity alone doesn't guarantee that the people who have lived there for generations will benefit.

That's the driving force behind the Taylor Yard Equity Strategy: a community-driven initiative built to ensure that, alongside investments in green infrastructure, there are real investments in people. Affordable housing. Workforce development. Support for small businesses. The ability for families to build intergenerational wealth and stay rooted in their communities.

Turning that vision into reality required a governance system, cross-sector collaboration, and a structured process for moving from strategy to action, which is exactly what the FUSE Innovation Labs were designed to deliver.

Read more: https://go.fuse.org/44J5cz5

07/15/2026

Bernalillo County NM is seeking a FUSE Executive Fellow to help transform a 34-acre open-space plot into a working agricultural hub for small growers and new farmers. The fellow will engage stakeholders, research hub models from across the country, develop land access contracts, and help design a space that promotes community wellbeing and agricultural education.

It's hands-on, community-rooted work and a rare opportunity to build something lasting that expands economic opportunity for the agricultural entrepreneurs who need it most.

Learn more and apply here: https://go.fuse.org/4wbbwM4

Know someone with a background in food systems, land use, or agricultural development who'd be a great fit? Share this or tag them below!

07/09/2026

ICYMI: Systemic change requires cross-sector collaboration. The Dayton, Ohio - City Government recently announced the formation of the Mayor’s Children’s Cabinet—a cross-sector initiative designed to improve long-term outcomes for our kids and families.

Rather than creating new programs, this cabinet will align existing systems to support what Dayton youth say they need most:

Leadership Opportunities

Safe & Healthy Neighborhoods

Mental Health Support

College & Career Readiness

This new cabinet—chaired by Mayor Shenise Turner-Sloss —will bring together leaders from K-12 education, healthcare, housing, workforce development, and philanthropy. The goal? To break down institutional silos, align investments, and use data-driven decisions to improve long-term outcomes for youth.

We are entering an intentional, year-long design phase in partnership with national experts from StriveTogether, Harvard EdRedesign Lab, Results for America, and FUSE Corps to build a sustainable framework grounded in youth voice.

FUSE is currently accepting applications for a two-year Executive Fellowship embedded within the City of Dayton to provide dedicated capacity support for this initiative. For details on how to apply or share within your network, see link in comments.

Read the full press release and learn more with link in comments.

07/08/2026

Big news for San Francisco: we have seven FUSE Executive Fellowship openings in the city for Fall 2026, and applications are open now!

These 2-year fellowships are embedded directly inside city government, working on the challenges San Francisco residents care about most: public health coordination, housing affordability and preservation, benefits access, and building a more responsive homelessness system.

All seven roles start on October 26, 2026. Senior leaders, if you've been looking for a way to bring your expertise to work that really matters, one of these fellowships might be exactly what you're looking for.

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