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Leveling the Playing Field Begins Search for Next Executive Director

Leveling the Playing Field Executive Director Search

February 23rd, 2026

Leveling the Playing Field (LPF) seeks its next Executive Director, succeeding founder Max Levitt, who stepped down from his role last summer. LPF is at an exciting inflection point, moving from a founder-led growth phase to an established national organization. 

The Executive Director will provide strategic leadership, oversee a $3.1M budget and 20+ staff, drive revenue strategy and fundraising, and serve as a trusted spokesperson for LPF’s mission of expanding access and equity by redistributing athletic equipment to under-resourced communities. Candidates should bring significant senior leadership experience, strong fundraising and financial management skills, and a passion for sports-based youth development.

LPF is conducting this search in partnership with Good Insight. For more details and to apply, visit www.good-insight.org/careers. 

Best consideration will be given to applications received by mid-March 2026.

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Remember playing tag, soccer, basketball, or kickb Remember playing tag, soccer, basketball, or kickball with new friends at summer camp? Play is a staple of summer, but for many kids there is a financial barrier keeping them on the sidelines.

LPF helps remove this barrier by providing free sports equipment to programs like @camp_jamison

Across three years, Camp Jamison staff picked up 361 pieces of sports equipment from LPF including tennis balls and rackets, cones, skateboards, and basketball gear. The basketball gear from LPF was a game changer for campers who don’t play basketball regularly, and reinforced what Camp Jamison is all about: building skills, relationships, and confidence to navigate life with a purpose.

Through LPF's Summer of Play campaign, you can help us create more cherished sports memories for kids across the country. For every $100 donated, we can equip 20 kids to enjoy all that sports have to offer this summer.

Together, we can provide free gear and a summer of PLAY for 50,000 kids. Check out our story and bio for more info!
🚨We are happy to announce that Denise Blake has 🚨We are happy to announce that Denise Blake has joined LPF as our new Executive Director!🚨

Denise brings a distinguished record of nonprofit leadership spanning education, youth development, literacy, public health, and community impact. Her experience building high-performing teams and advancing equity-centered initiatives will help LPF continue expanding access to sports and physical activity for young people in communities across the country.

Join us in welcoming Denise to our team!
Contributions to our Summer of Play campaign suppo Contributions to our Summer of Play campaign supports camps and programs offering popular summer activities like swimming! Teaming with programs like @waves4change.official keeps kids active outside of school, and helps partners maximize their budget for other needs, such as pool time

In one of LPF’s largest distributions ever, Waves4Change received over 30 boxes of brand new boys and girls' swimsuits

Since 2025, LPF has distributed $77,000 worth of swimming gear to Waves4Change! With these donations, kids can focus on what Waves4Change calls "the superhero magic of swimming," without worrying about the costs of proper equipment

We want to continue making memories this summer and we need your help! Learn more by visiting our story and bio

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