• Get Involved
  • FAQ
  • Contact Us
  • About Us

    About Us

    FUSE is a national nonprofit dedicated to increasing the capacity of local governments to engage communities, advance racial equity, and work more effectively for everyone.

    About us Overview

    Our Model

    The FUSE Model centers around a one-year full-time public service role in city or county government and includes three primary phases from start to finish.

    Our Fellows & Alumni

    FUSE Executive Fellows and Alumni are experienced leaders committed to advancing equity through action-oriented partnerships with government agencies.

    FUSE Careers

    FUSE is a national nonprofit dedicated to increasing the capacity of local governments to engage communities, advance racial equity, and work more effectively for everyone.

    Our Team

    The FUSE team and board of directors are committed to driving equitable change locally and nationally.

  • Work with FUSE

    Work with FUSE

    The power of government. The experience of community. The impact of new ideas. Together we can build better systems

    Work with FUSE Overview

    Partner With FUSE

    The FUSE Model centers around a one-year full-time public service role in city or county government and includes three primary phases from start to finish.

    Executive Fellowship Program

    FUSE Executive Fellows and Alumni are experienced leaders committed to advancing equity through action-oriented partnerships with government agencies.

    Funders And Supporters

    Thanks to the generous support and close partnerships of our funders and supporters, we have been able to deepen our impact on issues that matter the most to communities and the government agencies that serve them.

    Newsroom

    Read more about our work, partner success, and updates.

  • Our Projects

    Our Projects

    Through strategic collaboration, these initiatives harness innovative solutions and practices to bridge gaps in healthcare access.

    Explore Our Work

    Health

    Expanding access to affordable health care and mental health resources to improve key indicators of community health.

    Justice

    Enhancing public safety and reform of criminal justice by changing policing, 911 dispatching, bail, sentencing, probation, reentry.

    Education

    Improving options for childcare, early education, STEM, out-of-school-time, and post-secondary enrollment and affordability.

    Climate

    Building new infrastructure, disaster resilience, renewable energy, green economy jobs, and plans to reduce emissions.

    Housing

    Addressing issues of homelessness, housing insecurity, gentrification, and the need to preserve and build more affordable housing.

    Jobs

    Increasing the number of living-wage jobs and preparing for the future of work through expanded job training.

  • Apply for the Fellowship
Apply for the Fellowship
FUSE Executive Fellow Nathan Chai
Nathan Chai

Salt Lake City – Department of Sustainability

Workforce Development for Climate Action

NATHAN CHAI is an entrepreneurial marketing and operations leader with deep experience in high-growth tech. Most recently, he built several marketing and operations teams at Thumbtack, a Silicon Valley-based services marketplace. Previously, Nathan led product, marketing, and consulting for a services firm focused on performance enablement and change management. With a master’s degree from BYU, Nathan started his academic career teaching rhetoric and communication before moving into his first entrepreneurial role: helping launch a successful EdTech start-up.

Project

Salt Lake City, UT, is working to bolster workforce development opportunities under its new Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) to address the negative impacts of climate change while also benefiting the economic security of all its residents, especially for historically disinvested and low-income communities that lack resources to respond to the climate crisis. FUSE Executive Fellow Nathan Chai will partner with Salt Lake City to guide workforce planning and analysis under the new CCAP that will ultimately help increase equitable green job opportunities for residents.

One Embarcadero Center

Unit 26070

San Francisco, CA 94126

Join our mailing list

"*" indicates required fields

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
  • About Us
    • Our Model
    • Our Team
    • Our Fellows
    • Supporters
    • FUSE Careers
  • Work with FUSE
    • Partner With FUSE
    • Be an Executive Fellow
  • Our Work
    • Our Projects
    • Newsroom
  • Contact Us
  • Support Us
  • FAQs

Join our mailing list

"*" indicates required fields

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
Privacy Policy Terms of Use
© 2023 FUSE Corps. All Rights Reserved.