community engagement-fellowships

BREAKTHROUGH COLLABORATIVE

Breakthrough Collaborative is a national non-profit that increases educational opportunity for high-potential, low-income middle school students and inspires outstanding college and high school students to pursue careers in education.

Consistently featured as a Top Ten Internship by the Princeton Review, Breakthrough's innovative Students Teaching Students model partners middle-school students with college and high school students who serve as teachers, role models and mentors, providing real-life examples that it's ‘cool to be smart'Drawn from the public school system, 92% of Breakthrough's students are students of color and 65% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch programs. English is a second language for 34% of our students, and most will be the first in their family to attend college.

Breakthrough was founded in San Francisco in 1978 as Summerbridge and serves more than 2,700 middle school students and trains 770 college and high school students as teachers in 35 Breakthrough sites across the U.S. and in Hong Kong.

http://www.breakthroughcollaborative.org/index.html

SUMMER ACTIVIST TRAINING (SAT)

Founded in 1993, the Summer Activist Training (SAT) Program has provided young Asian Pacific Islander Americans an opportunity to spend three and a half days learning valuable skills in community organizing and direct-action campaigns. The program typically takes place at the end of June in the Los Angeles region.

Summer Activist Training brings together like-minded APIAs who will be challenged to identify and acquire skills they can use in their community work. SAT has made a mark on the Asian Pacific Islander community by helping create a community of young organizers, many of whom go onto work in various community-based organizations and unions. SAT also offers participants the opportunity to expand their networks of support and inspiration.

http://www.summeractivisttraining.org/

CORO

Coro is an organization begun in San Francisco in 1942 by W. Donald Fletcher, an attorney, and Van Duyn Dodge, an investment counselor, to train young veterans in the leadership skills necessary to assure that our democratic system of government could more effectively meet the needs of its citizens.

Since 1947, when the first program was delivered, Coro has grown to include Coro Centers in six cities, including San Francisco, Los Angeles (1957), St. Louis (1972), Kansas City (1975), New York (1980), Pittsburgh (1999), and a new Executive Fellows program in Cleveland, funded in partnership with The Cleveland Foundation (2005).

1000-1200 participants a year go through Coro programs nationwide. At least 10,000 program alumni are currently serving as leaders in local, regional and national/global businesses, non-profit organizations, governmental agencies and elected public office.

The six Centers, Program, and an alumni service organization, are connected, supported and leveraged as a system by Coro National, a 501(c) 3 governing body that serves as the national voice and partner for the regional centers and alumni participants, and works to build capacity for the system and enhance program quality standards and innovation.

http://www.coro.org/

ECHOING GREEN

Each year, Echoing Green awards 20 two-year fellowships to social entrepreneurs. Fellows receive up to $90,000 in seed funding and technical support to turn their innovative ideas into sustainable social change organizations.

Echoing Green seeks individuals or partnerships (organizations led by two people) with:

Innovative solutions to significant social problems
Strategies to create high-impact, sustainable change in people's lives
The ability to grow and lead a new organization

The application process is open to citizens of all nationalities, working in any country.

http://www.echoinggreen.org/fellowship

GREENLINING

The Greenlining Institute's mission is to empower communities of color and other disadvantaged groups through multi-ethnic economic and leadership development, civil rights, and anti-redlining activities.

The Greenlining Institute was established by African American, Asian American, and Latino community leaders in 1993 to fight injustice, increase the participation of people of color in policymaking, and encourage "win-win" investment by corporate America into our communities. Rather than just fighting redlining , the illegal practice of denying services to certain communities, greenlining is the proactive effort of bringing profitable investments and services to communities that have been left behind. The Greenlining Institute was founded on the principle of wealth creation, with a strong belief that diversity makes business sense and leads to greater effectiveness.

http://www.greenlining.org

MCNAIR

McNair Scholars provides each selected college junior or senior a six-week summer academic program designed to increase skills, confidence, and encourage enrollment in graduate school. As a McNair Scholar, you will receive 10 units of graduate credit for successfully completing three graduate level courses during a six week summer session. Thereafter, you will be paired with a faculty mentor whose research interests match your own. Under the direction of this mentor, during the following year you will collaborate on a research project.

http://www.cgu.edu/pages/380.asp

PPIA

The Public Policy and International Affairs Program (PPIA) is a national program that prepares young adults for an advanced degree and ultimately for careers and influential roles serving the public good. PPIA has an outreach focus on students from groups who are underrepresented in leadership positions in government, nonprofits, international organizations and other institutional settings. This focus stems from a core belief that our citizens are best served by public managers, policy makers and community leaders who represent diverse backgrounds and perspectives. Furthermore, international affairs are increasingly mixed with local concerns. Addressing such global issues make diversity a critical goal in professional public service. For over 20 years PPIA has been at the forefront of promoting diversity in public service and nurturing the full potential of students as active citizens, public servants and agents of change.

http://www.ppiaprogram.org/

DOORS OF OPPORTUNITY

The Resource Guide of Summer Opportunities for ALANA Undergraduate Students , a resource guide including internships, research opportunities and leadership development programs geared towards ALANA (acronym for A frican American, L atino/a, A sian American and N ative A merican individuals) undergraduates.

http://www.doorsofopportunity.org/

CITY FELLOWS

MARGO OKAZAWA-REY SOCIAL JUSTICE FELLOWSHIP
DEADLINE: Noon, March 27, 2009

Program Background and Purpose
Asian American Studies has a tradition of community engagement and working towards a more just society. As such, the Intercollegiate Department of Asian American Studies (IDAAS) at the Claremont Colleges established a community engagement fellowship program for students, the Margo Okazawa-Rey Social Justice Fellowship. The Fellowship is designed to encourage outstanding students to implement community-based projects that integrate social justice, multi-racial solidarity, and feminism.

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	BREAKTHROUGH COLLABORATIVE Breakthrough Collaborative is a national non-profit that increases educational opportunity for high-potential, low-income middle school students and inspires outstanding college and high school students to pursue careers in education. Consistently featured as a Top Ten Internship by the Princeton Review, Breakthrough's innovative Students Teaching Students model partners middle-school students with college and high school students who serve as teachers, role models and mentors, providing real-life examples that it's ‘cool to be smart'Drawn from the public school system, 92% of Breakthrough's students are students of color and 65% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch programs. English is a second language for 34% of our students, and most will be the first in their family to attend college. Breakthrough was founded in San Francisco in 1978 as Summerbridge and serves more than 2,700 middle school students and trains 770 college and high school students as teachers in 35 Breakthrough sites across the U.S. and in Hong Kong. http://www.breakthroughcollaborative.org/index.html SUMMER ACTIVIST TRAINING (SAT) Founded in 1993, the Summer Activist Training (SAT) Program has provided young Asian Pacific Islander Americans an opportunity to spend three and a half days learning valuable skills in community organizing and direct-action campaigns. The program typically takes place at the end of June in the Los Angeles region. Summer Activist Training brings together like-minded APIAs who will be challenged to identify and acquire skills they can use in their community work. SAT has made a mark on the Asian Pacific Islander community by helping create a community of young organizers, many of whom go onto work in various community-based organizations and unions. SAT also offers participants the opportunity to expand their networks of support and inspiration. http://www.summeractivisttraining.org/ CORO Coro is an organization begun in San Francisco in 1942 by W. Donald Fletcher, an attorney, and Van Duyn Dodge, an investment counselor, to train young veterans in the leadership skills necessary to assure that our democratic system of government could more effectively meet the needs of its citizens. Since 1947, when the first program was delivered, Coro has grown to include Coro Centers in six cities, including San Francisco, Los Angeles (1957), St. Louis (1972), Kansas City (1975), New York (1980), Pittsburgh (1999), and a new Executive Fellows program in Cleveland, funded in partnership with The Cleveland Foundation (2005). 1000-1200 participants a year go through Coro programs nationwide. At least 10,000 program alumni are currently serving as leaders in local, regional and national/global businesses, non-profit organizations, governmental agencies and elected public office. The six Centers, Program, and an alumni service organization, are connected, supported and leveraged as a system by Coro National, a 501(c) 3 governing body that serves as the national voice and partner for the regional centers and alumni participants, and works to build capacity for the system and enhance program quality standards and innovation. http://www.coro.org/ ECHOING GREEN Each year, Echoing Green awards 20 two-year fellowships to social entrepreneurs. Fellows receive up to $90,000 in seed funding and technical support to turn their innovative ideas into sustainable social change organizations. Echoing Green seeks individuals or partnerships (organizations led by two people) with: Innovative solutions to significant social problems Strategies to create high-impact, sustainable change in people's lives The ability to grow and lead a new organization The application process is open to citizens of all nationalities, working in any country. http://www.echoinggreen.org/fellowship GREENLINING The Greenlining Institute's mission is to empower communities of color and other disadvantaged groups through multi-ethnic economic and leadership development, civil rights, and anti-redlining activities. The Greenlining Institute was established by African American, Asian American, and Latino community leaders in 1993 to fight injustice, increase the participation of people of color in policymaking, and encourage "win-win" investment by corporate America into our communities. Rather than just fighting redlining , the illegal practice of denying services to certain communities, greenlining is the proactive effort of bringing profitable investments and services to communities that have been left behind. The Greenlining Institute was founded on the principle of wealth creation, with a strong belief that diversity makes business sense and leads to greater effectiveness. http://www.greenlining.org MCNAIR McNair Scholars provides each selected college junior or senior a six-week summer academic program designed to increase skills, confidence, and encourage enrollment in graduate school. As a McNair Scholar, you will receive 10 units of graduate credit for successfully completing three graduate level courses during a six week summer session. Thereafter, you will be paired with a faculty mentor whose research interests match your own. Under the direction of this mentor, during the following year you will collaborate on a research project. http://www.cgu.edu/pages/380.asp PPIA The Public Policy and International Affairs Program (PPIA) is a national program that prepares young adults for an advanced degree and ultimately for careers and influential roles serving the public good. PPIA has an outreach focus on students from groups who are underrepresented in leadership positions in government, nonprofits, international organizations and other institutional settings. This focus stems from a core belief that our citizens are best served by public managers, policy makers and community leaders who represent diverse backgrounds and perspectives. Furthermore, international affairs are increasingly mixed with local concerns. Addressing such global issues make diversity a critical goal in professional public service. For over 20 years PPIA has been at the forefront of promoting diversity in public service and nurturing the full potential of students as active citizens, public servants and agents of change. http://www.ppiaprogram.org/ DOORS OF OPPORTUNITY The Resource Guide of Summer Opportunities for ALANA Undergraduate Students , a resource guide including internships, research opportunities and leadership development programs geared towards ALANA (acronym for A frican American, L atino/a, A sian American and N ative A merican individuals) undergraduates. http://www.doorsofopportunity.org/ CITY FELLOWS MARGO OKAZAWA-REY SOCIAL JUSTICE FELLOWSHIP DEADLINE: Noon, March 27, 2009 Program Background and Purpose Asian American Studies has a tradition of community engagement and working towards a more just society. As such, the Intercollegiate Department of Asian American Studies (IDAAS) at the Claremont Colleges established a community engagement fellowship program for students, the Margo Okazawa-Rey Social Justice Fellowship. The Fellowship is designed to encourage outstanding students to implement community-based projects that integrate social justice, multi-racial solidarity, and feminism.

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