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Paid, Overseas Fellowship in U.S. and Colombia

Join an Ever-Growing Network of Global Changemakers - Apply NOW to Atlas Corps for Sept 2011

Atlas Corps (www.atlascorps.org), started in 2006, is an international network of nonprofit leaders and organizations that promotes innovation, cooperation, and solutions to address the world’s 21st century challenges. Our mission is to address critical social issues by developing leaders, strengthening organizations, and promoting innovation through an overseas fellowship of skilled nonprofit professionals. Profiled as a “best practice” in international exchange by the Brookings Institution and featured in the Washington Post as a model social entrepreneurship program, Atlas Corps engages leaders committed to the nonprofit sector in 12 to 18 month, professional fellowships at organizations to learn best practices, build organizational capacity, and return home to create a network of global changemakers. In March 2011, our network of Fellows will include 75 nonprofit leaders from 23 countries. You can join this inspiring network as an individual or organization. Applications for September 2011 are now being accepted (starting Feb. 15, 2011)!

FOR INDIVIDUALS (interested in serving in the USA or Colombia)

The Atlas Corps Fellowship is a 12-month professional fellowship offered twice a year (March & September). Fellows serve at Host Organizations working on issues that complement their expertise. Fellows learn leadership skills while sharing best practices and supplement daily knowledge with theoretical topics presented in the Atlas Corps Nonprofit Management Series. Atlas Service Corps seeks nonprofit leaders from around the world to apply for a September 2011 Fellowship in the United States and Colombia. Expenses are paid in this prestigious 12-month fellowship program, including a living stipend, health insurance, and training.

Eligibility: 2 or more years of relevant experience in the nonprofit/NGO/social sector; Bachelor's degree or equivalent; English proficiency (oral, writing, reading); 35 years or younger; Applying to volunteer in a country other than where you are from; Commitment to return to your home country after the 12-18 month fellowship.


For more information: To serve in USA: http://bit.ly/USA11F; To serve in Colombia: http://bit.ly/Colombia11F

 

Please join us on the following social networking sites:
http://www.facebook.com/atlascorps
http://www.youtube.com/atlascorps
http://www.twitter.com/atlascorps


March 2, 2011 | 11:51 AM Comments  0 comments



Nonprofit Leaders: Apply for a Paid, Overseas Fellowship Position with Atlas Corps (U.S. and Colombia) **Deadline: October 15th
Related to country: United States

Translations available in: English (original) | Spanish

Atlas Corps is an international network of nonprofit leaders and organizations that promotes innovation, cooperation, and solutions to address the world’s 21st century challenges. Our mission is to address critical social issues by developing leaders, strengthening organizations and promoting innovation through an overseas fellowship of skilled nonprofit professionals.

Atlas Corps seeks nonprofit leaders from around the world to apply for a Spring 2011 Fellowship in Washington DC, New York City, or Bogota,Colombia. Expenses are paid in this prestigious 12-month fellowship program, including a living stipend, health insurance, and training.

Eligibility Requirements :
3 or more years of relevant experience in the nonprofit/NGO/social sector
Bachelor's degree or equivalent
English Proficiency (oral, writing, reading)
35 years or younger
Applying to volunteer in a country other than where you are from
Commitment to return to your home country after the 12-18 month fellowship
**Applicants to Colombia program must have at least 2 years of experience and Spanish proficiency
Candidates from around the world are placed at outstanding host organizations in the U.S. and Colombia including Ashoka, Asian American LEAD, Grameen Foundation, International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children, Population Action International, U.S. Peace Corps, as well as Oxfam GB and WWF in Bogota, Colombia. In addition to volunteering full time at their host organizations, Fellows participate in a management development training program and join a growing network of nonprofit leaders from around the world.

For more details about eligibility requirements and the application process, please visit: http://www.atlascorps.org/apply.html. Applications are due October 15th.

Questions about Atlas Corps Fellowship to the U.S.? Email apply@atlascorps.org
Questions about Atlas Corps Fellowship to Colombia? Email applybogota@atlascorps.org

September 24, 2010 | 10:37 AM Comments  0 comments



Volunteer Overseas as an Atlas Corps Fellow!
Translations available in: English (original) | French | Spanish | Italian | German | Portuguese | Swedish | Russian | Dutch | Arabic

Atlas Service Corps Invites Applications for International Fellows Program

Deadline: April 1, 2009

Atlas Service Corps (http://www.atlascorps.org) is accepting applications for their 2009-2010 Atlas Corps International Fellowship Program.

Atlas Corps is seeking the best mid-career nonprofit leaders in Latin America, India, Southeast Asia, and the United States to apply for a one-year overseas volunteer fellowship. Candidates from outside the U.S. will be placed at nonprofit organizations in Washington, DC, including Asian American LEAD, CentroNía, International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children, Population Action International, and Service For Peace. Candidates from the U.S. will be placed at host organizations in Bogota, Colombia, including Give to Colombia and Oxfam GB.

The 2009-10 program, which begins in early September with a weeklong orientation and training session, will provide a full-time on-the-job training experience as well as knowledge and skill-building opportunities aimed at creating future nonprofit leaders.

Each Fellow will receive assistance applying for a J-1/ travel visa, international travel to and from the host placement, a modest living stipend, medical insurance, and a $2,500 end-of-service award.

Successful applicants will have three or more years of experience in the nonprofit sector; a bachelor's degree; excellent written and verbal English skills; and be committed to returning to their home country at the end of the program. (Applicants to Colombia must also be fluent in Spanish.)

More details about eligibility requirements and the application process are available at:

www.atlascorps.org/apply.html

February 9, 2009 | 11:42 AM Comments  0 comments

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