COROLATION

IN THIS ISSUE

Volume V, Issue VII - August 2006

Samuel Ramos joins the Coro New York Board of Directors
Coro Alumni Association kick-off - a great success
Office Sublease Available in Lower Manhattan - 42 Broadway, 18^th Floor
Youth ambassadors wet their feet in summer session of Exploring Leadership
Coro Alum on the Move
CNAA 2006 National Alumni Gathering: November 17-19, 2006
Summer update from the Coro National Alumni Association Board
Opportunities to Learn About Civic and Policy Issues
Opportunities and Jobs in the Community
Contact Us

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Heads Up…What's New at Coro

Samuel Ramos joins the Coro New York Board of Directors 

Coro New York is pleased to welcome Samuel Ramos to our Board of Directors:

Samuel serves as Vice President & Associate General Counsel at Goldman Sachs & Co. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University and a Master of Science in systems engineering from Polytechnic Institute of New York before matriculating to Hofstra University School of Law. After graduating with distinction, Samuel served as law clerk to Judge C. Arlen Beam and later joined the New York law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell. Please join is in welcoming Samuel to the Coro New York Board of Directors!

Coro Alumni Association kick-off – a great success

Thanks to all who attended the July 12 Coro Alumni Association kick-off and planning meeting. A gathering of alumni from across Coro’s programs exchanged ideas about the kinds of events they’d like to see in the coming year. The group focused on ways to combine the efforts of alumni and staff to plan activities that will engage a large number and wide range of Coro alumni. Ideas discussed included: networking opportunities; social and content-based events; technology upgrades; engaging alumni as speakers and interviewers; mixing up the days and times of events; scheduling events beyond Manhattan; and tapping into all Coro classes to build up a larger alumni organization over time.

This year, Coro will concentrate on three major alumni to be planned jointly by Coro staff and alumni volunteers:

• A Fall Networking/Social Event
  (tentatively scheduled for October 24; Dan Cohen, Committee Chair)
• A Winter Educational Event
  (to be scheduled for January/February 2007; Helene Blieberg, Committee Chair)
• The Rudin Awards Dinner

To get involved in planning any of the 2006-2007 events or for additional information, please contact Sheryl Parker at (212) 248-2935 ext. 311. Alumni should also watch their mailboxes early this fall for a calendar of alumni activities and opportunities to get involved with Coro. To those that have already signed up – thank you for your continuing interest and involvement! If you haven't yet, this is your chance to become an active and vocal member of this exciting new group – we’d love to hear from you!

Office Sublease Available in Lower Manhattan – 42 Broadway, 18^th Floor

The Coro New York Leadership Center seeks a subtenant for one windowed office (130 square feet) located at 42 Broadway – two blocks south of Wall Street. Rent includes shared use of two conference rooms, large training room, reception area, etc. Rent is $850 per month. Contact Sheryl Parker at (212) 248-2935 ext. 311.

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Catch up with Coro New York Programs

Youth ambassadors wet their feet in summer session of Exploring Leadership

Coro’s newest group of “youth ambassadors” got off to an exciting start this summer, launching the 2006-07 session of the Exploring Leadership program year. On June 28, the twenty five New York City high school students began the summer phase of the program exploring public affairs through the investigation of one key issue – education reform. During their first two weeks, the young people spent eight intensive days participating in leadership development activities and experiential workshops that included: 

• Spending an afternoon walking around Lower Manhattan and interviewing people about their perceptions of the “purpose of education” 

• Participating in a "scavenger hunt" of NYC government by dividing into small groups and interviewing leaders in various realms of city government (i.e. City Council, Mayor's Office, Public Advocate, Borough President, community board and public agency) 

• Presenting their findings from the city government interviews to explain the structure and function of NYC government to one another

• Learning about media literacy by writing letters to the editor of various news publications, comparing articles on the same topic covered by different newspapers and consistently reflecting on media coverage of current events in the news 

• Participating in a budget simulation activity, in which they played the role of a Borough President and determined the ways in which a 30 million dollar budget would be spent. They used real figures from the Independent Budget Office (IBO) to estimate costs. Later, they were tasked with slashing the budget of the Department of Education by $1 Billion 

• Exploring the positions and concerns of all of the stakeholders involved in the recent NYC Cell Phone Ban, and developing policy recommendations for how to handle cell phone use in schools. 

For each of the five weeks from mid-July to mid-August, the youth ambassadors are investigating a different education policy issue through workshops and interviews. Last week, the students explored NYC school safety policy and the cell phone ban through interviews with key players including Deputy Mayor Dennis Wolcott, City Councilman and Education Committee Chairman Robert Jackson and representatives from the New York Civil Liberties Union and Make the Road By Walking – an advocacy group. This week, the students learn about high stakes testing, with interviews scheduled at the NY State Education Department, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and Kaplan K12 Learning Services. The remaining three weeks will focus on the charter school movement, sharing space in small schools and public school funding.

The youth ambassadors will also spend half of each week working as interns at education organizations and companies across NYC, including: NYC Department of Education; NY State Education Department; Achievement First, Partnership for After School Education, City Council Education Committee, Literacy Assistance Center, Children’s Aid Society, Kaplan K12 Learning Center, Alliance for Quality Education, New Yorkers for Smaller Class Size, and the New York Immigration Coalition. 

For more information on our extraordinary class of youth ambassadors, click here to view their individual bios. If you are interested in hosting an Exploring Leadership summer intern next year or would like to explore other ways to get involved with the program, contact Laura Shmishkiss, Program Director of Exploring Leadership.

Coro Alum on the Move

Netlyn Bernard (Fellows Program 1994-1995) 

Netlyn Bernard was recently promoted to Deputy Regional Director for Africa at the American Friends Service Committee. She will begin her new role in late August/early September. Netlyn will initially be based in Bujumbura, the capital city of Burundi. She has worked for AFSC’s Development Department since 1999, first as a Grants Officer and most recently as the Associate Director in the Grants Unit. Kudos to Netlyn on her exciting move! 

Ted Bongiovanni (Leadership New York XV) 

Congratulations to Ted Bongiovanni on the birth of his daughter, Mia Camille Bongiovanni. Mia was born on June 26, weighing 7 lbs, 9 oz. Mom and baby are home and resting comfortably. Pictures of Mia can be found at: web.mac.com/teddyb. Please join us in welcoming the newest member of the extended Coro family! 

Chris Brown (Leadership New York XVII) 

Chris Brown was recently awarded the NYU Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation Fellowship in Social Entrepreneurship. Through a competitive application and interview process including over 700 candidates, this distinction was given to 17 candidates from across nine graduate schools of NYU including Law, Business, Medicine, Education, and Public Policy. Chris will be leaving the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) in late August and can be reached at chrisbrown@nyu.edu. Many congratulations to Chris on this well-deserved bit of recognition, and best of luck in this prestigious program! For more information on the program Chris will join, visit www.nyu.edu/reynolds. 

Stephen Hammer (Leadership New York IX) 

Stephen Hammer has completed his Ph.D. in Urban Planning at the London School of Economics. His research, which was partially financed by the British government, examined energy policymaking in cities, specifically comparing renewable energy policymaking in New York City and London. This month he’s set to give a keynote address at the “Shanghai Development in the 21st Century” conference in China, where he'll be suggesting lessons that Shanghai can learn from New York and London's experience. Steve currently teaches graduate courses on urban energy policy at Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs, and consults on energy issues to government agencies and renewable energy firms. He can be reached at sh2185@columbia.edu. Please join us in congratulating Steve on this momentous event in his career! 

Adam Hellegers (Leadership New York XVII) 

Adam Hellegers is excited to be joining the law firm of Michael, Levitt, Goldberger & Rubinstein, LLC – part of the Related Companies’ real estate development group. In his new position, Adam will be working on Related Apartment Preservation projects. Adam is the former Assistant General Counsel to the NYC Housing Development Corporation and a graduate of Coro’s most recent class of Leadership New York. Congratulations to Adam on his exciting new role! 

Christopher Knable (Leadership New York XIII) 

Christopher Knable recently agreed to have his boutique hospitality firm, The Knable Group acquired by Dallas-based JMJ Holdings. Together they have launched JMJ Hospitality (www.jmjhospitality.com) to focus on the acquisition and development of ultra-luxury hotels, resorts and branded residences worldwide. Christopher is already busy building the five-star Rosewood Mayakoba on the Riviera Maya just south of Cancun, and his company was recently named the global brand manager for a line of Ivana Trump residences. Kudos to Christopher on all these successful transitions, and best of luck in your many exciting endeavors! 

Carlos Rodriguez (Leadership New York XIII) 

Carlos Rodriguez recently joined the Food Bank For New York City as Vice President of Agency Relations and Programs. For nearly twelve years, Carlos has been dedicated to alleviating hunger in New York City, and in his new role, he will continue this important work. Kudos to Carlos on this exciting career move!

Are you a Coro Alum with a new job? New spouse? New baby? Please share your “On the Move” news by emailing us.

Get Your Coro On: Connect with Coro Alum

CNAA 2006 National Alumni Gathering: November 17-19, 2006

The Coro National Alumni Association (CNAA) has kicked off a new round of activities over the past year to share its vision, build new relationships, and strengthen existing ones for all alumni from each of Coro’s programs across its entire 64-year history. To that end, CNAA is hosting a National Gathering in Aptos, California outside Santa Cruz this November for any and all Coro alumni and supporters.

From November 17-19, 2006, the Coro family will gather with three objectives in mind:

1) Support the history and future of Coro;

2) Refresh skills and Engage in Coro activities – use the toolkits we’ve all developed; and

3) Promote dialogue around current events and issues affecting our communities, our country, and the international arena.

The three days from the 17^th to the 19^th will be filled with a variety of activities ranging from: 90-minute formal discussion sessions on a variety of public affairs topics; Coro Toolbox Refreshers; informal socializing opportunities; an awards and recognition ceremony; a National Coro Update; and, yes, even a mini-Logic Study “field project” examining the various facets of Fort Ord, the largest US Army base-reuse project, with a focus on the provision of low-income housing in the high-income Monterey area!

Join Coro alumni from six decades, former and current staff members, Coro National Board Members, CNAA Board members and other Coro supporters for three days of engagement, activity, and connection. Registration is $50 or free to dues-paying CNAA members. The registration fee includes meals from Friday night through Sunday morning. Lodging will not be covered, but all pre-registrants will receive more information on lodging options to arrange on their own. To pre-register or to watch for updates, please check back on the CNAA website. For questions or to receive e-mail updates, e-mail Peter Roose at peterroose@gmail.com.

Get Involved in the Gathering!

• Register for the National Gathering: www.coro.org/cnaa/conference.html
• Nominate a notable alum or Coro supporter or acknowledge a departed colleague at www.coro.org/cnaa/Nomination_Guidelines.pdf
• Lead a Saturday session—contact Peter Roose with panel or presentation proposals
• Have a Class Reunion — all “6” graduates (2006, 1996, 1986, etc.) are encouraged to rally their classmates for a class reunion at the Gathering. Just send this article and start the planning!
• Send an email to cnaa@coro.org, update your contact information and provide feedback on how the association can serve you better.

Summer update from the Coro National Alumni Association Board

The Coro community has seen many changes over the past 18 months: a new Coro center has opened in Cleveland; a partnership formed between Washington University and the St. Louis Coro center; multiple centers have seen changes in leadership; and the Coro National Alumni Association just started a new two-year term!

These transformations indicate significant, sustainable shifts in the Coro community that should be followed with interest. To that end, here is a little more detail about one of these developments:

The Coro National Alumni Association (CNAA) is led by a board of thirty Coro alumni from across the centers and programs. The current Board term runs from Fall 2005 - Fall 2007 and meets quarterly. Working to engage the Coro alumni community, the CNAA Board is committed to: connecting alumni with one another and with opportunities in the community; to giving back to the Centers, highlighting and accenting the hard work the Centers’ staff do on a daily basis; and to nurturing and continuing the lifelong Coro learning process.

The group, led by Sabine Romero, Kerry Lipsitz, Victor Sanguanboon and Brian Roeder, is working hard to bring CNAA to its membership by making its presence felt at all of the centers throughout the year. CNAA held its first quarterly meeting of 2006 in Kansas City from March 3 to 5, thanks to the leadership and efforts of CNAA Board Member Marie Jennings and Coro Kansas City Executive Director Mary Corcoran. While in Kansas City, CNAA members participated in Selection Day and held a “Toolbox Refresher” for area alumni, led by former Coro Trainer Steven Redfield.

The second quarterly meeting of 2006 was held in Pittsburgh from May 12 to 13, with the aid of Pittsburgh Fellows Program Director Ryan Walsh and former Center President Paul Leger. While in Pittsburgh, CNAA members participated in the Fellows Program graduation, attended other graduation celebrations, and convened for the second quarterly CNAA Board meeting.

But their efforts have not stopped at Board meetings. In the weeks that followed the May meeting, CNAA presented graduation gifts at each Fellows Program graduation across the country with assistance from each Coro center’s staff. They hope to expand this CNAA tradition to all Coro programs and to engage national and regional program graduates to become active, continuing Coro alum as they move through their careers and lives.

If you haven’t already done so, or haven’t done so in a while, please log on to the alumni website and find out about who’s on the Board, what they’ve been up to, how you can get involved and when they will be coming to your area.

If you would like to be involved with the Coro National Alumni Association, subscribe to the listserv by visiting the website.

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Opportunities to Learn About Civic and Policy Issues

The following are a few upcoming events that we think may be of interest. To suggest event listings for future issues, feel free to email corolation@coro.org. This month’s highlighted events are:

Got Privacy? Personal Freedom vs. National Security: A Summer Policy Brown Bag Forum for New York City Interns
Friday, August 11, 9:00am – 4:30pm
Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park, Oyster Bay, NY

The Small Museum Association and the Long Island Museum Association invite you to join them for a day of learning and networking at their Summer Workshop. This is a wonderful opportunity for museum professionals to gather, share experiences, and acquire new knowledge that will help their institutions grow.

This year will feature the following sessions:

Instituting an Integrated Pest Management Program at Your Small Museum
with Derya Golpinar, Collections Manger, Lower East Side Tenement Museum

The professional literature contains ample information on the components of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) plans, as well as the goals and reasons for instituting such an approach at your museum. But how should staff go about transforming this information into practice? Using practical examples from the IPM plan developed for the Lower East Side Tenement Museum by Collections Manager Derya Golpinar, this workshop will focus on specific ways to institute the various components of an IPM plan into a functioning, low cost, comprehensive program.

Master Planning-It’s Not Just for the Big Sharks
with Doug Mund, Principal, Douglas E. Mund designgroup

Throughout the years, master planning has been a tool for museum planning and growth. Throughout community market and research and workshop participation, the planning process can benefit the museum in many indirect ways. The process develops strong community and membership commitments that enable museums to both expand their core mission as well as look to future with confidence of having big picture. General museum thinking has evolved that these services are related to the larger institutions, whose budgets can afford or demand such forward thinking. Services can be specifically tailored to our most important museum members of the smaller towns’ and cities’ museums. The stories and missions of each of the smaller museums or societies are equally important and in many cases more relevant and personal than larger ones. This workshop will show how master planning can be an incredible tool for smaller museums, wishing to instill strong connections and projects with donors, communities, and membership.

The cost of this event is $35 per person. For registration materials, please visit www.plantingfields.org or contact Marianne Della Croce at (516) 922-8684 or mdellacroce@plantingfields.org.

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Opportunities and Jobs in the Community

Coro New York Leadership Center: Director of Finance and Operations

The Coro New York Leadership Center is seeking an experienced fiscal manager to join our management team. The Director will hold primary responsibility for Coro’s fiscal operations and benefits administration, and report to the Deputy Executive Director, working closely with the Office Manager, who supports all operations and finance activities.

The Director of Finance and Operations will oversee Coro’s finances and fiscal systems, benefits administration, and operations. Day-to-day responsibilities will include: overseeing management of accounting systems and procedures; managing annual audit; coordinating annual budgeting process; expense management; fiscal reports to staff and board; overseeing the selection of equipment and service vendors; working with third party vendor(s) to maintain Coro’s computer network; managing employee benefits; drafting new fiscal and human resources policies. The ideal candidate will have both nonprofit and fiscal management experience including knowledge of QuickBooks. If you are interested in taking on this exciting challenge, please contact Sheryl Parker at sparker@coro.org.

Achievement First: Senior Staff Recruiter

Achievement First is looking for a full-time Senior Staff Recruiter to join the Achievement First movement in Brooklyn. The Senior Staff Recruiter will work on a team of recruiters in NY and CT to reach out to the best teachers nationwide, manage a caseload of their own candidates and help bring the best of these teachers into Achievement First as we grow and expand in New York City and New Haven. The ideal candidate is someone who is clearly passionate about public education, articulate, extroverted and has experience teaching in an urban setting. The recruitment position requires someone who is friendly, has a keen eye for talent that matches the philosophy of Achievement First, understands the realities of teachers in large urban districts and is strategic in their thinking about expanding a pool of highly qualified teaching candidates to bring into the Achievement First movement. Please view our website, www.achievementfirst.org to learn more about our mission, systems and philosophy. If interested, applicants should send a cover letter and resume to Becca Weinstein, Head Recruiter NY at beccaweinstein@achievementfirst.org or fax it to (718) 804-0131.

The Andrus Family Fund: Fellow

The Andrus Family Fund Fellow will provide research and planning support to the Central Mentoring Office (CMO) of the New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS) as it sets out to strengthen the network of mentoring programs serving youth in foster care by integrating William Bridges' Transition framework into two program areas: 1) develop training opportunities for all program coordinators currently running mentoring programs serving youth in foster care to utilize the Transition framework and incorporate the framework into their mentor curriculum. Connect Transition Coaches with four of the most receptive mentoring programs to the Transition framework and build case studies of mentor/mentee experiences that could be used as a guide to the stages of Transition in foster care settings, and 2) incorporate Transition framework into next edition of the Best Practice Guidelines for Youth in Foster Care and build a more resource rich section of actual case studies that would transform the Guidelines from theory to practice. To apply, please email a cover letter, resume, writing sample, and information for two references (academic or professional) to Suzanne Sousa at suzanne.sousa@dfa.state.ny.us. You may also mail the required materials to Administration for Children’s Services, ATTN: Suzanne C. Sousa, 150 William Street, 15^th Floor, E3, New York, NY, 10038.

Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund: Voting Rights Public Education Coordinator

The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) is leading a multi-state public education effort on the federal Voting Rights Act and its impact on Asian Americans. AALDEF is documenting past and present incidents of anti-Asian voter disenfranchisement to ensure compliance and will educate the community about the impacts of the Voting Rights Act on Asians Americans. The Voting Rights Public Education Coordinator will help develop and execute this campaign. This effort will include research, development of public education materials, local presentations, and coordination of several community groups. This is a full-time position for six months, to start as soon as possible. To apply, contact: Voting Rights Public Education Staff Search AALDEF, 99 Hudson Street, 12^th Floor, New York, NY 10013-2815; by fax at (212) 966-4303; or by email at info@aaldef.org. For more information, visit http://www.aaldef.org.

Brooklyn Academy of Music: Controller

Performing Arts Center with budget of $32 million seeks Controller to oversee day to day operations of busy Finance Department. The individual in this position will report to the Chief Financial Officer & VP for Operations. He/she will hire, train and supervise 8 full time employees. Strong accounting background and excellent problem solving and communication skills are required. 7 years experience in non-profit accounting preferred. Applicants should send a resume and cover letter with salary requirements to hrresumes@bam.org. For more information, visit www.BAM.org.

Big Brothers / Big Sisters of New York City: Associate Program Manager

The Associate Program Manager will run site-based Corporate Mentoring Programs at corporations including Fortune 500 companies, government and healthcare organizations throughout New York City. Programs link youth with corporate volunteers and introduce students to the world of work. Associate Program Manager’s duties combine both clinical and administrative aspects, ranging from recruiting, interviewing, assessments, training, public speaking, and activity planning. Good communication skills are essential for liaising with schools and corporate coordinators. MSW Required. To apply, send a resume and cover letter to Melissa Motroni, BBBS NYC, The Workplace Mentoring Center, 245 Fifth Avenue, Suite 702, New York, NY 10016, or fax to (212) 594-6234. For more information, visit www.bigsnyc.org.

CAMBA: Career Center Coordinator, Workforce Development / Refugee & Asylee Services

CAMBA is seeking a highly motivated individual to oversee all daily activities in the Career Center of our Workforce Development / Refugee & Asylee Services Department. The ideal candidate will have the energy and creative ideas needed to make the Center a dynamic hub for our programs. With a staff of 28 Career Advisors, Job Developers, and Instructors, the Workforce Development programs serve over 500 immigrants, refugees & asylees, formerly incarcerated, and senior citizen job seekers every year. The Career Center Coordinator will facilitate and/or conduct the many activities taking place in the Center – from various job readiness workshops, to skills trainings, to one-on-one mock interviewing sessions, to small group networking sessions, to employer presentations. S/he will maintain an accessible and lively environment in the Center and will play an active role in designing and implementing new and innovative approaches to serving our clients. To apply, email resume and cover letter (as MS Word or PDF documents) to Michael Graff-Weisner, michaelgw@camba.org and include in the subject “Career Center Coordinator Position”. For more information, visit www.camba.org.

Citizens Union of the City of New York and Citizens Union Foundation: Program Associate

The Program Associate assists in the development and operation of issue advocacy, policy research and analysis, civic education, and community outreach programs of Citizens Union and Citizens Union Foundation. Working with the Director of Public Policy and Advocacy, committee members, interns and the Executive Director, the Program Associate will help in the organizations’ overall issue advocacy efforts, coordinate its election reform program, conduct policy research, write monthly articles, and assist in media communications and internet organizing. The Program Associate will report directly to the Director of Public Policy and Advocacy and be in charge of supervising interns and developing their own work plans. Some of the program activities for 2006 have included: advocating for state legislative reform on redistricting, campaign finance, ethics, public authorities, and the budgetary process in Albany; monitoring the implementation of the federal Help American Vote Act by both the State and City Board of Elections and ensuring the transparent and fair transition to new voting systems; and recruiting poll workers and language interpreters to work on Election. Interested candidates should send a cover letter, resume and salary requirements to either recruiting@citizensunionfoundation.org, or Attn.: Program Associate Search, Citizens Union, 299 Broadway, Suite 700, New York, NY 10007.

Coney Island USA: Development Coordinator

Coney Island USA is seeking a full-time Development Coordinator, position available immediately. The ideal candidate will be a young and enthusiastic individual with at least 2 years of experience working on fundraising activities for nonprofit groups – preferably in the arts. A love of Coney Island, an artistic sensibility and a positive outlook are absolutely essential. The Coordinator will take the lead on our fundraising and development program and will work with our current development staff and consultants, which offers significant opportunities for growth. Please send complete resume and a list of three references to Aaron Beebe, Curator, 1208 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11224, or via email to aaron@coneyisland.com.

Digitas: Multiple positions

Digitas, an international branding and full service marketing agency named one of the “Best Places to Work” by Boston Business Journal 2003-2006, is currently hiring freelance and fulltime in their Gramercy office. Positions are available at a range of experience levels and across the following departments: Creative, Account Planning, Marketing, Strategy & Analysis, Media, and Delivery. For a full list of openings and job descriptions please go to: jobsearch.careers.digitas.com and contact Melissa Johnson at mjohnso1@digitas.com.

Doctors Without Borders: Development Officer, Foundations & Corporate Relations

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has an exciting opportunity for a Development Officer to develop and maintain a dialogue with our donors about international humanitarian and health issues, and to solicit funds to support our work. Position responsibilities include: identifying, developing, and managing strategic relationships with a portfolio of approximately 150 foundation/corporate donors; proposal and report writing and submission, follow-up and stewardship; conducting personal visits; coordinating with appropriate MSF personnel (in the field and in network offices) to gather information on current programs; and participating in planning and goal setting for the Foundations & Corporations unit. To apply, send a cover letter and resume to employment.msfusa@newyork.msf.org, Attn.: Development Officer Search. For more information, visit www.doctorswithoutborders.org.

Funders’ Collaborative on Youth Organizing: ReGenerations Initiative

The Funders’ Collaborative on Youth Organizing (FCYO) is excited to announce a new multi-year funding initiative that will support community-based environmental justice groups demonstrating a successful commitment to developing young people’s leadership in the context of community building and organizing: ReGenerations: Leadership Expansion for Environmental Justice Initiative. Through funding, networking, and documentation, this initiative will support environmental justice organizations’ increased effectiveness in youth leadership development, provide opportunities for strategy and model sharing between organizations, and document effective models of multi-generational community organizing that contribute to the sustainability of effective leadership in the environmental justice movement. For more information on “Leadership Expansion” and background on the original thinking of the initiative, please visit the website and review the report at the following link: www.movementstrategy.org/research.html. If you have any questions about the application/ inquiry process, please contact Telesh Lopez at telesh@fcyo.org or (212) 725-8644. The deadline to submit a Letter of Inquiry is August 7, 2006.

The Manhattan Borough President's Office: Urban Planner

Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer seeks a planner to be part of his energetic team to implement a shared vision of progressive policies and community-based planning for the borough. Prospective staff members must be committed to seeking out new and better ways for the Manhattan Borough President's Office to connect with, and deliver for, the borough's diverse neighborhoods, communities and constituents. The Planner will report to the Director of Land Use, Planning and Development. Major responsibilities of this position will include (but are not limited to): monitoring other land use activities throughout the borough; tracking, evaluating and making recommendations on applications to the City Planning Commission, the Board of Standards and Appeals, and other City entities; researching planning issues affecting the borough and preparing briefing materials as needed; working with Community and Constituency Liaisons on staff to identify emerging planning issues; working with Budget and Policy staff to identify borough needs and capital priorities; and assisting community boards and organizations. Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume in a SINGLE word or PDF document via e-mail to dbillings@ManhattanBP.org.

The National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship - Program Manager

The National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)’s New York Metro office is seeking a Program Manager who will be responsible for promoting and implementing the organization's experiential curriculum and successful youth entrepreneurship programs (in-school and after-school). This is achieved by developing relationships with educators, community-based youth workers, fundraisers, and mentors. The Program Manager will work directly with youth through summer BizCamps, in addition to participating in all necessary fundraising activities. Program Managers must also initiate programs that recognize and respond to both new and experienced NFTE teachers. For a full job description and to apply, please visit: www.nfte.com/about/jobs/newyork07142006.asp.

The Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy (SUNY Albany): Internship Coordinator

The Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy (State University of New York at Albany-SUNY) seeks an Internship Coordinator to develop undergraduate and international internship programs as counterparts to its highly successful graduate internship program. The Coordinator will seek new opportunities for internship placements domestically and internationally. S/he will work with faculty, staff, alumnae and graduate students as well as various government agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and university research centers. S/he will report to the Assistant Dean who manages the Career Office and the graduate internships. The coordinator will manage the office whenever the Assistant Dean is absent. Rockefeller College houses a top ten program in Public Administration (U.S. News & World Report) and its student population consists of undergraduate majors and graduate students in public management, public affairs/policy and political science. BA required, MA in related field desirable, with some international experience preferred. Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills needed. Applicants must address in their application their ability to work with culturally diverse populations. Send resume and cover letter to David Liebschutz, Chair, Search Committee for Internship Coordinator, Rockefeller College, University at Albany, 135 Western Ave, Milne 100, Albany, NY 12222 or by e-mail to DLiebschutz@uamail.albany.edu.

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