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July, 2009 Volume IX, Issue III
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Welcome Coro's Incoming Executive Director
On behalf of Coro’s Board of Directors, Board Chair Beth Parker is delighted to announce the selection of Coro’s new executive director, Susan Shain. She comes with a varied and deep background in the corporate, non-profit and foundation worlds.
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New Coro Program in Sacramento
We are pleased to announce a new leadership training program in the Sacramento area. In partnership with the Nehemiah Foundation and the Sacramento Chapter of the American Leadership Forum, Coro will provide the training for the new Nehemiah Emerging Leaders Program. Targeted at young African-American professionals, 20-35 years of age, the new program will span ten months, with participants meeting one to two days per month. Read more »
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June 30th marked the end of Coro’s fiscal year. On behalf of the Board of Directors, I want to thank all of Coro’s supporters. This past year has been a tumultuous one, with the markets in turmoil and great financial uncertainty everywhere. Despite these challenges, the financial support for Coro has remained strong – thanks to your generosity and loyalty to the Coro mission. Read more...
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Parting Words From Jeff Sosnaud, Executive Director
As most in the Coro community know, I informed Coro’s Board in early March that I would be moving on. I will be here until the end of August and look forward to spending time with Susan Shain, our Executive Director-Designate to help orient her to the organization. Read more...
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The Coro Board of Directors and Staff are pleased to invite the Coro Community to a special reception in honor of incoming Executive Director, Susan Shain, and outgoing Executive Director, Jeff Sosnaud. This will be a great time to connect with Susan, Jeff, the Coro Staff and alumni, Field Faculty, and friends. Please join us for food and libations on August 26, 5:00 – 7:00 pm, at the Arnold & Porter law firm, 275 Battery Street, 27th floor, San Francisco. Please RSVP to Tracey Jones at tjones@coro.org.
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Coro Seeks Outreach Manager
Coro is looking for an Outreach Manager. For the job description and application information, please click here.
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Exploring Leadership Updates
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Honing in on the Logic of Two Developing Bay Area Communities
The 2010 Class of Exploring Leadership Youth Fellows set out to determine the Logic of Downtown Richmond and the Fillmore District during the week of June 22nd. Despite seeming like an overwhelming task to accomplish in less than three days, the Youth Fellows were able to successfully research, hone in on key topics, and present on the logic of two developing Bay Area communities.
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On July 1st, all 36 Youth Fellows, in two groups of 18, left their respective offices early in the morning for an overnight, team-building retreat. The San Francisco group headed to the Marin Headlands and the East Bay group headed for Point Reyes. Read More...
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Announcing the Coro Exploring Leadership Program, Class of 2010
The 36 Youth Fellows selected for the 10-month leadership training program represent 12 diverse public high schools in San Francisco and the East Bay. This new cohort demonstrates the commitment, courage, and compassion to apply their leadership training to make a difference in their neighborhood and high school communities. Youth Fellow biographies
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Internship Placement Hosts
The Youth Fellows began their part-time five-week internship placements in the government, nonprofit, and business sectors on July 7. We want to thank our community partners for participating as Field Faculty members. The community is Coro’s classroom, so the success of our programs – and the young people whom they serve – depends on these partnerships. Internship Partners
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Fellows Program in Public Affairs Updates
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Congratulations to the Coro Fellows Class of 2009!
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Announcing the 2010 Coro Fellows Class
We are pleased to announce the San Francisco Coro Fellows class of 2010. We are very excited about this incoming class and want to thank all of the members of the Coro community who helped select them. They begin their program in September and we look forward to having you meet them in the near future! Click HERE to meet the fellows
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Staff and friends of Coro are sorry to bid farewell to Communications and Outreach Manager Katie Koski, but excited for the new chapter in her life. She will be leaving the Bay Area to attend grad school to earn her Master’s in Education.
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Are you wondering where other alumni work? Who had a baby recently? Who moved to a new city? Where other alumni are volunteering? Read our alumni updates to see what changes are taking place in the Coro community.
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Coro would like to thank our individual, corporate, and foundation supporters for their generous contributions.
Click here to see a list of our donors from July 2008 to June 2009.
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Thanks to our Partnership Program Trainers
Coro is fortunate to have several skilled facilitator/trainers who conduct our Partnership Programs at UCSF, the City of Fremont, UC Davis Health Systems and, starting in October, the Nehemiah Emerging Leaders Program in Sacramento.
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Support Coro Today!
Become a monthly contributor to Coro through our Monthly Giving Program and you will ensure that even small monthly pledges make a major annual impact. Your pledge of as little as $10 a month would create a steady stream of income to support Coro’s programs.
Join the Monthly Giving Program by clicking HERE. As you are registering to become a Monthly Giver, please make sure to click the button that says I would like to make a recurring gift, and also check that you want your donation to be directed to Northern California.
For more information, or to make a change in your monthly giving, please contact Tracey Jones at (415) 986-0521 ext. 106 or e-mail tjones@coro.org
Thank you for your generous support!
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Coro Center for Civic Leadership regrets that we are unable to promote fundraising events for other organizations.
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