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Invest in International Development Leaders

Summary

Atlas Corps promotes international cooperation through an innovative and sustainable fellowship for citizen sector leaders from the global south (such as India, Colombia and Ecuador) to US. progress reportread updates from the field


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More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Atlas Corps identifies rising nonprofit leaders who are addressing the UN Millennium Goals, such as health & human rights, to volunteer in the US for 1 year. In 2007, the Fellows will be NGO leaders from India & Colombia and will be placed at US host nonprofit organizations in DC. Both the US & developing nation NGOs will benefit from the exchange of best practices and increased global understanding. Ultimately, this will create a global citizen sector where ideas & solutions transcend borders.

Activities

Atlas Corps is building the capacity of the global nonprofit sector through our premiere nonprofit management development fellowship program for overseas NGO leaders.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $33,371
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $16,629
Total Funding Goal: $50,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

During our initial year, Atlas Corps will train 7 rising nonprofit leaders from India and Colombia in nonprofit management skills that will help them build the capacity of the nonprofit sector in the US and overseas.

Project Message

Atlas Corps is making great strides in unifying the gobal south and the global north. Through your support, these Fellows will create monumental change in their home country and the US.
- Amanda Chehrezad, Colombia volunteer

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Scott Beale,
Founder
3217 Connecticut Avenue, NW
#36
Washington, DC 20008
United States
202-669-4497
Email:

Project Sponsor

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Organization

Atlas Service Corps
3217 Connecticut Avenue NW #36
Washington, DC 20008
United States
202-669-4497
http://www.atlascorps.org

Learn more about Atlas Service Corps and the project team.



Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in United States and can also be found under Education.

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When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on December 14, 2007.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 26, 2007.

Latest Update from the Field

Ending the Year Strong!

By Scott Beale - Founder, December 14, 2007 05:18 PM

Atlas Corps is pleased to report we are ending the year strong thanks to all of your support!

Attached is our 2007 Annual Report, please visit http://www.atlascorps.org for more information.

Thanks!
Scott Beale
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