Invest in International Development Leaders

Summary

Atlas Corps promotes international cooperation through an innovative and sustainable fellowship which empowers nonprofit leaders from around the world to volunteer in the U.S. progress report read updates from the field

More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Atlas Corps is building the capacity of the global nonprofit sector through its premiere nonprofit management development fellowship program for international NGO leaders. Currently we are working to double the number of Atlas Corps Fellows in the U.S. and expand to new cities, such as New York and Seattle, as well as increase the numbers of American fellows abroad. Both the U.S. & developing nation NGOs will benefit from the exchange of best practices and increased global understanding.

Activities

Atlas Corps identifies rising nonprofit leaders addressing the UN Millennium Goals to volunteer in the US for 1 year. Ultimately, this creates a global citizen sector where ideas & solutions transcend borders.

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

Additional Documentation

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

Resources

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

In just three years Atlas Corps has more than tripled in size and has expanded to include Fellows from nearly every region. We create a multinational exchange of ideas and practices in the global nonprofit sector.

Project Message

It’s not the same as in Colombia, but once you’re here and understand how the nonprofit sector in the US works, the things you see, learn, and get to know here are completely applicable in Colombia.
- Sergio Zuluaga, Atlas Fellow from Colombia

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Scott Beale,
Founder
1133 19th Street NW
9th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
United States
202-736-5714
Email:

Project Sponsor

GlobalGiving

Organisation

Atlas Service Corps, Inc.
1825 K Street NW Suite 218
Washington, DC 20006
United States
202.263.4565
http://www.atlascorps.org

Learn more about Atlas Service Corps, Inc. and the project team.

Where this Project is Located

Country

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

For more information about United States, read the Human Development Report on United States or the Wikipedia entry for United States.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on October 11, 2010.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

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

Latest Update from the Field

Update

By Rachel Huguet - Intern, February 18, 2010 01:57 PM

Atlas Corps is currently in the process of expanding its program. In 2010 we are bringing our first ever class of Spring Fellows to come work in Washington, DC and Baltimore.

Additionally, we are competing in the Pepsi Refresh online competition to win a $50,000 grant. This money would be a huge asset to Atlas Corps and would allow us to double the size of our program. This would include opening an office in New York City and sending fellows to India in the fall.