atlas corps 2012 general info

Our Mission Statement To address critical social issues,

Atlas Corps develops leaders, strengthens organizations and promotes innovation through an overseas fellowship of skilled professionals.

Our Fellows Have  Bachelors  (65%  with  postgraduate)  &  English  proficiency    

Represent  every  major  religion  and  5  conAnents  

Our  average  Fellow  is  a  29  year  old  woman  with  a  Masters  degree  and  5  years  experience.  

Our Host Organizations

Our Financial Model Host Organizations contribute 75% of our revenue through a cost share (approximately $30,000/year).

Other support received from 2,500 individuals, American Express Foundation, U.S. Embassies,

Motorola Mobility Foundation, and more…

Our Impact Since 2006, we have engaged

140 Fellows from 40 countries—75% are women.

100% of our alumni return home after the Fellowship to implement the effective practices learned.

Combined, our Fellows have dedicated more than 270,000 service hours.

Our Achievements Top 10 International Voluntary Service Program & Citizen

Diplomacy Award, U.S. Center on Citizen Diplomacy

"Best Practice" in international exchange,

The Brookings Institution & World Economic Forum

Catalogue of Philanthropy

"The Nonprofit Entrepreneur", The Washington Post

2010 EXCEL Award, Center for Nonprofit Advancement

Ambassador Princeton Lyman Global Leadership Award

Won six online contest over 3 years raising $400,000

Diana Florez-Melo (Colombia, Class 6, Youth Service America)

Anna Ayvazyan (Armenia, Class 8, Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota)

Melat Tekletsadik (Ethiopia, Class 6, Global Kids)

“I can now say I have acquired the passport to global citizenship.”

“I have a greater capacity to affect change and a more positive view of the U.S. than before I became a Fellow….with a more hopeful view of how the world can

work together to achieve development goals.”

Meher Rehman (India, Class 2, Population Action International)

Network Effect

Read monthly blog posts from Atlas Corps Fellows

Interact with 7,000 Facebook Fans, 3,500 Twitter Followers, and 15,000 newsletter subscribers

Engage with growing Atlas Corps network, which includes 140 Fellows “once a Fellow, always a Fellow”

Atlas Corps

apply@atlascorps.org www.atlascorps.org

“The Atlas Corps model of two-way, professional exchange is one of the most innovative exchange programs with which I’ve have worked.”

–Ambassador Maura Harty, Former Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs