ENCORE FELLOWSHIPS COME TO THE EAST COAST
The Encore Fellowships program was successfully launched in Silicon Valley in 2009 by Civic Ventures. Recognizing the need for talent to address critical issues transcends geographic boundaries, the East Coast expansion of the program successfully launched in 2011 in New York and Washington D.C with support from Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group and the Robin Hood Foundation.
Eleven Fellows were selected and matched with work hosts. The New York Encore Fellows are similar to the Silicon Valley Encore Fellows: successful, skilled, experienced professionals at the end of their midlife careers in the for-profit sector looking to make a significant impact in social-purpose organizations. The Fellow typically works 12 months half time in an embedded role, although the schedule is flexible and established based on the mutual agreement between the fellow and work host. Given a limited number of Fellowships available and the large number of applicants, the application and selection process is competitive for both Fellow and Work Host applicants.
New York 2011 Fellows Cohort
While earning a stipend, Encore Fellows provide a high value-to-cost ratio for work hosts by bringing experienced, affordable talent to a specific assignment matched to the fellow’s skills and interests. Their deep and broad skills can be deployed in many ways, and their value frequently goes beyond the specific work assignment. Many become role models for other staff members and evolve into executive coaches and mentors in the organization. Their background and years of experience bring analytical thinking and maturity that strengthen their work host’s ability to reach a new level of performance. Nonprofits apply by invitation from the program’s foundation and corporate sponsors or Civic Ventures.
Meet the New York Encore Fellows - bios and pictures of the fellows from various programs, including the New York/Washington DC cohort
NEW YORK APPLICATION PROCESS
The application window for the 2012 program is now open.
- Fellow candidates may submit an online application and resume to be considered for the 2012 program year.
- Work hosts interview fellow candidates who have been screened and vetted by the Civic Ventures program staff.
- 2012 mutual matching decisions will be finalized in two groups: group 1 finalized by early June; group 2 finalized by early September.
ENCORE FELLOWS VIDEOS
Watch fellows, nonprofit directors
and program sponsors talk about
the pilot Encore Fellowships
program that took place in
Silicon Valley in 2009.
Video length – 6:16
See all Encore Fellow videos
IS AN ENCORE FELLOWSHIP RIGHT FOR ME?
Making the transition to an encore career in the social-purpose sector can be a significant undertaking. Fellowships provide a valuable bridge where participants learn about nonprofits, foundations and social institutions while making significant contributions using the skills and knowledge they already have. The fellowship experience also offers opportunities to establish personal networks in the new sector and to learn firsthand about job and career options.
Given a limited number of Fellowships available and the large number of applicants, the application and selection process is competitive for both Fellow and Work Host applicants.
Click here to begin the application process to become an Encore Fellow
WHAT SORT OF WORK DO ENCORE FELLOWS DO?
Encore Fellows bring a wide variety of highly transferable skills that can have a huge impact in the organizations that host them. Typical functional backgrounds for fellows and the project areas they relate to include:
- Marketing/communications, brand management, messaging and public relations
- Information technology, most aspects of hardware, software and network architecture, development and maintenance
- Human resources policies, systems and structures, staff development and coaching
- Legal issues, such as structure, contracts, tax, employment and intellectual property
- Financial management, including accounting, business processes, budgeting, forecasting, and cost modeling
- Sales/business development, policies and strategies, fundraising initiatives and target donor identification
- Strategic planning, scaling initiatives, partnerships, deployment and board recruitment
- Operations and performance management planning, coordination and analysis
- Project/program management for change initiatives, a new venture or expansion
- Technical specialists in specific skill areas such as engineering and statistics
HOW DO I APPLY TO THE NEW YORK ENCORE FELLOWS PROGRAM?
If you are interested in either becoming an Encore Fellow or hosting one in your social-purpose organization, we invite you to register with us and fill out our online application.
- Begin the application process to become an Encore Fellow Click here
- Click here to begin the application process to host an Encore Fellow in your organization.
- Learn more about Encore Fellowships and Encore Careers, and for general inquiries regarding Encore Fellowships, visit our public website at Encore.org/Fellowships
N.Y. ENCORE FELLOWS PROGRAM APPLICATIONS
Fellows
Click on the link below to apply to the 2012 program. Click here
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Work Hosts
Begin the application process to host an Encore Fellow in your organization.
A SAMPLING OF NEW YORK CITY AND WASHINGTON DC NONPROFITS PARTICIPATING IN THE ENCORE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2011
ASHOKA, Washington DC
Center for Employment Opportunities, NY
Community Environmental Center, NY
Credit Where Credit is Due, Inc., NY
The Eagle Academy Foundation, NY
Enterprise Community Partners, Inc., NY
HELP/PSI Inc, NY
New York City Housing Authority, NY
Women in Need, Inc., NY