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Atlas Corps Global Innovators and REal-World Leaders (GIRLs)

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Page 1: Atlas Corps 2012 Eileen Fisher Site Visit

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Our Mission Statement To address critical social issues,

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

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Our Host Organizations

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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,

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Our Impact Since 2006, we have engaged

130 Fellows from 35 countries—75% are women.

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

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

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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

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

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

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Our Initiative

Global Innovators and Real-World Leaders (GIRLs)

Inspire female leaders to be bold— at home and broad through the engagement of

4 international female professionals in the 12-month Fellowship in USA !1"

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Melat Tekletsadik (Ethiopia, Class 6, Global Kids)

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

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Benchmarks

Engage 4 females in 2,000 hours of service*

Engage 4 organizations in target cities (Atlanta; Minneapolis area; New York; Washington, DC area)

Engage additional 48 Fellows and 130 Alumni in “personal development from a female perspective”

*Each Fellow also receive 185+ hours of professional development through Atlas Corps Nonprofit Management Series.

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Investment from EILEEN FISHER

Provides $30,000 over 12 months (less than 20% of total budget)

Pledges that 100% of funds to directly support 4 Fellows (due to Host Organization cost share)

Becomes part of long-term/ongoing strategy for female leadership development throughout world (based on Atlas Corps model)

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“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)

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Network Effect

Read monthly blog posts from GIRLs Fellows

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

Engage with growing Atlas Corps network, which includes 130 Fellows “once a Fellow, always a Fellow”

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Atlas Corps

Abby Flottemesch, [email protected] Erin Lawless, [email protected]

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

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