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OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

Foundation for Sustainable Development

There is a growing trend among the nation's elite collleges and universities to cultivate programs that address global poverty issues and engage students in grassroots development. These universities are relying on the Foundation for Sustainable Development to supply an infrastructure that safely trains and enables students. For information please visit their Web site.


	Opportunities with the Foundation for Sustainable Development

New York City Urban Fellows Program

Since 1969, the Urban Fellows Program has introduced America’s finest college graduates to local government and public service. The nine-month program which offers a paid stipend of $30,000, combines full time employment with a comprehensive seminar series exploring the mechanics of local government and electoral politics as well as important issues facing the City. Fellows come to appreciate the wide range of challenges in New York City government from the budget the wide range of challenges in New York City government from the budget process to agency operations, affordable housing, to affordable health care and education to economic development.

The unique opportunity to work with current decision makers distinguishes the Urban Fellows Program as the premier training program in the public arena. Alumni are consistently found in leadership positions throughout the government as well as the private and non-profit sector.

Applications for the 2011-2012 program year are available on their Web site.

Urban Fellows Program brochure

Jean Picker
Semester-in-
Washington Program

Other Opportunities

Public Service Fellowship Opportunity

City Hall Fellows is a non-partisan nonprofit training the next generation of leaders for America's cities. Our 12-month, paid, post-college Fellowship integrates hands-on experience working within the highest levels of local government with intensive training in how cities work. For our next class, we will be placing cohorts of Fellows in 3 cities:

Houston, Texas

San Francisco, California

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

The Fellowship is open to students of ALL majors.

A detailed overview of the Fellowship, as well as application materials and instructions, are on our website, www.cityhallfellows.org.

Our staff, Fellows and alumni will be visiting campuses around the country over the next two months. We also will be hosting several free, live webinars for students we are unable to meet in person. All of these are posted on our schedule of events (which is frequently updated).

Thank you so much for your help. I would be thrilled to have Smith students participate in our Fellowship program.

Bethany Henderson

Founder & Executive Director
City Hall Fellows

bethany@cityhallfellows.org

www.cityhallfellows.org