Atlas Corps: Support Fellows (#BecomeASuperhero)

Hello [donor first name]

I hope you all had a wonderful start to this new year! On behalf of our Superheroes, thank you for your continued support!

Thanks to you, Fellows like Michelle (Class 44, Mexico) can continue to inspire positive change at their Host Organizations. While at One to World, Michelle is involved in their flagship program, Global Classroom, which delivers a series of intercultural programs to under resourced youth. Michelle shares, “it was certainly surprising to later receive letters from some children telling me how I taught them things about their own country that they did not about before  – little did I knew there were some Mexican children in the classroom – or others even explaining how they understood their privilege of not having to leave their country alone.”

As we continue to move forward into 2023, I am pleased to report that our global network continues to grow! Here are a few of our most recent highlights…

Last month, Atlas Corps welcomes Class 48, a group of 5 innovative leaders from Cuba, Egypt, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe. I encourage you to meet our new Fellows here. With your support, we were able to connect our Class 48 Fellows with their Host Organizations, including my former colleagues at Save the Children and our newest partner, Generation. Generation is a global nonprofit that prepares, places, and supports people into life-changing careers that would otherwise be inaccessible. Since launching our Remote Fellowship Program, we were able to successfully place 4 Generation Fellows in Class 47 and 1 Generation Fellow in Class 48. You can learn more about Generation here and our partnership here.

Lastly, I have one more very important update to share with you. Please join our Team in wishing our Chief Strategy Officer and Atlas Corps Alum Abby a farewell. After 12.5 years on our Team, Abby has been a valuable team member and an inspiration to our entire Community. As an Alum she will continue to bring her positive energy to our Community. Here is a special thank you from Abby:

Atlas Corps is a special part of all of our journeys. Atlas Corps is about connecting with dynamic individuals who share a passion for possibility. Thank you, Atlas Corps Community (staff, donors, volunteers, and more) for providing me the opportunity to be a Fellow and believing in my ability to grow and lead this organization. The future is bright and I am excited to be part of it! 

Thank you for inspiring our network of Superheroes! I cannot express enough how much we value your friendship. Until next time! 

Kindly,

Bidjan

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Bidjan Nashat, Atlas Corps CEO

Hello, Friend!

2022 continues to be an unforgettable year for Atlas Corps filled with new changes and lasting connections. I am happy to share with you that Atlas Corps is now an official Open Gov Hub Member! Open Gov Hub has been a valued Host Organization over the years and we are excited to continue to share synergies with them as we move forward into the future. We welcome you to learn more about Open Gov Hub and their Global Affiliate Hubs, including the three that are run by Atlas Corps Alumni: Albania, Liberia, and Tunisia. Also, we encourage you to update your records with our new address:

As a special thank you for continuously inspiring our Superheroes, we invite you to a month filled with celebrations and opportunities to get involved. 

• Invite - Mark your calendars! We invite you to join us on October 18 at 12pm ET for our Fall Celebration of Service! We will be featuring all of our Fellows, Scholars, and Alumni that have began and/or completed their service in the last few months, including our: 2022 Cohort of Hilton Prize Scholars: In our June update, we welcomed them into our Global Community and now, thanks to your support, we will be celebrating their graduation! Meet them here; and Cohort 10 Scholars: These dynamic leaders from Russia and the United States will be participating in our Virtual Leadership Institute, “Leadership in Times of Change.” Meet some of them here.
• Spread the Word - Virtual Leadership Institute Recruitment - Atlas Corps recently launched the recruitment campaigns for professionals in Nicaragua and climate change leaders in Spain. You are welcome to share amongst your professional networks using our social media toolkits (Nicaragua and Spain).

Thank you for helping Atlas Corps #BuildBridges by connecting our Fellows, like Daliya (Class 41, India) to their Host Organizations. Daliya is the Marketing and Communications Fellow at SAP, where she leads their global internal and external campaigns and supports their social media channel, SAP4Good. Her supervisor, Jennifer Beason, the Global Director of Social Business, shares how you are making a difference in their organization:

Cheers-

Abby

P.S. I encourage you to visit and follow the Atlas Corps LinkedIn page, where we will continue to update on all of these exciting events!