Atlas Corps: Building Bridges for Social Impact

Hello-

What happens when you gather 85 international social change leaders in Washington, DC, for one week? There is inspiration, innovation, community-building, a visit to the U.S. Department of State, and a pretty awesome night of karaoke! I just described the Atlas Corps Global Leadership Lab Immersion that took place the week of June 10.

The theme of the week, Creating Movements, focused on innovation, entrepreneurship, and the ability to transfer the knowledge home. One of the most memorable sessions was on "movements and communications in the media era." The session embraced the role all of us play as communicators. One Fellow summarized it well:

“We are all communicators. Our communication can influence lawmakers, legislators. We live in the era of human media, so we need to use it. People will tell their story with or without us”

Each of our Fellows is a communicator. They share their stories during the Fellowship and after as they continue to multiply their impact at home. Their diverse experiences enrich our community and inspire real social change. 

Thank you for supporting this diverse, talented, and inspiring network of social change communicators. We invite you to continue showing your support AND to multiply your impact on Thursday, July 18! Donations of $100 or more will be matched as part of GlobalGiving Bonus Day.

Let's celebrate diversity and inclusion! Let's support Atlas Corps Fellows. Join us!

Cheers-

Abby

P.S. Will you spread the word on social media? Share this note: Celebrate #DiversityandInclusion with Atlas Corps. #Give100 on July 18! Donations matched on GlobalGiving Bonus Day at donate.atlascorps.org.

Hello!

Thank you for playing a key role in supporting Atlas Corps. In 2017, our annual theme was building bridges. In 2018, we focused on the theme of empowering women globally. During the year, we engaged 52 new women in the Fellowship—in fact, 60% of our Fellows are female. In addition, our Fellows hosted discussion panels, wrote blogs, and engaged in conversations around the topic. It all culminated with our Empower Women Globally Gala on December 1, 2018. 

Now, in 2019, our intention is to focus on diversity and inclusion. We will update you as we develop activities and outreach throughout the year. The topic is timely and resonates well with our diverse network of Fellows and Hosts. 

If you have ideas, stories, and/or events that focus on diversity and inclusion, please send them to Abby, our chief development & engagement officer at abby@atlascorps.org. We are seeking opportunities to engage Fellows AND stories to highlight!

It is truly inspiring to see what we accomplish when individuals unite under the common goal of advancing positive social change in our world. It is amazing what happens when we connect talented individuals to the opportunity to serve at outstanding organizations! 

Thank YOU for your ongoing support of Atlas Corps!

Looking foward to a great 2019-

Scott (and the Atlas Corps Team)

P.S. Special invite for April 1: Join our virtual discussion! Once again, Atlas Corps is partnering with American Express to host the American Express Leadership Academy Global Alumni Summit 2019! This year marks the fifth year of the Summit and the first time the Summit be held in Washington, DC. The Summit brings together approximately 100 Alumni of American Express Leadership Academies and representatives from partner organizations. A highlight of this Summit is the Livestream discussion, which is open to the public, that will take place on Monday, April 1, 3:30 PM EDT. The discussion features Bill Drayton of Ashoka and Stacy Palmer of The Chronicle of Philanthropy as they discuss Engaging All: Strategies for Thriving in Complexity. Details at https://bitly.com/AELAalum19.

P.P.S Save the date! The Atlas Corps 2019 Celebrate Diversity & Inclusion Gala will take place in Washington, DC, on November 16. We hope to see you there! More soon...