Announcements
I. New Philanthropy Course at Brown

Opportunities
I. City Hall’s Civic Leadership Development Program
II. MATCH Corps Urban Education Fellowship in Boston, MA

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Announcements
I. Philanthropy Course
Investing in Social Change: The Practice of Philanthropy
Sociology 1870, Section A, “K” hour, Spring 2008

Co-taught by Prof. Ann Dill, of Sociology,
and Roger Nozaki, Director of the Swearer Center

Philanthropy – “giving away money” – sounds attractive and simple. But the very acts of contributing and receiving resources affect dynamics and relationships among all involved, and philanthropic strategies often require trade-offs between competing goals. To address complex social issues and facilitate sustainable impact, one must bring a solid
understanding of the specific field of interest and its local context, skills in relationship-building with a range of stakeholders, and knowledge of evaluation methods. This course will start with an overview of philanthropy and social change, and the concepts and practice of financial investments for social change; then engage students in teams to investigate a particular community concern, design an investment strategy, recommend the investment of grant dollars, and set up the means to evaluate the outcomes of that investment.

Course participation is by application only. Students should attend the first class meeting on Thursday, 1/24, and submit the course application (available at http:/swearercenter.brown.edu) by email to the course instructors no later than 5 pm Sunday, 1/27/08. Students will be notified of their acceptance into the class by the evening of Monday, 1/28/08.

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Opportunities
I. Civic Leadership Development Program
City Hall Fellows spend the year after college in a prestigious, paid, full-time position within city government and also participate in our proprietary Civic Leadership Development Program. In 2008-2009, Fellows will be placed in Houston, Texas and San Francisco, California. The program was designed with the full support of Houston Mayor Bill White and the office of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom.

We’ve got two fantastic cities to work in, an amazing staff, and a wonderful civic leadership development program curriculum. Now we just need Fellows! We are looking for applicants who can demonstrate:
■ Academic excellence;
■ Leadership potential;
■ Dedication to contributing to society, and
■ An entrepreneurial spirit appropriate for participating in the very first year of an exciting new program.

In addition, preference will be given to applicants who have a demonstrated connection to either Houston or San Francisco. More information and application materials and instructions are available on our website: www.cityhallfellows.org. Applications are due February 29, 2008.

II. MATCH Corps Urban Education Fellowship in Boston, MA
The MATCH Corps is a one-year Urban Education fellowship program. It is possibly the most competitive such program in the nation, more competitive than admission to the Harvard Graduate School of Education or Teach for America.

Each Corps member is assigned five urban high school students – one each in grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 – to build an in-depth relationship for the entire year, and work towards clear goals, in their various classes and on key exams.

The MATCH school employs 42 recent college graduates to live in the school in a dorm-style residence on the top floor. For one academic year they meet with 5 students, paired with them at the beginning of the year, and tutor them every day 1-on-1 in their classroom subjects. Our student body is almost entirely African American and Latino, and our school mission is to erase the racial achievement gap that afflicts so many urban high schools in our country. Because of the Corps and our tireless staff our student body is very high achieving–our largely poor, minority student body recently ranked #1 in the state in the MCAS math proficiency test among state 10th graders, and last week US News & World Report ranked MATCH among the top-100 public high schools in the
country!

Visit http://www.matchschool.org/ for more information

Career Fair
JustMeans and MIT Sloan NetImpact are hosting a Careers with Impact Fair at MIT on November 16 from 1-4pm. Come find out how to propel your career towards creating both social and financial value.
The fair will take place in the Ting Foyer of the Tang Center (Building E51) from 1-4pm.

The Fair will be a great opportunity for students and young professionals to meet organizations who are concerned with sustainability, social entrepreneurship, and corporate social responsibility.

Education Pioneers
Cone Inc.
Harvard University Kennedy School of Government
Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship
Andy Savitz, Author of The Triple Bottom Line
Ashoka
Accion
CommonGood Careers
New York University Wagner School of Public Service
Industrial Economics
Zipcar
KLD Analytics
City Year
Recycline
Citizen Schools
The Cadmus Group
NSTAR Gas & Electric

Fellowships
1. Each year, Echoing Green awards 20 two-year fellowships to entrepreneurs creating new social change organizations. Fellows receive up to $90,000 in seed funding and technical support to turn their innovative ideas into sustainable organizations.
Application deadline: December 3, 2006
http://www.echoinggreen.org/fellowship

2. StartingBloc Institute for Social Innovation
At the Institute, candidates learn industry best practices around corporate social responsibility, social entrepreneurship, and sustainability. Corporate innovators, social entrepreneurs, and academics discuss cutting edge strategies around implementing social and environmental change through enterprise.
Early application deadline: November 10, 2007
General application deadline: December 1st, 2007
http://www.startingbloc.org/applynow.htm

Internships
SVPRI: Social Venture Partners Rhode Island http://www.svpri.org/
The Steel Yard http://www.thesteelyard.org/