Coro FellowshipSeptember 2015, I began the New York City's Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs, which is a graduate-level fellowship that that utilizes cross-sector experiences to prepare young professionals for effective and ethical leadership in the civic sector.
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The synopsis of work accomplished at my six Coro Fellow placements can be found below:
• Prepared IC for the implementation of its Innovation Lab, a community-based job training and entrepreneurship center that will facilitate employment connection between IC tenants and local residents
• Advised best governance practices to be used by the Innovation Lab's board • Brainstormed IC's brand identity and partnerships congruent to that brand |
• Developed a strategy to bring urgency back to the HIV/AIDS epidemic for millennial audiences
• Identified partnerships by analyzing the network of organizations focussing on alleviating the social determinants of acquiring HIV/AIDS • Delivered communications recommendations that utilized social media to reach younger audiences, universities to uncover community activists, and executive positioning to inform the HIV/AIDS landscape |
• Investigated the international trend toward implementing social and sustainable business practices, and delivered recommendations as to how Edelman can further its involvement
• Supported a range of blue chip clients in the Public Affairs and Business + Social Purpose practice • Contributed to the creation of Well + Good, the Business + Social Purpose practice's newsletter |
• Evaluated models of effective community-based collaboration to identify best practices for agency use
• Recommended effective strategies and tactics based on the Collective Impact model • Identified potential for-profit partnerships for the Summer Youth Employment Program and candidates for the Youth Board |
• Supported the reelection and fundraising efforts of three New York State assembly members: Dan Quart, Robert Rodriguez and Michelle Schimel
• Assisted political call time, drafted client endorsements, and staffed events • Researched strategic alliances, and provided competitor report for the taxi industry on behalf of The Black Institute |
• Designed political campaign website and infographic for publishing
• Simplified policy documents for quicker access to information • Worked directly with the Executive Director, Bhairavi Desai, to ensure mission-alignment of works |
Also, I designed the pamphlet for our graduation ceremony that can be viewed below:
And lastly, for internal use, I designed the below mission statement document: