The 2007 Senior International Fellows are ( left to right; front to back) Ms. Yuhong Victoria Shi Brussels, Belgium; Mr. Andrzej Zawieska Nidzica, Poland; Ms. Alma Cota de Yañez Sonora, Nogales, Mexico; Mr. Timothy James Magowan Belfast, Northern Ireland ; Ms. Elizabeth Phocas Athens, Greece

Senior IFP Fall 2008

The Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society’s Senior International Fellows Program provides an opportunity for the professional development of Third-Sector practitioners from outside the United States who are decision-makers in their professions. The program is designed to help build Third-Sector capacity in the Fellows’ home countries.

Fellows are based at The Graduate Center of The City University of New York, where they attend weekly seminars, explore the work of key agencies and foundations, meet with nonprofit representatives and study U.S. and international community foundation models.

The topics for the year 2008 will be community foundations, as well as corporate and diaspora philanthropy.

Fellows will participate in a 1-month seminar on the U.S. and international voluntary sectors. The program will run from October 20, 2008 through November 14, 2008. Based on the seminars, readings, discussions with leaders in the field and the Fellows’ own experiences, each Fellow will produce a position paper with recommendations for the development, adaptation or expansion of community foundations, or on corporate or diaspora philanthropy in his/her country or region. It is expected that these recommendations will draw from the variety of experiences of community and other foundations and will reflect the political, social, economic and legal frameworks in the Fellows’ home countries. Fellows will also attend a major relevant conference during the course of the seminar.

Each fellowship covers the cost of tuition and includes a $1,300 taxable stipend to cover living and research expenses. The Center will also provide corporate housing proximate to The Graduate Center, as well as round-trip air tickets for travel to and from the United States.

Tuition-based appointments may also be made, pending approval by the selection committee. Tuition information is available upon request.

Special thanks to the following donors for their support of the 2007 Fellows: W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation and Stavros S. Niarchos Foundation.

Eligibility and Selection

The program is open to senior-level practitioners who are citizens of countries other than the United States. Applicants must speak and write English fluently. Candidates must have a strong institutional base and a clear interest in working with the community foundation concept or with diaspora or corporate giving.

To apply, prospective candidates should go click here or go to

http://CPCS.sifp08.sgizmo.com and follow the instructions.

The application deadline has been extended to Monday, June 30, 2008. Application materials must be received no later than this date. The selection will be made by a committee of leaders from the voluntary sector. Notification of awards will be made around July 21, 2008.