Author Archives: Irma Zamora

To start off this last post for the Fellowship, I want to thank The Columbus Foundation, Dr. Mark Lomax II, and, of course, my cohort of Fellows. This was an incredible opportunity for me and I have grown and learned … Continue reading →

It’s hard to believe that this is the penultimate week of the fellowship! So much has happened in the past two months and I am proud with how much I have grown and completed during the past nine weeks. Now … Continue reading →

Week 8 was filled with learning about leadership styles, what leadership means for nonprofits (or, “social profit”) organizations. It was interesting to see that the theme of leadership styles and definitions of leadership also came up during my weekly meeting … Continue reading →

This week was one of the most intense weeks I’ve experienced at City Year this summer. I had many more meetings and conversations regarding prospective donors, development at non-profits and interactions with our board. One of the reasons that this … Continue reading →

At this point, we are over halfway done with the internships and I am getting into a solid rhythm with things at City Year. This week started off with even more social media hype for the Regatta boat. Although City … Continue reading →

This week was the first week that things felt like a routine for the first time. Though it was a bit weird to come back from a 5-day weekend, it also felt right to just jump back into my assigned … Continue reading →

As with many nonprofits across Columbus and beyond, this week marked the end of the fiscal year at City Year. Though I did not have many intense tasks to take on for the organization, I did have to keep track … Continue reading →

This week’s Learning Session topic surrounding Marketing was incredibly relevant to my own conversations at City Year. One idea that reverberated throughout the week from Natalie Parcher’s presentation was how storytelling and catering to diverse (in age, but also lived … Continue reading →

Things really stepped into high gear this week at CityYear as I met more folks from HeadQuarters (HQ), went to the office for the first time, and attended a Board meeting. Though Monday was a slow day, Tuesday through today … Continue reading →

Week 1: CityYear Columbus, Development, and Service Hello everyone, my name is Irma Zamora (she/her/hers). I am this year’s The Columbus Foundation Fellow at CityYear Columbus, working with the Development team. I am originally from Santa Ana, California but have … Continue reading →