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Welcome to the blog of The Columbus Foundation's Summer Fellowship Program. Follow our Fellows as they help out the nonprofits they are matched with, learn on the job and from each other. The projects they are assigned to are challenging and highly important to the community and each nonprofit. Check back frequently, or sign up for the RSS, as many updates will be coming. It's going to be an exciting summer!-
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Following the Fellows
This week, the 2011 class of The Columbus Foundation Summer Fellows began their work at 11 nonprofit organizations here in Columbus! Preparations that began in the fall of 2010 culminated with their orientation on Monday, June 13 here at the … Continue reading
Reflecting on Ten Weeks at ADD
As the last weeks have slid by, I have realized how far I’ve really come in this internship. My project for ADD (the Association for the Developmentally Disabled) has been to lay the foundation for the production of a short … Continue reading
An Entire City of Employees
Margaret Mead said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” I have seen and heard this phrase numerous times, but for the first time … Continue reading
A World of Many Hats
As I start week number four, I can’t help but look back and wonder where all the time has gone! I already feel so integrated into the office, that it seems like I’ve been here for at least a few … Continue reading
A Change Will Do You Good
The life of a graduate student can be described as follows: drink coffee, read absurdly long book, drink more coffee, attend class, sleep when possible; lather, rinse, repeat. Confined to quiet corners of the library and coffee houses for the … Continue reading
Ordered Chaos
“Chaorder” is the buzzword around the Vineyard Community Center’s Summer Zone Program, and three weeks into my fellowship, I can certainly vouch for its appropriateness. Running a summer program 40 hours a week for nearly 500 children in kindergarten through … Continue reading
Never a Dull Moment!
Hi, everyone! We just completed week one of summer camps at the Phoenix Theatre for Children. This week, we worked with a group of 6-8 year olds and a group of 9-13 year olds at camps titled, “Scenes from the … Continue reading
Feeling Like a Part of the Team
Before my first day, I was worried that my status as a fellow would confine me to paperwork and data entry at a desk set aside in a lonely corner – previous experiences that I would prefer not to relive. … Continue reading
Thoughts on Week One
Greetings from the Columbus Housing Partnership! As a Columbus Foundation fellow this summer, I am working with the Columbus Housing Partnership, a local non-profit which provides affordable housing to low- and moderate-income families, as well as a multitude of other … Continue reading
A Week of Firsts
This has been quite the first week indeed, a lot of firsts really. I learned how to read maps for stream naming, what I need to find for the stream naming form, how to find a free conference call site, … Continue reading
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