Partner with the Atlas Service Corps!

If you are a nonprofit / citizen sector organization in the United States, ask yourself these questions:

ASC: What a difference an international volunteer could make at your organization?

ASC: Would you expand your staff if you could hire someone at half the cost without sacrificing quality?

ASC: There are people overseas doing similar work that you are doing -- are you fully taking advantage of the best practices that exist in your field?

The Atlas Service Corps (ASC) -- half the cost, twice the experience, and three times the affect for the global community -- simply the best volunteer program in the world.

Types of Partnerships:

There are various types of partners with the Atlas Service Corps ranging from international citizen sector organization (a.k.a. NGO) partners, corporate partners, academic partners, US citizen sector organizations (a.k.a. nonprofits), U.S. community based organizations, and student groups.

International CSOs: ASC is seeking to partner with CSOs in India and Colombia who can nominate rising stars in the developing sector to participate in the ASC Fellowship. Fellows need to have 3-5 years of experience, be fluent in written and spoken English, and be superstars in their field. ASC works with CSOs in a wide variety of fields related to the Millennium Development Goals. (Learn more about what issues we focus on.)

Corporate Partners: ASC is seeking to partner with corporations, typically multi-national companies, but also corporations large and small located in Washington, DC and the State of Delaware. Corporate partners are funders who are choosing to invest in our model of social change, but also benefit from opportunities to interact with some of the rising citizen leaders in other countries. Corporate Partners who donate $100,000 a year are invited to interact with Fellows at networking dinners twice a year as well as opportunities to mentor Fellows on a more personal level during their Fellowship. Other corporate partners could support ASC with in-kind donations and receive global recognition for their generosity.

Academic Partners: ASC is seeking to partner with academic institutions in the east coast of the U.S. to provide ongoing education opportunities for the ASC Fellows. Partnerships could range from helping with the August training program to providing a speaker at the once-a-month continuing education program providing to Fellows on subjects related to the citizen sector. (For students who want to partner, see below.)

U.S. CSOs: ASC seeks to partner with U.S. Citizen Sector Organizations (a.k.a. nonprofits) located between Philadelphia, PA and Northern, Virginia to host an ASC Fellow on a one-year Fellowship from July-August. The first Fellowship will begin July 2007, however applications for partnership are being taken now and will be settled nearly one year in advance. The details of this partnership are laid out below, but essentially the U.S. CSO receives an all-star from the developing world with 3-5 years experience in a simi liar field to volunteer at their organization full time. This individual will not only give of their time and talent, but also learn from the host organization. U.S. CSOs will be required to cost-share this individual for $16,000, but the ASC will pay for training, health insurance and related expenses.

U.S. Community Based Organization: ASC is seeking to partner with community organizations like religious groups, community associations, Rotary Clubs, etc who want to support international service. US CBOs located on the east coast could host a dinner & speech for one of the ASC Fellows. CBOs could raise funds to sponsor a Fellow and then interact with that Fellow during their fellowship. Perhaps an Indian-American Association or Colombian-American group would be interested in supporting a Fellow to support a citizen sector leader from the country their family originated. For $10,000 an organization can cover all of the expenses for that Fellow to come to the United States.

U.S. Student Groups. ASC is seeking to partner with student groups who want to support international service. No one better than students understand the global nature of today's world and the importance for not only countries, but CSOs to work together across borders. Perhaps community service organizations (like Alpha Phi Omega or an Environmental Club), or cultural groups (like a Latin American or South Asian Society), would be willing to partner with ASC. Partnership would mean helping sponsor a Fellow from overseas. Depending on the level of partnership it would also include having a speaker come to your campus, either the founder of ASC, Scott Beale, and/or the Fellow the organizations sponsored. A college group could sponsor 50% of the expenses of a Fellow ($5,000) and ASC would provide the tools to help the organization raise the funds through a kick-ass fundraising party.

Benefits / Expenses of Partnerships for US CSOs:

For U.S. Citizen Sector Organizations the benefits of partnering far outweigh the expenses. Here is a snapshot of the arrangement.

Benefits	Expenses
A full time volunteer with 3-5 years of relevant experience	$16,000 Cost Share
A Fellow fluent in written and spoken English	Provide a workspace (desk, phone, computer, etc.)
A Fellow who will arrive with one month training	Provide daily management.
A Fellow with health care and other benefits already paid for.	Provide meaningful work opportunities.
A Fellow who is a leader in their field in their home country.	Provide professional development opportunities.
Access to a network of similar Fellows around the world.	Attend a 2-day conference on partnering with ASC
An opportunity (for 25% of the Fellows) to renew for a second year
Access to a network of overseas citizen organization to partner and collaborate with on global initiatives
Access to a growing knowledge library of best practices around the world

Different Levels of Partnerships for US CSOs:

The typical partnership for a US CSO is to sign up by September 1, 2006 to become a primary host organization for an ASC Fellows. However some organizations will not be ready to sign the doted line before seeing the quality of the ASC Fellows, so a second category of partnership is available called Probably Host. These CSOs put down a $500 deposit for ASC to recruit high quality candidates for them, but do not commit to taking a Fellow unless they find one that they choose to host. If they do choose a Fellow, they will owe an additional $16,500. The final level of partnership is a Potential Host. A Potential Host likes the idea of the ASC but is skeptical of the quality of the applicants. These Potential Hosts state that they are interested, but not committed in taking a Fellow. After Fellows are recruited and chose by the Primary and Probably Hosts, then the Potential Host organizations can cull the remaining applicants and decide whether they want to participate. However, if they do choose a Fellow their cost share will be $20,000.

Primary Host.	Primary Host organizations sign a contract with the Atlas Service Corp by September 1, 2006 to cost-share a fellow for $16,000 from August 1, 2007 to July 31st, 2008. Primary Host organizations will provide a $1,000 deposit that will go towards their $16,000 total. Primary Host organizations outline criteria they are looking for in a Fellow and ASC will recruit 2-3 candidates for the Primary Host Organization to choose from in February 2007. Primary Host organizations will be able to interview candidates over email and even by digital video conference. Primary Host organizations will pick their Fellows before any of the other US CSO partners. Primary Host organizations will also be given preference for the 25% of Fellows who will be allowed to renew for a second year.
Probably Host.	Probably Host organizations will sign a contract with the Atlas Service Corps by October 1, 2006. They will provide a $500 deposit and guidelines for the ASC to recruit a Fellow for their organization. After the Primary Host Organizations interview and choose their candidates in February, Probably Host Organizations can then decide whether they want to choose a Fellow. If they do, they will owe an additional $16,500 to cost share for the Fellow for the year.
Potential Host.	Potential Host organizations like the idea behind the ASC, but are skeptical of the quality of the ASC Fellows. Therefore, they ask for their name to be kept on a list and in March 2007, after the Primary and Potential Host Organizations choose their Fellows, Potential Host organizations can review the resumes of remaining candidates and determine whether they would like to hire a Fellow. If they choose to, they will owe $20,000 for the cost-share.

For the firs year of the Fellowship, ASC may have as few as 4 Fellows and as many as 20. We strongly recommend that organizations that want to work with ASC become Primary Host organizations to benefit from being able to pick from the first round of applicants. However, for those who are skeptical, please consider another category. We are positive that the Fellows we recruit are among the best in the world, that we are certain all probably and potential host organizations will jump at the opportunity.