#BuildBridges: Support Atlas Corps Global Leaders

Your support builds bridges between global leaders and mission-driven organizations across the United States. The connections we build between our Fellows and Host Organizations are a vital part of our Fellowship program and deliver a lasting impact in each Fellow’s personal and professional lives.

Meet Class 38 Alumna, Shinjini Chowdhury, from India. Although she joined the Atlas Corps Fellowship during the pandemic, Shinjini was still able to explore the U.S. and foster a close relationship with her Host Organization, SAP. While serving full-time as their CSR Communications and Marketing Fellow, she earned valuable work experiences that she continues to utilize in her work today.

In Shinjini’s words, “Since the Fellowship, I was trying out different kinds of work in the social impact space. I had been a trainer and a researcher, and even an almost-operations person. The Fellowship grounded me in communications and with the help of immensely supportive mentors, I learned the basics of communications work beyond just writing.”

Today, Shinjini is the Communications Manager at Mantra4Change, an Indian-based NGO that empowers stakeholders who are directly or indirectly involved in the education of students in government schools. Thanks to your support, Shinjini and many other Fellows and Alumni can make a positive difference in their local communities.

P.S. - The Atlas Corps network is expanding! We are currently recruiting for emerging leaders to participate in our Fellowship beginning in 2024. Feeling inspired? Please feel free to share with your networks, using our social media toolkit. We appreciate all of your continued support for our leadership programs.

Hello, 

Thank you for your support for the Atlas Corps Community! Because of you, our Fellows, Scholars, and Alumni continue to #BuildBridges internationally and within their home countries. I am excited to share with you our most recent highlights!

Global Community—Our Global Community continues to grow to 1,500+ leaders from 115+ countries!

• This month, Atlas Corps welcomes Cohort 11 to our Virtual Leadership Institute! These 55 Scholars hail from Pakistan and will participate in the “Pakistan Emerging Leadership Development Institute,” which is a part of a collaboration with two Atlas Corps Alumni–led organizations, Accountability Lab Pakistan and CaterpillHERS. Meet our newest leaders here.
• In January, Atlas Corps welcomed Class 48 to our Fellowship program! This dynamic group of 5 emerging professionals from Cuba, Egypt, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe will be working at U.S. based organizations, such as with my former colleagues at Save the Children. This Class continues our partnership with Generation, a global nonprofit that prepares, places, and supports people into life-changing careers that would otherwise be inaccessible. You can learn more about Generationhere and our partnershiphere. How exciting! I encourage you to meet our new Fellowshere.

Atlas Corps Team—Meet our newest senior leaders, Huda and Mary!

• Atlas Corps welcomes two senior leaders to drive forward our investment in scaling leader development and talent journeys for young professionals across the globe.
• Mary has joined us as Senior Advisor this week. She will advise the Chief Partnerships Officer and the senior executive team. 
• Huda Alawa joins us on March 1, 2023 as Chief Partnerships Officer. She will drive our investment in partnerships with host organizations, and cooperation partners and lead our communication and fundraising efforts.

Opportunities—Learn more and SHARE!

• Atlas Corps is now accepting applications for the 2023 Hilton Humanitarian Prize Laureate Virtual Leadership Institute! The Hilton Humanitarian Prize Laureate Virtual Leadership Institute is a virtual leadership training opportunity for emerging social change leaders exclusively within the Hilton Humanitarian Prize Laureate community. 
• Learn more about the program at hiltonprize.atlascorps.org 

As Atlas Corps continues to engage with leaders across the globe, I am grateful for your inspiring presence in our community! There is much to look forward to this year and I encourage you to visit and follow the Atlas Corps LinkedIn page, where we will be sharing all of our upcoming events and updates.

Kindly,

Bidjan

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Bidjan Nashat, Atlas Corps CEO