FAO SCHWARZ FAMILY FOUNDATION TWO-YEAR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATES Unique Opportunity to Provide both Direct Service to Children/Youth and Work on Special Projects: The FAO Schwarz Family Foundation Fellowship program is a two-year fellowship program for recent college graduates designed to train future leaders in the education and youth development field and to strengthen high-quality youth-serving organizations. The Fellows will work within established youth development and educational organizations providing both direct service to children/youth as well as initiating new projects, research, or programs that may involve public policy, organizational replication or sustainability efforts, or other new initiatives to strengthen the host organization. At the same time, it is the Foundation’s hope that the Fellows receive experiences, training, and mentorship that launch them on successful careers as leaders in the youth development and educational field. Characteristics of the Ideal FAO Schwarz Family Foundation Fellow: While each fellowship position has been tailored to meet the specific needs of each host organization, we believe the ideal candidates for all positions will be: Future leaders in the education and youth development field Dynamic, driven, recent college graduates looking for a challenging, multi-faceted position at a leading non-profit organization in Boston or New York City Able to contribute to and benefit from ongoing training and leadership development opportunities facilitated by the Fellowship program, including mentorship from a leading non-profit executive Interested in simultaneously balancing “on the ground†direct service work with “behind the scenes†capacity-building projects, both of which will have a profound impact on the host organization’s work Training and Informal Mentorship Provided by FAO Schwarz Family Foundation: The FAO Schwarz Family Foundation Fellows will benefit from having a mentor from the Foundation and from participating in two training and reflection retreats a year. These training opportunities, which consist of three-day fall and spring sessions, will be a signature effort of the Fellowship and will be designed to ensure that FAO Schwarz Family Foundation Fellows across several leading organizations can share their experiences and expertise and benefit from discussions with leading youth development professionals and experts in organizational development, policy, and education. The training sessions will rotate among the three cities in which the FAO Schwarz Family Foundation Fellows work: Boston, New York City, Philadelphia. Cohort of Ten FAO Schwarz Family Foundation Fellows in Boston, NYC and Philadelphia: The six 2008-10 FAO Schwarz Family Foundation Fellows will be hired by the following host organizations: Boston Children’s Museum; Jumpstart, Museum of the City of New York, Tenacity, and Wheelock College. The 2008-2010 Fellows will join the current four 2007-2009 Fellows (from Big Brothers Big Sisters of America in Philadelphia, Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia, Vera Institute of Justice in New York City, and YearUp in New York City) to form a ten-person FAO Schwarz Family Foundation Fellows cohort, which will participate in formal training retreats and informal communications throughout the year. Salary, Start Date, and How to Apply: The FAO Schwarz Family Foundation Fellows will receive a salary and bonus of $54,000 over the two-year fellowship plus full health benefits, consisting of the following: $26,000 salary for the first year; $27,000 salary for the second year and a $1,000 bonus at the end of the two-year Fellowship program. Interested graduating college seniors or recent college graduates should email a resume and cover note to the host organization(s), whose contact information is listed below. Candidates may apply directly to more than one host organization While each host organization may have a different target stFamily Foundation Fellows are expected to begin their service on or before September 4, 2008. Overview of FAO Schwarz Family Foundation: The FAO Schwarz Family Foundation is a modest-sized foundation funded through ongoing royalty payments from the current owners of the FAO Schwarz toy store to a foundation established by descendants of the store’s founders and former owners. SUMMARY OF 2080-2010 HOST ORGANIZATIONS & FELLOWSHIP POSITIONS IN NEW YORK CITY AND BOSTON MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK One Fellowship position in New York City To apply, please send resume and cover note to: Franny Kent Director of the Frederick A.O. Schwarz Children’s Center Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10029 Email is preferred: [log in to unmask] Organizational Overview (www.mcny. org) Founded in 1923, the Museum is the only institution dedicated to presenting and interpreting the past, present and future of New York City The Museum’s Frederic A.O. Schwarz Children’s Center offers a variety of programs that help children learn about NYC’s history and their place in it. Workplan for FAO Schwarz Family Foundation Fellow Direct Service: As a museum educator, FAO Schwarz Family Foundation Fellow will deliver School Programs lesson plans to visiting school groups; in addition, FAO Schwarz Family Foundation Fellow will lead programs during after-school hours and the summer months. Project Work will consist of one of the following two projects: Plan A – Community School Liaison: Strengthen relationships between the MCNY and schools both in the immediate vicinity and distant from the Museum, including piloting in-school lesson plans and professional development workshops for teachers. This special project relates directly to the Museum’s larger goal of encouraging attendance from culturally under-served groups, particularly from neighborhood of East Harlem and the outer boroughs. Plan B – History Day Coordinator: Expand and improve New York City History Day, a year-long program which serves middle and high school students (e.g. FAO Schwarz Family Foundation Fellow would work with key leaders both within the Museum and throughout the City; engage more schools and students in event; lead workshops and distribute useful materials to educators; plan actual event; organize exhibit of successful History Day projects in Museum) BOSTON CHILDREN’S MUSEUM Two Fellowship positions in Boston To apply, please send resume, cover letter and completed museum application-with signature (available at www.bostonchildrensmuseum.org ) to: Kathryn Willis, HR Manager Boston Children's Museum 300 Congress St Boston MA 02210 Organizational Overview (www.bostonchildrensmuseum.org): Founded in 1913, BCM is considered one of the premier children’s museum, developing innovative programs for children, caregivers and educators Museum recently completed major expansion and renovation in April 2007 Workplan for FAO Schwarz Family Foundation Fellow at the Boston Children’s Museum focused on Health and Fitness Program Summary: Deliver health messages to Museum visitors and the communities of Boston, and bring a higher level of attention within the museum to integrating health messages at a time when our country’s youth is at risk of increasing rates of childhood obesity, and associated health complications. Direct Service: Work on the Museum floor and in community settings to deliver public programs with nutrition, exercise, and health messages; Project Work: Translate research and resources from our partner organizations in the health field into meaningful practices for children and their families Develop materials to inspire parents to take an active role in keeping their children physically active and eating a balanced diet Train and mentor other educators on how to use floor kits with health messages Workplan for FAO Schwarz Family Foundation Fellow at the Boston Children’s Museum focused on Green Program: Summary: Deliver engaging and innovative environmental education programs to Museum visitors and the communities of Boston, access green resources and educational standards and adapt findings to Museum programs, and bring a higher level of attention within the Museum to integrating environmental messages. Direct Service: Work on the Museum floor to deliver public programs with environmental messages Project Work: Research local, regional and national resources on green, including work by other museums, and adapt findings to BCM audiences and educational style Develop new green activities and programs based on interpretation of the green building Contribute to development of Green Trail exhibition, a series of interactive stations that explain in age-appropriate ways how the green elements of our building work and why they are important to the local ecology JUMPSTART One Fellowship position in Boston To apply, please send resume and cover note to: [log in to unmask], Attention: Erin Cox Weinberg, Vice President of Field Operations Organizational Overview (www.jstart.org) Mission: Work toward the day when every child enters school prepared to succeed Founded in 1993, the organization now serves 13,000 low-income children across 20 states, in partnership with 300 early learning centers and nearly 70 universities and colleges. College students and older adults are paired with low-income preschool children in intensive, yearlong learning partnerships focused on building the language, literacy and social and initiative skills that are critical to future academic and life success. Workplan for FAO Schwarz Family Foundation Fellow at Jumpstart Direct Service: Serve as Team Leader and manage a team of 8-10 Corps Members (either college students o r older adults) to provide educational activities to youngclassroom teachers for the Jumpstart session, facilitating completion of the curricular plan, modeling effective adult-child interactions for Corps Members and children, and working directly with all the children in the classroom. Project Work: As the Network Expansion Associate, the FAO Schwarz Family Foundation Fellow will focus on building the implementation structures necessary to expand Jumpstart to reach 100,000 children annually by 2012. Possible projects include: Researching and supporting cultivation of new higher education partners in high-need communities across the county Creating and/or updating the tools and resources that support the implementation of a Jumpstart program model Developing materials to support the marketing of the Jumpstart model and partnership opportunity for higher education and community partners -----Original Message----- From: Jennifer Hall <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:26 am Subject: Re: Need an intern for your history organization? Hi, I am working on policy regarding damaged artifacts for our Rental Coordinator. Unfortunately, we had an incident a few weeks ago and realized at that point that we do not have anything in writing. Does anyone have such a policy that you can share with me? Thank you, Jennifer Jennifer Hall Director of Exhibits and Collections York County Heritage Trust 250 E. 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