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. Market Street
York, PA 17403
717-848-1587 x228
Fax: 717-812-1204
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