2014-2015
Program
Overview:
RISE Fellowship
New Sector’s RISE Fellowship provides early career
professionals with a robust professional development
experience that combines experiential learning, training,
mentoring, and personalized coaching and support. Through
New Sector’s program, Fellows expand their professional
skillset, maximize their impact in the social sector and
enhance their career pathways.
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RISE 2014-15 Program Overview
New Sector’s AmeriCorps RISE
Fellowship provides early career
professionals with a robust
professional development
experience that combines
experiential learning, training,
mentoring, and personalized
coaching and support. Through
New Sector’s program, Fellows
expand their professional
skillset, maximize their impact
in the social sector and enhance
their career pathways.
EXPERIENTIAL
LEARNING
• Host Site service
• Full-time outside
of Training Hours
• Direct support of
On-Site Supervisor
• ‘Learning Teams’
meet
• Staff coaching:
structured & asneeded
COACHING AND
SUPPORT
MENTORSHIP
• 1:1 match
• Generally off-site
support
• Individual and
project goals
• 2 week Kickoff
• Biweekly
afternoon
seminars
• Monthly
workshops
TRAINING
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Program Progression
Prepare
New Sector RISE
Fellowship KickOff
September 212, 2014
DELIVERABLES
Start of Program
Evaluations
Plan
Perform
Sustain
September 15, 2014 – July 30, 2014
Reflect
New Sector
RISE Fellowship
Wrap Up Day
July 31, 2015
DELIVERABLES
Workplan (Fellow)
Presentation at each phase
Evaluation at each phase
DELIVERABLES
End of program
evaluation
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Experiential Learning
Host site placement is the core of the
fellowship experience.
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Project-based role
Strengthen, expand or launch programs
Internal or external facing
Guided by Fellow-created workplan
Emphasis on deliverables and
sustainability of impact
ALUMNI TIP:
“Be proactive about your host site
experience.”
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Mentorship
Each fellow is matched one-to-one with a
mentor who most closely matches their
preferences.
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Skill-building
Career development support
Networking
Project support
Advice on workplace challenges
ALUMNI TIP:
“Use your New Sector Mentor as one part
of a personal Board of Directors, with
different mentors for different needs.”
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Coaching and Support
Fellows receive additional support through
peer-led Learning Teams, one-on-one
coaching from staff, and robust evaluations
that provide support and feedback.
• Staff office hours and as-needed support
• Learning Teams
• Presentations and feedback at each phase
of the fellowship
• Scheduled staff support at monthly
workshops
ALUMNI TIP:
“Reach out to program staff early and don’t
be afraid to ask for support!”
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Training
Fellows gather as a cohort on a regular
basis for training sessions delivered by
social sector leaders and experts.
• Bi-weekly skill-based seminars
• Monthly workshops focused on
application, collaboration and reflection
• Five core curriculum areas
ALUMNI TIP:
“Go back to your host site with questions
related to training topics, even if not
directly related to your project.”
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Dimensions of Professional Development
New Sector’s RISE Fellowship program components utilize a social impact professional development
curriculum which develops professional literacy, skills, knowledge and goals within five dimensions of
professional development for social sector leaders:
Reflection &
Commitment
Social Sector
Landscape
Career
Development
& Planning
Foundations
of Social
Sector
Management
Competencies
Across
Functional
Areas
IMPACT
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Curriculum Overview: Reflection & Commitment
Reflection &
Commitment
This dimension provides Fellows the opportunity to review their progress, consider their
desired impact and reflect on their growth and development as professionals.
Kickoff
Plan
Social Sector
Landscape
Day of
Service
Career
Development &
Planning
Personal
Mission,
Vision,
Values
Intro to
AmeriCorps
Foundations of
Social Sector
Leadership
Alumni
Panel
Competencies
Across Functional
Areas
Guided &
Independe
nt
Reflection
Alumni
Coffee
Chat
Perfor
Guided &
m
Independe
nt
Reflection
Sustai
Guided &
n
Independe
nt
Reflection
Wrap
Up
Alumni
Bootcamp
Day of
Service
Mentoring
Service
Reflection
Mentoring
Mentoring
Learning
Teams
Social
Sector
Keynote
Learning
Teams
Learning
Teams
Presentati
ons and
Feedback
Presentati
ons and
Feedback
Presentati
ons and
Feedback
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Curriculum Overview: Reflection & Commitment
Reflection &
Commitment
Social Sector
Landscape
Career
Development &
Planning
Foundations of
Social Sector
Leadership
IN ACTION
Reflection & Commitment
January 20, 2014
Boston, MA
RISE Fellows partnered with
Youth Build to build picnic
tables, paint classrooms and
otherwise beautify McKinley
Middle School, which focuses
on the emotional, behavioral
and learning needs of middle
school students.
Competencies
Across Functional
Areas
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Curriculum Overview: Social Sector Landscape
Reflection &
Commitment
Activities in this dimension help Fellows develop an understanding of their local social
impact landscape – including both nonprofit, governmental and for-profit social
enterprises – as well as learning about emerging trends and theories impacting the
social sector broadly.
Social Sector
Landscape
Career
Development &
Planning
Foundations of
Social Sector
Leadership
Kickof
Getting to
f
Know
Your City
Plan
Social
Sector
Overview
Board
Governan
ce
Perfor
Social
m
Enterpris
e
Growth
and
Scaling
Sustai Social
n
Sector
Innovation
Wrap
Up
Philanthr
opy
Competencies
Across Functional
Areas
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Curriculum Overview: Social Sector Landscape
Reflection &
Commitment
Social Sector
Landscape
Career
Development &
Planning
Foundations of
Social Sector
Leadership
IN ACTION
Social Sector Landscape
November 20, 2014
San Francisco, CA
Fellows participated in a threehour seminar on building
impact through growth and
scaling. The seminar was
facilitated by James Cleveland,
COO of Collegetrack, and
formerly CEO of Jumpstart and
COO of Aspire Public Schools.
Competencies
Across Functional
Areas
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Curriculum Overview: Career Development & Planning
Reflection &
Commitment
Social Sector
Landscape
Career
Development &
Planning
Foundations of
Social Sector
Leadership
In this dimension, Fellows clearly identify their immediate and long-term career goals
and craft an individual professional development plan to help them achieve these goals.
They also have the opportunity to develop, practice and refine their approach to job
searching.
Kickoff
Making the
Most of
Mentoring
Plan
Perform
Wrap
Up
Sustain
Alumni
Coffee Chat
Career
Assessment
Interviewing
Building the
Best Learning
Team
Career
Visioning
Cover Letters
Negotiations
Networking
Mentoring
Resumes
Mentoring
Social Sector
Keynote
Mentoring
Competencies
Across Functional
Areas
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Curriculum Overview: Career Development & Planning
Reflection &
Commitment
Social Sector
Landscape
Career
Development &
Planning
Foundations of
Social Sector
Leadership
Competencies
Across Functional
Areas
IN ACTION
Career Development &
Planning
March 28, 2014
Chicago, IL
Fellows discussed results of
their Career Leader
assessments with Carole
Carlson of Harvard University
and engaged in interview
preparation and practice
activities facilitated by Erika
Jones of Loyola University
Chicago.
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Curriculum Overview: Foundations of Social Sector Leadership
Reflection &
Commitment
In this dimension, Fellows enhance crucial planning and interpersonal skills that enable
effective leadership and provide the foundation for project impact.
Kickoff
Plan
Organizational
Culture
Social Sector
Landscape
Communication
for Impact
Career
Development &
Planning
Foundations of
Social Sector
Leadership
Competencies
Across Functional
Areas
Diversity in the
Workplace
Perform
Sustain
Wrap
Up
Workstyles
Influence and
Managing Up
Change
Management
Workplanning
and Project
Management
Logic Models
and Theory of
Change
Structured
Problem
Solving
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Curriculum Overview: Foundations of Social Sector Leadership
Reflection &
Commitment
IN ACTION
Foundations of Social Sector
Leadership
Social Sector
Landscape
October 23, 2014
Chicago, IL
Career
Development &
Planning
Foundations of
Social Sector
Leadership
Competencies
Across Functional
Areas
Fellows joined New Sector
CEO Jenn Bender for a threehour seminar on Managing
Up. An improv activity found
them advocating new uses
for everyday things before
they dove into specific
strategies and techniques to
collaborate more effectively
with managers and others in
leadership roles.
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Curriculum Overview: Competencies Across Functional
Areas
Reflection &
Commitment
Social Sector
Landscape
Career
Development &
Planning
Foundations of
Social Sector
Leadership
Competencies
Across Functional
Areas
This dimension builds skills and knowledge of a wide-range of functional areas utilized to
create and implement impact. Seminars on management skills are designed to provide
literacy in the responsibilities of social impact leaders and build hard skills that can
maximize Fellows' impact now and in the future.
Kickoff
Plan
Perform
Wrap
Up
Sustain
Operations
Performance
Management
Marketing and
Communications
Human Capital
Management
Performance
Measurement
Fundraising
Strategy
Finance
Applied
Fundraising
Technology Skill
Share
Applied Finance
External
Communications
Skill Share
Data Analysis Skill
Share
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Curriculum Overview: Competencies Across Functional
Areas
Reflection &
Commitment
Social Sector
Landscape
Career
Development &
Planning
Foundations of
Social Sector
Leadership
Competencies
Across Functional
Areas
IN ACTION
Professional Competencies
April 23, 2014
San Francisco, CA
Fellows worked in small
groups to complete a case
study in which they needed
to identify nine nonprofit
based only on a brief
description of each and a set
of financial statements. This
session was facilitated by
Casey Johnson and Rachel
Heitler of Nonprofit Finance
Fund, a leading community
development finance
institution.
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Training Topics span Five Dimensions of Professional
Development for Social Sector Leaders
Reflection &
Commitment
Social Sector
Landscape
Mapping Impact
Social Sector
Overview
Career
Planning &
Development
Foundations
of Social
Sector
Leadership
Competencies
Across
Functional
Areas
Making the Most of
Mentorship
Workstyles
Fundraising
Influence and
Managing Up
Applied Fundraising
Career Visioning
Social Enterprise
Days of Service
Philanthropy
Career Assessment
Career Action
Planning
Resumes
Personal Mission,
Vision and Values
Board Governance
Growth and Scaling
Guided and
Independent
Reflection
Innovation in
Impact
Cover Letters
Interviewing
Diversity in the
Workplace
Logic Models and
Theory of Change
Workplanning
Negotiations
Structured Problem
Solving
Networking
Change
Management
* Specific training topics subject to change
Strategy
Applied Strategy
Finance
Performance
Measurement
Performance
Management
Human Capital
Management
Operations
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