by Claire Hannapel | Sep 20, 2021 | Event, National
National Orientation is the only time in the fellowship year when all QVS Fellows and staff participate in a single event. Our time together embodies many of the aspirations we have for the rest of the program year: We build relationships through vulnerability, “try...
by Claire Hannapel | Aug 6, 2021 | National, News, QVS Atlanta, QVS Boston, QVS Minneapolis, QVS Philadelphia, QVS Portland
We’re so excited to introduce you to the 2021-2022 QVS Fellows! We have over 30 young adults eager to begin their year with QVS. Here are just a few highlights from our incoming Fellow cohort! Colin Battis was involved with his Unitarian Universalist...
by Claire Hannapel | Jul 27, 2021 | Alumni, National, QVS Minneapolis
QVS City Coordinators are the cornerstone of the Fellow experience. In each city, Coordinators accompany young adult Fellows from the time of their interviews and selection to the program year’s closure. This includes building and delivering programming twice monthly...
by Claire Hannapel | Jun 22, 2021 | Event, Financials, National, Quaker Service Testimonies, QVS Atlanta, QVS Philadelphia, QVS Portland, Video
On June 17, 2021, QVS hosted our 2nd Annual Supporters’ Briefing. We held our first ever Supporters’ Briefing in summer 2020 to offer Friends an inside look into programmatic and financial shifts due to COVID-19. This year, in addition to a report and...
by Claire Hannapel | May 26, 2021 | Equity, National, Resources
This is part of a series of blog posts from Zenaida Peterson, QVS Director of Equity and Empowerment, in which they talk more explicitly about QVS’ equity work. In Essays on the Quaker Vision of Gospel Order, Lloyd Lee Wilson’s talks about the importance of...
by Claire Hannapel | Apr 12, 2021 | Equity, National
This past year, as Zenaida stepped into their role as Equity & Empowerment Director, they noticed how QVS is not well practiced at talking about changes in our work, and equity in particular. They wondered: What have we learned about offering a fellowship program...
