On December 12, 2024 Quaker Voluntary Service held a Supporters’ Briefing to update our community about the Summer Leadership Lab. Last year, the board discerned to shorten the Fellowship program to 9 1/2 months, creating an opportunity to pilot a summer program. Made possible by the Tyson Memorial Fund, we have officially launched the Summer Leadership Lab and the application is live. Learn more about the program by watching the recording of the Supporters’ Briefing below.
Special Highlights
During this Supporters’ Briefing, Hilary Burgin (she/her; Executive Director) and Mike Huber (he/him; Director of Program) shared a brief update on the Fellowship Program, including recruitment numbers, site placement partners, and updates on other recent program shifts. The second part of the program was dedicated to sharing more details about the Summer Leadership Lab. We invite you to visit the Summer Leadership Lab webpage, explore the FAQ, and read the position description for more information. We also share ongoing updates in our E-newsletter (click here to subscribe!).
In the final portion of the program, we invited attendees to ask questions or share reactions to the new inititative. If you couldn’t make it to the event, we still want to hear from you! Reach out to [email protected] with any questions or comments.
We hope you will watch the full recording, but if you would like to jump to a specific section of the event, we provided timestamps to the right. Thank you for supporting the work we do at Quaker Voluntary Service!
Briefing Slide Deck
Hover over and click on the left and right edges of the slides below to scroll through the slide deck.
We are so grateful for everyone who could join us for the event and cherish the engagement from attenders. For those who were unable to attend, we hope you will watch the recording.
We welcome your feedback on the event, which we invite you to share through this survey.
If you have additional questions, comments, concerns, or ideas, feel free to email them to [email protected] and we will be in touch.
Video Timestamps
00:00:00 – Opening
00:01:29 – Agenda Overview
00:02:00 – Introductions
00:03:46 – Part 1: Update on Fellowship Program
00:03:53 – Recruitment by the Numbers
00:05:07 – Site Placements 2024-2025
00:06:20 – How are the Program Changes Going?
00:10:36 – Part 2: Summer Leadership Lab
00:10:42 – Why are we Doing a Summer Program?
00:12:23 – Purpose of the Summer Program
00:13:11 – What is the Summer Leadership Lab?
Links shared in chat:
Visit the Summer Leadership Lab webpage
Check out the Summer Leadership Lab FAQ page
00:16:30 – Sample Week
Links shared in chat:
Summer Leadership Lab Position Description
00:18:27 – Summer Support Committee
00:20:18 – Summer Leadership Lab Recruitment
00:22:56 – How can I support the Summer Leadership Lab?
Links shared in chat:
Email [email protected]
Email [email protected]
00:24:29 – Q & A
0:53:25 – Closing
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