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.

 

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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: 

Donate to QVS!

Email [email protected]

Email [email protected]

00:24:29 – Q & A

0:53:25 – Closing

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When you give to QVS you are: empowering young adults to explore their spirituality and vocation; increasing capacity of social change and service organizations; fostering intergenerational connections in Friends meetings and churches; and building new leadership for the Religious Society of Friends and the world.

Consider giving a one-time or recurring gift online today to help sustain our program, or be in touch with us about non-financial or deferred giving options.

For more information about giving or to get connected to one of our program cities, contact Haley, our Development and Outreach Manager, [email protected].

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