Shared Effort

As the fellows continue to positively impact communities across the country, we have been given a portal into their daily lives of work, fun, and community through the PP55 Fellows’ Blog. For anyone who may not know, blogs are online journals with new entries appearing in sequence as they are written.

On the PP55 Fellows’ Blog, fellows share with us their lessons learned on the job, dynamic dialogues at seminars, coffee with mentors, and much more. The PP55 Fellows’ Blog not only offers opportunities for fellowship applicants to read about fellowship experiences in “real time,” it also gives them true representations of the different programs in each of our cities. Here are excerpts from just a few blog entries:

“It feels awesome to have so much real work and responsibility so early in this lateral organization where I work directly with the CFO to close out loans, disburse money, and monitor borrowers’ financial progress.” Hannah Xu, ’08, Partners for the Common Good, Washington DC

“Your alumni mentor is also a great resource to tap into. I was able to meet with my mentor when I visited Chicago during the summer and he had great advice to give me about the city, housing, and anything else I asked him.” Michael Malecek ’09, North Lawndale Employment Network, Chicago

“As a result of working as assistant editor on a book for grantees about donor and grant stewardship, I have learned so much about the technicalities and relationship building of nonprofits, specifically foundations. Just being at the [Foundation] Center is like being in a big classroom.” Sumin Lee ’09, The Foundation Center, New York

To read more about what the fellows have been up to so far, check out their blog at www.pp55fellows.blogspot.com.