Starfish Sips 2012 - Rousing Success!

Thank you again, Alumni! 

Starfish Sips 2012 = Success!

Many prizes went home in happy hands, 

and

you helped to fill our scholarship fund for the

 Joe Banner Starfish Award recipient this year. 

We still are in need of final donations to be able to 

humbly honor our 2012 corp member this year with this award.

Please visit this link and register to donate before next Thursday's graduation. 

We cannot wait to see you all out again! 

Career Opportunities with City Year: Jacksonville!

There are a number of exciting career opportunities available at City Year sites around the country. Alumni are encouraged to apply. Click here to view all open positions.

Featured Opportunity: Various Positions with City Year Jacksonville - alumni and internal applicants only - still accepting applications.

• Start-up Director 
• School Partnerships Director
• Recruitment Director
• Recruitment Coordinator
• Development Manager
• Program Manager
• 20 Senior Corps members - note: alumni who have already served 2 terms as an AmeriCorps Member may still be eligible to apply as a Start-Up Senior Corps Member due to changes in eligibility regulations.(Education Award restrictions apply).

> Click here to apply for Senior Corps
> Click here to apply for a Staff position
> Click here to view all available positions on the Jacksonville start-up team.

Alumni Spotlight: Monica Glicken '01, '02

Click here to read Monica's full profile in the Career Center on the Alumni Website.

Monica Glicken 

Attorney, Robert D. Ahlgren and Associates

The Learning Network: Sowing Failure, Reaping Success: What Failure Can Teach

Helping students understand the lessons of failure

The writers of this blog post suggest ways in which educators can help students learn from failure. 

Daniel E. Slotnick and Katherine Schulten offer key questions to pose to students about failure, and then ask them to consider how failure may play out in particular areas such as education, sports, business, science, politics and the arts. Related activities include creating a case study, developing a timeline and compiling stories of failure that may offer lessons for the future.

The Winning Essays Are ...

The Winning Essays Are ... by Nicholas D. Kristof


Moving excerpts were selected and published from an overwhelming cast of 1200 applicants who shared their struggles and triumphs over teenage bullying.  


This recap story by the NYTimes is brief and pays homage to many of the plights that teenage youth are facing; closing out the article are words from the grand prize winner, who powerfully shares her survival and reflection for the rest of us. 


The motive behind sharing these stories is not only for solidarity behind the cause but also for adults to hear their voices, stop the skepticism, and address hate where there is hate.  It is our responsibility to role model strength and take off the sunglasses of blindness, especially in times when these kids are in the darkest of places. 

Sound Fiscal Management

The below note is from Stephen Woodsum:

The four star rating is reserved for the nonprofit organizations that meet the highest standards of sound fiscal management, accountability and transparency. Only one percent of all of the organizations rated by Charity Navigator have received a four star rating for eight years running. Here’s what Charity Navigator’s President and CEO said about City Year: 

Receiving four out of a possible four stars indicates that your organization adheres to good governance and other best practices that minimize the chance of unethical activities and consistently executes its mission in a fiscally responsible way. Only 1% of the charities we rate have received at least 8 consecutive 4-star evaluations, indicating that City Year outperforms most other charities in America. This ‘exceptional’ designation from Charity Navigator differentiates City Year from its peers and demonstrates to the public it is worthy of their trust.

It is a proud moment for City Year and I am pleased to be able to share this good news.


Stephen G. Woodsum
Chair, City Year, Inc. Board of Trustees

CYGP Exclusive Alumni Engagement Event

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April 24 - Exclusive CYGP Alumni Event hosted by City Year, Inc. Leadership: Sean Holleran ‘94, Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, and Itai Dinour, Chief Organizational Advancement and Alumni Officer. Alumni were caught up to speed on the new and very successful A,B,Cs of City Year and how Alumni will become a large factor in years to come -- branching off of the cyMentor program piloted in Philadelphia.